Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

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BklnGuitarist

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I have a Hamer Daytona Strat that came stock with Duncan pickups that sound great except for the hum.
Just reaching out for advice on replacing them with a hum cancelling set. I want my strat to sound like a
strat but like having a little more bite and grit in the bridge position. Any advice/ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
 
Re: Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

BklnGuitarist said:
I have a Hamer Daytona Strat that came stock with Duncan pickups that sound great except for the hum.
Just reaching out for advice on replacing them with a hum cancelling set. I want my strat to sound like a
strat but like having a little more bite and grit in the bridge position. Any advice/ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Fender has a set of Noiseless pickups as do Bill Lawrence. Seymour Duncan Coolrails and Hotrails are single coil sized (others exist as well) humbuckers that will take away the hum and give you more bite for sure.

EDIT: There are many options here too, not just what I recommended
 
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Re: Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

You should probably try the stacked coils pickups...the sc sized hums could be too much output for a classic strat tone
 
Re: Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

First things first. Measure the pickup cavity depth. Determine what will go in the guitar without resorting to removing any wood or finish.
 
Re: Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

my suggestion is to get the classic stack + neck and middle. i have a daytona which i love and i have those pups in a different guitar and it think it will do just what you want. they sound very stratty for humcancelling pups. no humcancelling pup ive tried is exactly like a single coil but these are as close as ive come.

for the bridge there are a few good options. you say you want more bite and grit. the cs+ bridge is bright and stings similar to a vintage strat bridge pup with a little more output and a little softer high end. the vintage hot stack is what i have paired with my cs+ neck and middle. it has more mids and less top end bite but still sounds like a strat pup. the custom stack is warmer all around and is also a good fit for the bridge. i dont have a custom stack but i do have an ssl6 which is the single coil that is supposed to be closest.

you should measure before you order a stack though, i think you should be ok but doesnt hurt to check
 
Re: Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

Thanks, that seems to be what I'm looking for. The bridge pickup is so important. You don't want to loose too much of the high end but you don't want it to be too shrill sounding either.
I think you also need more mid on the bridge so it doesn't fuzz out when you use overdrive. I'll look into your suggestions, maybe there are some demos on YouTube. I realize that
you never really know till you put it into your guitar.


Thanks all for your suggestions!
 
Re: Hum Cancelling Pickups Set For A Strat

im in the middle of a setup on my strat with those but i should be able to find some time sunday to get it straightened out
 
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