Installing humbuckers in a strat copy, how do I orientate them?

[ChickenFingers]

I'm making my third custom pickguard out of aluminum and changing the sc's to humbuckers with a SC middle pickup....how should I orientate the humbuckers? In the picture, I've traced the classic setup and traced extra coils where I think they should go, the slanted bridge I've straightened and drawn an extra coil there (marked with the x's)...is this how should I install them or being that I'm going custom should I position them differently for better harmonics/tone?? Thank you!

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Installing humbuckers in a strat copy, how do I orientate them?

FACT: slanted humbuckers make you play like Eddie Van Halen

nah not true but, they do look pretty cool...

that's a cool looking body, where'd you get it?

 

[ChickenFingers]

Re: Installing humbuckers in a strat copy, how do I orientate them?

The body I stripped/sanded down myself, stained, then sprayed with polyurethane....well, no comments, so I guess I'll use the position I have above, just move the middle pickup so its square in the middle between the buckers....I have about a 1/3" that I can move the buckers farther to the bridge and neck, not sure if that would give me a bit brighter bridge tone and softer neck tone?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Installing humbuckers in a strat copy, how do I orientate them?

i would put the neck pup cream coil pole pieces under what would be the 24th fret, so find that harmonic node and put the pup there. i would put the bridge pup where you have it on the guard. match the position of the screw coil to the bottom where the slanted single coil would be

 

[pinto79]

Re: Installing humbuckers in a strat copy, how do I orientate them?

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