Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

ALF I posted in the tips and clips that I did the same thing to my JV...I was ordering the guardplate when I noticed that it was routed S/S/H, and I thought...I'd try it and it really is better that way!

Mine is black with a tortoise guars with all antiquity (cream) plastic parts and I love it! I did swap the pickups, but I put the JV pickups into my 68 reissue Strat...they really are great pickups!

BTW...to everyone reading this..."adjusting" the pole pieces on a Fender pickup can kill it...I have seen it done many times before, if you are gonna do this please know that it can make the pickup stop working!

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

True, on Fender-style pickups, the coil wire comes in direct contact with the magnet poles, so jerking the magnets around could scrape off the insulation and cause a short or even break the wire. So slow and gentle is the key...

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

Nice strat!

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

Guy, black w/tortise is a killer combo! What pickups did you go for when you swapped?

I know playing with the magnets is a dangerous thing to do, but I was assured at the FDP that the new pickups with plastic bobbins were relatively safe to play with. Definately don't do this with fiber bobbin pickups.

 

[Quencho092]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

how does the 50's mod affect tone? No treble loss as you roll down the volume?

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

how does the 50's mod affect tone? No treble loss as you roll down the volume?

Exactly. It's very clear sounding way far down on the vol knob. I think it also has a tendancy to "wake up" the pickups. It's like the pickups get a new lease on life, they're very open sounding and responsive after doing this mod.

I love it and wire all my guitars this way.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Less than $30 in mods makes a killer Strat!

I got a set of CS Duncans...their Alnico II and I love them, but like I said in another post...the stock pickups from the JV are in my 68 reissue Strat! The Black and Tortoise looks great IMO, but so does yours!

Guy, black w/tortise is a killer combo! What pickups did you go for when you swapped?

I know playing with the magnets is a dangerous thing to do, but I was assured at the FDP that the new pickups with plastic bobbins were relatively safe to play with. Definately don't do this with fiber bobbin pickups.