Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

[rudygeorge]

I am looking for a bridge humbucker for my strat that is good for playing clean stuff and good for playing with heavy distortion. My styles are 80's metal like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Which humbucker would be suitable for the 80's metal?

Rudy D.

 

[Russ]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

JB is the pup. ..A Custom-Custom, if your strat is overly bright.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

I'd say a 59B or 59TB. Lew

 

[rudygeorge]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

JB is the pup. ..A Custom-Custom, if your strat is overly bright.

Thanks for the info. Since I live in portugal do you think 50 euros(which is $60.00 US.) each for the JB in the bridge and a 59 in the neck is a good price? I would go with the JB because it is a versatile pickup and is good for clean stuff too.

Rudy D.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

I don't think you'll find them new, with warranty and 21 day exchange for less than $70 each...

Lew

 

[Jeff5]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

A custom would also work quite well for the styles you're referring to.

 

[rudygeorge]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

Approximately how much would it cost to get a tech to route the body for the two humbuckers?

Rudy D.

 

[Dragoneti]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

I just installed a JB (trembucker) in my mexican Fat Strat (i was also considering a 59Tb) and I like the sound a lot!! Now for 50 euros the pickup, don't even think about it, just buy them!!! Here in greece i paid about 130 euros for the JB and this from a friend's store who made me a "special" price of 130 euros with the installation expenses included. In most retail stores the pickups can be found on about 150 euros and this is, without the installation costs! So go for it!

 

[rudygeorge]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

I just installed a JB (trembucker) in my mexican Fat Strat (i was also considering a 59Tb) and I like the sound a lot!! Now for 50 euros the pickup, don't even think about it, just buy them!!! Here in greece i paid about 130 euros for the JB and this from a friend's store who made me a "special" price of 130 euros with the installation expenses included. In most retail stores the pickups can be found on about 150 euros and this is, without the installation costs! So go for it!

Forget it. I will not buy the pickups for 130 euros. I will get the guy to order the pickups for me and when he has them he will take my guitar to the tech and he will do it for me. He said that the pickups cost up to 50 euros or more. We will pay him after the installation.

Rudy D.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

Yeah go a JB man, you wont be dissapointed

 

[strat_master]

Re: Looking for a good Bridge Humbucker for my Strat!

IM with lew a 59 would be good but trem spaced. The pick ups on the old fat strats were close to the specs of the 59 so it would naturally soudns well in it.