Middle Pickup to go with Thrash Factors on an hsh

[Phathom844]

I was thinking about putting a set of Thrash factors on my Ibanez Gio but idk what middle pickup I should get that would go with the thrash factors.

 

[jeremy]

welcome to the forum!

what kind of sound do you want?

 

[Mincer]

Are you looking for volume balance, or a very Stratty sound? Is hum cancelling important?

 

[Mikelamury]

I am currently building a pickguard for my super strat and I too am using the thrash factor set for a HSH setup and I ended up going with a hot stack in the middle. I HAVE NOT HEARD IT YET, as it is still in construction but I did a great deal of research and came up with this pickup combination to best suit MY preferences. My ideal of a 'balanced' set would be a modern high output bridge and a vintage low output neck and I chose to stick the hot stack in the middle to kind of have the same amount of power as the neck taking into account the difference in string vibration at the two different positions. I'm using a set of triple shot mounting rings and a push push pot for series/parallel operation of the hot stack and seven way switching. Im making this setup to play punk rock. Will let you know more when it is finished and I have played it.

 

[Phathom844]

I am currently building a pickguard for my super strat and I too am using the thrash factor set for a HSH setup and I ended up going with a hot stack in the middle. I HAVE NOT HEARD IT YET, as it is still in construction but I did a great deal of research and came up with this pickup combination to best suit MY preferences. My ideal of a 'balanced' set would be a modern high output bridge and a vintage low output neck and I chose to stick the hot stack in the middle to kind of have the same amount of power as the neck taking into account the difference in string vibration at the two different positions. I'm using a set of triple shot mounting rings and a push push pot for series/parallel operation of the hot stack and seven way switching. Im making this setup to play punk rock. Will let you know more when it is finished and I have played it.

Please let me know when you finish it

 

[Phathom844]

Are you looking for volume balance, or a very Stratty sound? Is hum cancelling important?

Volume balance

 

[Mincer]

Volume balance

A Hot Stack or Hot Strat will do it. You won't get Stratty sounds (at all) but you will be OK with volume. Another one is the Hot Rails, especially if this guitar is gonna be expressly for heavy stuff all the time.

 

[Phathom844]

A Hot Stack or Hot Strat will do it. You won't get Stratty sounds (at all) but you will be OK with volume. Another one is the Hot Rails, especially if this guitar is gonna be expressly for heavy stuff all the time.

Thanks now I will decide on the Hot Stack or the Hot Rails.

 

[Phathom844]

I've decided to go with the Hot Stack. Now I am just waiting for the Trash Factors and the Hot Stack to arrive.

 

[jeremy]

cool. look forward to hearing this thing once its all wired up!

 

[Clint 55]

Are you gonna split or parallel the neck? Could be good.