N?D - I went vintage

[Securb]

New ....old pickup...pickguard.. .what ever day.

I had this late 70's Maxon Super 70 (EVH Shark) pickup sitting around and thought it was a shame not to give it a home. The pickup was beyond battered so I put a cover on it. I took the Swiss army HSH pickguard out of my black Strat and put in this simple setup with a single hum, vol, and a stutter switch. I have only been playing it for about an hour, but I am in love so far.

I love the look, and I am digging sound big time.

 

[Chris Pile]

Super 70's are great sounding units and very collectable. Bet it's terrific!

 

[Artie]

That's one of my favorite configurations. The Babicz is sweet too.

 

[UnderTheFlame83]

Very nice :cool2:

 

[beaubrummels]

Nice one. Needs stripes.

 

[Securb]

Needs stripes.

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[Aceman]

Neat & clean ride!

 

[Blille]

Happy New Loaded Pickguard Day!

 

[Mincer]

That's is one cool guitar.

 

[ErikH]

Rock and roll!!!!

Let ‘er rip!!!

 

[Securb]

That's one of my favorite configurations. The Babicz is sweet too.

I can not stress how great the Babicz bridges are. They have great action, are comfortable, and intonate perfectly. I have their trems on both of my Strats and stop Babicz bridges on my 2 Teles.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Yehh, plug'n'play!

The Babicz stuff seems reasonably priced - was looking at it recently.

 

[UnderTheFlame83]

I can not stress how great the Babicz bridges are. They have great action, are comfortable, and intonate perfectly. I have their trems on both of my Strats and stop Babicz bridges on my 2 Teles.

I am going to get the chrome Babicz bridge for my Purple Kramer Baretta Special. Should be a direct fit.

 

[Securb]

Yehh, plug'n'play!

The Babicz stuff seems reasonably priced - was looking at it recently.

Keep in mind they have two levels of product. Both are good. The Z-Series uses some zinc parts and were designed to give an inexpensive OEM option for guitar manufacturers. They are great but the Original series is a lot better. Think Original Floyd Rose vs. the Floyd Special. Both have awesome intonation and action, the Original has higher quality parts and more mass. The big thing is they are super comfortable if you rest your palm on the bridge to do any kind of muting.

I am going to get the chrome Babicz bridge for my Purple Kramer Baretta Special. Should be a direct fit.

Eyeballing the picture it looks like it would drop right in. There are measurements on the Babicz site that will guide you as to which product to buy and what will fit. I think it will look awesome on that guitar.

 

[Securb]

Here is my other Strat with a very similar setup with a chrome Original Babicz. The pickup is a Fralin High Output going direct to the JCM 2000

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Keep in mind they have two levels of product. Both are good. The Z-Series uses some zinc parts and were designed to give an inexpensive OEM option for guitar manufacturers. They are great but the Original series is a lot better. Think Original Floyd Rose vs. the Floyd Special. Both have awesome intonation and action, the Original has higher quality parts and more mass. The big thing is they are super comfortable if you rest your palm on the bridge to do any kind of muting.

Yeah, I saw that; the budget one has the predictable zinc block etc. Still a good option for a beater Strat if one doesn't want to sink too many Gs into hardware, but still wants improvement over stock.

The Tele bridges look good too - afaik, there aren't many aftermarket companies which offer them without the sidewalls (can think of Gotoh, and ?)

 

[Securb]

The Tele bridges look good too - afaik, there aren't many aftermarket companies which offer them without the sidewalls (can think of Gotoh, and ?)

I have them on both of my Telecasters. Once again very comfortable with great intonation and incredible sustain.

 

[dave74]

Last year I was gifted (just to get rid of it) a 92 Peavey Predator that is in fine shape as far as structure, and the frets look barely used if at all.
Of course the frets need the normal cosmetic treatments for something that has sat so long. Needs new hardware and electronics, but eventually I want this same vibe with it.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

I have them on both of my Telecasters. Once again very comfortable with great intonation and incredible sustain.

Nice. So you intonate via the back screws and lock down with the allen bolts to complete. The Tele itself is not bad either .

 

[Securb]

Nice. So you intonate via the back screws and lock down with the allen bolts to complete. The Tele itself is not bad either .

Thanks! Yes, the screws for the intonation are in the back. There are two screws behind the saddle to adjust the height and you are correct the screw in front is to lock it down. The same with the tremolo bridge minus the screw in front to lock and set the bridge.

That Tele is my baby. There is a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge, it screams.