Newbie to posting here, not new to gleaning great information. I was hoping for some collective wisdom.
I have a standard Strat that I've switched a number of pickups in and out over the years. I had a Lace Sensor Red in the bridge which I never really liked and was very hot. I took it to the shop and told them that I still wanted a HB style in single coil size and they recommended a Cool Rails in the bridge. I was a little skeptical but it is actually pretty good and versatile for the cover band Dad rock stuff I use that guitar for. Now I'm in the position of wanting a better neck pickup for truly Strat-y sounds to replace the Lace Sensor Light Blue that is fine but not really doing it for me anymore.
Needs to be noiseless so I've been looking at stacked pups like the Classic Strat Plus. Lots of the forums seem to lean toward Dimarzio Areas for this kind of thing and I'm open to that but have had better luck with SD overall. I do have a tele with a Chopper Bridge and Nocaster neck which I love - will never switch those out but it does have a specific sound. I'm trying to get this guitar to complement the tele to give me a good range. Heaviest stuff we're doing is in the 70's and 80's hard rock vein.
Thanks for any advice in advance.
I have a standard Strat that I've switched a number of pickups in and out over the years. I had a Lace Sensor Red in the bridge which I never really liked and was very hot. I took it to the shop and told them that I still wanted a HB style in single coil size and they recommended a Cool Rails in the bridge. I was a little skeptical but it is actually pretty good and versatile for the cover band Dad rock stuff I use that guitar for. Now I'm in the position of wanting a better neck pickup for truly Strat-y sounds to replace the Lace Sensor Light Blue that is fine but not really doing it for me anymore.
Needs to be noiseless so I've been looking at stacked pups like the Classic Strat Plus. Lots of the forums seem to lean toward Dimarzio Areas for this kind of thing and I'm open to that but have had better luck with SD overall. I do have a tele with a Chopper Bridge and Nocaster neck which I love - will never switch those out but it does have a specific sound. I'm trying to get this guitar to complement the tele to give me a good range. Heaviest stuff we're doing is in the 70's and 80's hard rock vein.
Thanks for any advice in advance.
