Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

[Sid Vicious]

Hi all, I need some help picking out some new pickups for my Squier. Right now it's configured as SSH with a Floyd Rose trem. My playing styles would be classic rock and some metal. I can't tell you what wood it is made out of but a guess would be Maple neck, basswood body and rosewood fret board, but that's just a guess.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

whats the rest of your rig look like? high gain amp?

do you want real singles for clean tones or would you prefer to have a fatter tone with more output

 

[Robert S.]

Re: Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

I have a MIA Strat with a JB in the bridge, a Hot Stack in the middle and a lil59 in the neck. It works very well for me but it's definately not a guitar for Strat purists. It's definately a killer guitar for rock and metal though if you like that kind of thing. Schaller Floyd, not the original.

I also added switches for running the JB in parallel and for running the JB with the neck pickup. It's a cool guitar.

 

[Sid Vicious]

Re: Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

whats the rest of your rig look like? high gain amp?

do you want real singles for clean tones or would you prefer to have a fatter tone with more output

I'm running through a Peavey Bandit 112 now but looking at maybe a Marshall down the road. The Guitar has a Schaller built Floyd Rose trem so I'm thinking one of the trembuckers for the bridge. Yeah I like the fatter tone but then again nothing sounds like a single sometimes.

You will have to forgive me. To make a long story short, I'm somewhat new at playing guitar, again. I used to play a lot but then had a family and it's duties became overwhelming and I had to quit. So I'm back learning all over again.

I'm replacing every bit of the electronics in it so we can configure it anyway you want. I will trust you guy's (especially Lew) tonal ability to make this thing sound right. I would also like to say money is not going to be an object. You can even make suggestions on the amp if ya want.

 

[Sid Vicious]

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BTW thanks in advance. I did read most of Lew's ultimate strat sound thread.

 

[JeffB]

Re: Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

A JB is hard to beat in the bridge of a Strat or other bolt on neck guitar for a rock/hard rock guitar. I would think a Custom Custom would be great too. Add some mids the Floyd will rob. A SH5 custom is nice too, but can get a little too much high end in a Strat..I think they work better on mahogany glue in neck type guitars.

As for the singles, depends on what you want tonewise...ya wanna do the hendrix/SRV thing on the neck? or get closer to a gibson sound?

For middle I'd go with a slightly higher output single..not a HB...but thats my opinion....especially if you put a bucker in the neck and like to use position 2 & 4 for cleans or bluesy stuff

 

[Sid Vicious]

Re: Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

Yeah Robert S., the trem has been replaced. The original stripped the threads and you could not set intonation on a few strings. Almost every bit of hardware has been replaced. I do have a very competent tech at my disposal and he will be doing everything.

So that's 2 for the JB in the bridge, and one in the neck.

Yes I like SRV's tone. Probably never be able to play like that but yes that is a tone I could shoot for.

 

[Sid Vicious]

Re: Need help choosing PUP for MIJ Squier

A little bump.

OK, I've been listening to the sounds files for all the pickups and I'm going to definitely put a JB in the bridge.

Still looking for choices for the neck and middle.

 

[Sid Vicious]

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OK JeffB, Yeah I want the SRV in the neck. What's your choice?

Common guy's help a bud out. This is what I have to work with for now.