Hello everybody! I have recently bought an American Standard Strat, and it has Fat 50s pickups in it. I think they're pretty good, but the 60 cycle hum is really bugging me and they're kinda muddy with distortion. My favorite strat players are David Gilmour, Yngwie, and John Frusciante, but I'd love to have a noiseless pickup that gets a really good ballpark tone of all of these players: Clapton, Hendrix, Gilmour, Frusciante, SRV, Beck, Blackmore, Knopfler, and hopefully Yngwie w/ high gain. I would also prefer Dimarzio area or virtual vintage single coils, since these seem to sound the most convincing noiseless singles I've found from youtube demos. Any suggestions?
Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
Hi,
The only way to get a sound like Clapton to Beck is with a clean setting on your amp and guitar (Clapton) then have a high gain stomp box like a transparent overdrive that does have gain on it, like an Archer, the "Dude", King of Tone, ect. etc. forever, and then some. Gilmore to SRV and all of your needs can't be done by any one single coil. Or set.
I recommend the forum help you out with a clean Single Coil you can use storm boxes for different sounds, but I think you will need a Humbucker of some kind in the bridge for the other sounds. I have an an SC in the middle slot, and a Seth Love A5 mag in the bridge. Plus a 59/Custom bridge in another. I can get a lot of those sounds with those different pickups together or by themselves with a a few very different boost and gain peddles.
You literally just asked for every sound in the world. I get it. But you will need to gear up or compromise on some of them. I am going to enjoy your thread, and I mean that, not being sarcastic at all. I am bound to learn something new. That said, my set up with mixing 'buckers and single coils, along with various pedals, can get me darn near any sound I want, even a little quack, except a true tele sound. Good luck!
I hope you get a lot of responses,
Steve Buffington
Hi,
The only way to get a sound like Clapton to Beck is with a clean setting on your amp and guitar (Clapton) then have a high gain stomp box like a transparent overdrive that does have gain on it, like an Archer, the "Dude", King of Tone, ect. etc. forever, and then some. Gilmore to SRV and all of your needs can't be done by any one single coil. Or set.
I recommend the forum help you out with a clean Single Coil you can use storm boxes for different sounds, but I think you will need a Humbucker of some kind in the bridge for the other sounds. I have an an SC in the middle slot, and a Seth Love A5 mag in the bridge. Plus a 59/Custom bridge in another. I can get a lot of those sounds with those different pickups together or by themselves with a a few very different boost and gain peddles.
You literally just asked for every sound in the world. I get it. But you will need to gear up or compromise on some of them. I am going to enjoy your thread, and I mean that, not being sarcastic at all. I am bound to learn something new. That said, my set up with mixing 'buckers and single coils, along with various pedals, can get me darn near any sound I want, even a little quack, except a true tele sound. Good luck!
I hope you get a lot of responses,
Steve Buffington
darthphineas
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
#1. Don't put too much weight in to YouTube videos. Unless it comes from the manufacturer. Even then, be judicious.
B). What amp do you have and how many channels? Also, what effects are you using? The point is, have you considered finding a good set of pickups that have YOUR voice and then use a versatile rig to do the heavy lifting for the sounds you want to copy?
III. Your hands have a lot of control over your tone.
#1. Don't put too much weight in to YouTube videos. Unless it comes from the manufacturer. Even then, be judicious.
B). What amp do you have and how many channels? Also, what effects are you using? The point is, have you considered finding a good set of pickups that have YOUR voice and then use a versatile rig to do the heavy lifting for the sounds you want to copy?
III. Your hands have a lot of control over your tone.
Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
I don't have a very good amp setup, just a distortion pedal into a clean amp. The distortion pedal (MXR Super Badass) is pretty versatile by itself, though.
I don't have a very good amp setup, just a distortion pedal into a clean amp. The distortion pedal (MXR Super Badass) is pretty versatile by itself, though.
Synapsys
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
Just on a pickup point of view I recommend a Duncan Stack set, since I don't gel with DiMarzios. Considering the sounds you're looking for, I'd consider a Classic Stack Plus Set, or a Custom Stack Plus Strat for the bridge, a Classic Stack Plus for the middle, and a Vintage Hot Stack Plus Strat, all depending if you want to keep to vintage Strat sounds or a more beefed up approach, but noiseless either way.
Just on a pickup point of view I recommend a Duncan Stack set, since I don't gel with DiMarzios. Considering the sounds you're looking for, I'd consider a Classic Stack Plus Set, or a Custom Stack Plus Strat for the bridge, a Classic Stack Plus for the middle, and a Vintage Hot Stack Plus Strat, all depending if you want to keep to vintage Strat sounds or a more beefed up approach, but noiseless either way.
darthphineas
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
there you go.
a clean tone and a dirty tone. plus a 3-pickup guitar and the magic in your fingers.
give it a shot.
there you go.
a clean tone and a dirty tone. plus a 3-pickup guitar and the magic in your fingers.
give it a shot.
Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
all those players you mentioned used vintage fender single coils at one time. a classic stack + neck and middle with a custom stack plus bridge would cover most of that just fine. yngwie and blackmore are a little bit outliers but if you have the chops and the right dirt box youll be fine. the dimarzio area 58 neck, 67 middle and 61 bridge might be a good combo as well
all those players you mentioned used vintage fender single coils at one time. a classic stack + neck and middle with a custom stack plus bridge would cover most of that just fine. yngwie and blackmore are a little bit outliers but if you have the chops and the right dirt box youll be fine. the dimarzio area 58 neck, 67 middle and 61 bridge might be a good combo as well
SixStringMamba
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
Try MojoTone Quiet Coil... From your description, you might want to try the 67s. I've got the 58's in a HSS strat and sounds very close to their youtube demo.
I'm also using a set of Lace Alumitones single coil size pickup in another Strat. Very clean and great with gains and effects....if you don't mind their other-worldly looks and modern voicing. And strangely enough, they are my only strat pickup that is tight enough for djent (with gains of course) and clean enough for jazz....
Try MojoTone Quiet Coil... From your description, you might want to try the 67s. I've got the 58's in a HSS strat and sounds very close to their youtube demo.
I'm also using a set of Lace Alumitones single coil size pickup in another Strat. Very clean and great with gains and effects....if you don't mind their other-worldly looks and modern voicing. And strangely enough, they are my only strat pickup that is tight enough for djent (with gains of course) and clean enough for jazz....
Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
Well if you're just looking to get rid of the 60 cycle hum and want some versatile single coil stacks that can take some high gain, I would say the Fury is good! People always just associate them with Yngwie (duh? lol) and high gain sounds but I find the cleans to really sound great. I'm not really much of a high gain player and I find them to sound quite fantastic in medium gain settings too. Good dynamics and reponsive, using just the volume knob will let you cover a wide variety of tones
Well if you're just looking to get rid of the 60 cycle hum and want some versatile single coil stacks that can take some high gain, I would say the Fury is good! People always just associate them with Yngwie (duh? lol) and high gain sounds but I find the cleans to really sound great. I'm not really much of a high gain player and I find them to sound quite fantastic in medium gain settings too. Good dynamics and reponsive, using just the volume knob will let you cover a wide variety of tones
darthphineas
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
that's a good call. they have a cool approach to the design, if you want to track down a video talking about them.
that's a good call. they have a cool approach to the design, if you want to track down a video talking about them.
Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
I'd go for the Classic Stack Plus in the neck & middle, and a Hot Stack Plus in the bridge. It will still sound like a Strat (with more power in the bridge) and be silent. The Classic Stacks are some of my favorite Strat pickups.
I'd go for the Classic Stack Plus in the neck & middle, and a Hot Stack Plus in the bridge. It will still sound like a Strat (with more power in the bridge) and be silent. The Classic Stacks are some of my favorite Strat pickups.
stevie_bees
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
I have the Classic Stack Pluses in the neck/middle of my G&L Legacy with a Vintage Hot Stack Plus in the bridge. Great classic Strat tones, plus I use a Clapton mid-boost for the "girthier" tones.
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I have the Classic Stack Pluses in the neck/middle of my G&L Legacy with a Vintage Hot Stack Plus in the bridge. Great classic Strat tones, plus I use a Clapton mid-boost for the "girthier" tones.
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
This may be the most wise thing I have ever read regarding how to choose guitar pickups. Ever.
This may be the most wise thing I have ever read regarding how to choose guitar pickups. Ever.
darthphineas
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
The Force will be with you. Always.
The Force will be with you. Always.
treyhaislip
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Re: Noiseless Pickup Recommendation for American Standard Strat
This.
My first thought was the Fury set; however, they are not a "noiseless 50s" pickup.
This.
My first thought was the Fury set; however, they are not a "noiseless 50s" pickup.
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