Ok, let's cut to it: What bridge pickup will make my Strat sound like a LP?
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sosomething
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Re: Ok, let's cut to it: What bridge pickup will make my Strat sound like a LP?
Bingo.
Air Zone is my method of choice. (It's how I make my alder-bodied guitar sound huge and fat).
WICKED LESTER said:
Bingo.
Air Zone is my method of choice. (It's how I make my alder-bodied guitar sound huge and fat).
Hardtailed
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Re: Ok, let's cut to it: What bridge pickup will make my Strat sound like a LP?
I was reading the review of the Air Zone on HC and one reviewer said "I would'nt recommend it unless your guitar is a swamp ash body and a maple neck"... that sounds like me!
However, reading the comments, it does remind me a lot of the TB-1 I used to have...
I was reading the review of the Air Zone on HC and one reviewer said "I would'nt recommend it unless your guitar is a swamp ash body and a maple neck"... that sounds like me!
However, reading the comments, it does remind me a lot of the TB-1 I used to have...
kdawson
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Re: Ok, let's cut to it: What bridge pickup will make my Strat sound like a LP?
I'm thinking on the fly here. A 59' is designed to replicate a Gibson PAF, so it's probably not what your looking for in your strat.
The Alnico II Pro might work; but isn't that really designed to be a LP replacement pickup? I'm thinking it might not control the highs enough for you.
I have a Lite Ash strat as well, and I absolutely love it (favorite guitar I've ever owned); and as Strats go it's really warm sounding; however I can vouch for the fact that the Alnico II Pro SC can get a bit scratchy when using too much drive. The HB version of the Alnico II Pro is a different beast, though.
This brings me back to the comments on the Air Zone. I had a Tone Zone in a Strat (alder, though) maybe 5 years ago and absloutely loved it. Sounded very Gibsonish to me then on heavier stuff (i tend to use a heavy blues overdrive with tons of gain to get my heavy distortion sound). I'd still have that guitar, but it got stolen :crying: .It might be too hot for your application. However, the Air Zone version would be voiced the same as the Tone Zone (same resonance freq) but, because of the design, its not as hot and has a more "vintage" sound to it. And I would also recommend the nickel cover, as another poster did. This will give you even more of a classic Gibson vibe.
No one said anything about the Pearly Gates. I thought this was one of the pickups of choice for getting a good meaty sound from a Strat. I'm slowly building (assembling, really) an ash tele (penny's at time! My wife thinks I have too many guitars. Donations anyone? :laugh2
, mostly because I like the ash strat so much, and I had pretty much settled on a PG for the bridge.
If you think of it, let me know what you got and how it sounds when your done. I'd be really interested in the outcome.
I'm thinking on the fly here. A 59' is designed to replicate a Gibson PAF, so it's probably not what your looking for in your strat.
The Alnico II Pro might work; but isn't that really designed to be a LP replacement pickup? I'm thinking it might not control the highs enough for you.
I have a Lite Ash strat as well, and I absolutely love it (favorite guitar I've ever owned); and as Strats go it's really warm sounding; however I can vouch for the fact that the Alnico II Pro SC can get a bit scratchy when using too much drive. The HB version of the Alnico II Pro is a different beast, though.
This brings me back to the comments on the Air Zone. I had a Tone Zone in a Strat (alder, though) maybe 5 years ago and absloutely loved it. Sounded very Gibsonish to me then on heavier stuff (i tend to use a heavy blues overdrive with tons of gain to get my heavy distortion sound). I'd still have that guitar, but it got stolen :crying: .It might be too hot for your application. However, the Air Zone version would be voiced the same as the Tone Zone (same resonance freq) but, because of the design, its not as hot and has a more "vintage" sound to it. And I would also recommend the nickel cover, as another poster did. This will give you even more of a classic Gibson vibe.
No one said anything about the Pearly Gates. I thought this was one of the pickups of choice for getting a good meaty sound from a Strat. I'm slowly building (assembling, really) an ash tele (penny's at time! My wife thinks I have too many guitars. Donations anyone? :laugh2
, mostly because I like the ash strat so much, and I had pretty much settled on a PG for the bridge.If you think of it, let me know what you got and how it sounds when your done. I'd be really interested in the outcome.
Hardtailed
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Re: Ok, let's cut to it: What bridge pickup will make my Strat sound like a LP?
I used to have a Pearly Gates Plus in a Fat Strat Texas Special (Lone Star if you prefer), I loved that guitar to death, specially the neck pickup (I still get goose bumps when listening to recordings I've made). However I hated the PG+ in it, it was way too thin, sounded like a SC without the sweetness.
I understand however that the PG+ is an Alnico 5 instead of Alnico 2 and it's slightly overwound. But still... I'm "afraid" of it.
I used to have a Pearly Gates Plus in a Fat Strat Texas Special (Lone Star if you prefer), I loved that guitar to death, specially the neck pickup (I still get goose bumps when listening to recordings I've made). However I hated the PG+ in it, it was way too thin, sounded like a SC without the sweetness.
I understand however that the PG+ is an Alnico 5 instead of Alnico 2 and it's slightly overwound. But still... I'm "afraid" of it.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Ok, let's cut to it: What bridge pickup will make my Strat sound like a LP?
Because of the single cutaway, heavier body, glued in neck, etc., a Les Paul has alot more bass and lower mids than a Strat.
I'd recommend a pickup with either an alnico 5 or ceramic magnet as both have a bigger bass tone than most alnico 2 humbuckers.
I use the alnico 5 59 Trembucker in two of my Strats and I get close enough to Eric Clapton's tone with Cream to satisfy me...and I'm pretty fussy. EC used Les Pauls, SG, or a 335 with humbuckers in those days...and sometimes a Firebird I with a mini humbucker.
Interestingly, Eddie Van Halen was trying to get closer to EC's Cream tone too when he put the alnico 5 pickup from his ES 335 in his Franken-Strat.
My suggestions would be:
1. 59 TB
2. Duncan Custom TB
3. Duncan JB TB
Lew
Because of the single cutaway, heavier body, glued in neck, etc., a Les Paul has alot more bass and lower mids than a Strat.
I'd recommend a pickup with either an alnico 5 or ceramic magnet as both have a bigger bass tone than most alnico 2 humbuckers.
I use the alnico 5 59 Trembucker in two of my Strats and I get close enough to Eric Clapton's tone with Cream to satisfy me...and I'm pretty fussy. EC used Les Pauls, SG, or a 335 with humbuckers in those days...and sometimes a Firebird I with a mini humbucker.
Interestingly, Eddie Van Halen was trying to get closer to EC's Cream tone too when he put the alnico 5 pickup from his ES 335 in his Franken-Strat.
My suggestions would be:
1. 59 TB
2. Duncan Custom TB
3. Duncan JB TB
Lew
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