singleplayer75
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Hi everyone,
This is my first post, need an advice...I am considering to put S. Duncan Quarter Pound flat singles in the neck and middle position of the American Standard Stratocaster 2006, (which currently has stock Alnico V staggered in the neck and middle position); It already has the S.Duncan Hotrails in the bridge and it all fits and sounds great...(alder body with rosewood fretboard)...I´ve also put the brass nut on the neck, and staggered locking tuners; The thing is, I´m a great Strat freak, so the idea was to have the best possible strat clean with the best possible distorted or heavy tone, without using any full sized humbucker in the bridge, and most people think I nailed it, me too. But, I remember playing a custom made Schecter strat with Q.Pound flats in all 3 positions, one piece ash body with birds-eye maple neck, locking tuners and the brass nut also, it had very worn out 9-42 strings...So I went through the Fender Hot rod DeVille, using no effects, pedals, no nothing...and man...if I wasn´t already sitting, I would. The Tone...now, I know I maybe expect a bit too much of a stock Am. Standard, but I would like to have even a bit better clean tone and more cutting-through-the-mix overdriven tone when using the neck and/or middle position. So now I´m not sure if the Q.Pounds would match with the Hotrails...? I wouldn´t like to get any output mismatch, and putting the full size humbucker at the bridge would make the whole thing ˝less Stratocaster look and feel˝. So, anyone, please, any suggestion or an advice woud be most appreciated, since I just can´t find the specs for my stock Alnico V pickups.
The thing is, I've heard thet the QPs hum like hell when overdriven/distorted and I haven't tried that with the Shecter...is that true? I guess it is, the QPs are high output true single coils...I'd have to modify my amp settings, which would affect the tone of the Hot Rails...so I was considering to put Hot Noiseless pickups instead...that would be a compromise, any possible output mismatches with these...?
Thank you!
And yes, the reason for not buying the Schecter was the 4.000 Euros, cash, no bargain... :mrgreen:
This is my first post, need an advice...I am considering to put S. Duncan Quarter Pound flat singles in the neck and middle position of the American Standard Stratocaster 2006, (which currently has stock Alnico V staggered in the neck and middle position); It already has the S.Duncan Hotrails in the bridge and it all fits and sounds great...(alder body with rosewood fretboard)...I´ve also put the brass nut on the neck, and staggered locking tuners; The thing is, I´m a great Strat freak, so the idea was to have the best possible strat clean with the best possible distorted or heavy tone, without using any full sized humbucker in the bridge, and most people think I nailed it, me too. But, I remember playing a custom made Schecter strat with Q.Pound flats in all 3 positions, one piece ash body with birds-eye maple neck, locking tuners and the brass nut also, it had very worn out 9-42 strings...So I went through the Fender Hot rod DeVille, using no effects, pedals, no nothing...and man...if I wasn´t already sitting, I would. The Tone...now, I know I maybe expect a bit too much of a stock Am. Standard, but I would like to have even a bit better clean tone and more cutting-through-the-mix overdriven tone when using the neck and/or middle position. So now I´m not sure if the Q.Pounds would match with the Hotrails...? I wouldn´t like to get any output mismatch, and putting the full size humbucker at the bridge would make the whole thing ˝less Stratocaster look and feel˝. So, anyone, please, any suggestion or an advice woud be most appreciated, since I just can´t find the specs for my stock Alnico V pickups.
The thing is, I've heard thet the QPs hum like hell when overdriven/distorted and I haven't tried that with the Shecter...is that true? I guess it is, the QPs are high output true single coils...I'd have to modify my amp settings, which would affect the tone of the Hot Rails...so I was considering to put Hot Noiseless pickups instead...that would be a compromise, any possible output mismatches with these...?
Thank you!
And yes, the reason for not buying the Schecter was the 4.000 Euros, cash, no bargain... :mrgreen: