Overlord
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A few years ago I bought an electric Thai style 3 string Mandolon called a "Phin".
I instantly fell in love with the sound and had to find one.
It has a kind of Ukelele / Surf guitar/ Mandolin type natural sound to it.
And I've been wanting to change the noisy single coil stock pickup to something with less noise and clearer sounding.
Because it only has 3 strings, I've been looking at different strat sized rail pickups and was wondering if any of you would have any recommendations?
I'm not looking for a humbucker type of sound, but more of a folk/surf rock/jazzmaster/jaguar type of sound.
Something that is going to be really clear sounding playing fast and with lots of strumming and minor chords with some natural harmonics.
My phin only has one single pickup in the neck position, so that's what I am trying to replace.
Here is a great example of a traditional Thai folk song with this 3 stringed instrument for reference.
https://youtu.be/mJbvS58WlnA?si=-6mjIjWfjgkdeKaX
I instantly fell in love with the sound and had to find one.
It has a kind of Ukelele / Surf guitar/ Mandolin type natural sound to it.
And I've been wanting to change the noisy single coil stock pickup to something with less noise and clearer sounding.
Because it only has 3 strings, I've been looking at different strat sized rail pickups and was wondering if any of you would have any recommendations?
I'm not looking for a humbucker type of sound, but more of a folk/surf rock/jazzmaster/jaguar type of sound.
Something that is going to be really clear sounding playing fast and with lots of strumming and minor chords with some natural harmonics.
My phin only has one single pickup in the neck position, so that's what I am trying to replace.
Here is a great example of a traditional Thai folk song with this 3 stringed instrument for reference.
https://youtu.be/mJbvS58WlnA?si=-6mjIjWfjgkdeKaX