The Cats R in the Strat

[MoodyBlue]

Hi All,

Got the Phat Cats installed in the Hardtail Fat Strat the the other day. They sound awesome! The fattest fullest tone from a single coil you can get. Beautiful clean tones and plenty of fat growl. I was surprised at the the amount of Strat like tone that stayed with it, but much punchier and with more edge. You can pull up fully on the treble, mids, or bass and they give it up in gobs. They really are PHAT!! I'm Lovin large!!!

Jim :cool2:

 

[callous_frigid_chill]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

Sweet! Enjoy them

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

I've been thinking of what to do with one strat. I may try the Phatcats with a Fat 50 middle, and do a PC/single/PC with a chrome covered. Not many people talk about Phat Cats in strats, but it sounds great!

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

I reckon two phat cats with no middle, GJ. That way you get the sweet twin pickup together tone (unless you know some special three pickup wiring options).

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

Yeah it would be more traditional to do a 2 pickup, but I think I have a HSH guard sitting around here somewhere, so I may wire it like a regular strat. I guess it depends on whether I want to fork over the dough for the Phat Cats. I was originally thinking of a nickel CC/Fat 50 single/nickel Jazz Bridge.

I've been toying with the idea of changing up my metallic blueburst strat.

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

i think this'd only work in a hardtail though

in a strat with a trem the bridge position would most likely be totally unusable

 

[proxy]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

Speak more of this Phat 50 single coil. I'm thinking of putting Harmonic Design's Single Coil sized pickups in the tele I plan on building. They are like 100 bucks a pickup too, so I'm curious about the other options.

 

[flank]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

i think this'd only work in a hardtail though

in a strat with a trem the bridge position would most likely be totally unusable

whys that?

 

[FretFire]

Re: The Cats R in the Strat

whys that?

I was wondering the same thing. There's not THAT much difference in tone between the two, all other factors being equal.