What Bucker For My Strat?

[Think & Creamy]

Hi everybody, 1st post here.
I got a American Standard with Texas Specials. It has an ash body and a maple board. The bridge Texas Special is way too thin so I want a 'bucker (after a replace the pickgaurd of course). And what better place to ask than here. I play everything but jazz is my forte. But what I'm after with this pup is a good distortion lead and rhythm sound that cleans up well.
At the moment Im thinking of a '59. I've heard so many good things about it and Scott Henderson uses is on his Strat (and what a tasty tone he has). It seems like its the way. But I'm also concidering the JB (mabey too bright for a strat), Alnico II Pro, DiMarzio PAF (strong contender here) and whatever else.
Any help?

 

[Bones]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

the 59 does sound good. Buy a 500k pot for it just in case.

 

[Think & Creamy]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

the 59 does sound good. Buy a 500k pot for it just in case.

Im kinda vague in this area... would a 500k pot affect the tone of the other two Texas Specials (for better or worst). Also do I need a SPST push/pull pot for coil splitting the 59?

 

[Bones]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

you can wire your pickups so that the humbucker is the only pup that uses the 500k. and yes, if you wired the single coils to the 500k and you dimed that the pot, they would sound very bright. you could use a pushpull or a minitoggle, but 59 (if you want to split, you'll want a 4 conductor) split is extremely low output, and the bridge pickup idealy needs the most output out of all three. Maybe you should go with a JB (works well with 250k pots.

 

[jeremy]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

try whatever pup with the stock 250k set up first and see how ya like it.

i love the sound of a pearly gates in the bridge of a strat with single coils but a 59 is a great choice as well. i would wire the 5 way so it splits the bucker in the 4th position (59's usually come with 2 cond wireing so make sure you order one with 4 cond if you want to split it) so youll get the more traditional quack and humcancelling

the jb is a great choice if you want a hotter sound

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

The CC is my fave humbucker at the bridge position of a strat style. It's big, thick, round, and it splits pretty well too.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

I'd go with a '59 Trembucker. I've used them in quite a few Strats, including two or three of my own. Lew

 

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Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

i'd go with a 59 too

my teacher and myself have a 59 in bridge and it is just great. can handle anything you put it into, especially if you then put a lil 59 in the enck spot.

 

[oliver]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

I just put a Blues PATB-3 trembucker in the bridge of my "Frankenstrat".
I am please with the tone. Seems like a good overall pickup.Good clean sound and a classic distortion sound or heavier when pushed. Out put is in the PAF range I think.

 

[jajaw]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

I put a Pearly Gates in with a TS neck and a Tex Mex middle. Wired like a Jimmie Vaughan Strat with no tone control for the middle pickup, but tone control for the bridge. Great combination IMO. I use a 500k pot for the bridge tone. Figured I can always roll off the tone if needed Maple neck, not sure what the body is? It's a California Strat.

 

[Think & Creamy]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

Thanks guys. You convinced me the 59 is the way to go.

you can wire your pickups so that the humbucker is the only pup that uses the 500k. and yes, if you wired the single coils to the 500k and you dimed that the pot, they would sound very bright. you could use a pushpull or a minitoggle, but 59 (if you want to split, you'll want a 4 conductor) split is extremely low output, and the bridge pickup idealy needs the most output out of all three. Maybe you should go with a JB (works well with 250k pots.

okay, thanks. Ill ditch the splitting idea too, two other singles should be enough. Ill wire it so the first tone controls the neck & Middle and the 2nd controls the 59. But how would it sound then in the Bridge+Mid position (position 2...or 4 or however you look at it)? Will it still give me that thin, funky sound i get with my strat or Jazz/JB equipped Ibanez?

And also, what is the difference between a normal 59 and 59 Trembucker? Is it the spacing or does the Trembucker have a cover. What suits an American Standard Strat best then?

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: What Bucker For My Strat?

Fender uses PG+ in fat strat tx specials. And PG+s and 59b's are pretty similar.

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