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American Pickups?
well, i got a mexican strat, black, three single coils. i love it, its got a great sound for rock, and a good clean(although my amp sounds bad)but i had to go to my music store the other day and asked the guy, whats the difference in sounds between the mexican and american strats? and he told me that the american can override the amp :D , it has a cleaner sound, and well, has a better overall sound. then he said, if i changed the pickups to american strat pickups, the sound difference would be eliminated. The american single coils are like 125$, so what do you guys think?
# 1
American pickups are good. It wouldn't sound Exactly like an american strat ( because of woods, quality, fretboard wood, etc.) but it sure would make it a hell of alot better. Just another suggestion, you could go for the vintage noisless pu's, or one of my favorites, the hot noisless. The hot noisless have a great clean sound and when the amp's on overdrive it has a really great punchy sound, and great bridge pickups great too.
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# 2
hmm, well how much would the vintage ones cost?i mean, ya clean sound is good, but im a little more for distortion :cool: , but i understand, that it still would sound different, but to get it as close as possible....
"When you want to rock hard children, lean of F#."
# 3
I have an American Strat and I love the pickups (even though I play metal therefore I like Humbuckers more than S-C in general) and they are good for alot of styles. Unlike the notorious regular single coil, these pups output very little feedback even when my gain is driven all the way up. They are good pups and the good thing is, the older they get, the more warm, pure sound they output. And when playing with single coils, thats is THE sound what you want.
But on account that they are $125 you are obviously willing to spend some money on pups. So therefore, you might want to look into Fender Noiseless pickups. They are one of the really high end fender pickups and tonally surpass the American. They are a bit more like $129 (I think... which is only 4 bucks). They eliminate any noise from the amp and are played by alot of pros.
But on account that they are $125 you are obviously willing to spend some money on pups. So therefore, you might want to look into Fender Noiseless pickups. They are one of the really high end fender pickups and tonally surpass the American. They are a bit more like $129 (I think... which is only 4 bucks). They eliminate any noise from the amp and are played by alot of pros.
# 4
well, i mean its kinda one of those "depends on what my music store has", but...i meen, if i can almost get the sound of an american strat, for only 125$, i meen hey..you know,
"When you want to rock hard children, lean of F#."
# 5
You should definetly try the Fender Texas pickups. Those are HOT! and sound amazing. (SRV)
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# 6
Originally Posted by: Tele MasterYou should definetly try the Fender Texas pickups. Those are HOT! and sound amazing. (SRV)
i just remembered, those were the pickups the guy at the music store told me about...hehe
"When you want to rock hard children, lean of F#."
# 7
dude, I say it alot, but take a look at www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk or is it .com? I'm not sure...but they do callibrated strat sets that fry Fender pickups...even the Tex's
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# 8
well thanks guys, so i think when i got the money, or when i get the time, i'll go have em changed. thanks again!
"When you want to rock hard children, lean of F#."
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