And I dont mean Hendrix style.
I was at band rehearsals last night and realised just how bright my Strst is. I knew it was quite bright already and nearly always play with the volume and tone down to take those tiring highs off but then you lose something else I find.
The pups are a mix. 69 in neck, fat 50 middle and Texas in the bridge. The bridge literally sounds like a telecaster, and I'm not that keen on it.
Any tips on mods or setup adjustments to take the edge off those highs? If you wanted a warmer fuller strat tone, what pups would you consider?
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A slight amount of amp eq change too.
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I think I'm just not a fan of the Texas in the bridge. I'm also not a huge fan of having such different sounding pups in one guitar.
I guess my question is, if you were going to swap out pups and wanted that warmer vintage old pup sound, what would you look at. Also any upgrades to pots etc that are recommended?
Mojo and Oil City also do a fantastic pickup.
If your strat is USA or Mexican it should already have cts pots
EQ pedal of some sort.
Do you not get on with any of the p/ups or just the Texas Spec ?
Maybe a crazy answer but no guarantee that what ever someone suggests, and you try, that it will be idea
Enamel winding, formvar windings or even polysol are all vintage, but different character even if some are more subtle than others - Personally I like the 64/65 based models with polysol winding - Most are generally under wound - Again Alnico 11 or 111 over alnico V - With that info and a host of builders the options are to many
You should not require any pot upgrades on a C/Shop Strat - but maybe different value tone caps and/or wiring of tone pots to bridge p/up
tone control
and a quick 1 wire mod to make your bridge pickup tone controlable
I tend to set my amp bright and take off as applicable at the guitar.
Seriously, this. Curly leads eat treble for breakfast.
String wrap makes a difference. Heavier string gauges might help too.
Stop using the cheap rehearsal room amp.
On the Princeton Reverb, turn off the Bright switch.
If you have been playing guitars with humbuckers or P90s for several days, a Stratocaster will sound obnoxiously bright and wiry by comparison.