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but looking at the manual for the EOB strat, you'd need to solder in the pickup to a small computer-plug-connector
I did that years ago on a Fernandes that had a sustainer, it was beyond my skills to do a good job
the sustainer installation manual says it must be a high output humbucker
I'm wanting more mids for this if I did it
btw I just fitted a Kinman Nine-O to the bridge of one strat: sounds like the beefiest, loudest tele pickup ever
Ibanez blazer - that takes me back - my first decent electric (got nicked from a mate's car sadly),
I had a hot rails in the neck of a stat once, that was a mistake
I'm still weighing up this idea - def prefer a meatier tone for use with a sustainer. As it is the tone control doesn't work properly yet, need to replace that, which would make life easier too
If you want to leave your existing pickup stock (to reinstall at a later date?) but want to 'cut and splice' to install the new pickup you could visit a RC model shop or search ebay for a 'LiPo balance cable' . These use the same 2.54mm pitch XH series JST (Japan Solderless Terminal) connectors as the Fernandes system. The metal part is crimped to the wire, and like similar connectors the metal part is barbed, so can be removed from the plastic shroud of the plug by depressing the barb with a pin and then withdrawing the wire. So hot and earth for the existing bridge pickup could be carefully removed from the four pin connector and replaced with two appropriate wires from a LiPo balance cable to which you splice your new pickup. And if you did get the phase wrong.you'd.only need a pin to be able to swap the wires at the four pin connector.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
Based on what you want, I'd say the best option is a Red Lace Sensor - it's like the best bits of single coils (the definition and extra "something" when you hit it hard) with the best bits of a humbucker (girthy sound, and output).
The red Lace Sensor suggestion is good - I once heard someone playing Santana’s ‘Smooth’ with a USA Strat with one, with the tone control turned down it really nailed it... admittedly with a Tube Screamer and a Mk series Boogie as well!
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I bought a Harley Benton PRS custom 24 clone, and last week replaced the pickups with a pair of Hot Rod pickups:
Racer and HFT (HFT | Eternal GP (eternal-guitars.com))
The HFT is an overwound Alnico 5
Strange you should mention "Smooth":
I was playing with it and enjoying doing some soloing over Smooth and some other tracks on that album (strangely some of that album has appeared in my 17 year old daughter's playlists recently, which is usually more modern non-rock stuff - so was reminded of the album)
Anyway, I was really liking the way the 11.5k A5 was working with my AxeFx3 Vai and other high gain patches for playing Santana style
When I tried again with the EOB, it was disappointing
I think I got into this frame of mind 2 weeks ago with those EMG Hot 70 pickups on that Harley Benton baritone, passive but with preamps on the pickup - the bridge was ceramic, neck was Alnico, they were very good for 70s/80s rock sounds
Normally I get low-wind alnicos on humbuckers, I love the extra feel (Or even replace the neck one for a P90), but for the full-on rock sounds, these Hot 70 pickups were better than just adding another OD pedal
I think I'd use the EOB sustainer for those 70s/80s rock tones (remixed for 2021)
Something like that HFT, or the Hot 70 but in a single coil size could work. Less treble and more mids than the JB Jr I think.
I'll have a play with a graphic EQ to quantify what changes I want
What’s the value of the volume pot? Does it share the neck pickup control or is it dedicated I.e does the bridge pickup “see” 250k or 500k? Lowering the value of pot will also flatten the resonant peak - you can add fixed value resistors into a 5 way switch to decrease the effective resistance that the bridge pickup sees when engaged.
Another vote for a Chopper T here, I have one on a Telecaster and it’s rather good - beefy, but with character.
DiMarzio do loads of models:
Rail Hum Canceling Strat | DiMarzio
Sugar Chakra™ | DiMarzio
I'll reiterate my comment from last night. If you want the sustainer circuit to work properly you need a HOT bridge humbucker. It isn't simply a case of using whichever pickup you like the sound of, you need to take the fact it is a Sustainer guitar into account, and if you wish to stay with a single coil sized humbucker you have limited choices as to what will have sufficient output to drive the sustainer circuit effectively. You also need to consider the tonality of the pickup. Scooped sounding pickups do not work well. Particularly dark sounding pickups do not work well. You need something with enough mids and enough treble and enough output. Many of the Dimarzio rail pickups are unlikely to drive the sustainer effectively. Those with low to medium outputs won't work, so write off the Cruisers, Fast Track 1, Chopper. Assuming they meet the tonality requirements, anything with an output greater than 300mv (Dimarzio's scale, not mine) should work. Those in the 250-300.range might work if the AGC gain control on the sustainer circuit board is maxed, but I wouldn't guarantee it.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
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