Members Willyguitar Posted September 11, 2014 Members Share Posted September 11, 2014 I have a rather nice but quite beaten up Squier that i found at a car boot sale, which plays brilliantly, is light and resonant... but the pickups have basically broken (pole pieces on all of them have stopped functioning). Rather than go to the effort and expense of fixing the existing pickups, I'd rather look for replacements. I want relatively fat and perhaps a bit higher than normal output if possible, but not icepicky. Given that this is a Squier, budget should be reasonable - not boutique, but willing to go up to mid level ones... Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 11, 2014 Members Share Posted September 11, 2014 Both of these look interesting, although I have not tried them. http://www.guitarfetish.com/1959-Strat-Overwound-Professional-Pickup-Set_p_2098.htmlhttp://www.guitarfetish.com/1963-Strat-Overwound-Wound-Professional-Pickup-Set-_p_2095.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted September 11, 2014 Members Share Posted September 11, 2014 Squier Classic Vibes are thought by many to be using Tonerider pickups and have gotten good reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tall Posted September 11, 2014 Members Share Posted September 11, 2014 If I ever change pickups in a Strat again it will be with some sort of noiseless type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 11, 2014 Members Share Posted September 11, 2014 Thomann.de has Seymour Duncans starting at €52 (£41.71) if you want to spend that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ido1957 Posted September 12, 2014 Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 I like my Lace sensors with the boost circuit in my EC Strat but you need room for the PC board and the battery.My friend has Noiseless 3 ? pickups in his American Deluxe and they are silent and sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted September 12, 2014 Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 How about Rose pickups?Anyone use them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdsmithtx Posted September 12, 2014 Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 Squier Classic Vibes are thought by many to be using Tonerider pickups and have gotten good reviews. They are Toneriders, and they are good. I have two Tonerider sets: the excellent City Limits set in my MiM strat (kind of a Texas Special style, with a vintage wound neck and middle, and an overwound -- but not overly hot -- bridge), and the lovely Classic Blues set that is OEM in my Classic Vibe 60s. Very nice after getting height adjusted (as all strat pickups require). Floyd Rosenbomb asks: How about Rose pickups? Anyone use them? I don't have any myself, but a coworker built a sweet all maple/mahogany strat and, on my recommendation, bought a set of Rose Robustas. That guitar is great playing and sounds super ballsy, but with plenty of that strat glassiness. I recently played at a jam garage with a different coworker and his friends, and one of the guys had Squier that he'd done some mod to and basically made into a Jimmy Vaughan Tex Mex partscaster, with the Tex Mex pickups. He'd replaced all the electronics (pots, wires, caps, jack, etc) with higher quality stuff, and it was probably one of the 6-7 nicest sounding strats I've ever played. I expected the Tex Mex pickups to sound harsh and nasty, but they sounded great: chimey and full when clean, and gorgeously raunchy with drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted September 12, 2014 Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 I want relatively fat and perhaps a bit higher than normal output if possible, but not icepicky. Given that this is a Squier, budget should be reasonable - not boutique, but willing to go up to mid level ones... Any suggestions? Since you are in the UK, and you are on a budget, a locally sourced pickup set is the best choice. Below are some very decent and quite affordable AlNiCo V Strat pickups -- from Vanson, Tonerider, and Wilkinson -- that probably all have free shipping: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=&_osacat=22670&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H1.Xstrat*+vanson&_nkw=strat*+vanson&_sacat=22670 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=&_osacat=22670&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xstrat*+tonerider&_nkw=strat*+tonerider&_sacat=22670 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=&_osacat=22670&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xstrat*+wilkinson&_nkw=strat*+wilkinson&_sacat=22670 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 12, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 12, 2014 Willy, take a look through these, try and spend £50, below £30 is very very average and won't really be an upgrade, even if they do have vintage waxed push back wire (Wilkinson): http://www.axesrus.co.uk/Single-Coil-Pickups-Suitable-for-Stratocaster-s/1854.htm http://www.irongear.co.uk/irongear_pickups_033.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted September 12, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thank you for these very helpful replies everyone - i had already spotted Toneriders, and they do sound good. Will also do the Ratae-suggested search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted September 12, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 Willy, take a look through these, try and spend £50, below £30 is very very average and won't really be an upgrade, even if they do have vintage waxed push back wire (Wilkinson): http://www.axesrus.co.uk/Single-Coil-Pickups-Suitable-for-Stratocaster-s/1854.htm http://www.irongear.co.uk/irongear_pickups_033.htm Most of them seem to be sub £30 - or are you suggesting for the whole set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 16, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2014 Most of them seem to be sub £30 - or are you suggesting for the whole set? Some of those are around £30 per pickup, so £90 a set; on Axesrus page there are sets to be had at around £50, and they re very very decent, and Iron Gear are £20 a piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted September 16, 2014 Members Share Posted September 16, 2014 Some of those are around £30 per pickup, so £90 a set; on Axesrus page there are sets to be had at around £50, and they re very very decent, and Iron Gear are £20 a piece I'm a little OT here Ratae, but did that RG work out for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Burgess Posted September 20, 2014 Members Share Posted September 20, 2014 I'm using a plain old set of TexMex p'ups on my Strat. Can't beat the cost and they sound like, well, a Strat. I wasn't that concerned about output because I'm also running a midboost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted September 21, 2014 Members Share Posted September 21, 2014 I have a rather nice but quite beaten up Squier that i found at a car boot sale, which plays brilliantly, is light and resonant... but the pickups have basically broken (pole pieces on all of them have stopped functioning). Rather than go to the effort and expense of fixing the existing pickups, I'd rather look for replacements. I want relatively fat and perhaps a bit higher than normal output if possible, but not icepicky. Given that this is a Squier, budget should be reasonable - not boutique, but willing to go up to mid level ones... Any suggestions? Tone Riders Bill Lawrence GFS Dragon Fire Pickups used Dimarzios used Seymour Duncans Carvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted September 21, 2014 Members Share Posted September 21, 2014 So, you like your guitar, but feel that the most important bit is the price point of the components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 23, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2014 I'm a little OT here Ratae, but did that RG work out for you? Man, I've just had no time for guitars for a while, I'm very much in bass mode, winding down the bikes workshop to switch to autumn/early winter guitar mode, while at the same time trying to set part of the shop up for building a boat:) Although in fairness, when I have been picking up a guitar, it's my Memphis 63 RI 335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted September 23, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2014 So' date=' you like your guitar, but feel that the most important bit is the price point of the components?[/quote'] Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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