Members DammitJanet Posted February 10, 2007 Members Share Posted February 10, 2007 I'm putting a set in my MIM strat, and I want that classic strat tone, but I'm really looking for something like David Gilmour (Another Brick In the Wall solo) tone, Prince (All Along the Watchtower @ Super Bowl), SRV, Hendrix, all that sort of thing. I'll be running the guitar through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille mostly, but I'll probably be using a BOSS ME-50 here and there as well. So which pickups would suit me better? The Vintage or Hot Noiseless? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted February 10, 2007 Members Share Posted February 10, 2007 The Vintage Noiseless are the crappiest pickups Fender offers IMO. So weak. I really like the Hot noiseless though. They sound closer to the real deal and have that bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Introspectre Posted February 10, 2007 Members Share Posted February 10, 2007 I'd go for the Hot Noiseless, because they'd be more versatile, and more suited to SRV tones. Plus I've heard some people were unhappy with the tone of the Vintage Noiseless set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgmacaw Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 Out of curosity, is your Hot Rod DeVille the 4x10 or 2x12 model? I'd suggest waiting on the pickup swap until you got the effects chain you want in place. The Boss ME-50 wouldn't be the direction I'd recommend for you though. I'd be more inclined to recommend a tube based overdrive pedal where you could essentially replace it as your pre-amp and use the Hot Rod for the power amp stage. If you want the absolute best truly classic Strat sound I'd say look here, Lindy Fralin Strat Pickups. My second choice would be the GFS Boston Blues or Grey Bottoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DammitJanet Posted February 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 Awesome! While I love SRV's tone, I'd probably be playing his kind of stuff mostly in the bedroom. I don't play blues much at all, so maybe the Grey Bottoms are more my speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrfreeze Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 i'm actually looking at a set of the Hot Noiseless to replace my Texas Specials. the specials are good, but not the sound i'm after. can anyone describe or give me names of who plays with the hot noiseless? other than J Beck. can the hot noiseless get that Comfortably Numb solo tone? thanks, jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgmacaw Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 can the hot noiseless get that Comfortably Numb solo tone? The best I've heard anyone get close to that tone was with stock MIM pickups, a stock TS-9 reissue, a Fender Deluxe Reverb, and an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man. Go figure. The other thing that you have to remember about Pink Floyd's studio sound is they spent a lot of time tweaking it in post production. You won't ever get their studio sound 100% but Gilmore's live sound is quite amazing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KarlG Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 I have the Vintage Noisless on my Deluxe Player's (MIM) Strat. At first I was unimpressed with them because they were too weak. I have come to like them (gotten used to them), but have no experience with the Hot Noisless. I also wonderr if the SCN's are any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members go cat go Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 Have you thought about Dimarzio Area 58's or 61's? These supposedly have that single coil bite and chime. I'm thinking about these for a future project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 i'm actually looking at a set of the Hot Noiseless to replace my Texas Specials. the specials are good, but not the sound i'm after. can anyone describe or give me names of who plays with the hot noiseless? other than J Beck. can the hot noiseless get that Comfortably Numb solo tone? thanks, jon I'm clip crazy today My Strat with the Hot noiseless. Pink Floyd Cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZooropaTV Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 wasnt that using P-90s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 wasnt that using P-90s? The "vocal" line was. The first solo and the rhythm tracks are all Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kanamvar32 Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 I had vintage noiseless pickups in my strat and got rid of them for a set of stephens design mojo pickups. ive never tried the hot noiseless pickups tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DammitJanet Posted February 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 You won't ever get their studio sound 100% but Gilmore's live sound is quite amazing too. EDIT: Also check out his Tele Tone in this performance with Paul McCartney Well, that's kind of the tone I'm looking. Definitely that for the dirty stuff. But as for the clean I'm really hooked on the solo from Another Brick in the Wall. That's the tone I'm really after. So would the Grey Bottoms be for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg_In_Michigan Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 I love my 2000 American Deluxe Strat with Vintage Noiseless pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ibanezman06 Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 Vintage noiseless weak? I know they're a little lower output than most fender pups but i wouldn't call them weak (play an eric johnson strat:thu: ). You're just playing them throught the wrong amp man. i wish you can come over my house and hear my strat with vintage noiseless pickups into my carvin legacy. i'll show you weak:evil: . they're no texas specials though. they're my favorite strat pickups i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrfreeze Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 I'm clip crazy todayMy Strat with the Hot noiseless. Pink Floyd Cover. this clip is fantastic...thanks alot. do you have anything a little more dirtier with these as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 Vintage noiseless weak? I know they're a little lower output than most fender pups but i wouldn't call them weak (play an eric johnson strat:thu: ). You're just playing them throught the wrong amp man. i wish you can come over my house and hear my strat with vintage noiseless pickups into my carvin legacy. i'll show you weak:evil: . they're no texas specials though. they're my favorite strat pickups i think. Na. It's not the amp. I have great amps. I just don't like them all that much compared to other Fender options. I know what they sound like. I have installed them for a few clients. They don't sound bad to me, just not what I expect out of a Strat. it's all just opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 this clip is fantastic...thanks alot. do you have anything a little more dirtier with these as well. I wish I did, but that was the only song I have recorded with these pickups. I used my Tele for most of the rest of that session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrfreeze Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 I wish I did, but that was the only song I have recorded with these pickups. I used my Tele for most of the rest of that session. it's cool. i liked what i heard alot, thanks for posting that clip, and great song too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 it's cool. i liked what i heard alot, thanks for posting that clip, and great song too. Thanks. We went in a did a cover CD last year because we were bored and needed to spend money on something I guess. We did that, a King Crimson song, an Iron Maiden song and an original too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DammitJanet Posted February 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 It would be really nice if I could get that Comfortably Numb tone posted earlier, as well as THIS SWEET ASS TONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrfreeze Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 It would be really nice if I could get that Comfortably Numb tone posted earlier, as well as THIS SWEET ASS TONE. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=631313 this is a take of the Comfortably Numb solo(at least the jist of it) I did with my Texas Specials. just to give you an in the ball park idea of what those would sound like. i'm looking for a little more bite though. they still sound good though. some other stuff recorded with them is there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrfreeze Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 The Vintage Noiseless are the crappiest pickups Fender offers IMO. So weak. I really like the Hot noiseless though. They sound closer to the real deal and have that bite. Clapton had the Vintage Noiseless in his signature strat a few years back, i'm not sure if they are anymore, but the Crossroads Guitar Festival guitar he played had them. Crappy pickups in a guitar like that. crazy man. he also had some cranked amps though, so that boosted their output probably. it amazes me though, that the 2 noiseless that Fender puts out completely differ from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bmajor Posted February 11, 2007 Members Share Posted February 11, 2007 The best I've heard anyone get close to that tone was with stock MIM pickups, a stock TS-9 reissue, a Fender Deluxe Reverb, and an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man. Go figure. Amazing but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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