Members theweight Posted December 12, 2006 Members Share Posted December 12, 2006 Alright, I tried finding info on this using the search function, but I'm not coming up with what I'm looking for. Plus the guitar forum is dead and won't help me out, so I'm enlisting the help of HCFX in making my decision. I just bought a strat (MIM, click here for a pic ). I'm planning on new pickups for it, but this is my first endeavor into the world of strats. I've always been an anti-strat guy, up until about a year ago, so I know nothing about them. What should I buy? Here's what I'm looking for: I want something that really chimes with clean tones but I'm also looking for something that's pretty hot (I'll be playing it through a Musicman HD130 and a Fender PA100, sometimes an Epi Valve Jr). I know a lot of this will come into play with the amps and pedals I'm using, but I want to make sure I've got a great set of pickups in this thing for a good start to my sound. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wednesdaysworse Posted December 12, 2006 Members Share Posted December 12, 2006 Is noiseless important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theweight Posted December 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2006 I wouldn't say it's hugely important, but I don't know a ton about single coils. For years I was a Marshall man but loved the feel of Teles, so I used Hotrails in the bridge. I assume I'd prefer noiseless, but if that takes away from the tone then probably no. I'm such a rookie at the single coil thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wednesdaysworse Posted December 12, 2006 Members Share Posted December 12, 2006 Single coils can be real noisy, especially around neon lights, etc, if you care - some players just live with the 60 cycle hum. There are some good noiseless PUPS, but they sound slightly different than straight single coils, IMHO. You will get 100 ideas, but I'll start: High end and $$$ = Suhr and Lollar Mid range $$, but authentic = Fender Custom Shop stuff Bargain $, but good = GFS (they are Korean) Good noiseless = Bill Lawrence $ (the "Becky Lawrence" Co.) and new DiMarzio Area 58 $$. For authentic, I'd go Fender Custom Shop - won't hurt in future resale, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 89strat Posted December 12, 2006 Members Share Posted December 12, 2006 In my strat I have the Dimarzio Virtual Vintages. From what I understand, Dimarzio now sells the area 58 and 61 as upgrades from the standard virtual vintage 2.1 and 2.2. But anyway, I have a virtual vintage blues in the neck, virtual vintage 2.1 in the middle, and Virtual vintage solo in the bridge and I love this setup. I've had other pickups in the various duncan rails, and fender stuff, but so far I've been really impressed with the dimarzio stuff. And they're noiseless. Very hot strat sounding. The solo has almost a p-90 type vibe to it so it takes away the ice picky thin highs usually associated with a strat's bridge pickup. You get a thicker sounding bridge without the muddiness of a humbucker. The inbetween 2 and 4 positions sound great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fernmeister Posted December 12, 2006 Members Share Posted December 12, 2006 if you want noiseless go with kinman, maybe for you the unaged woodstocks, but check them all out. if noiseless is not that important go with fralin, maybe +5% overwound for a little hotter sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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