Members steve_man Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Bought this MIM Strat about a month ago when I was on my way through Oklahoma. Got a killer deal on it, plays great, but just needed a few upgrades to make it "finished." So, I bought a complete wiring/pickup setup from an Am. Standard Strat from Doctor Morbius. Ordered a new pickguard/plastic setup in parchment, and went to work. original pic Original pickguard assembly gone Putting the new pickguard together. (new backplate on the left, old one on the right). And the finished product Had to use my phone for these pics, so it's kinda hard to see the difference in the color of the plastic...but the parchment bits really look nice. The old white one is on the right...new one on the guitar. ' alt='>'> Looks very nice, but WOW is all I can say about the change in tone! So much more detail and sparkle from these pickups. Plays and sounds amazingly well. Get's that Strat "quack" very nicely in both the 2 and 4 positions. Neck position just sings. Thanks for the pups Doc, they are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kuyaglen Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Very nice...I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fullmetalguitar Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Looks good. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Yeah that's about the single best upgrade you can do to those MIM Fenders. Good guitars, questionable pickups. I like it a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Thanks guys. Still loving the tones this thing is putting out! SO much better than the stock pups...if they were the stock pups...do the stockers usually have bar magnets on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Thanks guys. Still loving the tones this thing is putting out! SO much better than the stock pups...if they were the stock pups...do the stockers usually have bar magnets on them? From the ones I've replaced they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NHLfan2010 Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 Nice. I bet that sounds much better now. And it would sound THAT much better if you slapped some decent pups on that bad boy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 "decent"? Nothing wrong with Fender MIA pups, imo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted June 27, 2010 Members Share Posted June 27, 2010 "decent"? Nothing wrong with Fender MIA pups, imo... Seriously. The ones I've played sounded great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 Yup, wish they put better pups in the MIM models at the factory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 Couple of better pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted June 28, 2010 Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 Sweet! Congrats, and enjoy the TONE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 Oh...I will...played through my Marshall, it just sounds awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Selsaral Posted June 28, 2010 Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 Well done, I also love the stock American strat pickups. Great chime and sparkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted June 28, 2010 Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 Oh...I will...played through my Marshall, it just sounds awesome! Yes... yes, I know the sound of a MIA Strat played through one (or more) Marshalls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompBoxLover Posted June 28, 2010 Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 nice! Original pickguard assembly gone what's with the three holes? weight relief? speed holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2010 nice! what's with the three holes? weight relief? speed holes? Nah, there used to be Strats with buttons right there...guess that's what those are for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCray Posted June 29, 2010 Members Share Posted June 29, 2010 what's with the three holes? weight relief? speed holes? CNC routing holes, its what the machine grabs onto during routing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted June 29, 2010 Members Share Posted June 29, 2010 Glad you like them Steve. Hope they serve you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFW Posted June 29, 2010 Members Share Posted June 29, 2010 Very nice. Enjoy that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surfdude Posted June 29, 2010 Members Share Posted June 29, 2010 nice! what's with the three holes? weight relief? speed holes? MIM bodies. I don't think the MIA ones have those holes but someone correct me if I am wrong. And great strat. Surfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2010 What were the Strat models that had the buttons on them? I have seen them before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2010 Glad you like them Steve. Hope they serve you well. Thanks Doc. Great pickups! Question...did you change any of the wiring? the pot on the bottom tone control looks different, and seems to control the bridge and middle pup. I didn't think Strats ever came with a bridge tone control as stock. I LOVE it...just wondering... Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hood00 Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 Nice job, I did the exact same thing with my own MIM. Lovely guitar now, I play it often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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