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Pickups for Fat Strat

  • 13-04-2005 9:44pm
    #1
    jimi_t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭jimi_t


    Updating the stock pick-ups on my Squire Double-Fat Strat in the next few days and wondering what to get. I'm buying off eBay and am looking @ things like :

    Ibanez V7 + V8 Humbuckers
    Fender - Powered by Lace Humbucker
    Fender Lace Red + Silve (Single Coils)

    My budget is fairly low... What would you reccomend out of those three, or something under the e70 mark (2nd Hand).


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    http://www.chrisguitars.com/parts.html Off To Chris With You!

    Some DiMarzio's would go down well.


  • #3
    jimi_t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭jimi_t


    Great site feylya, cheers!

    Just wondering would these pickups :
    pu204-lpstd-pair.jpg

    be of much use on this guitar:
    3.jpg

    It's the mid-80s Les Paul copy that was on sale on boards a month or two ago that I bough. I'm in the process of replacing the pots and maybe the bridge and was wondering would replacing the pickups with stock Gibson ones make a good bit of difference?


  • #4
    dabhoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 800 ✭✭✭dabhoys


    Its a good help to upgrade the stuff alrite. The stock gibson pick ups are sweet I love my ones anyway.

    For the strat I've got a SD SH-4 and 59' in my strat and I love the tone out of it. Its class....


  • #5
    jimi_t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭jimi_t


    Budget has been increased a bit (birthday tomorrow :D) so I'm definitely going to get those gibson humbuckers (les paul), a duncan humbucker and the red/silver lace humbucker (for the strat). I'm also considering getting either an official tune-o-matic bridge and/or official gibson tuning knobs - would these make much difference to the sound or add much to the resale value of the guitar?


  • #6
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Personally I'd get a TOM and Sperzel locking tuners.


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  • #7
    Madelyn Wide Sweet-talk
    Posts: 0 ✭ Madelyn Wide Sweet-talk


    you got the guitar off malpas? maybe i can stop hosting the image now? how is it? i was interested for a friend but you got there before i posted an offer.

    Also, go for it with the pickups, how much though?


  • #8
    jimi_t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭jimi_t


    Guitar is lovely and the case and amp are pretty damn nice as well. Only thing is that with such a nice guitar I'd like to make the most of it. Pickups are $99+shipping for the pair. Set of Gibson Tuners for $45+shipping.
    These Tuners :
    par-gibgoldtuners.jpg

    135+shipping? I think I'll definitely go for it


  • #9
    Madelyn Wide Sweet-talk
    Posts: 0 ✭ Madelyn Wide Sweet-talk


    gold? don't like it, don't mix the gold and chrome hardware. not the road you want to go down, but defnitely get those Kluxon tuners.

    P.s i wanted that case soo bad!


  • #10
    cormhag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭cormhag


    jimi. id say you should go into musician inc. and ask for their advice before you shell out.


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