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XploZiveToyz

XploZiveToyz

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I recently came into possession of a Fender Stratocaster. I'm a P-90/Humbucker kind of guy. Is there a a pick-up I can put in the bridge position that will give me that P-90/humbucker sound/tone? Keep in mind that I want to maintain the stock look of the guitar. Thanks.
 
XploZiveToyz said:
I recently came into possession of a Fender Stratocaster. I'm a P-90/Humbucker kind of guy. Is there a a pick-up I can put in the bridge position that will give me that P-90/humbucker sound/tone? Keep in mind that I want to maintain the stock look of the guitar. Thanks.
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Little 59, Hot Rails, or google "single coil size humbucker"
 
Thanks for the replies. The guy above you said, extra active circuit. Does that require a battery? Someone told me about a Ritchie Blackmore pick-up, but I Googled and didn't find it. Anyone know anything about it?
 
Active needs battery, yes.

I highly recommend the GFS L'il Killers from guitarfetish.com. Super cheap, but incredibly powerful and really great sounding. Think about swapping one of the pots for a push/pull for either series/parallel or coil cut.
 
ashcat_lt said:
Active needs battery, yes.

I highly recommend the GFS L'il Killers from guitarfetish.com. Super cheap, but incredibly powerful and really great sounding. Think about swapping one of the pots for a push/pull for either series/parallel or coil cut.
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Thanks. Where does the battery go? I just don't like having to take the pick guard off to change the batteries. I have another Strat with Alembic pick-ups I have to do that with. One is enough! LOL!
 
If you're installing it, the battery goes wherever you can get it to fit. ;)

I refuse to put a battery in any of my guitars.
 
ashcat_lt said:
If you're installing it, the battery goes wherever you can get it to fit. ;)

I refuse to put a battery in any of my guitars.
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This ^^^^^^

I personally have never met an active pickup I like. Some active basses sound pretty cool, but guitars, no. Not to me.

Most guitars made for active pickups have a little battery compartment routed into the back of the guitar. Easy to change batteries. For a retrofit you'll have to put the battery wherever you can. Preferably in your TV remote or smoke detector. :D.
 
Greg_L said:
This ^^^^^^

I personally have never met an active pickup I like. Some active basses sound pretty cool, but guitars, no. Not to me.

Most guitars made for active pickups have a little battery compartment routed into the back of the guitar. Easy to change batteries. For a retrofit you'll have to put the battery wherever you can. Preferably in your TV remote or smoke detector. :D.
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Like I said earlier, One is enough! And that one came to me that way. I have a set of Lace pick-ups, but just haven't got around to putting them in. The one with the Alembics doesn't sound bad though. It has three three-way toggle switches that allow it to get a bunch of different pick-up combinations, plus it also has a boost switch that bumps it up a few dbs. Still don't like where the battery is located though.
 
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