Strat Players - Pickup Selections and bridge/trem preference

ash · Post by **ash** » Sat May 13, 2006 2:58 pm

*UNIQUE* wrote:Ash, a single coil sized P90 in the bridge is a great option. Still single coil but fat with bite. I have a manufactuere if you want names...otherwise it has to be pure single coil all the way...a Strat is a Strat is a Strat....

Spill the beans, dude. The SD Quarter Pound Strat pickup and maybe the Rio Grande Tall Boy can get P90 fatness. What others can you suggest?

ash · Post by **ash** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:07 pm

Tsuken wrote: I think it'd be nice to have the option, so it's locks down when you're not using the bar (or with a string break) as you mentioned.

Just found another product that does just that: http://www.tremol-no.com

Crushing Day may wish to pursue them through his Allparts contact.

grolschie · Post by **grolschie** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:27 pm

Yeah I recent put a Fender bridge in my strat, and wish I'd bought a hard-tail.

grolschie · Post by **grolschie** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:34 pm

ash wrote:
Tsuken wrote: I think it'd be nice to have the option, so it's locks down when you're not using the bar (or with a string break) as you mentioned.
Just found another product that does just that: http://www.tremol-no.com

Crushing Day may wish to pursue them through his Allparts contact.

Egad! See the price on that thing?

Post by Bg » Sat May 13, 2006 5:36 pm

grolschie wrote:Yeah I recent put a Fender bridge in my strat, and wish I'd bought a hard-tail.

I figured if I'm not going to use the trem, it makes sense to bang on a hardtail rather than bothering to get a trem installed and then blocking it

Besides if I want to use the trem, I'll use another of the strats

Post by **GrantB** » Sat May 13, 2006 7:26 pm

Ash, it's Vintage Vibe Guitars in the States...no big brander, and I've harped on about his stuff before. They totally rock...I have one in the middle position on my Fernandes - bright but fat...would be great at the bridge. It's a true P90 in a single coil shape - only visible difference is the P90 screw pole pieces. Actually, I always reckoned a Tele bridge pickup would be good in a strat. They seem have more bite and guts than a standard Strat.

crushing day · Post by **crushing day** » Sat May 13, 2006 7:42 pm

ash wrote:The SD Quarter Pound Strat pickup and maybe the Rio Grande Tall Boy can get P90 fatness.

I've got the Rio Grande tallboy humbucker in the bridge of my current strat.

http://www.guitarparts.co.nz/cart/Detai ... &category=

I can put some quick soundclips together if anyone wants to hear it

crushing day · Post by **crushing day** » Sat May 13, 2006 7:46 pm

ash wrote:[Just found another product that does just that: http://www.tremol-no.com

Crushing Day may wish to pursue them through his Allparts contact.

cool

. I like the idea of the 'dive only' feature to give you an EVH type setup with a Floyd. I'll check on availability, and probably get one in for review with my next order.

Kerchang · Post by **Kerchang** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:52 pm

ash wrote:Thanks for the input, guys. Your comments have mostly confirmed my preference for something a little more versatile in the bridge position.

I have another question for you:

Again in the context of classic strattiness, what is your bridge preference?

There are three reasonably authentic, classic stratty options: Vintage 6-screw trem, Hardtail or Modern 2-point fulcrum trem like a Wilkinson VS100 or similar....

No, Floyds are for super strats, not classic strats.
My current preference is for a wilkinson with some kind of locking mechanism to fix the trem when its not being used or when a string breaks. Hardtail is very tempting though.

How say you, savages?

I have a traditional six screw trem on my strat, use it sparingly [strictly no dive bombs], and really love it. I have the bridge sitting up against the screws so it only moves down, instead of floating, so if a string breaks tuning stays in. In use it works fine, if things sound out of tune when I finish having a whammy moment a quick pull up on the arm puts it back where it needs to be. Having said all that, I'd live comfortably with a hardtail strat to.

Post by Bg » Wed May 17, 2006 1:16 pm

crushing day wrote:I can put some quick soundclips together if anyone wants to hear it

yes please, I'd like to hear eruption played while standing on your head juggling a brace of kippers...

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:35 pm

> juggling a brace of kippers...

With milk?

crushing day · Post by **crushing day** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:37 pm

no pressure then

Post by Bg » Wed May 17, 2006 2:29 pm

no pressure at all mate, in your own time... now.... go!

grolschie · Post by **grolschie** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:17 pm

Just tried a Rio Grande "Stelly" in the bridge of my strat. There is no way that the old USA Fender bridge pup is going back in now. 4th position still has strat twang. 5 position has heaps of bite and sounds great with heaps of gain. Finally a usable bridge pup that still sounds like a single coil. Great for power chords. Obviously more tele-like by design. I am stoked so far. Added a neck-on push-pull switch volume pot and the sound with neck and bridge combined is real nice! Give it a try.