Duff
September 2nd, 2008, 12:10 AM
My 20th aniv Squire I got free and modded with a black pearl pickguard and SD pickups plays and sounds awesome.
Just got finished playing it for some time and wow! What a cool sound. Nice strong output and really nice tone from all three pickups: SDs all, hot rail in neck, 'lil 59 in middle, and JB Jr. in Bridge. New pots and wiring and this is a real gem; a "Black Pearl".
Pictures are coming soon but they won't do justice to the sound.
I'm going to have to mic my cab and run it into my computer and figure out how to attach some clips to the Fret. I have two days off and plan on playing a lot. I play every night and notice that I'm getting better, but I'm sure you pro's out there won't be too impressed. I'm probably an intermediate but I have soul and rythym and a drummers time clock on auto timer. But my technique and knowledge is growing as time goes by because I take lessons.
Anyway, anyone looking for some great pickups might try that set up that I have for the sss strat: SD hot rail in the neck for a smooth and strong blues lead or rythym, the 'lil 59 in the middle for a real great middle pickup, and the JB Jr. for a strong bridge sound with great tone and more bite and twang than you would ever imagine from a JB. These are not like regular humbuckers, believe me. You'll see when I get the clips posted.
They are expensive pickups but most great pickups are. I have tried some inepensive GFS pups and probably will again, but this set up is incredible.
In an Affinity at that! I really like this guitar, as you can easily tell.
Thought I had to let you all know how this project is turning out. I wanted to use three distinctly different but compatible pickups in the sss combination that would work well in switch positions two and four. I called the SD tech and got his input. He suggested this and said a lot of people are using it. So I now have a very very versitile strat that has some strong output and an excellent variety of tones.
Because this guitar has had an unknown number of owners, players an it is from '01 or '02, it has a nice natural relic look to the ebony gloss black body. Waxed up nice it looks awesome with the new black pearl pickguard. So it doesn't look junky and it's a great guitar, although the average bystander wouldn't know it. The average drunk wouldn't either. But I do appreciate it and that's what counts.
This guitar exists. Pictures will follow soon.
Duffy
Just got finished playing it for some time and wow! What a cool sound. Nice strong output and really nice tone from all three pickups: SDs all, hot rail in neck, 'lil 59 in middle, and JB Jr. in Bridge. New pots and wiring and this is a real gem; a "Black Pearl".
Pictures are coming soon but they won't do justice to the sound.
I'm going to have to mic my cab and run it into my computer and figure out how to attach some clips to the Fret. I have two days off and plan on playing a lot. I play every night and notice that I'm getting better, but I'm sure you pro's out there won't be too impressed. I'm probably an intermediate but I have soul and rythym and a drummers time clock on auto timer. But my technique and knowledge is growing as time goes by because I take lessons.
Anyway, anyone looking for some great pickups might try that set up that I have for the sss strat: SD hot rail in the neck for a smooth and strong blues lead or rythym, the 'lil 59 in the middle for a real great middle pickup, and the JB Jr. for a strong bridge sound with great tone and more bite and twang than you would ever imagine from a JB. These are not like regular humbuckers, believe me. You'll see when I get the clips posted.
They are expensive pickups but most great pickups are. I have tried some inepensive GFS pups and probably will again, but this set up is incredible.
In an Affinity at that! I really like this guitar, as you can easily tell.
Thought I had to let you all know how this project is turning out. I wanted to use three distinctly different but compatible pickups in the sss combination that would work well in switch positions two and four. I called the SD tech and got his input. He suggested this and said a lot of people are using it. So I now have a very very versitile strat that has some strong output and an excellent variety of tones.
Because this guitar has had an unknown number of owners, players an it is from '01 or '02, it has a nice natural relic look to the ebony gloss black body. Waxed up nice it looks awesome with the new black pearl pickguard. So it doesn't look junky and it's a great guitar, although the average bystander wouldn't know it. The average drunk wouldn't either. But I do appreciate it and that's what counts.
This guitar exists. Pictures will follow soon.
Duffy