#31 Re: freddie's gone to pot
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:54 pm
Of interest to very few I've found the worst sounding 'strat' pickups I've ever heard.
2005 Chinese Squier. No tone difference at all, precious little attack..... astonishingly awful!
Stripping them out, the wiring was bog standard ( one cap) but all three pots were 500k, A for volume and B for tones.
As Eni fule no, Strat pots ( single coils) should be 250k but these ones are utterly beyond the pale. I can't be arsed to test them as should be but I'm prepared to go off at a tangent and buy some alnico 2 pole magnets in a search for the elusive lovely 50s strat tone.
Custom fat50s were my favourites but have tried several sets and found them variable. Vintera 50 pickups I'm pleasantly surprised by ( nearly there?) cheap too.
I've found some named Allegree pickups which could be 'IT' but coughing up £80 for unknowns.... well I am not wealthy. Later maybe, busy elsewhere.
2005 Chinese Squier. No tone difference at all, precious little attack..... astonishingly awful!
Stripping them out, the wiring was bog standard ( one cap) but all three pots were 500k, A for volume and B for tones.
As Eni fule no, Strat pots ( single coils) should be 250k but these ones are utterly beyond the pale. I can't be arsed to test them as should be but I'm prepared to go off at a tangent and buy some alnico 2 pole magnets in a search for the elusive lovely 50s strat tone.
Custom fat50s were my favourites but have tried several sets and found them variable. Vintera 50 pickups I'm pleasantly surprised by ( nearly there?) cheap too.
I've found some named Allegree pickups which could be 'IT' but coughing up £80 for unknowns.... well I am not wealthy. Later maybe, busy elsewhere.