After 30 Years, I'm Back To A 1987 Stratocaster:

[Inspector #20]

Yup, Robert. That's why you're at THIS forum. It's okay if you decide you don't prefer an SG. Nobody's gonna hate you.

On that "other" forum, I would be excommunicated....

 

[Inspector #20]

Ok!!! UPDATE TIME!!!

Got the Gibson 57 Classics Nickel Covers.....CHECK!

Brown Tortoise Shell H-H Pickguard....CHECK!

Vintage Wire Harness Kit with K42Y PIO cap .033uf....CHECK!

Black Fender Knob Kit....CHECK!

Fender Short/Long Intonation Springs....CHECK!

 

[Sérgio]

R.I.P Strat.

...just kidding

 

[Inspector #20]

R.I.P Strat.

R.I.P. Twangy Single Coils.....

...just kidding

 

[Inspector #20]

Something wicked this way comes.....

 

[JohnnyGoo]

love that Strat right there with the Humbuckers

 

[Inspector #20]

love that Strat right there with the Humbuckers

Shown for the H-H pickguard, Johnny Goo...I stayed with the brown tortoise shell look....but I like how the covered PAF's look...

 

[JohnnyGoo]

me to and im a nickle fan to,you did well

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<< hates covered pups lol

 

[Inspector #20]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<< hates covered pups lol

<<<<<<<<<<<<<< hates covered pups lol

I first saw them on my Harmony Mes Paul I got from Montgomery Ward when I was a kid...thought they didn't look cool....now, I have come to love how they mellow the tone...

 

[Inspector #20]

me to and im a nickle fan to,you did well

Alinco 2 and 8k with wider bridge pole piece spacing and narrower neck spacing....very happy!

 

[Inspector #20]

Yeah, the SG is not for everyone. I love them but don't have one at the moment because I love other guitars more. It's OK.

One idea, instead of routing for a full-size humbucker maybe try something like these: http://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/little-59-strat-neck

I've had really good results using the SD Strat-sized 'buckers. They give you the balls and warmth (and lack of noise) of a humbucker but retain the essential "strattiness" that makes the guitars unique.

I'm even planning a 24-3/4" scale pre-CBS headstock Stratocaster neck to kill the Strattiness....

 

[Inspector #20]

I'm burning incense in my Dave Murray statue tonight....

 

[eSGEe]

Ok!!! UPDATE TIME!!!

Got the Gibson 57 Classics Nickel Covers.....CHECK!

Brown Tortoise Shell H-H Pickguard....CHECK!

Vintage Wire Harness Kit with K42Y PIO cap .033uf....CHECK!

Black Fender Knob Kit....CHECK!

Fender Short/Long Intonation Springs....CHECK!

thats a LOT of checks!

 

[eSGEe]

ANd I still dont see tracking #'s for my SG........that your sending.........to me....

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Mick Mars has effectively used a Strat for years.

 

[smitty_p]

A Stratocaster is all about the sound of 3 single coil pickups.

Everyone, quiet your minds. Light candles...turn on Lava Lamps...burn incense...and meditate on the above statement.

Sssshhhh...don't talk....just meditate.....

 

[Inspector #20]

Playing the 1987 Squire with no effects through Marshall DSL40C. This is played on the GFS Double Slug 13.9k Bridge pickup with the middle pickup (a 10k GFS Tru-Coil Hum cancelling) switch on as well...No doubt this sounds dry without delay, but it gives a better evaluation of the guitar's tone...

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

LOL dave murray Incense,,,

 

[Sérgio]

Playing the 1987 Squire with no effects through Marshall DSL40C. This is played on the GFS Double Slug 13.9k Bridge pickup with the middle pickup (a 10k GFS Tru-Coil Hum cancelling) switch on as well...No doubt this sounds dry without delay, but it gives a better evaluation of the guitar's tone...

Very good indeed.

"All that tone will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."

R.I.P. Strat. There's still time. Don't do that, Robert.