Hello boys¡¡¡regards from Spain¡¡¡Though I am very happy with my Squier Classic Vibe 50 Stratocaster ... I am thinking of modifying it with a few Fender TeX-MeX pickups...I have thought about these pickups because they have a good price ... the Fender Road Worn has these pickups and for to what I could have listened and to see in concerts, videoes, etc they sound enough good...That look like to you the Fender Tex-Mex??Are they a few good pickups??Can someone say to me if this change is worth it and if the guitar was improving his sound??I play surf music like The Shadows,The Ventures,Dick Dale,Chris Isaak...etc...and blues (I like much Buddy Guy,Stevie Ray Vaughan,Jimmie Vaughan,Clapton,Robert Cray,John Mayer,Hendrix...etc)Someone knows if these pickups can have a good sound for this type of music ...???I like also rock music and "indie" music and bands as The Cure,The Smiths,Mogwai,Explosions In The Sky...etc...I am grateful very much for your help¡¡¡Pardon for my bad english and spanish regards¡¡¡
Mario.
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SurfGuitar101 Forums » Gear »
To modify Squier Classic Vibe 50 Stratocaster with Fender Te
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Posted on Aug 29 2010 08:11 PM
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Posted on Aug 30 2010 01:59 AM
I dont know the straight answer for this, sometimes you just have to experiment with pickups and swap them around. An expensive habit, but some of the greatest guitar tones have all been born out of experimentation. You have to keep in mind too, whoever you've heard play through Tex Mex pups has their own technique, gauge strings, pedals etc. I personally have Texas Greybottoms from Guitarfetish.com on my strat and I love them, weather or not they are accurate to SRV's pups, I dont know, I just love them. —http://reverbnation.com/Bodysnatchers |
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Posted on Aug 30 2010 05:56 AM
Thank you¡¡¡Especially I am interested in a good clean "strat" sound....the Tex-Mex are good for clean sounds ...?Are they good for surf music?Is it better to preserve the alnico III?I like the bridge pickup sound and the middle pickup sound of the Alnico III pickups...but my problem is with the neck pickup...I think that to the neck pickup lacking him something of "punch"...Probably the reason is that the height of the pickups this one very low ...?It is true that the height of the neck pickup, especially in the side of the low strings this one practically to the same level of the pickguard...Someone believes that this can be solved raising the height of the pickup?Also I have this sensation when I activate the positions 2 and 4 of the pickups...The sound is something dark...Is it possible that this could solve if I raise the height of the neck pickup and of the middle pickup?I hope that someone could help ... thank you very much again ¡ |
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Posted on Aug 30 2010 11:37 AM
The Tex-Mex pickups are kind of nasty in a good way to me. I have a set in a JV Strat and they're great for Blues, not so much for Surf. I'd probably get a set of 62 RI pickups or the like if going for that clean Surf sound. |
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Posted on Aug 30 2010 12:19 PM
I actually really like those stock pickups in the 50s Strat. I think they sound great. Whenever I try something out at a local store near me, I always pick up a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat. I love the twangy bring pickup and the jazzier neck pickup. The neck pickup isn't as punchy as a lot of strat pickups, but it's still great in it's own way. Very smooth and sparkly when it wants to be. If you just have a problem with the neck pickup, I suggest you just change out the neck pickup. It's cheaper that way. |
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