SlacktoneDave
Joined: Jul 01, 2006
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Posted on Nov 03 2015 07:06 AM
Sheptone AB set. http://www.sheptone.com/Products/SingleCoil
That stands for Andy Brauer. Get them with the metal plate under the bridge pickup. I put these in my Pine Strat with Custom Shop maple neck.... really great across a wide spectrum of amps.
I like these so much that I contacted Shep about making Jaguar pickups for me. He responded, "I don't make weird stuff". I sent him a sound sample of what I do with Jaguars, and he said he'd get right on it. I sent him a bunch of covers and claws, and never heard back from him!
Just a little entertaining story.... try those strat pickups. There used to be a Youtube video of a guy playing through a Marshall, but, I think it may be private now. See if you can find it. Maybe gone because they don't use Andy Brauer's name anymore.
Another note... I think it was on the Lollar site... the worst sounding demo of Jag pickups I've ever heard with a ridiculous price tag. Jags get enough of a bad rap.... don't pile on!
~dave
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SlacktoneDave
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Posted on Nov 03 2015 07:10 AM
Badger wrote:
derekirving wrote:
One non-boutique option is the new Fender Pure vintage pickup line. Their Pure Vintage '56, '59 and '65 strat pickups are quite good and affordable.
I will heavily concur on the AV65 pickups; however, I believe Ivan's already got an AV65 Strat.
Ivan, Halloween is over - what are you looking for that would lead you to assemble disparate body parts?
I have a 56 Strat AVRI. I'm probably going to buy another pickguard, and build it up with Sheptone AB pickups and replace the original p/g.
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derekirving
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Posted on Nov 03 2015 08:34 AM
SlacktoneDave wrote:
I have a 56 Strat AVRI. I'm probably going to buy another pickguard, and build it up with Sheptone AB pickups and replace the original p/g.
I forgot I had a diff guitar with the Sheptones. Man I've used a lot of diff pickups to end up with the pretty much the same sound  They all do respond and fell differently though and currently I feel that Don Mare is making the best at this point for what I hear in my head as the late 50's strat sound.
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IvanP
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Posted on Nov 03 2015 09:38 AM
Damn. I thought y'all would help me narrow down my choices, but instead you're adding to them!!! Shame on you! 
J/K, of course. It's very interesting to see all the different options. I've got no idea what I'm going to do, but again, I'm not in any hurry, so I'll just let things simmer for a while.
Again, thanks very much everybody!
(Dave, you're usually plugged into the latest guitar 'voodoo', so a question for you: I see WD Music is selling thin pickguards now - do you know the reason for that? I remember Evan Foster telling me at Surfer Joe that he could hear a difference in sound from different pickguards. I just smiled and politely nodded. But I'm just curious what your take on this is, if you have one. Thanks!)
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Sonichris
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Posted on Nov 03 2015 10:25 AM
SlacktoneDave wrote:
Another note... I think it was on the Lollar site... the worst sounding demo of Jag pickups I've ever heard with a ridiculous price tag. Jags get enough of a bad rap.... don't pile on!
~dave
These? The sound samples are pretty bad - but the unknown random dude in the video at the bottom sounds good!
http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LGP&Product_Code=245&Category_Code=misc-single-coil-pickups
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SlacktoneDave
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Posted on Nov 11 2015 08:04 AM
IvanP wrote:
Again, thanks very much everybody!
(Dave, you're usually plugged into the latest guitar 'voodoo', so a question for you: I see WD Music is selling thin pickguards now - do you know the reason for that? I remember Evan Foster telling me at Surfer Joe that he could hear a difference in sound from different pickguards. I just smiled and politely nodded. But I'm just curious what your take on this is, if you have one. Thanks!)
Sorry, a little bit late on this... No, not familiar with that line of thinking.... but, no pickguard vs. pickguard could have an effect, I supppose, so, single layer vs. multi-layered... maybe.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
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Guildford England
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Posted on Nov 11 2015 09:45 AM
My gold anodized pickguard seemed to amplify sound acoustically.
Baring in mind some pickup builders prefer a quick and shallow pot-waxing believing they sound more alive if the windings are physically resonating then perhaps what the pickups are attached to helps the process. For sure there is a happiness factor to playing an electric guitar on the verge of feedback sometimes.
I've often heard people say semi acoustic guitars feedback easily, it was the case with my MIJ Columbus 335 when I was a youngster for sure. I was watching one of Andersons many video guitar reviews when I noticed a casual comment between the two reviewers, he said: Have you noticed how the bathtub routed bodied always feedback easier.. Ah resonance factor again!
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WetWildWest
Joined: Dec 12, 2014
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Posted on Nov 24 2015 09:39 AM
I've tried several boutique pickup sets, all sounded different, none of them sounded better or worse than the others. In the end you tailor your sound with what you have. I may get lynched for this but I think turning just one knob on your amp makes a much bigger difference than changing pickups, let alone adjusting the height of your pickups.
The only reason I still swap pickups is to have a non-RWRP middle pickup (I don't like the volume drop of the in-between positions with a RWRP middle pickup).
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D22
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Posted on Nov 24 2015 11:58 AM
I'll add to WWW and point out a change in pick thickness and/or material can do more for your sound than you can possibly fathom.
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derekirving
Joined: Nov 03, 2011
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Posted on Nov 24 2015 12:05 PM
WetWildWest wrote:
I've tried several boutique pickup sets, all sounded different, none of them sounded better or worse than the others. In the end you tailor your sound with what you have. I may get lynched for this but I think turning just one knob on your amp makes a much bigger difference than changing pickups, let alone adjusting the height of your pickups.
The only reason I still swap pickups is to have a non-RWRP middle pickup (I don't like the volume drop of the in-between positions with a RWRP middle pickup).
I use Don Mare pickups and love how they sound. They are very musical, etc. What I noticed between Don Mares the the Stock Fender pickups in my 2013 '52 Pure Vintage was at gig volume the Mares just sounded clearer, less harsh and more articulate/musical. From what I notice, most pickups sound pretty good at practice level but some fall apart at gig levels. I'm not talking super loud volumes, just moderate volume.
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Pihabeach82
Joined: Sep 29, 2015
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Posted on Nov 24 2015 12:06 PM
Have you tried kinman zero hum noiseless pickups?
http://www.kinman.com/guitar-pickups/stratocaster/#BluesSet
I have a set of their avn Blues with a solderless delux harness.
I'm changing that Strat back to true vintage spec so if you are interested send me a message.
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N0_Camping4U
Joined: May 03, 2012
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Galveston, Texas
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Posted on Nov 24 2015 02:16 PM
What about Curtis Novak? I've never heard a single bad thing about him or his pickups.
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surfing-matze
Joined: Apr 12, 2010
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Germany
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Posted on Nov 25 2015 07:46 AM
so far I didn't dare to write about his experience:
I like different looks from time to time. So I changed pickguards on my cij Jazzmasters (from stock white to mint or even to a tortoise, which was made by a luthier here).
After having changed the pickguard, I was just getting the JM in tune again and plugged in..... And I thought: "it IS sounding different" !!! For my ears there was a difference. Same guitar, same pickups, same PUP-height, same strings - EVERYTHING was exactly the same, but the pickguard. I think with one of the pickguards, it was sounding more percussive / more squacky and in my ear more lively. 
I haven't done further investigations... And I didn't dare to post about that But now as I read about this question, I wanted to report.
I have no experience with boutique PUPs in a strat. But I have Novaks (jag & JM set) in cij guitars - these are fine PUPs - I prefer them over the AVRIs.
But another strange thing was:
I changed JM Novaks from one JM (cij) with the seymour duncan vintage JM PUPs of my 2nd JM (cij too). I did because I wanted my main JM (equipped with the duncans) to sound as good as my second JM (equipped with Novaks).
AND: the guitar which sounded better before was still sounding better. So the guitar itself had more influence on the sound than the PUPs. The same guitar with Novaks sounded better, but the better sounding guitar was sounding better regardless, which PUP were in.
Sorry to contribute just more confusion 
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WoodyJ
Joined: Apr 05, 2006
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Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Nov 25 2015 11:02 AM
Not to turn this into a pickguard thread but I have an AVRI Jazzmaster that I swap pickguards from time to time to change the look. That helps me to avoid buying another guitar that I don't really need. 
When I install the gold anodized aluminum one, it does change the sound and I believe the shielding is better. The sound change is not "better" or "worse", just a bit different.
There is less 120 cycle hum with the aluminum guard and I always install it when I am recording. There is a very thin aluminum shield that is installed under the stock laminated plastic guard but the thicker anodized guard seems to provide better shielding.
Anyway, that has been my experience with plastic vs. metal guards. Single coil pickups are prone to hum, especially the overwound "hot" ones.
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