Hi-gains in a Strat?

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:42 pm

I'm a fan of the hi-gain sound (love that punch and sparkle!) and I'm trying to reproduce it in a 96 Strat Plus with a new pup in the bridge position. Rather than go nuts with the router I'm looking for a Strat style pup which has a similar sound.

Can anyone give me the output stats for the hi-gain? And any advice on an aftermarket pup with similar tone/output?

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:17 am

I think the G&L MFD pickups come really close.

Cole

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:51 am

Hi-gains are a totally different design from the Strat pickups, and part of that is the shape of the coil... Hi-gains are wider aperture pickups. I think it would be hard to get a strat type pickup to sound like a high gain.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:47 am

some strats are routed out for a humbucker ... so a ric pickup might fit in that hole ...

actually a ric hb1 might sound good on a strat ...

I was thinking of putting sic pickups on my sg ...

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:54 am

A RIC pickup will fit in a humbucker/P90 sized hole, but the outer edge of the pickup will not come up through the hole.

This is not a problem, however, as there isn't enough space between the strings and the pickup to raise it this high anyway.

scott_s · Post by **scott_s** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:39 am

I've seen a Tele Thinline with toasters before. I'll try to dig up a pic.

dustoff · Post by **dustoff** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:49 am

If you are looking for an aftermarket pup...try O.C.Duff. He's great and can wind just about anything.
http://www.ocduffpickups.com/

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:11 am

sic pickups ... I meant ric pickups ...

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:22 pm

Sic...Sic...Sic...Sic...Sic...!

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:45 pm

Thanks guys - I'll definitely check out the G&L MFDs, and I'll let you all know how it works out.

brian_l · Post by **brian_l** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:07 am

I have a picture of Randy Bachman onstage with BTO in the mid-1970s with a white Strat that has a toaster in the middle position. I would post a pic of it, but its in an issue of Circus Magazine and I don't have a scanner. I always thought that the guitars on the song "Let It Ride" sounded quite jangly. I wonder if this particular guitar was used on that song?