Need Pickup Advice....

Thread: Need Pickup Advice....

  1. PyrrhusIV's Avatar

    PyrrhusIV said:

    Default Need Pickup Advice....

    Hey everyone,

    Ok, so here is the basic story. I could be in the process of receiving or purchasing a Stratocaster in the near future. When I have it though, i have a couple minor modifications I wish to do to it (tuning knobs, Bridge, etc). I do have one "major" modification that I will probably do to it.

    I'm thinking that if the stock-pickups are not quite to my liking, I may go spend the money on a set of Lace Sensor pickups. I'm not into metal though, or anything of that sort. I'm looking for tones similar to the Clapton strat, the model from the 80's and 90's with the Lace Sensors, not the new model with the Noiseless Pickups....

    The tones I am looking for, in this order of youtube video's , are these:
    Glassy, warmth with some sustain
    Sustain with some distortion, gain
    Bluesy, clean tones with some overdrive

    Obviously, i chose Clapton video's because, well, i'm looking for tone and playability similar to that. Well, atleast a pickup selection that can offer the same potential for the player to have those tones . From what I could tell, it look's like maybe 2 golds and a blue?

    More info on the Lace Sensor Pickups, if you have no idea what i'm talking about:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_Sensor

    :hmmm:

    Basically: Clean, glassy tones with some mild distortion capabilities.
     
  2. .Socrates's Avatar

    .Socrates said:

    Default Re: Need Pickup Advice....

    I thought you were talking about women.
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