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Post subject: best single coils for warm, balanced humbucker tone w/ gain
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:39 am
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I have texas special pickups(stock) in an SRV strat. They sound great clean and with light distortion. Obviously they weren't meant for high gain sounds. So what pickups, or combination of pickups(single coils of course) are the best for a warm, balanced, mid-range to high gain sound for all positions?


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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:49 am
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Have you tried adjusting the pickup height? Pickups adjusted to close to the strings will often get muddy, harsh, or dark sounding.

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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:52 am
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So you think the pickups are perfectly suitable, but i need to back them down away from the strings? if so how far?


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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:56 am
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Yes, Texas Specials are excellent pickups.

Do a search on the forums for my thread on "Nickel Method" for adjusting your pickups. Remember though that is a starting point, each guitar is a little different so you will need to experiment on fine tuning the height of your pickups.

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Check out the Kinman Woodstock series.

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