paint it yellow and hit the strings really hard

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Turn the middle on the eq up.

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a couple of PBR's and a dingy, lowlit showroom that smells like an ashtray should do the trick. Preferably in a place that just screams old country blues... up near Table Rock or something...

Sometimes its all about the three L's: Location, Location, Location! anyways... happy tone-searching, and I'm sure you'll find the sound you're looking for

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Niki is absolutely right. It's hard to get good quack if you use a scooped mid EQ. You need to push your mids.

somebizarredude is also right. Pluck the strings a little harder. In fact, try playing with your fingers like Robert Cray and Mark Knopfler instead of using a flat pick. They both get great quack.

You can also try lowering the height of your pickups.

Seymour Duncan makes a set of Strat humbuckers called Duck-Buckers. They are very quacky if you want humbuckers but they are also a little too bright for most people so you may need to have a small cap included in your wiring to go that route.

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I think it has alot to do with the pickups. I get really strong, defined "quak" with Texas Special Pickups.

What do you think?
Fast forward to 5:03 of video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYByk9-7qwU

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Are we talking about a faulty wiring job on the middle position p/up? Is it out of phase with the other 2?

You should be getting some quack, regardless of the EQ..

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in my opinion, just my opinion here. its not the strings they are plenty heavy. I cant really see your pick attack but it sounds like you need to attack the strings more briskly and with more force. think dog yelp. it also helps to use a thick pick. just swipe quick and hard. also adjust the attack angle a little to find your sweet spot.

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I get better quack, spank and jangle with lighter strings. I get better chime and bell-like tones with heavier strings. I usually use 10's so I have a kind of compromise between light and heavy. For pure quack I'd switch to 9's.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

I have the opposite effect with lighter strings. they don't pop as much to me and lose some output so its not as ducky if that makes sense but i haven't used anything lighter than 11's in years. worth a shot though

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In my experience, it's the pickups.

Boost your mids bro.

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"Quack" is a term that I never heard until I started reading it on the net...we always called it "out of phase",but that's not totally correct....doesn't sound like a quack at all to me.

Quack is related to the out of phase sounds in positions 2 and 4 on a 5 way switch.
Therefore ...
Strats have quack.
Teles have spank.

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I find playing without a pick and really digging in gets me that sound...also sounds better through a tube amp. Also turn your tone controls to 10 or if you have a delta no load engage it. HTH.

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