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Post subject: Stratocaster 1978 pick ups
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:38 pm
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Hello Dear Guitarists

I bought a 1978 stratocaster left handed one year ago. Altough it didnt came white the original pick ups but with Evans Pick ups. My Question is can i put a 1978 pickup from a right handed strat in to my left handed strat from 1978? Does this have consequences for the tone of the guitar?
I would love to make my guitar original again.

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:40 pm
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Just rotate them 180 degrees and they will be the same as left handed pups.

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:42 pm
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does that fit in the strat?


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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:34 pm
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Yeah it fits right in. I always rotate my pickups anyway. Even though im righthanded. I prefer the balance of having em upside down.

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:48 pm
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I don't think it always fits to rotate the pickups. You can have problems with the wires being too short or the pickup not fitting into the routed area.

If it works, great.

If not, put it in the "usual" way and call it a Hendrix pole stagger.

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