I am thinking of replacing the pickups in my mexican made strat. I was thinking of the dimarzio area 58 and 61 pickups. Does anyone have any strong feelings about that choice?

I do!

I have an Area 67 in the neck, an Area 58 in the middle and an Area 61 in the bridge of my #1 Stratocaster. After over 42 years of playing and trying practically every brand and designer pickup out there, this combo is by leaps and bounds, the absolute best I've ever heard.

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Food for thought. Thanks guys! I've been looking for ideas for replacement pickups for my Highway-One series Strat.

I have an area 67 in the neck, an are 58 in the middle and a dimarzio paf pro in the bridge. Love the sound of them and the best part is no 60 cycle hum.

Hi Martian,

I have a question for you, does that Dimarzio combination of area 67,58,61
still maintain the "Strat" sound and how would you compare it to the Custom shop SCN pickups?

You posted a while back with a Fender combination of CS69, Fat 50, texas Special, how does this compare to the Dimarzio combination?

Thanks for your insights & experience

Regards.

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2006 Custom Shop Stratocaster Pro CC
2007 Parker NiteFly M
2008 Art & Lutherie Ami Cedar
2010 Seagull Entourage Rustic CW QI
2008 Blues Jr. Texas Red Ltd edition

The Dimarzio Area range of pickups sound VERY stratty. If you want a single coil sound without the hum, this is a great option.

I have the Area 58 in neck and middle and a 61 in the bridge. They are fantastic.

Hi

Thanks for the info. I want to try and make a "Jack of all trades" type of guitar the best I can (I only have one guitar, poor me )

I like the SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Gilmore type of tone and I know the Amp and the fingers make a big difference, but I want to have a guitar that will help to achieve the tones I want.

I play mosty 70's rock, Blues and a little "hard rock" will this pick up combination be what I am looking for ? or get 2 guitars.

Thanks.

Regards

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2006 Custom Shop Stratocaster Pro CC
2007 Parker NiteFly M
2008 Art & Lutherie Ami Cedar
2010 Seagull Entourage Rustic CW QI
2008 Blues Jr. Texas Red Ltd edition

My main Strat has a Super Distortion in the bridge, an Area '58 in the mid and a 36th Anniversary P.A.F. in the neck. My second Strat has a Super Distortion 3 in the bridge with Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 in the mid and neck. the Area '58 and VV Blues are awesome sounding pups.

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My main Strat is a Jimmie Vaughan. I put an Area '58 in the middle, and Area '61s in the bridge and neck positions. They sound VERY true to the pickups they are trying to emulate. One thing I did notice is these pups aren't as sensitive to height adjustment as regular Strat pups.

I have a Malsteen pickup made for his Japanese model in my bridge postion. It is very powerful and stronger than the neck and middle. It is fabulous for leads.