Hey gang, Help me out.

I scored a sweet MIM Strat over the weekend. The serial number dates it to 1990. It's basically in new, unused condition. A few swirls on the pickguard. The neck and body are flawless. It's a real closet classic for being a 21 year old guitar. Black, w/ rosewood. The pickups are pretty generic and I'm thinking about something different.

If it was a Tele, I'd know exactly what I have and how I want it. But being a Strat, I've got too many knobs, switch positions and pups to deal with!

I'm thinking either Fat 50's, CS 54's or 57/62's. If I remember from discussions here, the trem block is nothing to write home about either. Give me some ideas on upgrading this little beast. I think it would be a fun project.

I'll play mostly 50's/60's rock w/ this guitar, hence the choice for pups.

Any ideas? Help a brother out!

Thanks,

RickyD

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Each of those pickup sets offers some nice vintage mojo for your preferred style of music. A careful mix-and-match (a la Martian's "fratocaster") might also be a worthy cup of tea. Those, combined with a steel trem block and a good set-up, should put you on the right track.

Congrats on the new guitar, HTH

Arjay

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hey Ricky,

you dont want that thing bro. your a tele man. send that jewel over this way for a bit.
its not like your gonna use it anyways, settin there with all those tele's surrounding you.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Congrats on your find,I have a black/rosewood MIM Strat and it looks rich.The 57/62 pups would be a great choice.The whammy in MIM Strats take a bit more twiddling than the MIAs and I find that they hold their tuning much better decked as opposed to floating with the only disadvantage being that you'd be unable to pull back to go sharp.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Hey Rickyd dude! You know the rules mate!! Post up some pictures we want to see your new strat!

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One of mine is a '91 MIM with a 7.25" radius and two Texas Specials along with
a Duncan JB SH-4 in the bridge position with a steel block. It holds tune very well
even with 3 springs and moderate trem use. The picture is old and grainy, the guitar is old and a screamer :

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+1 Pics Please

T2

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somebody wake ricky up for cryin out loud.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."