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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:56 pm
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I need some advice from someone with experience replacing pickups in a strat. I got an estimate from the local shop for $35 to replace all three pickups. If I do it myself I'll learn something useful, but have the risk of doing something wrong. Is this easy enough to justify doing it myself or should I shell out the measly $35 to have it done by a pro?

I'm trying the cheap GFS Premium Alinco Stagger (I27) pups. The price seems to good to be true so I am skeptical. However the job gets done I will let you guys know how these sound compared to the MIM Standard pups.

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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:22 pm
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$35 to replace all 3 pickups is a good price.

The job is easy enough to do yourself if you want to learn it.

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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:25 pm
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Yeah, it's not that hard to do and you really can't do any damage to anything except melt the wire sheathing. Go ahead and give it a try. All you're doing is simple soldering. If you can't make it work, then spend the $35.

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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:28 pm
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If the guitar has an S-1 switch (which I don't think MIM's have) I'd have someone else look at that spaghetti. Otherwise I'd have a go at it myself. If you don't like the el cheapo pickups you'll know what you're doing for the next time you try it.


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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:24 pm
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Hello SgtGaz,

In my neck of the wood they get
to install 3 pickups in a strat---$75
for soldering iron and solder---$25
money saved
steak sandwiches with the family---priceless. :wink:

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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:53 pm
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If you do it yourself make sure the soldering iron is 25 to 30 watts, anything higher than that and you take the chance of demagnetizing your pickups. Also, stay away from acid core solder.


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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:33 pm
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Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try and let you guys know how those GFS cheapos sound.


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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:06 pm
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To any interested,

The GFS pickups (Premium Alinco Vintage I27) are a nice upgrade to the MIM standard I bought this year. At about $60 they might be the best bang for the buck out there. The bridge has more twang, the neck more lows, and the three are balanced. These are some nice pickups compared to the MIM standard pups. I would recommend these to anyone who has a MIM or Squire that would like to bring that axe to life without breaking the bank.

Oh the pup change was cake I would never again consider paying someone to do such a simple procedure. 8)


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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:10 pm
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Hello SgtGaz,

Way to go. :D

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I found this to be a great resource for doing in my strats.
http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Stratocast ... 808&sr=8-1

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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:32 pm
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peterp wrote:
I found this to be a great resource for doing in my strats.
http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Stratocast ... 808&sr=8-1


Thanks for the link :wink:


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I just finished reading it. Very interesting and informative. I already had about 95% of it but I've been into the strat since 2000.


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