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Post subject: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:43 am
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Mulling over whether to put a bucker in back. Have a MIJ 87 Strat, the bridge is the weak link IMO. Too thin with no tone control. What can I expect putting a HB in? Not really tone chasing anything specific, so would put anything decent in, if I did it. I could also just get my bridge wired for tone to beef it up.

Have thought about getting a LP, but pickings for leftys are dire.


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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:17 am
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The single coil sized humbuckers from Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio are very good.
You could do a lot worse than sticking a JB junior in the bridge, wired to coil split in the bridge/middle position.

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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:53 am
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I use an Eric Clapton Strat with Gold Lace Sensors. It gives me pleanty of beef in the bridge. Infact many people are surprised when I turn up the mid-range boost. I'll be playing clean, add the boost and I have instant overdrive. Check one out. You can purchase everything for the Clapton Strat off the shelf.

Check out this video from Anderton Guitars. At about 7:57 minutes into the video, the guys play a Gilmour and Clapton Strats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReSTE1E1GjA


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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:19 am
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Drubbing wrote:
What can I expect putting a HB in?


You can expect to reduce the resale value by about a half.

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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:22 am
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GilgaFrank wrote:
Drubbing wrote:
What can I expect putting a HB in?


You can expect to reduce the resale value by about a half.


It's left-handed and 25 years old. With such a small market in Aust., what do reckon I'll get for it as is?

It's a player, not an 'investment'.


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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:12 am
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You won't ruin the value on an 87 MIJ unless it is some kind of rare limited production vintage reissue that requires routing. Otherwise it is just a pick guard swap and if you sell it just include the original guard. An 87 MIJ strat in perfect condition is worth around $500 USD. You can find MIJ reissue bodies of that era for $150 so they are not at the point where a pup swap really hurts anything as far as value. And the fact of the matter is most strats in the 80s (and this was done to a lot of 70s strats that do lose value if routed), were routed out for a humbucker anyhow. I would say at least half of them were.

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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:17 pm
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It's all academic to me anyway, and off topic of my question. I paid well over $500 for mine, and I'm not in the US. So I'd say if I ever sold it, it's just as matter of how much more I'm going to lose. I don't get the mentality that thinks you should get back money on guitars. When you don't buy fleets of them, it hardly matters.


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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:09 pm
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Drubbing wrote:
It's all academic to me anyway, and off topic of my question. I paid well over $500 for mine, and I'm not in the US. So I'd say if I ever sold it, it's just as matter of how much more I'm going to lose. I don't get the mentality that thinks you should get back money on guitars. When you don't buy fleets of them, it hardly matters.


That is good. Then just do what you want to it and enjoy. I for one can not tell you what you would like or not but thousands of Strat owners have put in humbuckers for a reason hence why Fender finally decided to make HSS models.

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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:03 am
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I bought a low output Kent Armstrong full size humbucker and a replacement scratchplate for my US 95 Strat when I bought it new. I always like the Hss set up for general playing. I got the low output one so it is in balance with the Single coils. The Humbucker also has a sweet warm sound. Its been that way for 19 years and is my work horse instrument. I have a 70's classic for single coils duties though I had the Tone thing done so I couls=d tame the bridge a little.
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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:47 pm
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GilgaFrank wrote:
Drubbing wrote:
What can I expect putting a HB in?


You can expect to reduce the resale value by about a half.



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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:17 pm
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L-90 is one of the best hum-buckers, ever!
http://www.wildepickups.com/Wilde_Bill_ ... lades.html


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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:25 am
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I am a huge fan of Seymour-Duncan's Pearly Gates humbucker, especially the one in single-coil size, so you don't have to mangle your pickguard or even swap a pickguard. Just wire it in and you're ready to rock!

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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:29 am
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Drubbing wrote:
It's all academic to me anyway, and off topic of my question. I paid well over $500 for mine, and I'm not in the US. So I'd say if I ever sold it, it's just as matter of how much more I'm going to lose. I don't get the mentality that thinks you should get back money on guitars. When you don't buy fleets of them, it hardly matters.


+1 on your not getting the mentality comment. I'd rather have several years of playing a guitar that's customized to me and my style of playing than to worry about a future value that may or may not come to be.

I have a Lace Sensor Hot Gold (the overwound one) on my bridge position. It really adds a lot of clarity that cuts through the mix nicely without being obnoxiously tinny.

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Post subject: Re: Bucker in the Bridge
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 5:57 am
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I put a Duncan JB (SH4) in the bridge position of one of my Strats and it's a great sounding pickup, in my opinion.

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