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Need strat pickups, lacking funds
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:37 pm
by finboy
I got in my rocket tone phantom clone, and strung it up, I love playing this guitar but it needs pick ups.
Having never bothered with a strat, I have no idea what pick ups to look for. I have liked what gas has sent so far, but they have a lot of different strat pick ups. Does anyone know which of theirs sound good, or recommend some others on the cheap? Say, sub $75 for a set?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:42 pm
by honeyiscool
For less than $75 a set, the Fender Tex Mex pickups are the only ones you should even consider. They're very good AlNiCo single coil pickups you can find for $60 a set, don't know about Canada tho.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:54 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
i love MIM standard pickups.
or GFS always has cheap sets
find some you like in the states and i'll ship them to ya.
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:57 am
by finboy
hotrodperlmutter wrote:i love MIM standard pickups.
or GFS always has cheap sets
find some you like in the states and i'll ship them to ya.
Bingo, $25 on eBay for a set from 2005
Working on the purchase
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:38 am
by cur
I have a couple sets of no names you can have one of the sets. One set is from my sx 24" scale strat and the other set is the no name high outputs that gfs sells. They both sound alright.
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:41 am
by finboy
Thanks for the offer, but I got a set from eBay. After this I just need some oddball switches, jack, pot, etc.
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:24 pm
by paul_
GFS regular alnico set improves any ceramic-unit-loaded Strat x 2.