Tinny strat bridge pickup

Barney

What does everybody do about making these a bit fuller sounding ... don't get me wrong it's a lively sound could just do with a bit more body for me ...is it pedals or replace for mini humbucker..this is what I done with my other strat ....also the single coil seems to Buzz a bit until you get the right angle to the amp ..

Octafish

Wire one of the tone controls to the bridge pickup. Rolling off the tone a bit certainly helps. In terms of pickups, a hotter pickup can help. I've got a Syemour Duncan Twangbanger in one of my strats and really like it, it has bit more beef. Did try the Seymour Duncan SSL-5, but found it too dark.

thegummy

Ibanez Tubescreamer

Turning the tone knob down

Might even be the specific pickups - mine is a Fat 50s and I never find it as problematic as others seem to find their Strat bridge pickup.

Henrytwang

As someone has already suggested you could wire it to the tone control or if you like the sound of the mini humbucker in your other Strat fit one to this guitar. I’ve limited experience of mini humbuckers but do have a Seymour Duncan lil’59 in one of my guitars and it sounds great with smoother top end fuller mids than a single coil. Another option, ( probably the one that I would take), is to have a look at what Stratocaster pickups one the excellent UK pickup makers have on offer. I’ve found makers like Mojo, Alegree and Oil City produce a good range of custom wound pickups at very reasonable prices.

OilCityPickups

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

Brize

Buy a Telecaster.

Octafish

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

OilCityPickups

Octafish said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

A base-plate's cheaper than buying a new pickup with one :-)

Octafish

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Octafish said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

A base-plate's cheaper than buying a new pickup with one :-)

Oh sure, just for info really. The base plates are very cheap from Axesrus. Worth noting the Twangbanger is a bitter hotter in output (around 8k) which helps thicken it sounds a bit.

sweepy

Buy a stacked Bridge pickup, looks the same but its humbucking, they tend to be louder and darker

p90fool

The real answer is a Marshall Major, but a JTM45 suffices as a budget option.

But yeah, baseplate and tone mod is a good start. 

thegummy

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Octafish said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

A base-plate's cheaper than buying a new pickup with one :-)

How footery is it to add one?

Is it easy/clean to remove?

CountryDave

I’ve been down the same road looking for the right one.
Tried lots and I’ve just swapped out a twangbanger for an SDS-1 which is P90’s-ish in flavour (and hotter in output) and gives me the punch I need.
I’ve also got a super switch that gives me the option of neck & bridge which I use a lot on my telecaster.

noisepolluter

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Octafish said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

A base-plate's cheaper than buying a new pickup with one :-)

Although it must be said that the Stonetone bridge pickup made by @TheGuitarWeasel is fantastic for fattening up the sound a bit. I have one with a baseplate, which is also tapped so thinner, twangier sounds remain an option. 

Barney

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

Thanks I think I will try this before anything ..due for changing the strings soon ..is it a easy mod 

Kebabkid

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

This ^^ and add an Xotic EP Boost. Alternatively, replace the pickup with something like a Fralin Blues Special or Suhr ML or one with suitable oomph that retains the Strattiness.

ICBM

Brize said:

Buy a Les Paul.

FTFY...

p90fool said:

The real answer is a Marshall Major

Correct, although a certain surprisingly hirsute gentleman was also known to put fatter-sounding pickups in his Strats.

sweepy said:

Buy a stacked Bridge pickup, looks the same but its humbucking, they tend to be louder and darker

Actually *stacked* humbucking pickups are usually thinner and brighter than a true single-coil. It's side-by-side ones that are louder and darker.

Funkfingers

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Octafish said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

A base-plate's cheaper than buying a new pickup with one :-)

The coil on the Twangbanger is supposedly wound using different gauge copper wire compared to the SSL-1. I think of it as a tonal difference rather than an increase in output.

Barney said:

What does everybody do about making these a bit fuller sounding?

Buy a Stratocaster with a huge neck. The Fender AVRI '65 Stratocaster has modest output pickups yet manages to sound juicy. Playing with fingers and thumb rather than a plectrum helps.

HAL9000

noisepolluter said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Octafish said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

Add a baseplate ... and do the tone control mod ... sorted

That's what the Twangbanger pickup has. Supposed to be a Tele-like bridge pickup for a Strat.

A base-plate's cheaper than buying a new pickup with one :-)

Although it must be said that the Stonetone bridge pickup made by @TheGuitarWeasel is fantastic for fattening up the sound a bit. I have one with a baseplate, which is also tapped so thinner, twangier sounds remain an option. 

^ This. My Strat sports a set of StoneTones with a baseplate on the bridge unit. Fattens things up nicely. I can thoroughly recommend Oil City's products.

prlgmnr

Has anyone combined a set of those with a Stone Tone tone block made by Stone Tone?

Phil_aka_Pip

Barney said:

What does everybody do about making these a bit fuller sounding ... don't get me wrong it's a lively sound could just do with a bit more body for me ...is it pedals or replace for mini humbucker..this is what I done with my other strat ....also the single coil seems to Buzz a bit until you get the right angle to the amp ..

Time to buy a LP?