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From what I’ve read he had major problems with hum on the Strat, so I would guess it was for practical rather than tone reasons. The pickups look like Bill Lawrences, which are quite bright for humbuckers.
Roger Glover also earlier had his Rick bass modded with two Fender Jazz pickups - which are hum cancelling when both are on together - I think for the same reason.
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l’m famous at The Plough AND The White Hart!
Or actually, somewhere in between with sound, since a humbucker Strat doesn’t sound quite like a Les Paul.
You might also want that sound with a Strat trem, which works very differently from a Bigsby.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Andy Fairweather Lowe used this slightly oddball HH strat a bit.
It won't sound exactly like a LP but will sound a lot more like one than an SSS Strat
Still has a certain fidelity and articulation that a Gibson doesn't - just check out Landau's sound for that. May also want a trem, prefer the scale length, and prefer a comfortable shape which is an iconic 20th Century classic, want a guitar that stays in tune and one where the headstock doesn't fall off. You may want a guitar that doesn't weigh a tonne and isn't an ergonomic mess. etc. etc.
Apart from that, yeah, what's the point
The Strat I like as a potential permanent HH is pretty expensive though, might need to save for a while lol.
- scale length fair point
- neck shape, hmm ok but there are loads of other HH options
- use of trem and stay in tune is pretty much an oxymoron
- 20th century classic : it's simply not if you butcher it with HH pickups
- weight and ergo: ok, a PRS then
My point is why mod a strat to the position where it's not a strat - 100s of other HH options on the market.
What would be the benefit of getting a PRS or any other guitar if someone likes the feel of Strats?
P.S. the headstock thing is very real, I know a few people who've had to have it repaired!
If your after a HH Strat, the blacktop one is very good. The 5 way switch has some interesting options.
Why does it matter if its "not a Strat" anyway? If it's the guitar that does what you want, then surely it's the right solution.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I mean, if someone says "I prefer a Strat for that kind of lick" I'd take it to mean SSS and think it would be confusing to say that and mean otherwise but the idea of declaring "that isn't a Strat" seems silly.
Also, I'm considering an HH Strat because I really like the feel of the guitar, not because I want to play "a Strat" for any non-practical reason.
I watched a YouTube video where a guy compared a PRS SE to a Core series and the guy was knowledgeable and listed some key differences. But then he said that a big difference is that the SE "isn't a Paul Reed Smith, it's a PRS" which I found bizarre because, firstly, we all know what those initials stand for, but also because of this weird concept of something having a status that had nothing to do with it as a physical object.
When they started including Paul's signature one year it pretty much destroyed the theory anyway.
What's the deal with this then, do Fender make specific humbuckers with legs a lot shorter than normal ones?
Do people who install non-Fender humbuckers in Strats chisel more out of the body to fit them in?
I didn't even think to measure this before doing it, I made an assumption it would fit based on it being relatively common to do this.