Making it HSH

Matt08642 · 08-28-2007, 08:01 PM

Hey, so I already modded my strat and put a Humbucker in the bridge, but now I want to get a new bridge pickup and move the current bridge humbucker to the neck (its a neck pickup anyway)

Thing is, I think I would have to route the neck position to accept a humbucker:

By the looks of it, would I?

ohio_eric · 08-28-2007, 09:51 PM

What type of guitar is that? The route for the neck pickup look a bit narrow for a neck humbucker. I could be wrong as that pic is a little tough to judge by, but I'd measure twice before I installed.

Matt08642 · 08-28-2007, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohio_eric

What type of guitar is that? The route for the neck pickup look a bit narrow for a neck humbucker. I could be wrong as that pic is a little tough to judge by, but I'd measure twice before I installed.

It's my Squier (which I've modded considerably).

I think it was made for HSS (used to be SSS) I had no problems getting a 'bucker in the bridge position.

djpharoah · 08-29-2007, 12:50 AM

If you have access to a router - just make the cavity a swimming pool. that way you can have a humbucker in the neck.

Jongpil Yun · 08-29-2007, 07:25 PM

Strat pickups are mounted in the pickguard anyways right? So just do what Djpharoah said.

Ror3h · 08-29-2007, 07:33 PM

Or if you don't have a router get at it with a chisel, but be careful...

newamerikangospel · 08-30-2007, 02:25 AM

Just want to point out that stevie ray vaughn had a fender strat that had been routed for three humbuckers (the swimmingpool/channel thing) and said that it had the sweetest bell like tone he had ever heard.

08-28-2007, 08:01 PM	#1
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08-29-2007, 12:50 AM	#4
djpharoah Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,812 Real Name: Mesh Thanked: 195	If you have access to a router - just make the cavity a swimming pool. that way you can have a humbucker in the neck.

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Jongpil Yun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,277 Real Name: JP Main Seven: RG 7620 (VK) Thanked: 25	Strat pickups are mounted in the pickguard anyways right? So just do what Djpharoah said.

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