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Guitarmos - come ITT to recommend upgrades for my Fender Stratocaster
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:12 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen I bought a Fender Classic 70s Stratocaster (Made in Mexico) in like 2002, played the hell out of it until I got my Les Paul. This one,. https://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/stratocaster/classic-series-70s-stratocaster/product-013700.html
On the forums, this model is much loved but notorious for having weak and tinny sounding pickups, which is very evident when you play it next to my Les Paul humbuckers. That said, I'm about ready to do some upgrades. I want more advice on this.
After tons of internet research, I've decided on getting a set of Lindy Fralin pickups https://www.fralinpickups.com/product/vintage-hot/ These are highly rated online, and by some boomer guitar guy I know.
What else? I might want a nut replacement (broke it a few years ago and the replacement job was sort of shitty), but should I get shit like new pots (not even sure how this affects the sound, guitar nerds online like upgrading these though).
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:14 PM Author: Outnumbered voyeur yarmulke Throw that piece of shit in the trash and buy an American strat, faggot. HTH. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641420) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:16 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan ntcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641442) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:18 PM Author: Outnumbered voyeur yarmulke *slaps your man tits and tells you to buy a real guitar* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641457) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:20 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan i like nice fancy guitars as much as the next faggot but a guitar doesnt have to cost north of $1,000 to be good and fun to play. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641468) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:23 PM Author: Outnumbered voyeur yarmulke Any guitar is fun to play, but putting money into shitbox guitars is dumb (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641496) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:24 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen I paid $400 for it in 2002
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:25 PM Author: Outnumbered voyeur yarmulke Even more reason not to spend money putting in new pickups (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641517) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:27 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen These pickups are way better than anything fender puts out
I have upgraded pickups on my les Paul (Seymour Duncan pearly gates) and they sound like sex |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:28 PM Author: Outnumbered voyeur yarmulke Why didn’t you tell me you were white trash before I engaged you. JFC. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641538) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:31 PM Author: laughsome public bath Yeah the fact that they’re not PAF means you’re retarded as shit dude (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641565) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:25 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan agree to disagree (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641515) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:22 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen The guitar FEELS great and looks great
Everyone online says that a pickup upgrade changes it to better than American standard quality |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:22 PM Author: laughsome public bath Cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641485) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:14 PM Author: stimulating orange locus I know dick about the actual electronics, but if I were blowing money on a Mexican strat I'd change out the bridge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641428) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:22 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen Explain. They cost like $40 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641487) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:42 PM Author: stimulating orange locus I find the little screws to be uncomfortable and they scratch me sometimes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641629) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:16 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan aside from swapping the pickups what do people even do to mod a guitar? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641438) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:21 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen Bridge Pots All internal wiring Tuners Headstock tree |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:22 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan damn. have you done any of this yourself or is this best left to a guitar tech? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641486) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:24 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen Guitar tech because it’s got all kinds of neck adjustments and shit, buzzing etc
It used to play perfectly. I figure I throw in some upgrades when I get the setup |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:26 PM Author: Concupiscible pervert incel something tells me you suck at guitar (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641519) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:27 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen Probably but it’s a fun hobby (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641530) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:29 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641548) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:28 PM Author: Coiffed judgmental home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641535) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:28 PM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan The guitarist in my band put lollar pickups in his mex strat. sound pretty good. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641545) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:30 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen My decision came down to those and the Fralins (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641560) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 9:32 PM Author: laughsome public bath Only literal homosexuals play fenders also (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35641572) |
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Date: March 19th, 2018 10:34 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen I’ve got a lot of choices. Call me bi (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35642058) |
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Date: March 20th, 2018 7:33 AM Author: Adulterous Lodge Coldplay Fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35643746) |
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Date: March 20th, 2018 12:56 AM Author: chrome nursing home jewess scalloped neck, obviously.
frilly collar shirt, top three buttons unbuttoned. |
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Date: March 20th, 2018 12:09 PM Author: Aromatic citrine faggot firefighter kitchen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923257&forum_id=2#35644975) |
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Date: March 20th, 2018 12:14 PM Author: confused supple parlour organic girlfriend Aside from the pickups, Mexi starts are great. I might upgrade the tuners to Schaller locking tuners. Could upgrade the wiring harness but almost no chance you notice a difference. If you have tuning stability issues, loook into the nut and bridge. If not, don’t.
If you’re feeling kooky, could always add a sick KAOSS pad to the guitar or add a piezo.
Also, great choice with the fralins. I have some lollars but fralins are great too |