Lindy Fralin's Strat Baseplate

[Drifting]

Have any of you guys experimented with one of these? I'm looking to get one, and they aren't too pricy, what'd you all think?

Does it still sound like a strat but ballsier, kinda tele-ish?

This is for the bridge of course

 

[klatuu]

Adds a lot of meat and potatoes........much more usuable tone

 

[jumpnblues]

Check out some of the clips here. There are clips of Fralins with and without a baseplate.


http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/Strat_Pickup_Sound_Clips_W1.cfm


Tom

 

[Drifting]

Thanks guys :AOK

 

[Steven]

It really beefs up the tone on a strat bridge p/u. I had one for a while but I took it out cous I found out that I liked the stock sound better. Just rewire the middle tone control to affect the bridge p/u instead.

 

[Austinrocks]

did not know about it when I put in my blues specials, really get agressive tone with the baseplate, the pup was bright and clear before, just love the effect, and its so cheap, just amazing.

 

[johnny q]

I dunno, mine squeals like a stuck pig!

 

[Austinrocks]

I dunno, mine squeals like a stuck pig!

maybe needs to be attached better, sounds like a loose baseplate that is microphonic.

http://www.fralinpickups.com/bplate.asp

 

[geetarman]

I dunno, mine squeals like a stuck pig!

If it squeals than it wasn't installed correctly.

 

[johnny q]

Agree, it must be that. It's on the hit list for one of my weekend projects, cause from what I can tell when its not whistling like a demon from hell, is that it adds some much needed punch and twang.