A baseplate on the bridge pickup, a master tone, and a blender pot solves most of those problems. A .15 tone cap brings up the low end---much bigger sounding.
SSS and vintage-style pickups (as your Fralins are) work best on vintage correct Strats. Modern Strats sound better with hotter pickups IMO.I grew up with Super Stratocasters (HSS) that I absolutely love. And, I have owned 2 SSS Stratocaster (Suhr and Fender) that I can’t seem to bond with? I sold the Suhr and have a Fender Ultra with Fralin pick ups in it. Still, just blah?
Thinking of selling the Fender Ultra, it’s a bit strange as many great guitar players utilize the SSS Stratocaster that I love. Not Sure why it’s not for me, just sounds weird to my ears. Anyone else feel that way?
Very very interesting. By chance, could you show an example of adding a baseplate? And the .15 tone cap, would this allow more unrestricted pickup sound to come through?A baseplate on the bridge pickup, a master tone, and a blender pot solves most of those problems. A .15 tone cap brings up the low end---much bigger sounding.
This. And such a ludicrously easy mod as well.Every Strat I've owned was/is SSS. A tone control on the bridge pickup solves the twang problem when playing hard rock rhythm guitar.
I definitely agree, I had an SSS but now its an HSS because I hardly ever touched the bridge pickup. Now its just a really great all around guitar! I think its just a sound that people either love or just don't really care for. My issue was having to switch my amp settings to get it sounding how I wanted.I grew up with Super Stratocasters (HSS) that I absolutely love. And, I have owned 2 SSS Stratocaster (Suhr and Fender) that I can’t seem to bond with? I sold the Suhr and have a Fender Ultra with Fralin pick ups in it. Still, just blah?
Thinking of selling the Fender Ultra, it’s a bit strange as many great guitar players utilize the SSS Stratocaster that I love. Not Sure why it’s not for me, just sounds weird to my ears. Anyone else feel that way?