Butcher_my_axe
Strat-Talker
This is a partscaster I built from a 2005 Affinity Strat neck. I found the neck at a music store, then went away with getting my own "Noventa" Strat going.
Features:
I could've stuck with the standard dual P90 setup, but I wanted to add a middle humbucker to thicken either P90 in series for curiosity. Have fun reading the diagram.
Shielding paint
It was tight wiring...
The beauty rings are not permanently attached. I hacked away a P90 cover to act as spacer to hold them together as a push fit. I also didn't have the foam inserts, however dollar-store furniture pads will do the job at a fraction of the price and ease of availability (it was in my parts box unused since 2014).
Done
Just a little "Blacktop" look
It sounds like a typical P90 strat. The middle humbucker does have some nice clarity (Artec ain't too bad with bang-for-buck). The series combinations with the half coil split definitely gives the P90s a cleaner boost. Push-pull actives can allow for both P90s to be activated, or combined with the coil split, or activate all pickups in the middle position (which sounds a bit to gritty).
But yeah, the combinations are there however I do tend leave the push-pulls alone and mainly stick with the bridge pickup alone. Cheers.
Features:
- Gotoh SG381 tuners
- alder surf green ST-body
- Wilkinson WOV08 tremolo with roller saddles
- Alegree P90s (budget A5 grade)
- WD Music P90 beauty rings
- Artec SBC73C blade pickup
- Fender Telecaster '74 knobs
- replacement pots; two are push-pull
- 5-way 4P5T "superswitch"
- Strap locks
- M5 threaded insert hardware conversion in neck
- cam-lever terminal blocks
I could've stuck with the standard dual P90 setup, but I wanted to add a middle humbucker to thicken either P90 in series for curiosity. Have fun reading the diagram.
Shielding paint
It was tight wiring...
The beauty rings are not permanently attached. I hacked away a P90 cover to act as spacer to hold them together as a push fit. I also didn't have the foam inserts, however dollar-store furniture pads will do the job at a fraction of the price and ease of availability (it was in my parts box unused since 2014).
Done
Just a little "Blacktop" look
It sounds like a typical P90 strat. The middle humbucker does have some nice clarity (Artec ain't too bad with bang-for-buck). The series combinations with the half coil split definitely gives the P90s a cleaner boost. Push-pull actives can allow for both P90s to be activated, or combined with the coil split, or activate all pickups in the middle position (which sounds a bit to gritty).
But yeah, the combinations are there however I do tend leave the push-pulls alone and mainly stick with the bridge pickup alone. Cheers.
