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The Pickup Place / Strat Project! (DP-218s) bridge

« on: March 02, 2016, 07:11:22 PM »

  I had a fellow employee give me a Squier Strat as a birthday gift the other day, that he purchased at the Hard Rock Café? Believe it or not this little guitar is real got great sustain, and I think it will be a great guitar when I'm done. Ok now for the question I picked up a Dp-218s on Ebay the other day really cheap and thought about going about making the change over to all humbuckers or at least humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions. My thoughts where to put a Pro Track in the neck and a SD Quarter pounder in the middle or put the Pro Track in the Bridge position and some form of a Quarter pounder in middle and neck? I really like the full tone almost P90-ish tone these pickups produce. I recently did some work for a collector that had me do some pickup changes on a 1977 Fender Tele. So I installed a Dp-421 and I was very impressed with the Dimarzio product and service. So here I am now looking to enhance one of my own personal Axe!
As far as keeping this Strat sounding like a Strat that does not play into what I am looking for. I have not played or owned any Strat's for some time and have been spending all my time working on and playing Les Paul or Prs's. This little Squier has me INTRIGUED with how well the strings transfer vibration! I can really feel it in my hands, that's why I'm wanting to turn it up a notch. Great Sustain! I have owned plenty in the past and none of them had anything close to this one. So I am open to other people idea's?
I would like to thank any one ahead of time for any help they can provide.
   W.E.S

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The Pickup Place / Dp 421Bk Wiring help

« on: February 14, 2016, 08:51:11 PM »

  I am wiring up a Telecaster for a buddy of mine and He wants to be able to tap the bridge only using Area T hot? It is a 1977 Tele with 1Meg volume pot and a 500k push pull tone pot. The Neck pickup is a Gibson humbucker that he does not want to tap or coil split?? I could use a wiring diagram that is easy. I did notice that the red wire coil was the hot on and would not be the coil that we would wish to tap. Any help will be greatly appreciated. My first time using Dimarzio pickups but have already purchased another and I am on the hunt for a Pro track & fast Track for another project. Very Impressed!!
Thanks
WES

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The Pickup Place / Ares T Hot Help DP421 bK

« on: February 14, 2016, 07:48:22 PM »

  Hey Guys I need help! I am wiring up a telecaster that has a Gibson humbucker in the neck and I am installing a new Area T hot DP 421BK. Set up has 1 Meg volume pot and a 500k tone that is push pull. My buddy only wants to be able to tap the bridge Ares T? I  need help with the wiring of this. Seems to me that the red and black stronger of the coils and the white and green are the weaker? I would like to tap this so it has the least amount of drop off. Help!! wiring Diagram??\Thanks in a advance