What's the most fun mod I could perform on an extra strat?

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Post by Rolsen » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:20 am

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Post by kickoldman » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:59 am

I've always wanted to try wiring one pickup to a tiny built-in speaker (powered by a 9V Ruby amp) placed behind the bridge. In my mind, it would keep the guitar vibrating right at the edge of feedback all the time. In practice, it might just feedback horribly all the time.

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Post by Smitty » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:52 am

kickoldman wrote:I've always wanted to try wiring one pickup to a tiny built-in speaker (powered by a 9V Ruby amp) placed behind the bridge. In my mind, it would keep the guitar vibrating right at the edge of feedback all the time. In practice, it might just feedback horribly all the time.

That's like a DIY version of the Fernandes Sustainer system. Either way it works out, it could be fun...
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Post by Neal » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:28 am

swiss cheese a la Ron Thal

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Post by blungo2 » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:00 pm

You could build a fuzz into it and maybe a really touch sensitive kill switch.

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Post by lysander » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:40 pm

Maybe don't spend another dime and just keep it in DADGAD or some other open tuning. You could set it up for slide, too.

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Post by kayagum » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:15 am

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Post by ashcat_lt » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:34 pm

Smitty wrote:
kickoldman wrote:I've always wanted to try wiring one pickup to a tiny built-in speaker (powered by a 9V Ruby amp) placed behind the bridge. In my mind, it would keep the guitar vibrating right at the edge of feedback all the time. In practice, it might just feedback horribly all the time.

That's like a DIY version of the Fernandes Sustainer system. Either way it works out, it could be fun...
Actually nothing at all like the Fernandez system. Use the Ruby circuit to drive an 8 Ohm, 3mm deep coil of 32 gauge wire wrapped and potted around an the bobbin of a Single Coil pickup and stick it in place of the neck pickup. That will work like the sustain part of the Fernandez thing, and probably far better than the speaker. Course, he said he wanted it "at the edge of feedback" as opposed to "feeding back like the Edge".

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Post by Nick Sevilla » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:05 pm

Hi,

As a proud owner of three Strats, I would suggest you only buy upgraded pickups.
I love the Lace Sensors, but also the Lindy Fralins.
My new favorites on my newest Strat?
Surh ML (Mike Landau) pickups. Damn awesome. Passive.

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Post by CraigS63 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:21 am

Flatwounds?

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Post by KennyLusk » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:58 am

lysander wrote:Maybe don't spend another dime and just keep it in DADGAD or some other open tuning. You could set it up for slide, too.
+1

Another tuning that's fun to have around is Orkney - CGDGCD
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Post by vvv » Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:29 pm

Or ya could do the Kim Thayil "Jesus Christ Pose" tuning: DDDDDD
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