i know there's a similar thread but it doesn't seem to answer my question.
i've got a Fender Highway 1 Strat (USA) and installed a Demarzio Fast Track 2 humbucker on the bridge. It fattens the sound alright but get this:
I also have a Yamaha Pacifica which is comparable to the Mexican Fat Strat. Not only is the sound fatter than the Fender, it is also louder. I play it through a Mesa boogie F30.
My dilemma is, I like the tone that I get with the Yamaha because the humbucker has more distortion and I would play that instead, but the sound quality isn't there so I want to keep playing the Fender.
I'm new to electric guitars so I don't know pickups very well. Can anyone recommend a new set of pickups for me that will increase the output volume, allow me to get a fat distorted tone on the bridge yet still maintain the Strat sound on the mid and neck positions?
i've got a Fender Highway 1 Strat (USA) and installed a Demarzio Fast Track 2 humbucker on the bridge. It fattens the sound alright but get this:
I also have a Yamaha Pacifica which is comparable to the Mexican Fat Strat. Not only is the sound fatter than the Fender, it is also louder. I play it through a Mesa boogie F30.
My dilemma is, I like the tone that I get with the Yamaha because the humbucker has more distortion and I would play that instead, but the sound quality isn't there so I want to keep playing the Fender.
I'm new to electric guitars so I don't know pickups very well. Can anyone recommend a new set of pickups for me that will increase the output volume, allow me to get a fat distorted tone on the bridge yet still maintain the Strat sound on the mid and neck positions?