I am going to rewire two Fender "M" Strats with these: <http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Guitar+Pickup/product/Wilkinson/Alnico+Strat+Set/10/1> Even though they allegedly come from England, shipping is direct from HK. Has anyone else discovered these, or better yet, these?: http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html -- Robin Banks LLC, Grand Bahamas Advanced Risk and Wealth Management
I prefer the Vintage Noiseless in mine On 8/5/2010 9:59 AM, Robin Banks wrote: > I am going to rewire two Fender "M" Strats with these: > > <http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Guitar+Pickup/product/Wilkinson/Alnico+Strat+Set/10/1> > > Even though they allegedly come from England, shipping is direct from HK. > > Has anyone else discovered these, or better yet, these?: > > http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html >
BobF <> tapped the mic and said news:i3ek7r$jih$-september.org: > > I prefer the Vintage Noiseless in mine > > > > On 8/5/2010 9:59 AM, Robin Banks wrote: >> I am going to rewire two Fender "M" Strats with these: >> >> <http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric Guitar Pickup/produ >> ct/Wilkinson/Alnico+Strat+Set/10/1> >> >> Even though they allegedly come from England, shipping is direct from >> HK. >> >> Has anyone else discovered these, or better yet, these?: >> >> http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html >> > I did look hard at that, but after seeing the reviews, and then watching YouTube, particularly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1w2vM4FVQ&feature=related noise wasn't or has never really been my problem as much as authentic 2-4 sound, like http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Your_Love_Is_Killin_Me. I do have a few HUSH and HUSHII channels for noise should it become a concern. -- Robin Banks LLC, Grand Bahamas Advanced Risk and Wealth Management
On 8/5/2010 10:26 AM, Robin Banks wrote: > BobF<> tapped the mic and said > news:i3ek7r$jih$-september.org: > >> >> I prefer the Vintage Noiseless in mine >> >> >> >> On 8/5/2010 9:59 AM, Robin Banks wrote: >>> I am going to rewire two Fender "M" Strats with these: >>> >>> <http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric Guitar Pickup/produ >>> ct/Wilkinson/Alnico+Strat+Set/10/1> >>> >>> Even though they allegedly come from England, shipping is direct from >>> HK. >>> >>> Has anyone else discovered these, or better yet, these?: >>> >>> http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html >>> >> > > I did look hard at that, but after seeing the reviews, and then watching > YouTube, particularly > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1w2vM4FVQ&feature=related > > noise wasn't or has never really been my problem as much as authentic 2-4 > sound, like > > http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Your_Love_Is_Killin_Me. > > I do have a few HUSH and HUSHII channels for noise should it become a > concern. > The Noiseless feature isn't the primary for me. I like the way they sound.
BobF <> tapped the mic and said news:i3eltc$s9r$-september.org: > On 8/5/2010 10:26 AM, Robin Banks wrote: >> BobF<> tapped the mic and said >> news:i3ek7r$jih$-september.org: >> >>> >>> I prefer the Vintage Noiseless in mine >>> >>> >>> >>> On 8/5/2010 9:59 AM, Robin Banks wrote: >>>> I am going to rewire two Fender "M" Strats with these: >>>> >>>> <http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric Guitar Pickup/pro >>>> du ct/Wilkinson/Alnico+Strat+Set/10/1> >>>> >>>> Even though they allegedly come from England, shipping is direct from >>>> HK. >>>> >>>> Has anyone else discovered these, or better yet, these?: >>>> >>>> http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html >>>> >>> >> >> I did look hard at that, but after seeing the reviews, and then >> watching YouTube, particularly >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1w2vM4FVQ&feature=related >> >> noise wasn't or has never really been my problem as much as authentic >> 2-4 sound, like >> >> http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Your_Love_Is_Killin_Me. >> >> I do have a few HUSH and HUSHII channels for noise should it become a >> concern. >> > > The Noiseless feature isn't the primary for me. I like the way they > sound. I wish there was a good A-B video review of the WV Wilkies versus the Fender Vintage Noiseless up somewhere. The ones already there of the Noiseless sound pretty much like the Fender 60th Anniversary/Buddy Guy stock pickups I have already, while the Wilkie demos all sound more vintage than even the fat 50's and Custom Shop Fender vintage, being specifically voiced for "quack," and possibly because they are Fresh Alnico, not intentionally aged. Of course, the value of the Wilkie Vintage for near true crosswound Boutique sound is unbelievable, but AFAIK and guaging from testimonials, you cannot get that sound for any price these days. Even my old N and M from a late 60's small headstock blond (had a Dimarzio 8K cruncher in the bridge slot when I got it,) have better quack and cojones power compared to the new high end ones at the music store. -- Robin Banks LLC, Grand Bahamas Advanced Risk and Wealth Management
Robin Banks <> tapped the mic and said news:Xns9DCB5BFCCB943RobinBanksLLC@85.214.73.210: > BobF <> tapped the mic and said > news:i3eltc$s9r$-september.org: > >> On 8/5/2010 10:26 AM, Robin Banks wrote: >>> BobF<> tapped the mic and said >>> news:i3ek7r$jih$-september.org: >>> >>>> >>>> I prefer the Vintage Noiseless in mine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/5/2010 9:59 AM, Robin Banks wrote: >>>>> I am going to rewire two Fender "M" Strats with these: >>>>> >>>>> <http://reviews.harmony- central.com/reviews/Electric+Guitar+Pickup/pro >>>>> du ct/Wilkinson/Alnico+Strat+Set/10/1> >>>>> >>>>> Even though they allegedly come from England, shipping is direct from >>>>> HK. >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone else discovered these, or better yet, these?: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> I did look hard at that, but after seeing the reviews, and then >>> watching YouTube, particularly >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1w2vM4FVQ&feature=related >>> >>> noise wasn't or has never really been my problem as much as authentic >>> 2-4 sound, like >>> >>> http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Your_Love_Is_Killin_Me. >>> >>> I do have a few HUSH and HUSHII channels for noise should it become a >>> concern. >>> >> >> The Noiseless feature isn't the primary for me. I like the way they >> sound. > > I wish there was a good A-B video review of the WV Wilkies versus the > Fender Vintage Noiseless up somewhere. The ones already there of the > Noiseless sound pretty much like the Fender 60th Anniversary/Buddy Guy > stock pickups I have already, while the Wilkie demos all sound more > vintage than even the fat 50's and Custom Shop Fender vintage, being > specifically voiced for "quack," and possibly because they are Fresh > Alnico, not intentionally aged. > > Of course, the value of the Wilkie Vintage for near true crosswound > Boutique sound is unbelievable, but AFAIK and guaging from testimonials, > you cannot get that sound for any price these days. Even my old N and M > from a late 60's small headstock blond (had a Dimarzio 8K cruncher in the > bridge slot when I got it,) have better quack and cojones power compared > to the new high end ones at the music store. I have seen notes telling folks to watch out for ceramic, not alnico, counterfeit models of these licensed pickups. They are getting that popular. So caveat emptor. I also notice that vintage strats of the 50's era sport a .1 uF 200V Capacitor and 250K pots. This is also the case with the Eric Johnson mod, switching the bottom Tone to the Bridge pickup instead of the stock Middle. This is shown at http://support.fender.com/diagrams/stratocaster/0117702A/SD0117702APg2.pdf This is a normal modern Strat, with a .022 uF cap instead: http://support.fender.com/diagrams/stratocaster/0117400_02A/SD0117400_ 02APg2.pdf The Buddy Guy mod is also different: http://support.fender.com/diagrams/stratocaster/0138802A/SD0138802APg2.pdf -- Robin Banks LLC, Grand Bahamas Advanced Risk and Wealth Management
