Two Humbucker Strat?

doster · December 15th, 2009, 10:26 PM

Saw this on Craig's List and was wondering what the heck it was. I've poked around a little here and on the web and I'm not finding much.
What do you think?
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/1511918342.html

Zillinois · December 15th, 2009, 11:04 PM

Looks like what is usually called a "Double Fat" or "Big Apple" strat, made in the '90s-'00s.
Not the typical strat tone, but great rock. I have a hardtail version, though it's seen better days.

1962guitargeek · December 16th, 2009, 02:52 AM

my HH partscaster. 2 Pearly Gates, with push/pull coil splitting....me likey!

Ethical · December 16th, 2009, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Zillinois

Chargrilled?

Zillinois · December 16th, 2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethical

Chargrilled?

Yep, from a house fire last March, new neck, but I was able to salvage the all of hardware, except the pups.

Del Pickup · December 16th, 2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillinois

Yep, from a house fire last March, new neck, but I was able to salvage the all of hardware, except the pups.

Heck, did you have to go to these lengths to get a reliced guitar?

Seriously, I've been fancying putting together a strat with 2 humbuckers and doing the Peter Green mod to the neck pup. I think that would be better than a Les Paul for me.

Anyone seen the humbucker equipped strat that Andy Fairweather Low plays? The neck pup seems to be almost in the middle position rather than up at the neck. Would this make any tonal differences, do you think?

octatonic · December 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Most strats are routed for HSH anyway these days.
If it isnt a Big Apple it could just be a standard that someone has fitted an aftermarket guard to and dropped in the buckers.

Zeppelanoid · December 16th, 2009, 05:36 PM

Nice guitars. I will one day own a 2 HB Strat. I will tune it to Eb and rock out on it.

atroy · December 16th, 2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillinois

Looks like what is usually called a "Double Fat" or "Big Apple" strat, made in the '90s-'00s.
Not the typical strat tone, but great rock. I have a hardtail version, though it's seen better days.

Looks damn cool like that! Gives it true character. A bit like a couple guitars that I've seen Tracy G use.

Ethical · December 16th, 2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillinois

Yep, from a house fire last March, new neck, but I was able to salvage the all of hardware, except the pups.

And there was me thinking you'd tossed it on the barbie

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Tremonti · December 16th, 2009, 08:37 PM

I personally am not a fan of having two humbuckers on a Fender Stratocaster but some people like the tone. Maybe it suites some people better to do that than to go for a Les Paul setup.

I believe an American Hardtail Standard Stratocaster was released for a number of years. I remember reading about them and thinking that was cool.

Zillinois · December 17th, 2009, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethical

And there was me thinking you'd tossed it on the barbie

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Nah Mate, but I get that a lot!
This screamer has a 3 way switch with push/pull pots to split both the neck & bridge into single coil tones.

Kid Klash · December 17th, 2009, 01:55 AM

I built this last year.

Del Pickup · December 18th, 2009, 04:31 AM

That's exactly what I was thinking of doing but with the reversed neck pup with out of phase magnets - probably going for either Seymour Duncans or Bareknuckle pickups.

What sort of tones do you get out of that baby? Is it anywhere close to Les Paul territory?

SirJackdeFuzz · May 1st, 2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Zillinois

Looks like what is usually called a "Double Fat" or "Big Apple" strat, made in the '90s-'00s.
Not the typical strat tone, but great rock. I have a hardtail version, though it's seen better days.

I really like the 'relic-work'

Did you dod the Jimi Hendrix flame job yer self ?

If so, do tell !

von spets · May 7th, 2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kid Klash

I built this last year.

NICE!!!

Mine is made from Allparts fat neck + Mighty Might ash body + Fender Bridge and tuners + some leftover humbuckers. Black pickguard might look better...

goldtopper · May 7th, 2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kid Klash

I built this last year.

Now that's what I'm talkin about!
Beautiful!

robt57 · May 7th, 2010, 10:54 AM

Recent Peavey Falcon Conversion I did for a local recently.

Thread here

garyd5158 · May 7th, 2010, 10:55 AM

Jim Herring uses a Strat with two humbuckers. He's got great tone.
http://www.myspace.com/jimmyherringofficial

Deaf Eddie · May 10th, 2010, 02:24 PM

Just to add a thought: IF you try the "Peter Green Mod" (pups out of phase) with only a master volume, you will be disappointed.

The most important (and MOST OVERLOOKED) part of PG's tone is that he was able to use his Les Paul's independent volumes to balance between the two pickups, rolling one or the other pickup's volume back to get away from the typical nasally thin tone you get when running pups out of phase.

If you try this on a Strat, be sure that you use the traditional three-knob layout, and set it up with two volumes and a master tone.

65flh5326 · May 11th, 2010, 02:27 AM

Looks like one in action here in this Conway Twitty vid,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZL10oxPwY

Scott M · May 11th, 2010, 08:05 PM

That's Hiram Bullock on Night Music. He was a great player.

65flh5326 · May 12th, 2010, 01:25 AM

Thanks for that Scott. I did not know who that was.

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Zillinois Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 390 20 Photos	Looks like what is usually called a "Double Fat" or "Big Apple" strat, made in the '90s-'00s. Not the typical strat tone, but great rock. I have a hardtail version, though it's seen better days.

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1962guitargeek Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: eastern n.c. Age: 47 Posts: 1,237	my HH partscaster. 2 Pearly Gates, with push/pull coil splitting....me likey!

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Tremonti Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 172	I personally am not a fan of having two humbuckers on a Fender Stratocaster but some people like the tone. Maybe it suites some people better to do that than to go for a Les Paul setup. I believe an American Hardtail Standard Stratocaster was released for a number of years. I remember reading about them and thinking that was cool.

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garyd5158 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 231	Jim Herring uses a Strat with two humbuckers. He's got great tone. http://www.myspace.com/jimmyherringofficial __________________ "Snap beans ain't salty"

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Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,953 14 Photos	Just to add a thought: IF you try the "Peter Green Mod" (pups out of phase) with only a master volume, you will be disappointed. The most important (and MOST OVERLOOKED) part of PG's tone is that he was able to use his Les Paul's independent volumes to balance between the two pickups, rolling one or the other pickup's volume back to get away from the typical nasally thin tone you get when running pups out of phase. If you try this on a Strat, be sure that you use the traditional three-knob layout, and set it up with two volumes and a master tone. __________________ YMMV - I been wrong before...

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65flh5326 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: walla walla wa Posts: 297	Looks like one in action here in this Conway Twitty vid, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZL10oxPwY

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Scott M Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vincennes, IN Age: 45 Posts: 176	That's Hiram Bullock on Night Music. He was a great player. __________________ Scott M

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