https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/squier-strat-pickup-replacement/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:02:06 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/squier-strat-pickup-replacement/#post-255447 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:52:33 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Trev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/squier-strat-pickup-replacement/#post-255447 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/squier-strat-pickup-replacement/#post-26887 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:57:04 +0000
I'm going to be buying a new guitar soon (Jackson DK2 Dinky, Eerie Dess Swirl :D), and so I thought I'd used one my of current guitars, a Squier strat bought for < £100 2 1/2 years ago, as a bit of a testbed for some stuff.

Now, when I play it, it sounds terribly thin for stuff like Metallica/Iron Maiden et al, having said that, the clean sound with the right pickup selection sounds lovely (to me) - I'm looking to get a better Distortion sound though.

I've been looking at EMG Pickup sets such as theese; http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/sav/11401 / http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/sa/10878, which both seem to have no need for soldering of wires (I can't get at a soldering iron until i'm back at Uni in september), which is useful.

My question is, is it worth doing this to get a better sound, or am I beating a dead horse trying to get a better sound from the guitar? I'd be really chuffed if it would make a signigicant difference, its (again, in my opinion) a lovely guitar to play!

Cheers for any advice,
David]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kidzer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/squier-strat-pickup-replacement/#post-26887