dstroud
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anyone tried a Blackmore sig strat? wondering how the tone/noise is with the SD quarter pounder and dummy coil.
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creep66
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I had a mij blackmore strat. I didnt care for the pickups, I hate single coils though. I was hoping I could do heavy riffs on em. Not even close. Badass guitar though.
Kapo_Polenton
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I have a quarter pound(er) in the neck of my Demartini Charvel and I love it. Definitely beefier than the usual single coil but it isn't a raging humbucker. I get why he likes them. They add some weight without losing definition. Dimarzio chopper is also a good one to look like but the rails look are definitely a step down in the cool factor.
Which Blackmore era sig are you trying? The 3 bolt Japanese ones? Those will be similar to my pre YJM signature that had uniform but less deep scalloped fretboard. The Blackmore scallop on some models is unique in that it is more like a Nike swoosh from what I understand. Also not as deep as the YJM strats. I thought of picking one of these up but scalloped fretboards do actually take getting used to. Love the vibrato, it's amazing. But it actually feels slower as you glide across the fretboard as you sometimes feel as if you are caught up on the fret or slowed down by it. You really have to lighten your touch.
Which Blackmore era sig are you trying? The 3 bolt Japanese ones? Those will be similar to my pre YJM signature that had uniform but less deep scalloped fretboard. The Blackmore scallop on some models is unique in that it is more like a Nike swoosh from what I understand. Also not as deep as the YJM strats. I thought of picking one of these up but scalloped fretboards do actually take getting used to. Love the vibrato, it's amazing. But it actually feels slower as you glide across the fretboard as you sometimes feel as if you are caught up on the fret or slowed down by it. You really have to lighten your touch.
sytharnia1560
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Quarter pounds are pretty noisy with gain and volume so do take some getting use to .. you find out quickly where to stand and where not to face hahaha ... they are basically p90's although I don't think they quite have the mojo of a 90
CarlF
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I had a 90's MIJ one and one of the more recent MIM version. The Quarter Pounders had much more output and mids than a regular single coil.
I put in a Duncan Yngwie loaded pickguard in the MIM. That guitar kicked ass. It also has a 7.25 radius which is a bit of a pain when it comes to low action and string bending. I wouldn't mind having another. I would leave it stock though.
I put in a Duncan Yngwie loaded pickguard in the MIM. That guitar kicked ass. It also has a 7.25 radius which is a bit of a pain when it comes to low action and string bending. I wouldn't mind having another. I would leave it stock though.
Dino 939
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Spot on with the scalloped frets sorta’ pseudo compared to the Yngwie.
Ritchie Blackmore is a bad ass Mofo.
A Stratocaster looks so proper in his presence.
Kapo_Polenton
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that's true.. I have found what angle I need to be at when near my amp. That said, this is the trade off with lots of pickups. The famous FS-1's used by early YJM and Norum then ( and now) are like this but they are worth it for the mojo.
dstroud
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Im actually doing an experiment, putting a QP and dummy coil in a Les Paul jr type guitar. I was most curious how much the dummy coil helped noise. we will see!!
sytharnia1560
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you do know that the "dummy coil" is just a pickup that is wired in right? I doubt it even has any wires .. it isn't going to do anything to help with noise, it is purely for looks
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paulyc
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Not true, they’re usually wired in and help get rid of most of the noise (But not all).
dstroud
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hes right, i got the pups and was just a piece of plastic lol but dummy coil is usually a coil and no magnet to buck some hum. I was hoping the blackmore set was that, but it isnt. I was able to return them, back to the drawing board!!
sytharnia1560
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yeah but not the case with the blackmore strat .. the bridge pickup is reverse wound so thats the hum cancelling part for his sig model, the middle one is just for show
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paulyc
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Ah I see, thanks for explaining that.
romanianreaper
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Had one in the neck of my DeMartini I used to own and was a great, dirty, bluesy tone pickup. I'm not sure I'd like it in the bridge. I would imagine different pickups for Blackmore than those but what do I know? Lol