Recently I had an idea to change a single coil
pickup near the neck with a humbucker for a guitar that was tuned closer
to being a bass
I looked on Marketplace and a
bloke in Deni was selling a loaded pickguard with all these switches
for about the same as buying one pickup.
When
it arrived it wouldn't fit and I didn't want to pull apart a working
guitar or chisel a bigger cavity, so I decided I'd get a cheap
Stratocaster copy.
This used SX brand came from Cash Converters and the strings sit a bit too high because the bridge is bent.
Despite it feeling too light, I was surprised at how smooth the neck and frets feel.
Then I soldered in the new pickups and it has been remarkable.
The
humbuckers make only a little noise with the nastiest of Devi Ever's distortions,
and those little switches can make the pickups sound like mellow single
coils.
Now I'm thinking I'll change the bridge and it'll still only be around $250 in total.