Scott Henderson Discussion

dobermandan · Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 9

I've been playing a 40th anniversary Fender Strat. I modified it with locking tuners and a Callaham bridge.

It sounds great but I REALLY miss having a humbucker in the bridge position.

I worried that if I buy a Suhr or a Fender strat with a humbucker in the bridge position, I won't get that famous "quack" I get in the 4th position when I play my strat with 3 single coils.

Even though the coil in the bridge humbucker will be tapped in the 4th position, I'm afraid it will be A CLOSE facsimile to that great quack when using a strat with 3 single coils, but not the same tone.

Do you have any experience with that?

Also, I'd LOVE to buy a Suhr with 2 single coils and a humbucker in the bridge... but don't really want to drop the $4,000 or so.

Do you know of any Fender strats with 2 single coils and a humbucker in the bridge that are good quality but a lot less expensive than a Suhr?

Thanks!

Dan

Scott Henderson · The Man Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 2124

I'm very familiar with the sound of a split humbucker combined with the middle pickup, and it's a poor substitute for the real thing. I'm the wrong guy to ask about humbuckers on strats because I'm not a fan. Sounds really 80's to me. I'd rather just use my Les Paul or SG if I want a humbucker sound. Sorry, but I'm not familiar with Fender models so I can't advise you on which one to get.