Tyrannocaster
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i want to replace the pickups on my 24 year old Warmoth; right now it has '73 Strat pickups which I had rewound as Texas Specials by the best pickups guy around here over 20 years ago. I want to go with noise cancelling units, otherwise AFAIC there'd be no need to change. The old pickups sound great, but I am confronted with noise constantly and I'm just tired of it.
I've known about Bill since the late 60s; I even have a letter he wrote me in 1972 when I asked him for advice about the crappy bridge pup in my '69 Tele. Very helpful guy, and I want to like his pickups but the only personal experience with them I have had is the set of Strat Keystones I got; I have tried them in two guitars and taken them out. I guess one person's "neutral" and "clean" is another person's "dull"; the latter would be me. I just don't like them.
That said, I have sure heard a lot of praise for the L280s and the Microcoils over the years, without ever hearing one in person. The Microcoils are less interesting to me because I've read they aren't actually hum cancelling, just lower hum. (One review I saw said it was about 10dB, which really isn't enough for me if it's correct, but hey, it's just something I read on the internet.)
I've used Dimarzio Fast Tracks in my Warmoth Tele (my other 24 year old Warmoth) and I like them for what they are, but they are certainly not standard Tele pickups. I mention this as a frame of reference.
Is there someone here with experience with the BL 280s or the Microcoils who could jump in with infor?
Thanks. It's impossible to form an opinion based on the few mostly crappy Youtube demos I've been able to find.
I've known about Bill since the late 60s; I even have a letter he wrote me in 1972 when I asked him for advice about the crappy bridge pup in my '69 Tele. Very helpful guy, and I want to like his pickups but the only personal experience with them I have had is the set of Strat Keystones I got; I have tried them in two guitars and taken them out. I guess one person's "neutral" and "clean" is another person's "dull"; the latter would be me. I just don't like them.
That said, I have sure heard a lot of praise for the L280s and the Microcoils over the years, without ever hearing one in person. The Microcoils are less interesting to me because I've read they aren't actually hum cancelling, just lower hum. (One review I saw said it was about 10dB, which really isn't enough for me if it's correct, but hey, it's just something I read on the internet.)
I've used Dimarzio Fast Tracks in my Warmoth Tele (my other 24 year old Warmoth) and I like them for what they are, but they are certainly not standard Tele pickups. I mention this as a frame of reference.
Is there someone here with experience with the BL 280s or the Microcoils who could jump in with infor?
Thanks. It's impossible to form an opinion based on the few mostly crappy Youtube demos I've been able to find.