Yes, I know this topic has been beaten to death elsewhere, but I can't find any good answers.
I've read that it's not technically a split coil, but I want to have a push/pull pot split-coil on an LP bridge humbucker. My priority is to get as close to a strat bridge pup sound as possible, but I still want to have the hb. I was considering building a Warmoth LP, walnut body and maple neck to get a good approximation of a strat body.
What I'm not sure about is what kind of hb to put in the bridge for this. I've read different things. One person said that as far as getting a strat sound from a split coil, the hotter the better, so I'd guess that means something like a DiMarzio DP102 X2N. I've also read that some people design pickups specifically for the task, like these: http://www.joebarden.com/main.php?section=Products&pageID=HB%20and%20HB%20TwoTone (By the way, if anyone knows of any other pickups like this, please post them). Everyone else seems to agree that I'm better off having two different guitars, but I want to be able to switch at a moment's notice. Does anyone have any good experiences with strat-sounding split coils?
My other option is to forgo building the Warmoth and just mod my Epiphone Les Paul Studio. But, for some reason, mine is a thinner and a lot lighter than other Studios I've played, and it's already made out of mahogany (At least, I think it is). So I'm guessing it would be impossible to get a strat sound from a split coil on my epi, no matter what hb I put in there.
Any feedback is tremendously appreciated.
I've read that it's not technically a split coil, but I want to have a push/pull pot split-coil on an LP bridge humbucker. My priority is to get as close to a strat bridge pup sound as possible, but I still want to have the hb. I was considering building a Warmoth LP, walnut body and maple neck to get a good approximation of a strat body.
What I'm not sure about is what kind of hb to put in the bridge for this. I've read different things. One person said that as far as getting a strat sound from a split coil, the hotter the better, so I'd guess that means something like a DiMarzio DP102 X2N. I've also read that some people design pickups specifically for the task, like these: http://www.joebarden.com/main.php?section=Products&pageID=HB%20and%20HB%20TwoTone (By the way, if anyone knows of any other pickups like this, please post them). Everyone else seems to agree that I'm better off having two different guitars, but I want to be able to switch at a moment's notice. Does anyone have any good experiences with strat-sounding split coils?
My other option is to forgo building the Warmoth and just mod my Epiphone Les Paul Studio. But, for some reason, mine is a thinner and a lot lighter than other Studios I've played, and it's already made out of mahogany (At least, I think it is). So I'm guessing it would be impossible to get a strat sound from a split coil on my epi, no matter what hb I put in there.
Any feedback is tremendously appreciated.