A Single coil that can sound good for evh tunes??? Anything?

cary chilton · Post by **cary chilton** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:50 pm

I have a lil 59 right now, uninstalled. I just want to make some last inquiries regarding if there is a true single bridge pup that works for rock tones, too (without being nasty bright or way too thin or both).

Anyone?

BrownSound1 · Post by **BrownSound1** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:33 pm

I've heard some Tele replacement pickups that do an ok VH. However, I've never heard a Strat type do it.

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:50 pm

Well when charvel was specing out that origional Pick-up that Ed was usin in his #1 strat, they said that only one of the coils was working. Maybe not back in the day. I think that a single coil in the bridge will work as long as you can get the right sound out of the amp. You want an origional style Fender Bridge for this though, the ones with the full size block and the 6 screws. Oddly enough, I have been able to get closer usin a stock strat for early EVH, than alot of other humbucker equiped guitars. Try an overwound origional style single coil.

cary chilton · Post by **cary chilton** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:20 am

anyone??? what about the WCR's? or Lollars?

mightymike · Post by **mightymike** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:50 am

I've heard it done with a stock early 80's strat and an 8 can Black Flag 100 with a 2" OT. But I think he had a resistor mod on the primaries, or some other mod, and and/or load box attenuator
But it was pure VH with regular nothing special single coil pickups.
We talked later, and he said that setup still cleans up like a pretty strat when you roll off the volume too.

I experimenting my way to trying this right now.
When my choke arrives, I'll basicly be able to recreate the amp and the guitar. The other stuff I don't know. we'll see.

Another thick strat tone I like is Blackmoore's, but that was a modded Major.

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:59 pm

A Texas Special single coil should do it, but then again I was usin the stock pick-ups in a early 80's 3 bolt Japanese Squire(Better than American Fenders at that time) that was creamy yellow with a maple neck. It looked like Malmsteens main strat. A 1989 0r 90 Marshall 4/12 with the reissue greenbacks and a 100 watt jubilee head (well it was the black and gold "Normal" lookin version of the jubilee, forgot the model number. That set up reaked of Van Halen. Those amps are a little "darker" sounding, but have the right midrange. That combined with the edge and brightness of that strat to me got real close. Humbucker guitars also sounded good with that setup but to me got more of that real thick middy Michael Schenker Joe Satch kind of tone, which I also love.

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:05 pm

cary chilton wrote:anyone??? what about the WCR's? or Lollars?

They make single coils?

Jimmie K.

tWreCK · Post by **tWreCK** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:13 am

Yeah he (Jim) did until about a year ago then he decided to stop building them because they were very labor intensive compared to the buckers.

I have a set of SR's on my Grosh RC - ash/rosewood. I think they sound good but I'm not sure it's the sound I'm after in this guitar. They definitely have that signature strat sound but they're too "quacky" & glassy for me. I'm looking for that classic woody vintage tone and these are definitely on the hot side. I've come to the conclusion I prefer low output single coils for that classic strat tone. If you're looking for a more modern version of the classic strat tone with more output then the SR's might do it for ya.......

Altough I haven't tried them, the Lollar's are probably more "vintage" correct and he'll wind them anyway you like if you're able to describe the sound you're going for. I think the Lollar's would be a good choice if you're going for a vintage type tone.

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:38 pm

tWreCK wrote:Yeah he (Jim) did until about a year ago then he decided to stop building them because they were very labor intensive compared to the buckers.

I have a set of SR's on my Grosh RC - ash/rosewood. I think they sound good but I'm not sure it's the sound I'm after in this guitar. They definitely have that signature strat sound but they're too "quacky" & glassy for me. I'm looking for that classic woody vintage tone and these are definitely on the hot side. I've come to the conclusion I prefer low output single coils for that classic strat tone. If you're looking for a more modern version of the classic strat tone with more output then the SR's might do it for ya.......

Altough I haven't tried them, the Lollar's are probably more "vintage" correct and he'll wind them anyway you like if you're able to describe the sound you're going for. I think the Lollar's would be a good choice if you're going for a vintage type tone.

Excellent info. Thanks !

Jimmie K.

mightymike · Post by **mightymike** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:14 am

WCR still Makes the SR Single Coils. They're over $100 each.

He sent me some Castles in the sand, and Wind Cries mary Clips of his SR single coils. I could email them to you if you want to listen to them.

I got his Darkburst, but went with the Vanzandts that I can get for 65 each, but the WCR single coils sound very good on those MP3s.