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I've had this Malmsteen strat for a while now. In a past life it was painted by Molly in nitro. The guitar looks wicked and has got the MOST AMAZING neck on it. I've got another fender scalloped strat neck that I love, but this one just feels great. I'm totally overloaded with strats as I've got two normal ones and two super strats. I was struggling with keeping this one. I wanted to keep just the neck and sell the body etc, but I would lose money doing that. I decided to try a humbucker in the bridge position, but the body wasn't routed for one, so was after a single coil sized one. Willow13 kindly gave me one to put in it, and I finally got it in there. I haven't tried it, but will do so this afternoon.

I just wanted to say a huge thanks to Dave for giving it to me - what a GC! :-)
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Before anyone shouts dibs, Danny and I have already come to terms regarding this guitar should he ever part with it.

Just sayin'.. ;-)

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Is that a Lil 59?
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Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:02 am Is that a Lil 59?
I can't remember what it is slowy - Dave will remember :-)
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Molly wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:57 am Before anyone shouts dibs, Danny and I have already come to terms regarding this guitar should he ever part with it.

Just sayin'.. ;-)
hahahaha!!!! totally yours when the time comes!!!
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Looks like a little 59 to me. I have one in my tele.. cool little pickup.
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Here's one I did earlier. Danny, you might like this configuration.
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AiRdAd wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:07 am
Slowy wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:02 am Is that a Lil 59?
I can't remember what it is slowy - Dave will remember :-)
yep it is a lil 59 ... it is a neck version but I was running it in the bridge ironically of my fake Malmsteen strat haha ... sounded great but I wanted something a little gruntier so put a super 2 in there now and it sounds wicked
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AiRdAd wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:41 am
I just wanted to say a huge thanks to Dave for giving it to me - what a GC! :-)

:thumbup: buddy I owed you more than one so it is the least I could do
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willow13 wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:20 pm
AiRdAd wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:41 am
I just wanted to say a huge thanks to Dave for giving it to me - what a GC! :-)

:thumbup: buddy I owed you more than one so it is the least I could do
I thought we were talking about pickups!?!?!??
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jeremyb wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:46 pm
willow13 wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:20 pm
AiRdAd wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:41 am
I just wanted to say a huge thanks to Dave for giving it to me - what a GC! :-)

:thumbup: buddy I owed you more than one so it is the least I could do
I thought we were talking about pickups!?!?!??
WE are :rofl:
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Looks great Danny, I'm it a similar position, I can't justify owning two strats that are basically the same, but they are both keepers so I decided to put a humbucker in the bridge of my partscaster. I used to have a lil 59 but it was so long ago I can't remember if I liked it or not, so I got myself a Thornbucker plus. Still have to poke holes into the pickguard.

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Re: New Pickup Day

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very cool. I have a JB jr on my desk waiting to go into my Squier. I figure with the right wiring (it needs to coil split in position 2!) it will make a awesome covers band guitar.

Has anyone compared the JB jr and the lil 59? I've had a lil 59 before and remember it being too honky for my tastes. But it could also have been how it was wired I guess

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rickenbackerkid wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:06 pm very cool. I have a JB jr on my desk waiting to go into my Squier. I figure with the right wiring (it needs to coil split in position 2!) it will make a awesome covers band guitar.

Has anyone compared the JB jr and the lil 59? I've had a lil 59 before and remember it being too honky for my tastes. But it could also have been how it was wired I guess
My JB jr prefers a little 69.
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rickenbackerkid wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:06 pm very cool. I have a JB jr on my desk waiting to go into my Squier. I figure with the right wiring (it needs to coil split in position 2!) it will make a awesome covers band guitar.

Has anyone compared the JB jr and the lil 59? I've had a lil 59 before and remember it being too honky for my tastes. But it could also have been how it was wired I guess
IIRC, the JB jr is hotter than the little 59. Use in bridge for more. My PRS SE in the photo had two little 59s and a Duckbucker.
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