entwistle strat pickups

haha serious fence wire? i didnt know that. ill be happy if i can play something close to what he plays.

Yeah quite heavy strings something like 12s from memory.

By contrast Billy Gibbons uses 8s

Apparently at one stage SRV was using a 0.017s for a high E string, but then he settled on .013s. Still really thick strings. I use .013s on my acoustic but I can't imagine string bending on it. (Vernon Reid also uses a .013 string set so i'd never want to thumb wrestle him.)

Tuning down to Eb probably helps with bending the fencing wire as that is what you see and hear SRV did.

I think SRV often tuned lower than Eb, certainly D but maybe lower still, with the really thick strings. But like all good players, SRV would still sound like SRV if he played in standard tune on a Strat fitted with 0.009"s. Or even a Les Paul.

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Originally Posted by brokin009

hey guys. what are you guys using in your strats? I was going to try the entwistle ones but now i think i might be able to squeeze a bit more and get a tonerider set. but there are a few types. i honestly have no idea the difference, i did read the details but unless you know what your doing its like mumbo jumbo to me. lol
anyone kind enough to clarify in dumb peoples terms.
im tossing up between the city limits set or the classic blues set.

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I've currently got a set of three white Kent Armstrong Dual Blade pickups installed on my Gold Strat, which I bought online from Realtone Music, they are actually Humbucking pickups that are in a Single-Coil sized package, they have become my firm favorites because they still get that Single-Coil sound without the annoying background hum noise, I've tried noiseless pickups before but they always seemed to sound a bit tinny to my ears, the Dual Blades sound a bit fatter than Single-Coils, there's a bit more midrange in them but you still get that Single-Coil twang.

Hey Brokin009!

I have a set of Entwistle pickups in my Strat. Neck and Middle pickups are Entwistle single coils and the bridge is an Entwistle PAF style humbucker. The pickups honestly sound incredible!! I can't say enough about them, especially considering their price in comparison to Duncans etc.