This is the quietest American Strat I ever heard!
Get this!
In the recording below I am using the bridge PU only.
I am standing in front of the computer monitor and my energy saver florescent light are on!
It goes into Simulanalog JCM900 Channel B.
Gain and Volume at MAX!
In the recording you will hear me turn up the gain, then plug in my guitar. (watch your monitors)
Then you will hear the noise goes down!.....way down
.... and away we go!http://www.andras-shimon.com/TEMP/Strat_Bridge_PU.mp3
Alright, who wants to guess how is this possible!
By the way this is not a trick question, I did not use any gates, filter or any other trickery.
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Alright sorry for the late anwser (I was too bussy playing with the new toy)
I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that anybody can do this, it's the pickups.
They are Joe Barden pickups.
Regardless of the noise level in my opinion these are the best sounding pickups for Tele and Strats.
Very hot and responsive, like no other, yet they stay very true to the vintage Strat sound.
Sascha Franck I highly doubt there is anything quiter then the Barden including humbackers of any kind.
I set my gate at -75dB and it still locks up like a champ.
I can stand in front of a CRT monitor, turn away or whatever the low noise level doesn't change!
Now to the bad news:
These pickups are really expensive.
They were already installed on the Strat by previous owner.
I don't think the second hand store that sold me the guitar knew what they were and how much they cost.
Joe Barden site:
http://www.joebarden.com/main.php
