Custom Wound Zhangliqun Strat Pups On The Way!

[refin]

Can't wait----
All David's winds have been great so far (PAFs,tele bridge,P-90) and I expect these will sound great too!
They will go in my new project,a '60s style Parts-O-Caster----MIM Classic vintage body,FotoFlame neck (big) and reliced guard.I refretted the neck with big boys.

Soundclips to follow!

[cherrick]

nice

My Zhang pups are on this Strat:
http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/sh...7&postcount=28

[SabuJSE]

I had him customwind some strat pickups for me last year - they are just plain amazing and sing out beautiful. you will adore them, no doubt.

[Zhangliqun]

Love sky blue with rosewood. If only there was a way to keep it from fading to vomit green...

[refin]

Love sky blue with rosewood. If only there was a way to keep it from fading to vomit green...

Green vomit?
What'cha eat for that?

[Zhangliqun]

You're in Florida and you don't know? Key lime pie...

[refin]

Ooohhhhhhhh...........MMMMMMMMMMM............key lime pie!
Never did any food rewind on that one.

[jerryjg]

Love my Custom Wound Zhangligun neck Strat pickup, but the overwound bridge, at about 11K, is very microphonic on my acoustically live and hollow sounding resonant Mahogany Strat. Can't say if its the pickup's fault though, but i will be changing it out for a Duncan JBjr humbucking Single coil size pickup.

[refin]

Love my Custom Wound Zhangligun neck Strat pickup, but the overwound bridge, at about 11K, is very microphonic on my acoustically live and hollow sounding resonant Mahogany Strat. Can't say if its the pickup's fault though, but i will be changing it out for a Duncan JBjr humbucking Single coil size pickup.

I would contact David about that one------he goes the extra mile.

[majwild1]

Does he have a site you can go to?

[Zhangliqun]

Love my Custom Wound Zhangligun neck Strat pickup, but the overwound bridge, at about 11K, is very microphonic on my acoustically live and hollow sounding resonant Mahogany Strat. Can't say if its the pickup's fault though, but i will be changing it out for a Duncan JBjr humbucking Single coil size pickup.

Maybe it needs an extra dip in the pot. I'll dip it for free if you want.

[refin]

Does he have a site you can go to?

zhangbucker@yahoo.com

[pseudocat]

I would contact David about that one------he goes the extra mile.

...and then some.

[refin]

They're here!




Can't wait to get them in!

[elicross]

What's the significance of the A5/3 on the bridge pup? It uses both kinds of magnet?

[majwild1]

It uses A5's on the wound strings and A3's on the plain steel strings, I've been talking with Dave on building a set for my new 50's style strat, I would love to here how they sound refin as the ones I'm ordering are very close to yours.

[refin]

As soon as I can whip these things in I'm going to make some soundclips.

[chuckocaster]

low wound middle, nice choice amigo!

[Zhangliqun]

Weaker mid = better cluck/quack. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it...

[refin]

Okay,I can't wait any longer------these are going in either my original '62 or my MIJ '50s model ('96)------TODAY.
I haven't gotten the pots/switches for the Parts-O-Caster yet.but will next week.I just gotta hear these!

[refin]

Mid-90s MIJ '50s reissue,Classic 30 amp.
Wow--------chime and fat,a great blend.I can't wait to really put these through the paces.I was standing there alone with a big grin on my face.The pups will go in the original posted guitar (post #1),but for now---I'm gonna track these suckers.
Once again,David has hit it out the park.

[SabuJSE]

For anyone on the fence, let me put it to you this way: David's pickups have saved two different guitars for me from being sold off. That should tell you something...

[refin]

Played them again today,while teaching........oh man,these are the real deal.Totally honest tonality,no steroid stuff.Each pup sounds so sweet individually;it's been a long time since I've had this.The "quack" is great---the underwound middle pup had plenty of volume,but balances out so well with neck and bridge.Clarity,clarity,clarity.
I think these may stay in the MIJ strat---I'll think of something else for the Parts-o-caster.

[refin]

First recorded track----played through the setup in post #21.Lots of musical chirp in these babies! Thanks to Mats Nermark for the backing track!
http://nermark.articulateimages.com/

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=7685798

[jerryjg]

First recorded track----played through the setup in post #21.Lots of musical chirp in these babies! Thanks to Mats Nermark for the backing track!
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=7685798

Wow! Nice job showacseing the Zhang, and a fine job playing i might add.Yup, I wanna get me a middle position RW/RP Zhang Vintage wound to go along with my neck Zhang . Thats what Im missin.
also, as far as the mixed magnet pickups- fantastic neck pickups- soem of the best Ive ever heard, but in my experience they do not work as well in the bridge for some reason

[Zhangliqun]

I see it the other way around. Neck usually needs all-A5 so the top doesn't get dull, while the bridge needs A2/3 on the plain to prevent the dreaded icepick...

[refin]

This bridge wind does great with mixed magnets---I think that,with the slightly underwound mid unit,might attribute to the great quack in position 4.David would know more about that than me.

[Zhangliqun]

Which one is 4 anyway? I always thought it was neck/middle.

But yes, I am a believer in weaker mid pu's for maximum quack.

[refin]

I always count from the neck----
(1) neck
(2) neck/middle
(3) middle
(4) middle/bridge
(5) bridge

This is the best quack I've had on strat pups---way to go David!
More tracks coming............

[elicross]

I think the tradition is to number the positions 1 through 5 from bridge to neck. So 4 would be middle+neck, 2 would be bridge+middle.

Not that it matters a lot!

[refin]

I think the tradition is to number the positions 1 through 5 from bridge to neck. So 4 would be middle+neck, 2 would be bridge+middle.

Not that it matters a lot!

Well,anyway.............the recording was bridge/middle!

[elicross]

and I dug it, baby!

[jerryjg]

and I dug it, baby!

I dug it deeper.

[refin]

I was messin' around with my old Tremolux tonight,going through the different pickups.The amp was set clean,added compression and reverb.There is a little noise at first because I was close to my monitor.
Get ready for seafood====
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=7739520



Thanks to Mats Nermark for the great backing track!
http://nermark.articulateimages.com/

[SabuJSE]

Tremendous Quackage and the usually awesome playing, kudos!

[elicross]

refin, you are every pickup's best friend.

I wish I had your chops, seriously. You seem to be influenced by a lot of my own favorites (Knopfler, Carlton, Steely Dan)...but I can't play like that. If we lived in the same town, I'd be bugging you for lessons.

[refin]

Well thank guys,for the compliments.....I do a ton of takes and cut and paste.
These pups really woke up my MIJ strat RI....I still want to eventually put them in the homebrew in post #1.

[Zhangliqun]

Has the homebrew turned green yet?

[refin]

Has the homebrew turned green yet?

Naw......
I'm just getting around to cutting the nut.I hope to have it down in a few days.

[Zhangliqun]

It just kills me -- that's my favorite Strat look. Sky blue with dark rosewood board, and I can't seem to find one that will stay blue...