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Lollar Blackface Stratocaster Pickups with Suhr Backplate
Estimated price for orientation: 600 $
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Model: Stratocaster Brand: Suhr
This is a complete pickup assembly with the pickups, potentiometers, switches, all mounted in a black pickguard. All top flight components, CTS potentiometers, 3 ply pick guard, rugged 5 way switch and Lollar black face stratocaster pickups. Please refer to the Lollar website for a description. The pickup covers are white making for a nice contrast. Also included is a Back Plate Silent Single Coil (BPSSC) assembly made by Suhr which is connected to the pickup circuitry via red and yellow wires. This assembly fits on the back of the guitar where the plastic tremolo cover is. The BPSSC reduces noise coming from the pickups. Single coil pickups are inherently noisy. They convert magnetic energy into an audio signal which is sent to an amplifier. Along with the audio signal, they also send noise. Early pickup designers designed the humbucking pickup to reduce noise. Basically, a humbucking pickup is two coils wrapped around magnets that are reverse wound so the noise in one coil is cancelled by the other. But the draw back is, a humbucker loses some treble response a single coil pickup is so noted for. It has a different sound than a single coil. To reduce noise, single coil pickup makers typically wind a "dummy" coil in the pickup which is reverse wound to cancel noise. This coil can change the tone of the pickup. Fender Corporation has introduced several variations of this design. For a few years, top of the line Fender guitars used Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickups. These were designed by Dan Armstrong and are very good pickups but also expensive. To reduce cost, Fender designed their own and referred to them as "noiseless." Pickups of this design have the word "noiseless" on the pickup covers. The present Fender noiseless pickup are referred to as N3s. The BPSSC approach is to leave the pickups alone but cancel noise using a separate coil mounted on a plastic plate that fits on the bak of the guitar. Since this design does not involve a physical change to the pickup, I chose the Suhr backplate as my noise reduction system of choice. Once the pickups are installed, the guitar is connected to an amplifier and the noise is minimized by adjusting two trim pots. These two trim pots are shown in the next to the last picture. This pickup assembly was ordered as a unit with pickups wound with the same magnetic pole orientation. The BPSSC system does not work well with pickups wound with different magnetic orientations. The BPSSC instruction sheet that accompanies this pickup assembly presents information in how to connect the unit up and adjust it along with a schematic. It's very easy, just follow these steps:a. Remove the present pickup assembly. I usually cut the white wire going to the output jack as well as the black grounding wires. Be careful to leave enough wire for connectivity.b. Attach the white wire on the pickup assembly to the white wire going to the output jack. Instead of soldering, I prefer using electrical cap connectors. Hot solder around a nicely finished guitar is disaster waiting to happen.c. Attach the black wire with the circular connector to the cavity of the guitar using a small screw. Use a fairly short screw as you don't want to penetrate the exterior. If there are additional black wires, connect them all together to this point.d. Run the yellow and red wires from the pickup assembly through the cavity that leads to the tremolo cavity. There is more than enough wire to run there.e. Connect these wires to the red and yellow wires on the back plate. As shown in the photos, I soldered these connectors but an electrical cap will also work. Just make sure the wires are stranded together before tightening the cap.f. Pull the PCB out of the cavity and place it outside the guitar. The PCB is a square device that has two trim pots on it. Refer to the next to last picture.g. Attach the pickguard assembly and BPSSC backplate to the guitar, install strings, and tune.h. Connect the guitar to an amp and turn the volume, tone controls and amplifier up. You'll hear some noise.i. Adjust the two trim potentiometers for minimum noise. Notice I said minimum noise. You'll never get no noise as the amplifier circuitry is not noise free. Electrically, one of the trim pots is connected to the pickup(s) the other to the BPSSC. What this adjustment does is balance the signal coming from the pickup(s) to that coming from the BPSSC. j. Put the trim pot assembly into the cavity of the guitar and check all the pickups, volume and treble controls and selector switch for proper operation. This assembly has the same 5 position pickup switch as other Stratocasters. BUT it has additional functions not found in typical Stratocasters. The middle tone control can adjust the bass/treble response of the bridge pickup. The bridge pickup on a normal Strat is seriously bright. Not a pleasant sound at all. This assembly can add some bass to this pickup making this pickup much more useable. Like a Telecaster. Also, the bottom tone control is actually a blender. What this control does is mix the bridge pickup in with the other pickups. When the blender is fully clockwise, it's out of the circuit. Turning it counter-clockwise (CCW) in positions 1 and 2 mixes in the neck pickup, turning it CCW in position 3 has no effect, turning it CCW in position 4 and 5 mixes in the bridge pickup. You'll love the additional capability the blender allows!!!!! Adds a lot of different sounds to the guitar. I especially like mixing the bridge pickup with the neck in position 5. Sounds like a Telecaster with both pickups on - a sound you seldom here from a stratocaster.This assembly will be carefully bubble wrapped and packaged in a US Post Office large flat rate box. When it arrives, you will have to personally sign for it. Inspect it carefully, I do not offer returns.
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Model: | Stratocaster |
| Brand: | Suhr |
This is a complete pickup assembly with the pickups, potentiometers, switches, all mounted in a black pickguard. All top flight components, CTS potentiometers, 3 ply pick guard, rugged 5 way switch and Lollar black face stratocaster pickups. Please refer to the Lollar website for a description. The pickup covers are white making for a nice contrast. Also included is a Back Plate Silent Single Coil (BPSSC) assembly made by Suhr which is connected to the pickup circuitry via red and yellow wires. This assembly fits on the back of the guitar where the plastic tremolo cover is. The BPSSC reduces noise coming from the pickups. Single coil pickups are inherently noisy. They convert magnetic energy into an audio signal which is sent to an amplifier. Along with the audio signal, they also send noise. Early pickup designers designed the humbucking pickup to reduce noise. Basically, a humbucking pickup is two coils wrapped around magnets that are reverse wound so the noise in one coil is cancelled by the other. But the draw back is, a humbucker loses some treble response a single coil pickup is so noted for. It has a different sound than a single coil. To reduce noise, single coil pickup makers typically wind a "dummy" coil in the pickup which is reverse wound to cancel noise. This coil can change the tone of the pickup. Fender Corporation has introduced several variations of this design. For a few years, top of the line Fender guitars used Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickups. These were designed by Dan Armstrong and are very good pickups but also expensive. To reduce cost, Fender designed their own and referred to them as "noiseless." Pickups of this design have the word "noiseless" on the pickup covers. The present Fender noiseless pickup are referred to as N3s. The BPSSC approach is to leave the pickups alone but cancel noise using a separate coil mounted on a plastic plate that fits on the bak of the guitar. Since this design does not involve a physical change to the pickup, I chose the Suhr backplate as my noise reduction system of choice. Once the pickups are installed, the guitar is connected to an amplifier and the noise is minimized by adjusting two trim pots. These two trim pots are shown in the next to the last picture. This pickup assembly was ordered as a unit with pickups wound with the same magnetic pole orientation. The BPSSC system does not work well with pickups wound with different magnetic orientations. The BPSSC instruction sheet that accompanies this pickup assembly presents information in how to connect the unit up and adjust it along with a schematic. It's very easy, just follow these steps:a. Remove the present pickup assembly. I usually cut the white wire going to the output jack as well as the black grounding wires. Be careful to leave enough wire for connectivity.b. Attach the white wire on the pickup assembly to the white wire going to the output jack. Instead of soldering, I prefer using electrical cap connectors. Hot solder around a nicely finished guitar is disaster waiting to happen.c. Attach the black wire with the circular connector to the cavity of the guitar using a small screw. Use a fairly short screw as you don't want to penetrate the exterior. If there are additional black wires, connect them all together to this point.d. Run the yellow and red wires from the pickup assembly through the cavity that leads to the tremolo cavity. There is more than enough wire to run there.e. Connect these wires to the red and yellow wires on the back plate. As shown in the photos, I soldered these connectors but an electrical cap will also work. Just make sure the wires are stranded together before tightening the cap.f. Pull the PCB out of the cavity and place it outside the guitar. The PCB is a square device that has two trim pots on it. Refer to the next to last picture.g. Attach the pickguard assembly and BPSSC backplate to the guitar, install strings, and tune.h. Connect the guitar to an amp and turn the volume, tone controls and amplifier up. You'll hear some noise.i. Adjust the two trim potentiometers for minimum noise. Notice I said minimum noise. You'll never get no noise as the amplifier circuitry is not noise free. Electrically, one of the trim pots is connected to the pickup(s) the other to the BPSSC. What this adjustment does is balance the signal coming from the pickup(s) to that coming from the BPSSC. j. Put the trim pot assembly into the cavity of the guitar and check all the pickups, volume and treble controls and selector switch for proper operation. This assembly has the same 5 position pickup switch as other Stratocasters. BUT it has additional functions not found in typical Stratocasters. The middle tone control can adjust the bass/treble response of the bridge pickup. The bridge pickup on a normal Strat is seriously bright. Not a pleasant sound at all. This assembly can add some bass to this pickup making this pickup much more useable. Like a Telecaster. Also, the bottom tone control is actually a blender. What this control does is mix the bridge pickup in with the other pickups. When the blender is fully clockwise, it's out of the circuit. Turning it counter-clockwise (CCW) in positions 1 and 2 mixes in the neck pickup, turning it CCW in position 3 has no effect, turning it CCW in position 4 and 5 mixes in the bridge pickup. You'll love the additional capability the blender allows!!!!! Adds a lot of different sounds to the guitar. I especially like mixing the bridge pickup with the neck in position 5. Sounds like a Telecaster with both pickups on - a sound you seldom here from a stratocaster.This assembly will be carefully bubble wrapped and packaged in a US Post Office large flat rate box. When it arrives, you will have to personally sign for it. Inspect it carefully, I do not offer returns.