I have this McCready .. can’t speak for the throwbacks but the stock pickups are good. I actually think they sounded better on the vid .. good stuff here tho .. gave me some idea’ s👍
Never really fell in love with the pickups on my 2011 HSS American Deluxe, been wanting to do this for a while. Thank you for making such a clean and concise video.
Strat pickups are difficult, reminds me of how John Mayer asked for the Silver Sky pickups to sound like his 60's strats with the tone knob halfway down. I think people apply the PAF logic to strats when they really want a little more output and compression instead of the opposite.
@@MythosPedals Im not a metal guy but it would be fun to do this with a metal guitar. Maybe take an inexpensive Ibanez and see how far you can push that into a guitar of destruction.
As a tinkerer who has never owned a guitar that I haven't modded, these videos are like crack. Non cloth covered wire in a strat gives me anxiety even if you cant see it and I know it doesn't matter.
For me, having the bridge pickup wired to a tone knob is essential. I know is not vintage, but was a very common back in the day and also, it already has a 5 way switch
Man, I wish I could hear the before and after in the room. There were some things that really sounded great with the Throbaks, like the neck pickup alone, but other times when they seemed really stifled. Great work on the wiring though! And the plastics look way better now too.
Oh wow there's so much more boom in the throback pickups. Less high end clarity though, pick your poison I suppose. Fantastic before and after tone demo, btw.
I can’t help but pipe in again but I noticed you have the amazing Dewalt tool that is so controllable speed wise. It has become such a delight to use with the tuner button attachment to string guitars. 😉 By the way I am really enjoying my Mythos AU79 fuzz.
Nice work! I know you’re striving for vintage accurate but the best thing I ever did to my Strat was 50s wiring with the blender mod to have a bridge and neck option. It has become my favorite position.
Great series, I still think the McCready strat looks crazy compared to previous roadworn efforts but this is about as close to salvaging the 'Aliexpress relic' sanding these come with
Nice to watch someone with mad soldering skills! Still, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't "braid" the pickup wires, although I know that might not be vintage correct. Looks cool, though.
@@MythosPedals Maybe it's called a "twist." Gear Page swears by it, apparently, and my local tech does it. So, take that with a grain of salt. Probably just more labor, but it does look cool.
I wonder if a shielding would sort a scratching i get threw my amp when i touch the scratch plate on my tele .really enjoying these guitar videos cheers.
Because I wanted to bend them and some of the wires were pre bond, already tinned. Either way I’ve soldered enough I feel confident soldering connections that weren’t tinned before hand
Looks great! One comment, it really feels like its missing lacqer checking to take it nearer to a CS. Is that something you considered? Is it even feasible on these?
The reason for not sounding as bright as the original pickups might be, that the pots were not measured before installation. Pots vary in resistance. There is „250 kOhms“ written on, but they can have 240 or even less kOhms actually. And these 10 kOhms difference can kill the highs. I always calibrate the pots to 250 or even 260 kOhms, for the tone pots I even go up to 270 kOhms before installation. The pot values have more influence to the sound as changing the pickup brand.
These Fender relic / mod videos are an instant watch for me
As amazing as those throbaks are, the stock pickups were actually really impressive
Agreed. But trust me in the room these Throbak are insane.
I have this McCready .. can’t speak for the throwbacks but the stock pickups are good. I actually think they sounded better on the vid .. good stuff here tho .. gave me some idea’ s👍
Some just don’t understand.
And the throwbacks are better,
Way better, in both tone and most importantly the feel.
Very cool; the before and after pickup comparison was really dramatic. ThroBaks sounded amazing.
Never really fell in love with the pickups on my 2011 HSS American Deluxe, been wanting to do this for a while. Thank you for making such a clean and concise video.
Great video Zach! Sounds awesome with that Mythos Tone King preset 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼
This feels like ASMR for guitar cause you make it looks so easy! And then I realize I pay a tech to do this because I don't have time.
looks and sounds amazing, this series was a lot of fun. Those throbaks sound incredible.
Can’t believe I watched the whole thing ,damn I need a solder hit
Jonesing for that 60/40
Yeah boy, I get mine at Harbor Freight 🤟🏻
Yeah bruh I get mine at harbor freight
GREAT video! Stock pickups sound MUCH better in this guitar!!! 😊
Stock pickups are good. Much hotter. The ThroBak’s absolutely kill though, more to come
Strat pickups are difficult, reminds me of how John Mayer asked for the Silver Sky pickups to sound like his 60's strats with the tone knob halfway down. I think people apply the PAF logic to strats when they really want a little more output and compression instead of the opposite.
I agree, the stock pickups were my favorites as well.
I hope you are able to keep up these mod vids. They’ve all been great! Thanks for taking my mind off of work for a bit.
What should we do next?!
@@MythosPedals Im not a metal guy but it would be fun to do this with a metal guitar. Maybe take an inexpensive Ibanez and see how far you can push that into a guitar of destruction.
How about upgrading Jason Isbell Custom Tele?
@@MythosPedalsan Epiphone inspired by custom shop. Mythos Labs 😂
@@MythosPedalsrefinishing poly to nitro
Now thats the tone improvement that i would like to hear. Not like others with heavy distortion and shred. Good stuff!
As a tinkerer who has never owned a guitar that I haven't modded, these videos are like crack. Non cloth covered wire in a strat gives me anxiety even if you cant see it and I know it doesn't matter.
But it does matter… right? RIGHT?!
@@MythosPedals If you know, you know
For me, having the bridge pickup wired to a tone knob is essential. I know is not vintage, but was a very common back in the day and also, it already has a 5 way switch
Man, I wish I could hear the before and after in the room. There were some things that really sounded great with the Throbaks, like the neck pickup alone, but other times when they seemed really stifled.
Great work on the wiring though! And the plastics look way better now too.
Oh wow there's so much more boom in the throback pickups. Less high end clarity though, pick your poison I suppose. Fantastic before and after tone demo, btw.
Thanks for the videos. Really learned a lot and very enjoyable, too.
I can’t help but pipe in again but I noticed you have the amazing Dewalt tool that is so controllable speed wise. It has become such a delight to use with the tuner button attachment to string guitars. 😉
By the way I am really enjoying my Mythos AU79 fuzz.
Nice work! I know you’re striving for vintage accurate but the best thing I ever did to my Strat was 50s wiring with the blender mod to have a bridge and neck option. It has become my favorite position.
Pickguard needs that crack on the upper bout screw, where the old Strat pickguards always break.
Great series, I still think the McCready strat looks crazy compared to previous roadworn efforts but this is about as close to salvaging the 'Aliexpress relic' sanding these come with
Oh it's not that bad lol It's a great guitar and fun thing to tinker with
oh yesss I want more of this
Great Video, have you ever tried the 50's Wiring on a Strat. I use it on all my guitars. It is worth trying IMO!!
I have! I do like it but wanted to do this the vintage fender way
Nice to watch someone with mad soldering skills! Still, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't "braid" the pickup wires, although I know that might not be vintage correct. Looks cool, though.
Never seen them braided. What a nightmare to change if you did that! And thanks I’ve soldered many many hours!
@@MythosPedals Maybe it's called a "twist." Gear Page swears by it, apparently, and my local tech does it. So, take that with a grain of salt. Probably just more labor, but it does look cool.
Doesn't matter which way you put in the switch. It goes either way. It's all on how you wire it that matters.
Best upgrade would be to replace the zinc tremolo by a pure vintage
I wonder if a shielding would sort a scratching i get threw my amp when i touch the scratch plate on my tele .really enjoying these guitar videos cheers.
That's just static, use a dryer sheet on the guard. Should help
How come you did not tin all the wire ends before finishing soldering to the Potts and switch.
Because I wanted to bend them and some of the wires were pre bond, already tinned. Either way I’ve soldered enough I feel confident soldering connections that weren’t tinned before hand
Looks great! One comment, it really feels like its missing lacqer checking to take it nearer to a CS. Is that something you considered? Is it even feasible on these?
they are actually checked all over VERY FINELY I've read it's really hard to get them to check further
Can i get a link or some more information for the tone cap?
mythospedals.com/collections/guitar-parts
how hot do you run your iron?
720 degrees
??? Where did that pick guard plate come from?
You can get them at most part suppliers
New pickups don't sound as bright to me. Up through my cell phone speaker LOL
The reason for not sounding as bright as the original pickups might be, that the pots were not measured before installation. Pots vary in resistance. There is „250 kOhms“ written on, but they can have 240 or even less kOhms actually. And these 10 kOhms difference can kill the highs. I always calibrate the pots to 250 or even 260 kOhms, for the tone pots I even go up to 270 kOhms before installation. The pot values have more influence to the sound as changing the pickup brand.
other than the pickups, where do I buy the rest of the parts please - thanks
Mojotone.com is a great place for parts
Man what temp is your iron!? Tinning those pots was a snap.
720 Degrees! Hakko irons rule
@@MythosPedals That is my iron and temp but I think your tip is easily three times the size of what I use regularly. I’m sure that is the difference.
Le ton au chevalet ?