Acousticraft Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I was given a Mahogany Strat body that is fitted with Kent Armstrong STV1 single coil pickups in exchange for doing a re fret on a friends guitar. There doesn't seem to be much info on Harmony Central or anywhere else. Has anyone got them or used them as I am curious whether they have the classic strat sound or not? I am going to fit all the hardware to an Ash bodied strat that I am working on. I may get a neck as well as he thinks he has one as well. This will be my first foray into a guitar with single coils and I am aware of noise with these. The cavities in the body were shielded with aluminium foil. Does this actually work or is copper the best bet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted September 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Anyone know anything about these pups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 iv used a few kent armstrong pickups in the past and they were all very good for the price that they are. never used his strat pups tho so cant really comment on those particular ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted September 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Thanks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastertone007 Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Kent Armstrong single coils are by far there best pickups. I know the Texas ones are very good. There tweed ones are right up there to. I think you will get a good strat sound from them. I am not sure if having mahogany for your body will help you in getting that classic strat tone... I know that alot of pickguards have the ali shielding but i am not sure about using it for the cavities... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 They are going in an Ash body. They should be OK by the sounds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastertone007 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 If its an ash body then it will go very well. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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