Fender Stratocaster Texas Special vs Custom Shop 54 Pickup

Recorded with same guitar (Fender Strat Am Std '91) and same setting..
What do you think ?

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Music

Tags:

• pickup
• fender
• texas
• special
• custom
• shop
• 54
• guitar

[Jst0911]

custom 54's sound a tinyyyyy bit cleaner. if that makes sense

[cloud011085]

@Jst0911 yes...cs 54 do have more chimey and bell like tone

[JoostBeersMusic]

I think the custom shops had a little more of an edge to them, just a little hotter if you ask me.

[cloud011085]

@JoostBeersMusic yes the custom shop 54 has more chimes and bell tone like

[stratdude83]

@cloud011085 have to disagree i've heard some upgraded squiers on here sound and play pretty well...the real difference is in the hands

[PANICBLADE]

a real guitars plays a guitar, what does it matter how he does it, what he cares about or with what equipmen? buddy guy learned on a guitar with 2 strings, hendrix had to flip his strat around because he coudnt get a lefty, and he also started with a duo sonic. the mustang was a student model guitar but kobain turned it into a prized instrument, and all three have directed the way in which people played their guitars for that time. buy a guitar youre comfortable with and playthe hell out of it.

[PANICBLADE]

wow i meant to say guitarists. guitars dont play themselves. jeez that was a long time ago.

[riccardosolimena]

I preferre the cs 54 sound, I will buy them, thanks

[hubbalol]

@mradosovic

Still you can't compare Fender and Squier. It's all about passion and feel. And to put matters to the facts, even though it's one hell of a subjective topic Fenders just have more passion, better feel and to the person whom knows his guitar, better sound. Yes, you can upgrade your Squier and get roughly the same tone but then still you don't have the balance and that personal 'it' which you just can't put you finger on.

Guess I'm a bit bias but I just love my Fenders.

[UKToneKing]

The 54s have a bit more of that bell like chime, I feel with the volume cranked, they will sparkle a bit more, my std strat has them type of pups, and my other std has the duncan claifornia 50s in, which are very sparkle, really bell like

[xblackb0x]

@mradosovic that is not my point... my first guitar was a squier and i'm not saying they are bad guitars, but there is a bit difference that is all i am saying

[mradosovic]

@xblackb0x Oh yeah, and try for example to put a squier or any other copy in the hands of a guitar master if you can get to any. I doubt that hendrix would play bad on any guitar ;)

[leov10]

They are... the SAME pickups BUT... with different name...

[danspivey91]

the texas special sounds warmer