Squier Strat Upgrade

A simple way to fatten up the sound of an entry level guitar. This guitar is running directly through a Marshall MG-15 amp.

This video shows the tone and output improvement after the installation of a Riffbucker Excess-1 humbucker on my client's guitar.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Riffguy
• Riffbucker
• Excess-1
• humbucker
• High
• Output
• Pickup
• Marshall
• MG-15
• Fender
• Squier
• Stratocaster
• Modification
• Shredding
• Rock
• Blues

[MrRock356]

@riffguy , underneath the video it said that you improved the tone using a humbucker ? if the strat only uses single coils, how did you fit the humbucker on there ? i've got a rubbish recently made chinese squier and am wondering how to improve it ?

[riffguy]

@MrRock356 These guitars have a large pickup cavity, so you can easily fit a humbucker in them. You can also buy a pickguards that fit humbuckers. I cut a larger opening on this particular pickguard though.

[sirpazuzu]

Riffguy, your vids and obvious skills are awesome! Got a question: as single coils traditionally get wired to 250K pots and humbuckers to 500K ( or at least more than 250K), did you switch the pot in this Squier - and if so, what did you use? I'm guessing it's still wired to the other pickups and they share a common, "master" volume....

[riffguy]

@sirpazuzu Thanks! I just wired it to the existing 250k pot.

[BaktolKillWithGuitar]

My opinion, Fender guitars are much shittier than Squiers, it is so true because I compAred them :)

[riffguy]

@BaktolKillWithGuitar Be careful when making such vague comparisons. A Japanese Squier from the early 80's would be better quality than a 90's Fender made in Mexico, but if you seriously think an Indonesian Squier is better than an American Fender, you're mistaken.

[riffguy]

@sleeq1993 It's not about how much money you make, it's about how much you save. If you work consistently and don't waste your money on junk food, cigarettes, drugs or booze, you could have what I do.

[MrRock356]

@riffguy oh ok, thanks :)

[7thSonOfHolyDiver]

@riffguy I know that it's a matter of luck, but i compared squier classic vibe and fender mande in mexico (both new) and squier looked like guitar more expensive than fender mim. Sound was better in fender, but i read about classic vibe series and people say that after channge of pick ups these squiers beat fender mim easly.

[joffrey37]

wow, you got your pickups from hell, it's so heavy :D !

[shredmaster100]

dimarzio pickups are good too 

[MiniBikeBuilder]

im getting a Fender Strat in 2 weeks, im maining it have seymour duncun Dimebucker pickups with floyd rose bridge and Eddie Van Halens bumble design. I think it will soud awesome. do all the items that i chose sound good together? or no?

[RickyboyH]

I actually liked it more in its original state (with the bridge singlecoil)

sounded more like a strat :P