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by JimmieD
Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:54 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Cyclone questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

Sounds like I have tons of options for it. Someone even suggested putting a tele neck pickup in it. That sounded really interesting to me. I've been looking around on guitarfetish and discussing them in FB groups, and from what I can get from the conversations it's pretty hit and miss with them. I ...
by JimmieD
Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:29 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Cyclone questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

It's an old Squier and probably has cheap ceramic pickups in it which tend to sound shrill. One thing you can try to do is to swap the volume and tone pots for lower resistance ones. I'm pretty sure there are 500kOhms in yours. Try 250kOhms instead, it may help. Though it might make your humbucker ...
by JimmieD
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:49 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Cyclone questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

It's just a standard sized Humbucker and a Strat Single Coil combination in the Cyclone. Many options in these sizes, including humbucker sized single coils and single coil sized humbuckers. You're much less limited than if your guitar took P90's, filtertrons, mini hums, etc. The Seymour Duncan JB ...
by JimmieD
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:32 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Cyclone questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

All depends on what you want it to sound like, what don’t you like about the stock pickups? The vibrato arm should be the same as Squier and Fender strats from the Asian factories. Yes, that's why I said I know it's about personal taste, but I was looking for some general pointers. Like are ...
by JimmieD
Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:29 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Cyclone questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

Squier Cyclone questions

Greetings everyone, new member here, this is my first post! I've got this beautiful, mint Cyclone, but I'm not overly happy with the pups. I know it's really a matter of personal taste, but anyone have suggestions for common replacements for the cyclone? Also, would anyone know where I might find a ...