So with the desire to have a more humbucker-like tone for the bridge position without going "metal" and within a very strict budget I figured the spec of this pickup might just work out.
I installed an Artec Hotrail pickup in the bridge position of my friend's Mexican Standard Strat today. He was looking to get a warmer and fatter tone than that of the stock bridge pickup.
Something I have wanted to do for quite a long time is to build my own guitar, ultimately I'd love to actually make the neck and body from scratch, but maybe that'll be possible another time.
Another Successful Hack-Job! Itchy fingers today got me about to start cutting up scraps of plywood to make a dedicated 1x10 speaker cab, much like my 1x8 practice cab I…