Custom Stratocaster

Originally, this was a Fender Custom Shop Pro Model 1107 Stratocaster finished in white.
The previous owner removed the paint.
I installed the metal pickguard, the Wilkinson locking saddles and the bridge pickup (Dimarzio Fast Track 2).

[@dragan4658]

This looks like a guitar SRV would have played. Very commendable playing!

[@danielbotterill-wb6kq]

What do you think about the Fast Track 2? The Dimarzio site lists it as super bassy and dark but it sounds tight here, bit of a chopped treble, but more midrangey than anything. Sounds pretty cool to me. What value pots are you using?

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

I never changed the pots of a guitar when I changed pickups. So I guess they are 250k.
I had the Fast Track 2 in 3 different Strats. Although it sounds the brightest in this particular guitar I never experienced it as dark sounding in any of them. Your description as "bit of chopped treble, more midrange than anything " is very accurate to me.
It's tight sounding in every guitar I installed it in.

[@danielbotterill-wb6kq]

@@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst Ah okay cool. Thanks for the feedback, it's hard to tell which Dimarzio rails pickup would be best as a few seem quite similar. This could be best for me with 500k pots to open that treble up a little. I like the big crunchy mids it has, but sounds smooth with it.

[@DrAdams-fx6gy]

I can't understand purchasing a custom shop guitar. Buy a good sounding strat with nitro finish have the neck refreted with jumbo frets. A lot cheaper and will sound just as good if not better.

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

I bought this Strat second hand, the paint was already removed by the previous owner, therefore I got it at a cheap price, certainly not custom shop prices. This Strat already had locking tuners and a roller nut and I was looking for one with these options.