DiMarzio Fast Track Pre-Wired Strat Guitar Pickguard  

I recently purchased a Strat from Musician's Friend (I love the feel of the 9.5" radius C-shaped neck), but could not find one with the ideal pickup array.  So I decided to purchase the prewired pickguard and give it a try.  Now historically, I have owned guitars with All types of DiMarzio Pickups (e.g., Evolution, Custom, Super Distortion, etc.) and have always been very pleased with the tone.  However, I had never "experimented" with the single coil sized humbuckers, so I really didn't know what to expect.  First of all, once I got the hang of it, installation was an absolute BREEZE!!!  Now, the only tricky part (for me, at least) was figuring out how to wire the three ground wires that are in the particular guitar that I "hot-rodded".  (Some guitars have two ground wires and others have three.)  Thank goodness for Youtube, because I found a whole bunch of tutorial videos on how to install this product.  So once it was installed, I took her on a test drive and was absolutely blown away!  I plugged into a Marshall, a Line 6, a Carvin and a Fender amp and these pickups sounded absolutely astounding!  A week after installation, I went from "test drive" to "race track" and played lead guitar at a Ronnie James Dio tribute concert.  These pickups absolutely outperformed the other guitars on stage, AND I could hear the quality in the live recording!!!  They have plenty of body AND cut so nicely through a mix!  I was utterly pleased at their overall performance.  Of course, just like any pickups, you need to make sure you buy the right ones for the sound you want.  I have to say, these pickups in particular surpassed expectation AND I am thinking of droppig a set into another Strat I have at home.  You will absolutely NOT be disappointed!