LAMBERTONES "the Triple Shots" & "the Crema" HSS Review | Boutique Stratocaster Pickups

[@aaronsanchez93]

I love my set man! Seriously one of the best strat pick ups out there

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

They sound awesome!

[@mikeparler]

Just subscribed, man. Strat sounds great! I ordered a Crema for my Strat...can't wait for it to come in!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Thanks so much for the support Mike! The Crema is wonderful in the bridge!

[@LazarusFTW]

My comment for the algorithm. Thanks for the content

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Haha love it!

[@peterpresson9474]

Looking at buying some of these for my new Strat build! Awesome video man!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Super glad to hear this video was helpful! Thanks for watching, Peter and be sure to use the discount link for an extra 10% off your order!

[@derekdowling9345]

Have a loaded guard with these just sitting around waiting for the rest of the parts of my build to arrive…this helped with the excruciating wait lol

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Glad it helps! Sucks the wait time or parts is so long right now on bodies!

[@theaaronimal]

Great stuff man!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Thank you Aaron!

[@mattdonisch1846]

Hey Zach I love your videos! You do a great job demoing gear and you are a killer guitar player too! Question do you know if the 2nd position automatically splits the humbucker or does It blend the full humbucker in similar to how suhr sets up their HSS strats?

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey there! I don't definitively know - guessing how there is a decent drop in volume I'd assume it does split the humbucker but I could be wrong!

[@Tonebreakfast]

Wonderful review & tone! Subbed

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@andyw5150]

Liked and subscribed! Strat sounds great!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Thanks Andy!

[@aleksandrnestrato]

You know man, I've been playing Strats all my life and never actually liked the bridge single coil pickup. Also didn't I understand the middle pickup. Thus almost all my playing was in positions 2, 4 and 5. At the same time I, for some reason, don't like the idea of humbucker pickups on a Strat, I'm kind of a purist here-Stratocaster is an SSS guitar to me. Everything changed when I bought the Triple Shot set about a year ago. Both the bridge single coil pickup and the middle pickup suddenly appeared in my playing. Kurtis has done something so wonderful with these pickups that... >The middle one sounds as a blood kin of the neck pickup, it is the same character! It's just more treble. Same effect when you pluck the string closer to the neck or to the bridge. All my previous experience with the mid pups made me think they were insipid. The Lambertones mid single coil on the contrary is full of flavor, it sounds amazing! >The bridge pickup is bright, but not thin anymore, it cuts very well, it is distinct and audible all the time. And-it sounds beautiful. Something I could never say about the Strat bridge pup! For decades the Strat bridge pickup was harsh to me as scratching a plate with a fork. Now I frequently find myself playing Strat in position 1 for hours(!) listening to the tonal beauty it makes.

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Love to hear that! The triple shots are truly an incredible set of pickups.

[@dannysloderbeck7995]

Hey, love all of your Lambertones demo videos! I have a Strat that I’m contemplating installing these in, and can’t decide between this “HSS” configuration (with The Crema in the bridge), or a “HH” configuration, with The Crema in both the bridge and neck positions. I know this is all subjective, but since you’ve played both of these types of pickup configurations in your videos, which do you think you preferred overall? I mainly play praise & worship, so I care less about an “authentic Strat tone”, and more about versatility for praise & worship music. Plus I have another “SSS” configuration Strat, if I need to go for an authentic sounding Strat. Thanks for your help!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey Danny! If you already have an SSS strat and aren't worried about that "signature strat" sound I'd go HH with two Cremas. That's kind of my "perfect" P&W tone when I had my Suhr JM with cremas and I miss it a lot!

[@dannysloderbeck7995]

@@ZachBrobstMusic awesome, thanks again!

[@nathanross4097]

Suhr vs lambertone pickups? If you had to choose? both are amazing!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hmmm... Lambertones for clarity and then the Suhr's for that typical "strat quack"! For worship I think the Lambertones are more well rounded!

[@brianjchang]

sounds great! i got lambertones triple shots and a grinder last year. didn't realize i needed to make a custom pickguard to make it fit my washburn n6. after awhile i just got the idea to get a cheap squier and put the lambertones in there. curious to see how it will sound.

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

I imagine it will really make the squier come to life!

[@kyomaru7]

How did it go?

[@sea98766]

Amazing! Love your videos! Question…. What pots/caps are you using for this wiring set up? :)

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Thank you! This was a partscaster I purchased a while back so I am not sure what the caps were but it had 250k pots in it!

[@sea98766]

250k for the tone knob for the Humbucker as well?

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

500k pot for the humbucker with the ability to split! @@sea98766

[@sea98766]

Wow! Thank you so much! 💯

[@jg_jgjg]

Hey thanks so much for this. I have a hard time dialing in my HSS Strat. For an edge of breakup tone, do you prioritize the humbucker? Or the single coil (neck). I suppose it doesn't matter, but maybe in a PNW context.

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey there! I have another triple shot video coming out soon with a Grinder bridge so be sure to subscribe! Edge of breakup is definitely bridge or neck pickup for me. I wouldn't overlook the middle pickup though, I find it super usable. Depending on your bridge the bridge pickup may be a bit too bright

[@TheBlackzat]

Hi, would you say these resemble more a 50s or 60s pickups styles? Thanks for the demo!

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Definitely more 60s era!

[@pipcount1974]

Hi Zach , just bought the same set as yours. Just wondering about the wiring that you got. Do you mind sharing the spec? Thanks again for sharing God bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey Pip! Are you referring to the section where I mentioned that on their website the Triple Shots use a "Unique wiring and tension method"?

[@pipcount1974]

Hi Zach . Thanks for your reply . Sorry didnt make it clear . I’m more after the strat wiring that you use for the HSS of yours where you can split coil the humbucker. 😀

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

@@pipcount1974 Oh for sure! It's a simple push / pull pot. Something as simple as this from Stewmac will do the trick and as long as you have 4 wires coming from your Crema you can do it! www.stewmac.com/electronics/components-and-parts/potentiometers/cts-push-pull-pots-dpdt/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAuvOPBhDXARIsAKzLQ8G88JRMUQD0U-K1Ab5vVNyu3GIfZHzxojhIt9EfTQBgSJvansh5Z3IaAtGiEALw_wcB

[@dougmaccoll7564]

Great Review! I just don't understand why anyone uses a Push-Pull Pot when Push-Push Pots work so much better!! IMHO

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

I've not ever had the chance to use one!

[@dougmaccoll7564]

@@ZachBrobstMusic They are so nice!! Push in and they pop out. .Push in again and they stay there. They are definitely a "Game Changer"!

[@scottsmith7468]

Did you have to do any special wiring to be able to coil split the Crema?

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey Scott! Just a normal Crema with four way wiring and a push/pull pot. Kurtis has an illustration on his website for the wiring diagram - lambertones.store/pages/stratocasterwiring

[@ejw3006]

How’s that Warmoth strat? Was thinking about tryna get a Jazzmaster from em

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey Ejw! It's pretty fantastic. This is my third Warmoth partscaster and I'm always blown away by their quality for the price. Definitely a notch above American made Fender products in my opinion

[@mitchellpardo]

What Kemper profile are you rocking there?

[@ZachBrobstMusic]

Hey Michell! I'm rockin' Tone Junkies Arshall performance. It's probably my all time favorite pack from him

[@nope929]

This sounds like it was designed to be the most church guitarist sounding pickup out there

[@ZacharyRyanMusic89]

specifically the way hes playing in this video. you can def make it rock n roll realllll good too