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<div><img hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/24/211170932_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><emmg hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/1237273336_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Review Source: </span></span><a href="https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/tesla-plasma-sts-strat-pickup-set-review.379948/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/tesla-plasma-sts-strat-pickup-set-review.379948/</span></b></span></a><br /></emmg></span></span></span></div><emmg hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/20514061_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><emmg hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/414013824_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As there aren’t many reviews out there on these I thought I’d post a little review. With a followup to come later.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I’ve got a modded Squier Standard strat which had Custom Shop Texas Specials in it. I’ll be honest and I found them awesome clean but lacking bottom end <br />and they were very harsh with overdrive. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I prefer Tex Mexs and Iron Gears.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As such I had gotten a TESLA set as part payment for a modded Squier Affinity Tele I sold.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now, as far as noisless pups go I like Lace Sensors A LOT, especially for the cover band I play in BUT they don’t really have that classic Strat bell like sound which <br />happily these Teslas seem to have up </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to a point. They are neutral sounding for Single coils and sound like the treble, mids and bass are all very equal which is good <br />as a base for working on your tone BUT might be regarded as a lack of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">character. My favourite single coils I’ve tried so far are Iron Gear PIG IRON Overwound as <br />they are hot but without that overly prominent mid hump which a lot of overwound single coils have got.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Good:</span></span></em></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 9pt;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- They are truly noiseless</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Closer in sound to a real set of single coils than Laces ( a LOT closer)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Look cool with the little TESLA shiny logo (sorry I am vein! Lol)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Very neutral sounding for single coils (not sure this is a good point so it’s in both good and bad!)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Relatively cheap</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bad:</span></span></em></b></span></span><br /><br /><em style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Not as much chime as real single coils</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Very neutral sounding for single coils (not sure this is a bad point so it’s in both good and bad!)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Not well known and therefore not many reviews so hard to judge before you buy</span></span></span></span></em><div style="font-style: italic;"><br></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All in, I’m fairly happy with them but I’ll need to run them through my normal gigging rig tomorrow night at practice.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style=""><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For reference I’ve tried the following in strats over the last few months:</span></em></b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vanson Classic Pros Good overwound pickup for the price – very close to Tex Mex but not as much clarity </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lace Sensor Silver Silver Blue In my Number one Strat <br />enough said! </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lace Sensor Blue Silver Red In my Number two Strat enough said! But I’ll be honest I find the Blue in the neck too ranchy </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tex Mex Really well suited to <br />most situations as they sit in the middle </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ground of overwound single coils. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bellcat Unbelievable quality for the price. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Custom Shop 69s Too low output for my liking. <br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">EMG Dave Gilmour Best Clean sound ever but way too harsh with the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">preamp engaged with overdrive and REALLY flat sounding (clean and driven) without the preamp.<br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Iron Gear Smoke Stack IIs Crazy cool pickups!! Love the standard coil but am struggling to find a use for the overwound side so far as they are REALLY </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hot and very middy with the second coil engaged </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Real 73 Fender single coils Too low output for my liking.</span></span></span></span></span></div> </emmg><em> </em></emmg> <div><img hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/24/211170932_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><emmg hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/1237273336_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Review Source: </span></span><a href="https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/tesla-plasma-sts-strat-pickup-set-review.379948/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/tesla-plasma-sts-strat-pickup-set-review.379948/</span></b></span></a><br /></emmg></span></span></span></div><emmg hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/20514061_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><emmg hspace="5" vspace="0" src="/bizdemo146595/component/board/board_16/u_image/414013824_PLASMA-STS.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As there aren’t many reviews out there on these I thought I’d post a little review. With a followup to come later.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I’ve got a modded Squier Standard strat which had Custom Shop Texas Specials in it. I’ll be honest and I found them awesome clean but lacking bottom end <br />and they were very harsh with overdrive. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I prefer Tex Mexs and Iron Gears.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As such I had gotten a TESLA set as part payment for a modded Squier Affinity Tele I sold.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now, as far as noisless pups go I like Lace Sensors A LOT, especially for the cover band I play in BUT they don’t really have that classic Strat bell like sound which <br />happily these Teslas seem to have up </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to a point. They are neutral sounding for Single coils and sound like the treble, mids and bass are all very equal which is good <br />as a base for working on your tone BUT might be regarded as a lack of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">character. My favourite single coils I’ve tried so far are Iron Gear PIG IRON Overwound as <br />they are hot but without that overly prominent mid hump which a lot of overwound single coils have got.</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Good:</span></span></em></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 9pt;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- They are truly noiseless</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Closer in sound to a real set of single coils than Laces ( a LOT closer)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Look cool with the little TESLA shiny logo (sorry I am vein! Lol)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Very neutral sounding for single coils (not sure this is a good point so it’s in both good and bad!)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Relatively cheap</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bad:</span></span></em></b></span></span><br /><br /><em style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Not as much chime as real single coils</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Very neutral sounding for single coils (not sure this is a bad point so it’s in both good and bad!)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Not well known and therefore not many reviews so hard to judge before you buy</span></span></span></span></em><div style="font-style: italic;"><br></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All in, I’m fairly happy with them but I’ll need to run them through my normal gigging rig tomorrow night at practice.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style=""><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For reference I’ve tried the following in strats over the last few months:</span></em></b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vanson Classic Pros Good overwound pickup for the price – very close to Tex Mex but not as much clarity </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lace Sensor Silver Silver Blue In my Number one Strat <br />enough said! </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lace Sensor Blue Silver Red In my Number two Strat enough said! But I’ll be honest I find the Blue in the neck too ranchy </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tex Mex Really well suited to <br />most situations as they sit in the middle </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ground of overwound single coils. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bellcat Unbelievable quality for the price. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Custom Shop 69s Too low output for my liking. <br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">EMG Dave Gilmour Best Clean sound ever but way too harsh with the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">preamp engaged with overdrive and REALLY flat sounding (clean and driven) without the preamp.<br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Iron Gear Smoke Stack IIs Crazy cool pickups!! Love the standard coil but am struggling to find a use for the overwound side so far as they are REALLY </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hot and very middy with the second coil engaged </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Real 73 Fender single coils Too low output for my liking.</span></span></span></span></span></div> </emmg><em> </em></emmg> ▶Before writing a review, please refer to the FAQ on how to write a review. https://teslapickup1999.cafe24.com/bizdemo146595/customer/customer03.php?com_board_basic=read_form&com_board_idx=33