Sorry, I think there's no much you can do to make it louder, try to turn the "Level" knob up on the effect pedal if you use one.
What amp do you have?
And where do you use it?
Honestly I always played my guitar with combo or modified audio stereo systems, and I do not have knowledge about heads and cabinets, sorry again :)
Responce and new question by: Anonymous
It is a small 10w Rogue combo amp, I use it inside when practicing but it's not loud enough to be heard over the drums, i plan on getting a bigger one eventually.
I've actually got another question while i'm here. My humbucker on my Squier Strat is tilted into the body of the guitar. The side on the high e is raised up and the side of the low e is down. Is that normal?
Reply by: Arthur_admin
Oh I see, You need at least 25W to be heard (better more), I've recently bought 5 valve Watt blackstar ht-5 combo. It sounds fairly loud (valve watts are a lot more powerful).
There's no exact rules how pickup should be located, the side of the low E is down because the lower strings are thicker and need more space to vibrate without touching the pickup.
In order to get best results out of your Strat you can experiment adjusting the height of the pickup.
There are 2 small screws (on the top and on the bottom of the humbucker), turning them changes the height.
The closer it to the strings the more powerful sound you'll get, but if you put the pickup too close, the strings will buzz when rubbing around it.
Click here to open the related answer page about the distance between the strings and pickup.
Thanks by: Anonymous
Alright, thanks for all your help! I really enjoy the site as well it is handy when it comes to sounds you can get from an amp.
