Members 3volved Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 I dug out my very first guitar the other day, an HSS Samick, and thought I'd make her playable again with some upgrades. I have a Duncan SH-4 ready to go in the bridge, what do you guys recommend for neck and middle pickups? I'm looking for something smooth and low/medium output I can use for my worship group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cokekolev Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Cool rails or a lil '59 type of thingy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by 3volved ...what do you guys recommend for neck and middle pickups? I'm looking for something smooth and low/medium output I can use for my worship group. You can probably get by with the current middle and neck single coils by simply lowering them down until they sound right for your application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 If you're looking for true single coils, I'm really fond of Fender's Texas Specials...they're kinda hot, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 I'm going to sound like a hater here but a JB in a strat, IMO, is a mistake. They have way tooo much upper midrange/treble response in a strat. Just my 2 cents. There are so many good single coils out there these days its just a matter of getting some decent ones. This is a great page with clips. http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/Picku...Clips-W60.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reverberlayed Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 I like my Fender CS '69 or '54 pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members undergod12 Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Vintage Rails all the way. The bridge model in the neck and middle mates up wonderfully with the output of a bridge HB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Just a quick thought...Vintage Rails kicks ass! As do Hot Rails AND the lil '59.Anddddd...I'm probably high again or missing something, but I'm kinda thinking that they're HUMBUCKERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3volved Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by billybilly I'm going to sound like a hater here but a JB in a strat, IMO, is a mistake. They have way tooo much upper midrange/treble response in a strat. Just my 2 cents.There are so many good single coils out there these days its just a matter of getting some decent ones. This is a great page with clips. http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/Picku...Clips-W60.aspx Interesting point on the Duncan...maybe a GFS Dream 90 as an alternative? I'll have to give that some thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Just put a set of rose pickups "belle's" in my strat - and they are very, very stratty. Super nice, clear sounding pickup. Will post some clips soon, maybe tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 What kind of music and what type of amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3volved Posted December 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 What do you guys think of the GFS noise cancelling single coil pickups? Since this is my first rebuild, I've realized I don't want to put anything too 'high-end' in it and the GFS stuff seems pretty decent for the price. I was thinking the 5.5k noise cancelling single coil for the neck, the 6k for the middle and their Classic II humbucker (8.2k) for the bridge. Thoughts? This is primarily going to be for my worship group, so very mellow and won't need to cut through the mix. I have my PRS and Les Paul to take care of the stuff I like to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl If you're looking for true single coils, I'm really fond of Fender's Texas Specials...they're kinda hot, though. That's what I was going to recommend too. They're not really that hot though, especially compared to a JB, but they are higher output for strat p'ups and therefore might mesh well with the SH-4. But yeah, that's what I'd do. It would give the guitar some fairly cool versatility. Be nice if you could coil split that JB too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 If you can afford it, put in three Wylde L-45s. Low output. Dead quiet. Will make any sound you want, depending on your tone control and amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 P-90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl If you're looking for true single coils, I'm really fond of Fender's Texas Specials...they're kinda hot, though. I like these, too. They pair well with a JB Jr. in a Strat (I have this setup), so maybe they'll do well with a full-sized JB. I think that the JB can work in a Strat as long as you have a dedicated tone control for the pickup. The JB works much better with the tone rolled back halfway. That takes out some of the characteristics that people dislike the JB for. Also, they do a great job of driving amps, if you want that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3volved Posted December 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Well, I've been looking all day and I think I'm going to go a Duncan Vintage Rail in the neck, a Duncan Little '59 in the middle and the SH-4 in the bridge. I appreciate all the feedback; I enjoyed researching all your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Originally Posted by 3volved Well, I've been looking all day and I think I'm going to go a Duncan Vintage Rail in the neck, a Duncan Little '59 in the middle and the SH-4 in the bridge. I appreciate all the feedback; I enjoyed researching all your suggestions. Curious about the thinking behind a '59 in the middle. Seems like I most often see people thinking about a '59 in the bridge when they want a bit more "phat" from the bridge or in the neck when they want to get a PAF tone from a single coil rout, but the middle (?). Not saying I know that's wrong, it just seems a bit off the beaten track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Originally Posted by 3volved Well, I've been looking all day and I think I'm going to go a Duncan Vintage Rail in the neck, a Duncan Little '59 in the middle and the SH-4 in the bridge. I appreciate all the feedback; I enjoyed researching all your suggestions. Where are the single coils? It will probably sound good, just funny you went with buckers for each pickup.Personally, I'd put the vintage rails in the middle and the 59 in the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 One thing I often do for "Pickup Suggestions" is look to what the manufacturers do. They've got all the resources to install, yank, install, yank, etc. until they find the mix that works for them. Like I might look at some Jackson HSS guitar specs for ideas if that's the tonal direction you're heading. If not, look at another HSS branded model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 I like my dimarzio pro track in the neck of my carvin in humbucker and split. I would just leave the middle pickup alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrammyH Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 I have Fender Fat 50s in my Strat. Love them. Nice warm sound on the neck and middle pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ballhawk Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 Seems like the op is set on "noiseless" single coils. If not, then there are many great choices out there. For noiseless traditional strat sounds I'd also suggest Lawrence L-200's to be found at:http://wildepickups.com/Wilde_Bill_s_NF_Singles.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thecornman Posted December 28, 2012 Members Share Posted December 28, 2012 If you want lower output noiseless pickups that sound amazing check out the Dimarzio Fast Track 1. Also the Area pickups are great if you don't like the rail style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3volved Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 So, after watching countless youtube videos, I've come to the conclusion that the low output/vintage stuff isn't really my thing. That said, I just placed an order for some GFS Lil Killer rails (6K & 10K) and a Crunchy Rail. For $80, you really can't beat what you get from GFS. Anyway, I'm super excited to get to work on my first project guitar and really think this combo will sound sweet through my 5150 III. Thanks again everyone for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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