Any long term reactions for Lil 78?

[strat dude]

​I have been pondering the Lil 78 for a while and is there any users digging them and how do they compare to other Strat size buckers and would one in the bridge mesh well with other pickups? . Currently rockin ( Bridge position of various guitars ) a Lil 59, Cool rails, Fury, Stk s 7, Stk s9, Injector and lace blue.

 

[strat dude]

It just seems like no one has anything to say about these, is there a reason why?

 

[switchman]

Probably from the lack of responses, prior threads, or reviews in the wild its not widely used.

 

[jeremy]

ive not tried one in my guitars. i did play a guitar with one in the bridge and it sounded good. less meaty than a lil59 but seemed like similar output

 

[Mincer]

I never owned one, but played with one a few times...it is like a more dynamic version of the JB Jr. Less volume, but on the brighter side. I think it would be best with at least some distortion rather than clean.

 

[strat dude]

I appreciate the responses, I also know you really won’t know until you try it for yourself. But it’s still fun to talk about it.

 

[uOpt]

It just seems like no one has anything to say about these, is there a reason why?

Most of my guitars take full-size humbuckers, so the need never came up.

 

[jeremy]

i tend to use full size buckers or single coils in my guitars but ive used most of the single coil sized duncan buckers at some point

 

[Aceman]

I'd guess that it is because the typical 78 user is a VH fan. And as such, they only want the humbucker version.

But I'd have to ask Duncan Marketing why they made a lil' 78.

 

[jeremy]

it was custom shop and now is production so there must be people buying them?

 

[Mincer]

I'd guess that it is because the typical 78 user is a VH fan. And as such, they only want the humbucker version.

But I'd have to ask Duncan Marketing why they made a lil' 78.

I am guessing there is no shortage of strat-playing VH fans that don't want to carve up their guitar.