Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

[RockStarNick]

Just dropped in the WLH into my new HSS Super strat. MJT finished alder body, hardtail. Nice and light (total axe weighs in at 7.1 pounds). Very resonant, big midrange. I tried the 78 in there, and it was just midrange overload.

The WLH sounds damn near perfect in there. Big, punchy, tight bottom. Articulate top, but not harsh. Plenty of mids. Sounds GREAT with SSL1s in the Mid and Neck. I've got the whole thing wired with a 250K master volume and 250K master tone, with great results. It really does sound similar to a 59, but more mids and push.

More of an even EQ curve than the 78.
More push than a 59.
Less treble slice than a PG.
Less compression and squish than a Custom or JB.

So for anyone looking for a slightly overwound PAF type tone in a superstrat, the WLH is great.

 

[DTrane]

Re: Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

which volume pot did u use? 250k or 500k?

 

[51501984]

Re: Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

which volume pot did u use? 250k or 500k?

Read the OPs post again

 

[wolf5150]

Re: Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

Are you tapping it in position 2 ?
If so, to which coil ?

I have mine tapped to the screw coil and it sounds awful.

On it's own, I agree with you, it sounds amazing, except I have mine with a 500k volume and 250k tone. ( my tech did that fancy Suhr wiring where the Hum sees 500k and the Singles see 250k )

 

[RockStarNick]

Re: Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

Are you tapping it in position 2 ?
If so, to which coil ?

I have mine tapped to the screw coil and it sounds awful.

On it's own, I agree with you, it sounds amazing, except I have mine with a 500k volume and 250k tone. ( my tech did that fancy Suhr wiring where the Hum sees 500k and the Singles see 250k )

I used 250K master Volume and 250K master tone.

I'm actually not quite sure. I just followed the standard duncan wiring for the Position 2 Auto-split. To be honest, I'm not incredibly picky when it comes to stuff like that. When I flick to Position 2, it doesn't sound 100% like a real-deal strat, but it's quacky and funky and definitely a useable tone. I dig it.

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

Good to know. Is the WLH available in trembucker spacing?

 

[wolf5150]

Re: Does the Whole Lotta Humbucker work in a HSS super strat? YUP.

Yes.
mine is trem spaced.