EBMM Silhouette Special Pickup ideas

[y2stevo]

Help me decide what pickups to put into this little thing

Looking for versatility for hard/classic rock/pop covers, I'd really like to keep the position 2 strat quack but would also like to have my cake and eat it too with a bigger punchier sounding bridge, humbucker-esque, dunno if thats possible? was considering going HSS and putting in a P-Rails in the bridge for something different.

I really like the fat chimey tone from the neck of my stock MIM tele so maybe something that can give me similar in the neck.

Any thoughts?

THanks in advance

 

[jtougas]

Re: EBMM Silhouette Special Pickup ideas

*Jedi hand wave* You don't need that guitar... I have the perfect pickups to put into it, and promise to take good care of it...

 

[y2stevo]

Re: EBMM Silhouette Special Pickup ideas

*Jedi hand wave* You don't need that guitar... I have the perfect pickups to put into it, and promise to take good care of it...

Haha
I'll trade you some droids

 

[y2stevo]

Re: EBMM Silhouette Special Pickup ideas

So at the minute I am looking at Dimarzio Chopper/FS-1/SDS-1 , I find the descriptions on the Dimarzio website much better than the SD ones (Sorry Seymour ) It reads like that combo might come close to what i'm looking for, is there any Seymourduncan equivalents to that combo?

How do you think Position 2 will sound with the Chopper in bridge and Fast Track1 in the middle? will the SDS 1 give me that fat and glassy Tele type neck tone?
I might wire the Tone to only affect the Bridge and change it to a Push Push pot to act as a neck on switch

Again I'd like to buy local (Ireland) and there are no Dimarzio dealers here, but plenty of Seymour Duncan dealers so any input's greately appreciated on equivalents

 

[jtougas]

Re: EBMM Silhouette Special Pickup ideas

Choosing from SD products, I would go with Hot Rails/Vintage Rails/Vintage Rails, or HR/L'il 59/L'il 59... You'll still have a way to get the quack, but you'll have the crunchy bridge you're looking for.

 

[wolf5150]

Re: EBMM Silhouette Special Pickup ideas

I've got one and in mine I have a Tyler Secret humbucker in the bridge with 2 Suhr V60LP singles.
Absolutely incredible combination. The really surprising tone is position 2, it sounds identical to my 3singles Strat.
I've been setting up my guitars this week and this combination sounds so good I'm seriously considering ordering another Secret for my gigging guitar.
Just need to convince ' head office ' that I need to spend more money !!!!!