fat 50's or custom shop '69s

[tenniso]

trying to decide between these sets for my MIM strat. looking for low output clarity. i play alot of clean/reverb/some delay, and overdrive(not heavy dist.)

i am leaning toward the fat 50's, but the 69's are intriguing.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

I Love the Fat 50s and use them....Fairly beefy,still articulate,slightly darker,and slightly more mids...I think the 69s would be glassier sounding with less mids and more highs...Both nice sets,but I prefer the Fat 50s..

I use the Custom Duncan SSL5s and the Fat 50s aren't as dark and middy as these.

 

[357mag]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

I can tell you that the Custom Shop 69's are great pickups. To me they sound clear and have a shimmering sound. They work good clean and with heavy distortion. I have them in my Classic Player Strat and I'm totally happy with them.

I will soon be receiving my Eric Johnson Strat and if I don't like the stock pickups I'm gonna put in a set of Fat 50's. From what I've read the Custom Shop 69's and the Fat 50's are among the best pickups Fender produces.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

I can tell you that the Custom Shop 69's are great pickups. To me they sound clear and have a shimmering sound. They work good clean and with heavy distortion. I have them in my Classic Player Strat and I'm totally happy with them.

I will soon be receiving my Eric Johnson Strat and if I don't like the stock pickups I'm gonna put in a set of Fat 50's. From what I've read the Custom Shop 69's and the Fat 50's are among the best pickups Fender produces.

Agreed 100%.....The CS 54s are nice also..

 

[tenniso]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

i think i am gonna end up with a fat 50 rwrp in the neck and another single coil in the bridge with a 3-way switch, master volume, and tone pot on the bridge pickup. maybe another fat 50, or 69 or 54 for the bridge. also considered an aps-1 for the bridge. something with more beef, but not a hot pickup.

i am not a big fan of the #2 & #4 positions on a strat. i guess this would be similar to a tele set-up.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

Agreed 100%.....The CS 54s are nice also..

+1

I have CS54s in my mongrel MIM Stratocaster. (Std maple neck, Classic Player alder body, bent steel saddles.)

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

i think i am gonna end up with a fat 50 rwrp in the neck and another single coil in the bridge with a 3-way switch, master volume, and tone pot on the bridge pickup. maybe another fat 50, or 69 or 54 for the bridge. also considered an aps-1 for the bridge. something with more beef, but not a hot pickup.

i am not a big fan of the #2 & #4 positions on a strat. i guess this would be similar to a tele set-up.

The Twangbanger has been a favorite bridge postion strat pickup for me for quite sometime....I have it with a Surfer(Antiquity) neck and middles.

 

[tenniso]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

got any clips i can hear? i am curious about that one too.

 

[jeremy]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

i think i am gonna end up with a fat 50 rwrp in the neck and another single coil in the bridge with a 3-way switch, master volume, and tone pot on the bridge pickup. maybe another fat 50, or 69 or 54 for the bridge. also considered an aps-1 for the bridge. something with more beef, but not a hot pickup.

i am not a big fan of the #2 & #4 positions on a strat. i guess this would be similar to a tele set-up.

of all those i would put the fat 50's in the bridge and either of the other two in the neck. a 69 neck/fat 50 bridge would be a cool pairing

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

got any clips i can hear? i am curious about that one too.

I've never done clips actually..

 

[The Dali]

Re: fat 50's or custom shop '69s

CS 69s are probably my favorite single coil set. Great tone!

The CS Fat 50's are nice, as they have a RWRP middle pickup but are still "vintage" pickups.