Fender 69 pickups compared to Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix

[G13#11]

Has anyone compared the two pickup sets? I'm told the Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix set sounds just like the hand wound Fender 1969 Strat pickups found in the Limited Edition Fender Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Journeyman Stratocaster. I have the Voodoo Child Journeyman Strat and it definitely sounds uniquely different from my other Strats, I was thinking of getting a Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat Set loaded guard to put in it with some active boosting mods, while I keep the original Fender set in the original guard . Any opinions? Thanks

 

[ToneFiddler]

Re: Fender 69 pickups compared to Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix

Has anyone compared the two pickup sets? I'm told the Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix set sounds just like the hand wound Fender 1969 Strat pickups found in the Limited Edition Fender Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Journeyman Stratocaster. I have the Voodoo Child Journeyman Strat and it definitely sounds uniquely different from my other Strats, I was thinking of getting a Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix Signature Strat Set loaded guard to put in it with some active boosting mods, while I keep the original Fender set in the original guard . Any opinions? Thanks

I only know the Fender '69s but i figured the DUncan CS psychedelic should be Closer to the '69 than the Hendrix set???:
http://customshop.seymourduncan.com/psychedelic-strat/
but i am just guessing, but the DCR readings make more sense.
the Hendrix set is what seymour wound for Hendrix and maybe was only used for one Performance.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Fender 69 pickups compared to Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix

id say the psychedelic set is like the cs '69 set. the hendrix set is what seymour wound for jimi one time so not the typical later 60's fender tone.