if you had to choose ...

[skyydogg01]

what would be the ultimate Single coil pickup in this situation:
1. strat style guitar
2. alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard
3. standard strat trem
4. the only other pickup on the guitar would be a JB and would only be used with the JB when the JB is split
5. styles include: Rock, Heavy Rock, Blues, a little metal and a little jazz.

all options would be considered but I am leaning to a true single coil pup. Not a noiseless or a single sized bucker.

thanks to all

 

[jeremy]

Re: if you had to choose ...

id say a ssl1 or antiquity II surfer for a lower output brighter option
a ssl5 or surfer custom bridge would be hotter and thicker.

250k pots or 500k?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: if you had to choose ...

Personally, I like the APS-2. It's still a traditional single, but since it's alnico II and has flat poles, it will be warmer and have more mids, thus mixing better with humbuckers.

 

[revolution]

Re: if you had to choose ...

Ultimate? First of all it wouldn't be a JB...it would be a Level 3 AL-V Humbucker by Aero Instrument like this one:
http://www.aeroinstrument.com/hum_bucker.html

Single coil middle would be Larry/Aero's Alnico III single coil and the neck would be Larry/Aero's Alnico V single coil "Neck pickup that no one asks to return" like this one:
http://www.aeroinstrument.com/strad.html

3 way switch...no 5 way for me. Larry's don't need it. You said "ultimate" and I answered.

 

[OlinMusic]

Re: if you had to choose ...

Definitely a JB Jr in the bridge.

Or go Dimarzio VV's and a Air Norton or Virtual Hot PAF, or Evo 2 in the bridge