match for bridge ssl-5 on neck

tclixx

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Just wondering what would be a good match,(single coil). for tone & gain in the neck position with a ssl-5 custom staggared in the bridge. Really like the ssl-5 in the bridge but the ssl-5 in the neck is a little to hot & the tone is a little to bassy for the neck. :question:
 
Re: match for bridge ssl-5 on neck

tclixx said:
Just wondering what would be a good match,(single coil). for tone & gain in the neck position with a ssl-5 custom staggared in the bridge. Really like the ssl-5 in the bridge but the ssl-5 in the neck is a little to hot & the tone is a little to bassy for the neck. :question:

It sure is. I'd go for a neck and middle SSL-1 myself. if you wanted something that's still sort of vintage sounding but a little warmer, thicker and chunkier maybe a APS-1 or APS-2.

Personally, I'd want classic glassy/chimey Strat tone from the neck and middle...so SSL-1's would be my choice.

Lew
 
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I was thinking ssl-1 to but, I emailed SD & they said that the ssl-1 just would not be loud or punchy enough compared to the ssl-5 in the bridge. The ssl-5's are some hot pickups with a lot of punch. I was wondering if SD would custom make a pickup to match it.
 
Re: match for bridge ssl-5 on neck

SSLs would be fine

the 1 and 2 positions won't be necessarily vintage, but that's not such a bad thing, as vintage strats were weak in the bridge

I use an SSL 3 in the bridge of a couple strats with APSs, and I like it

there are others here who have also used an SSL5 or 6 in the bridge with SSLs or APSs
 
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Re: match for bridge ssl-5 on neck

My buddy AJ uses SSL-1's with a Fralin Steel Pole 43 bridge pickup! That pickup has the alot of the tone and high output of a Gibson P-90. The SSL-1's sound wonderful in that guitar.

They'd sound wonderful with an SSL-5 bridge pickup too. It's not that hot....

The SSL-1's even sound great with a full size bridge humbucker like the 59B or 59TB.

Lew
 
Re: match for bridge ssl-5 on neck

I probably will try a ssl-1 to see for myself. That's the only real way to know.
 
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