Metal/Shred Alnico Pickups for HSS Strat

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axeripper

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I have a maple neck American HSS Strat with a maple neck. The SCNs are ok and the stock humbucker sucks. I want to change them out for something that's good for Metal and Shred/Solo work.

I don't like ceramic pickups, but don't want to make my Strat sound too trebly. Anyone have any recommendations?
 
Re: Metal/Shred Alnico Pickups for HSS Strat

axeripper said:
I have a maple neck American HSS Strat with a maple neck. The SCNs are ok and the stock humbucker sucks. I want to change them out for something that's good for Metal and Shred/Solo work.

I don't like ceramic pickups, but don't want to make my Strat sound too trebly. Anyone have any recommendations?
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How about the Blaze pickup from Dimarzio, they made it for Steve Vai to warm up his strats. Whether or not Vai's sound is considered shred I cannot say, it is Alnico 5 and right in the middle of the output range.
 
Re: Metal/Shred Alnico Pickups for HSS Strat

if you are using 500k pots, then maybe a Breed, Norton, or Air Zone
JB or Evo2 might work if you are using 250k pots.
 
Re: Metal/Shred Alnico Pickups for HSS Strat

Full Shred is Alnico 5, and great for a lead guitar/superstrat. If that's a little too trebly then maybe the Custom 5 would fit the bill. In either case, you could just install 250k pots if the treble is too cutting. Then, the single coils could be a lot of different things. If you wanted stacks, the Classic Stack Plus is great, and for straight singles, a nice APS pair would do well. If you want an out front solo neck pickup tone, try the Custom single.
 
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