Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

[kingrazor]

Not sure if this is really out there, I'm looking for a relatively hot strat bridge pickup (think "vintage hot" or "medium output") that is scooped in the mids, in particular the upper mids, like in the 2k range.

I currently have an alnico 2 buff beauty by rose pickups in the bridge position. It seems pretty mid forward, and light on bass, but I know that's mostly because of where it is.

Is there a pickup out there that fits what I'm looking for?

 

[Mr. B]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

Sounds like you might like the Custom5 or the Screamin Demon. Maybe a Dimarzio Steve's special too.

 

[kingrazor]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

Sounds like you might like the Custom5 or the Screamin Demon. Maybe a Dimarzio Steve's special too.

Those are humbuckers aren't they? I don't have a humbucker route in the bridge, so I'm looking for a single-coil size.

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

You can get a single coil sized Screamin Demon. I think that will suit you very well.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

Vintage Rails or Duckbuckers

 

[Mincer]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

Neither Vintage Rails nor Duckbuckers are hot at all (wired in parallel). The hard part is that if you start winding more wire on a Strat pickup, you get hotter, but lose the scoop. You may try active singles or a Pickup Booster pedal.

 

[kingrazor]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

Neither Vintage Rails nor Duckbuckers are hot at all (wired in parallel). The hard part is that if you start winding more wire on a Strat pickup, you get hotter, but lose the scoop. You may try active singles or a Pickup Booster pedal.

Yeah, really just looking for something that is relatively scooped, for its output level.

 

[OsvyRock]

Re: Mid scooped hot strat bridge pickup?

Check out the new Dimarzio Sugar Chakra! It's Phil Collen's signature pickup and is a tweaked version of the Super 3.