New Pickups HSS set

bouVIP

bouVIP

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Hey guys, I'm new here and am a huge fan of Seymour Duncan Pickups! I've been using Blackouts and JB/59s for most of my guitars, but I decided to try different 1s this time.


I have installed a TB-11 (bridge), SSL-5 (middle), and SSL-1 (neck) in my Stratocaster. The Custom Custom sounds amazing and when coil split it gives me a really good Strat sound. The SSL-1 sounds really great for cleans too. I haven't messed with the other combinations too much yet, but I'm loving the combo so far!

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I've also just purchased a Distortion and a Jazz pickup for my telecaster so can't wait to try that!
 
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I want to get one of those Custom Customs for one of my guitars. I bet that strat soundslike a completely different guitar since the new pickups were put in.
 
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That is a great looking guitar! Is it ash? It is kind of hard to tell, but the grain looks like ash. I always worry about matching output with my HSS guitars, do the singles match up with the Custom Custom well?

Cole
 
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After years of trying different combination, I've ended up with Fender Fat 50's neck and middle, and a CustomCustom bridge. I run them all with 300k pots. I think they balance pretty well. I connect the tone pots to the middle and bridge only. Its my go-to guitar for SRV, Henrix, surf, and old Van Halen.
 
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Thanks guys! I'm really enjoying the combo of SSL-1+SSl-5. It's my go to clean right now. The SSL-5 middle is so far my favorite pickup as well. It sounds great!

ColeJustesen said:
That is a great looking guitar! Is it ash? It is kind of hard to tell, but the grain looks like ash. I always worry about matching output with my HSS guitars, do the singles match up with the Custom Custom well?

Cole
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Yup it's ash. I really like the figure on it. There is a volume difference when I switch between the middle or neck from the bridge, but it's actually not too bad.

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Mr. B said:
After years of trying different combination, I've ended up with Fender Fat 50's neck and middle, and a CustomCustom bridge. I run them all with 300k pots. I think they balance pretty well. I connect the tone pots to the middle and bridge only. Its my go-to guitar for SRV, Henrix, surf, and old Van Halen.
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That sounds really interesting. I haven't heard of 300K pots before. Any sound clips?
 
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Mr. B said:
After years of trying different combination, I've ended up with Fender Fat 50's neck and middle, and a CustomCustom bridge. I run them all with 300k pots. I think they balance pretty well. I connect the tone pots to the middle and bridge only. Its my go-to guitar for SRV, Henrix, surf, and old Van Halen.
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I like this idea of not attaching the tone pot to the neck pickup. I might have to give it a try to help balance out everything since I only have the one tone knob.

bouVIP said:
Thanks guys! I'm really enjoying the combo of SSL-1+SSl-5. It's my go to clean right now. The SSL-5 middle is so far my favorite pickup as well. It sounds great!



Yup it's ash. I really like the figure on it. There is a volume difference when I switch between the middle or neck from the bridge, but it's actually not too bad.

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That sounds really interesting. I haven't heard of 300K pots before. Any sound clips?
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Wow, I love the grain on that ash! Ash is such a great tonewood and is currently my favorite that I have tried to date. That blue finish really makes that grain look great! I would love to hear what that setup sounds like if you can make some clips or a video. Thanks for sharing the picture!

Cole
 
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