pickups for a strat

[marc wellman]

hi,
i am new to this and i want some advice as to what p/u you would suggest for my strat (standard)
I like to play blues mostly and like the way eric clapton sounds on a strat. any suggestions?
Marc

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: pickups for a strat

Welcome to the forum.

Do you want Clapton's current sound, or his sound with Derek and the Dominoes?

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: pickups for a strat

Wow, a new forum member who lives in China! Welcome!
I'd recommend a Twangbanger bridge and SSL-1's for neck/middle. Make sure to get the middle reverse wound/reverse polarity. The Twangbanger will give you a slightly stronger bridge position.

Or, if you want to spend a little more for Duncan's best, the Antiquity Surfers w/Custom Surfer bridge. Just so you know, it's best not to mix Antiquity 1's with Antiquity II's.......or else you'll run into polarity problems, since they're opposite.

 

[risingforce]

Re: pickups for a strat

I use Di Marzio HS-3 in the bridge and 2 YJM pickups for the middle and the neck position. Yea, I know here is duncan forum, but there's nothing to do.

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[stevie_bees]

Re: pickups for a strat

Wow, a new forum member who lives in China! Welcome!
I'd recommend a Twangbanger bridge and SSL-1's for neck/middle. Make sure to get the middle reverse wound/reverse polarity. The Twangbanger will give you a slightly stronger bridge position.

Or, if you want to spend a little more for Duncan's best, the Antiquity Surfers w/Custom Surfer bridge. Just so you know, it's best not to mix Antiquity 1's with Antiquity II's.......or else you'll run into polarity problems, since they're opposite.

+1, I have that setup in my Legacy and it's superb, will easily cover those Clapton tones.
Welcme to the forum.