pickups for baritone

[dani]

merry christmas forum bros!

i am converting one of my swamp ash strat into a baritone tuned e to e one octave below normal. question is, what pickups will you choose to install in an s/s/s configuration. i would like to use singles with polepieces.

cheers and happy holidays!
dani

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: pickups for baritone

merry christmas forum bros!

i am converting one of my swamp ash strat into a baritone tuned e to e one octave below normal. question is, what pickups will you choose to install in an s/s/s configuration. i would like to use singles with polepieces.

cheers and happy holidays!
dani

Merry Christmas bro,

Since you are talking about single coils I assume that you want a more traditional twangy baritone. I would say either Surfers or SSL-1's in the nack and middle and a Twangbanger in the bridge...the heavy/detuned strings will keep the neck and middle from being overly bright and in turn these pickups will give you the defination you WILL need in a bari, as for the bridge you have to be careful...if you push it too hard it will mush out, but I think a Twangbanger would be wonderful in a bari!

 

[Armotron]

Re: pickups for baritone

Youll probabally want Alnico 5s in the neck and middle like The Guy Who Invented Fire said, because when you tune down it will be less bright. +1 to Surfers or SSL-1s in the neck and middle!

For the Bridge, +1 to the Twangbanger, or a Surfer Custom Bridge!

happy holidays-
Alex

 

[TheGZeus]

Re: pickups for baritone

I'm gonna build one that's tuned the same, based on the USA Custom STP '51.

Alnico Pro Tele bridge and middle, APII neck.