Pickups Help .- the sound of a strat 61

[xstrada]

I do not speak English .- Text translated
I need help The best strat that I hear is the 61 like the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4lE1Sv2js
in the description of the video he says he carries Texas Special hand-wound pickups.

1 - What is the difference between these special texas (hand-wound) and those that can be bought at any store? (custom shop texas special)

2 - Antiquity Hot texas .- What differences do you have with the Texas Special?
3 - Antiquity Surfers .- What differences do you have with the Texas Special?

4 - Between Hot Texas and Surfers.- Which of the two sounds more "hot"? Sometimes names make things worse

5 - You can also recommend another brand that achieves that type of sound.

Thank you very much, I hope you can help me

 

[gregory]

Re: Pickups Help .- the sound of a strat 61

Antiquity Texas Hots are not going to give you the tone in that video. Surfers and SSL-1s will be closer.

5: Kinman

neck and middle: AVn-62 Mk-III
bridge: AVn-69

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups Help .- the sound of a strat 61

if i wanted the sound of an early 60's strat id get a set of surfers

 

[Mincer]

Re: Pickups Help .- the sound of a strat 61

Welcome to the forum!

I've never compared the Surfers to Texas Specials. But, I have heard early 60s Strats. The Surfers get that sound.

 

[gregory]

Re: Pickups Help .- the sound of a strat 61

If I were to choose something from Duncan to get that specific set of tones in the video I'd do an Antiquity Surfer bridge, but I don't think the Surfers will get you the middle and neck tones. I'd opt for SSL-1s for the neck and middle, instead. That said, I think the neck pickup in the video sounds brighter and thinner than an SSL-1, however.

Even though they are noiseless, I think the pickups I mentioned from Kinman or a DiMarzio Area 61 in the bridge and a pair of Area 67s for the middle and neck would do a better job overall. I would not recommend getting Duncan noiseless pickups for that application.

...but it really begs the question, why not just get a set of Fender Texas Specials?

 

[xstrada]

Re: Pickups Help .- the sound of a strat 61

Surfer are on my list. I hope they do not sound thin and thin or very bright. I do not like the 57/62, the Fat50 seems fuzzy, the 69 for me lack character and the special texas of the fender line are the ones I like but sometimes do not sound good on some guitars. I also tried some klein 59, although they have a lot of construction quality, the equalization was not for me. If the Surfer manages to be sweeter than the Texas Special but equal to aggressive then they are for me.
I do not speak English remember.
If anyone has another recommendation I would like to know. And if there is something better in another brand that is not Seymour Duncan I would like to know.

Thanks for all the answers. They were very helpful