Replacement of Fender Noiseless N3 pickups

[Andyz]

Hello,
Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement of the Fender noiseless N3 pickups (middle and neck) from the Seymour Duncan portfolio in the Fender Strat Deluxe Shawbucker (2014)?The idea is to have more spark, but to have the output/volume as it is now.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Andy

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Replacement of Fender Noiseless N3 pickups

STK-S4 for the neck and middle? That's the noiseless version of the SSL-1. They are probably the best and most purchased set of single coils that the good folks at SD sell, but in a noiseless variety. If you look here and here you will see that they have quite a bit of treebles on tap. I highly recommend them, they are always the first set of SD single coils I suggest if you are looking for an amazing quintessentially Strat tone.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Replacement of Fender Noiseless N3 pickups

Welcome to the forum!

Are you looking to keep them noiseless? Do you want more high end (is that what you mean by 'spark')? Remember, that Fender pickups and SDs are out of phase with each other, so you may have to reverse the hot & ground of either type of pickup.

 

[gregory]

Re: Replacement of Fender Noiseless N3 pickups

Spark, spank, skank: I can never get them straight. It doesn't help that people use them interchangeably.

As much as I like some of the Duncan stacks, Kinman/DiMarzio will deliver a brighter tone with more extended top end than any Duncan noiseless single and with less string pull.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Replacement of Fender Noiseless N3 pickups

I love skank.