SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

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Perry go round

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Hello guys,
I´d like to ask for some SC sized HB recomendations.
I´ve just got a new guitar. A MIM road worn fender stratocaster. Really nice guitar, really confortable. It comes in HSS configuration with a Pearly Gates (I think is the PG plus, but not 100% sure) in the bridge and 2 Fender texas single coils in the neck and middle. Alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, vintage tremolo.
It´s been only one week, and I may change my mind, but I think I would like more power and crunch for the neck and middle positions -mostly in the neck-, to match better with the PG in the bridge. I don´t use single coil sounds that much, so loosing that vibe is not "huge" a problem to me. I think I would probably enjoy more the guitar -which I find excellent by now- if I could get a couple of SC sized HB.
I like to play mostly hard rock in the likes of Aerosmith, AC/DC, Ted Nugent, ZZ Top, G&R, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, KISS... I think you can get an idea...
I´ve seen in the web the Lil 59, JB jr, duckbucker, Hot, Cool and Vintage rails.... but have no idea about which ones will match better with the bridge PG+ for the styles I like the most. ¿Any recomendations?
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

Lil 59 may be what you are looking for to match with the PG.

My favorite Combo for HSS is JB, Hot Rails, Hot Rails (JB + JB Jr. is also a killer rock combo!)
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

I've been a fan of the Lil '59... I use them in Strats and Tele's...
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

My favourite SD SC-seized humbucker is the SHR-1!!!
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

the cool rails or lil 59 would be a good match for the pg+ if you want a humbucker type tone all around. get the neck versions.
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

It seems that Lil 59 is the most recommended one. I will start my research by putting the focus on that one.
Thanks for all your replys!
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

Perry go round said:
It seems that Lil 59 is the most recommended one. I will start my research by putting the focus on that one.
Thanks for all your replys!
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I think it will be the best fit for what you are wanting to achieve! Best of luck and hope you enjoy it!
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

The Lil '59 for the neck, and the Vintage Rails for the middle is a great combo. The output will match the humbucker, and the middle position gives you enough quack to remind you that you are playing a Strat.
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

Thats a good advice, Mincer, thanks for it.
I have seen that the SD webpage recommends the Duckbucker in the middle with the Lil 59 neck for having some strat tones in the 4 position. Do you think that -for middle position, in my case- Vintage Rails is more addecuate than the Duckbucker?
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

they are very similar pups with different looks. there is a small difference in tone due to the pole piece differences so i would either go cool rails/vintage rails or lil 59/duckbucker
 
Re: SC-sized humbucker for neck+middle position in a HSS strat?

Honestly, I don't hear much difference between them, although I have had Duckbucker poles wildly miss the strings on certain guitars (it might not make much of a difference). The Rail design eliminates that by design.
 
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