Suggestions for strat and tele pickups

[Clapton'sGreenChili]

hey so i want to get a strat middle pickup and a tele bridge pickup, both for the same guitar (it is a squier vintage modified ssh tele with maple neck). I play the standard classic/ blues rock fare and i use a fender super champ xd amp.

i am looking for a classic 50's chimey bell like slightly quacky tone in the strat middle pickup, i want it mostly for its cleans

i am looking to get as close as i can to keith richards rolling stones tone with the tele bridge pickup

what seymour duncan pickups can u recommend in these two situations

question: how is the seymour duncan vintage mini humbucker compared to the antiquity firebird

another question: how are the five-twos for tele or strat, good, bad, compare sound to something

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Suggestions for strat and tele pickups

hey so i want to get a strat middle pickup and a tele bridge pickup, both for the same guitar (it is a squier vintage modified ssh tele with maple neck). I play the standard classic/ blues rock fare and i use a fender super champ xd amp.

i am looking for a classic 50's chimey bell like slightly quacky tone in the strat middle pickup, i want it mostly for its cleans

i am looking to get as close as i can to keith richards rolling stones tone with the tele bridge pickup

what seymour duncan pickups can u recommend in these two situations

question: how is the seymour duncan vintage mini humbucker compared to the antiquity firebird

another question: how are the five-twos for tele or strat, good, bad, compare sound to something

Couple of options come to mind.

2: SSL-1 Strat pickups and 1 Broadcaster (flat poles)

2: SSL-1 Strat pickups and 1 '54 Tele Lead (raised poles)

I don't know what year Keith's favorite Tele is, but one or the other of those would do the trick.

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Suggestions for strat and tele pickups

I have not tried Duncan's 5-2's but have made a few 5/2's and 5/3's and I think it's safe to assume Seymour's results are basically the same. The 5/2 design is intended to solve the problem of EQ'ing the icepick out of the plain strings without mudding up the wound strings, or EQ'ing the mud out of the wound strings without making the plain strings overly bright.

The design works as intended very well. I noticed that, wow, for the first time the plain strings and wound strings on my Strat sound like they're on the SAME GUITAR.

I would say if you've never had a problem with EQ'ing plain vs. wound strings, don't bother with 5/2 pickups. Maybe the wood in your guitar naturally balances them out so you don't need such a pickup. But if you HAVE been frustrated with this problem, DON'T HESITATE to try the Five-Two.