Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

[Toejam]

Been thinking about a different bridge pickup for my G&L Legacy. At the moment, it's got a Lil' Screamin' Demon which I do like, but sometimes I want it to be a little darker/warmer sounding. It's matched up with a couple of CS Quarter Pounds which I'm loving. I just want something with slightly more low end, less scooped mids, softer treble (I guess more balance EQ-wise between lows/mids/highs), maybe around the same or a tiny bit more output than the Demon. Duncan or DiMarzio preferred. What am I looking for here?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

lil 59 would be my first suggestion if you want a bucker tonality, hot stack + if you want a little single coil flavor

 

[Toejam]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

Definitely looking for more of a bucker tonality.

 

[rustyjones13]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

I love the hot rail bridge. It's a much better tone then the 59, For me the hotrail nails it.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

i like the hot rails too but its more than a little warmer/darker than the lil sd

 

[Toejam]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

Hmmm. I thought about the Hot Rails, but thought it might be too much output.
And the Lil '59 seems like it might be slightly lower output than the Lil Demon according to the tone chart. Is that the case?

Maybe the new Red Devil might do the trick.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

i think the lil 59 is about the same output as the lil sd. im excited to try the red devils!

 

[Mincer]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

A neck Hot Rails in the bridge fixes the issues most have with a Hot Rails.

 

[Toejam]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

Oooh, Hot Rails neck in bridge is an interesting idea.

Thanks for the suggestions so far, guys.

 

[Toejam]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

i think the lil 59 is about the same output as the lil sd. im excited to try the red devils!

I'm excited to hear more about the red devils!

 

[Van Noord]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

A Tone Zone S fits eq-wise, but likely too high output.
Maybe look at the Chopper.

 

[Toejam]

Re: Warmer hum-cancelling bridge strat pup?

The Tone Zone S looks like a good contender. Always liked the full size humbucker. The QPs are high output singles, so I guess a little higher output in the bridge wouldn't be bad.