What Single-coils to combine with Saturday Night Special?

MrFlexx

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I’ve just placed an order for a Saturday Night Special Trembucker and would like to know what single-coils to use with it. I play an American Fender Stratocaster Deluxe HSS configured.

Body wood: Heavy One-piece alder
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Maple

Today it has Bill Lawrence SCN single-coils in the middle and neck positions and I think they sound great. But I’m after some replacements for it with a tad more output.
The EQ-curve suits me fine though. What Seymour Duncan single-coils would you guys recommend using together with the Saturday Night Special in the bridge position?
It would be great if I can get a Steve Ray Vaughn bluesy tone but I’d also like to get close to Yngwie Malmsteen territory…and last but not least, I like the smooth and warm tone of the Mike Landau single coils.
What single-coils comes closest to my needs and whishes? I’m not into single-coil sized humbuckers. Noiseless is a plus but not a must. Tone comes first.

What pots are you recommending for the setup? Any schematic? I’m thinking about getting a push/pull for being able to split the bridge pickup.
 
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Re: What Single-coils to combine with Saturday Night Special?

The YJM Furies are good pickups, and noiseless, and those might out really well. You can also check out the Classic Strat Stacks and for more power (and a lot more low end), the Custom Strat Stack.

As far as pots, I use 500k volume, 250k tone (for the singles) and 500k tone for the humbucker. You can start with that, and see how you like it.
 
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