Which humbucker for neck Strat to Fuzz /hi gain?

[dadodetres]

Hello!
Im putting together a set of pickups on a CIJ st-72 Strat, this guitar will be mainly a recording axe for getting Hi Gain DIstortion / Fuzz, so im looking for low noise / humbucker thick sound.

My main priority is the neck pickup, which is the one I use mostly for these sounds.
I have SD little´59 in several strats, but in the bridge position.

I wonder which of these pickups will fit the purpose better and why?

-little`59
-little´78
-Hot Rails
-JB jr.
-Cool rails
-Duck buckers
- .... other ?

The Middle pickup will probably be a Lindy Franlin Split Blade Strat , the Bridge will be a Lindy Fralin Split Steel Pole.

 

[Mincer]

I'd say the Little '59 and Hot Rails are the choices here for the EQ you want. Hot Rails bridge is higher output than the L59, but the cool thing about Hot Rails is that if you add a switch, it sounds great in parallel, too.

 

[Securb]

When you say high gain fuzz what are you looking for? A Matt Pike type of tone?

 

[dadodetres]

.... the cool thing about Hot Rails is that if you add a switch, ...

Can he switch be set to have the pickup turn in simple coil? that wound be great to have the option.
Can this be done with L59 or L78 also?

 

[dadodetres]

When you say high gain fuzz what are you looking for? A Matt Pike type of tone?

Kinda, Im into slower and "major based" stoner/doom and Pike`s to is more aggresive, faster, "minorish".
A typical sound would be a Big Muff with "sustain"/drive at 12` o`clocl with tone al 9 o`clock.
Other way to put it is to have enought gain to the amplitude of the pick attack is even with the aplitude of the sustain.

 

[Securb]

I would also agree with Hot Rails. I have one in my Tele and gravitate towards that style myself.

 

[Mincer]

Can he switch be set to have the pickup turn in simple coil? that wound be great to have the option.
Can this be done with L59 or L78 also?

You can turn most little humbuckers into single coils but honestly, it isn't a great sound. They sound better in parallel.

 

[jeremy]

for the most part, i agree with that. parallel sounds better than split with these pups most of the time

 

[marcello252]

Hello!
Im putting together a set of pickups on a CIJ st-72 Strat,

....do you mean a cream body , rosewood fingerboard made in '86 ???? that would be identical to my first Strat, I bought it in '88 and it's still my primary guitar

 

[dadodetres]

....do you mean a cream body , rosewood fingerboard made in '86 ???? that would be identical to my first Strat, I bought it in '88 and it's still my primary guitar

The guitar in question is a 2007 CIJ Maple neck, Sunburst.
WHat is SO special about this one, and what makes me decide its the one to have humbuckers, is that is SUPER light body, with wide big neck, super rare for a Strat. Playing this Strat feels like an SG, where the weight is pondered toward the neck.

 

[marcello252]

Ah, ok, different beast, mine is a Fujigen '72 reissue limited edition, it was in the ' 86 catalogue, but I bought it in a shop in '88, for my 18th birthday, this one (the pickguard is not original, I do prefer only two controls, the relicing is true normal use and abuse)

 

[Mincer]

Ah, ok, different beast, mine is a Fujigen '72 reissue limited edition, it was in the ' 86 catalogue, but I bought it in a shop in '88, for my 18th birthday, this one (the pickguard is not original, I do prefer only two controls, the relicing is true normal use and abuse)

Wow, very nice! Sort of a Blackmore thing!