Will this HSS-setup work out well?

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Duncan Custom bridge + Dimarzio Chopper middle + Dimarzio Pro Track neck

Already have the Custom in the bridge with 2 Texas Specials, which just lack the balls and tonality I want from the guitar. I don't want it to sound like a vintage Strat, more like a hot, modern Super-Strat!

The Custom in the bridge does a great beefy and tight PAF on steroids tone.
For middle I'd like it to sound fat but still a bit quacky and singlecoil-ish, kind of like a fatter, warmer SRV-kind of tone.
And for the neck I want a singing PAF kind of tone, not stratty, but humbucker-sounding.

Will this combo work for what I want or could I do better with the middle + neck (definitely keeping the Custom in the bridge)?
 
Re: Will this HSS-setup work out well?

You might have polarity or phase issues mixing Duncans and Dimarzios in one axe. I would stick with all Duncans if I were you.

The STK-S7 neck is noiseless, but designed to give that fat SRV tone without 11-gauge strings. STK-S4 is great for the middle; it quacks like a duck in heat. I would combine those with the bridge bucker for the tones you want.

You might also consider putting in a Super Switch. That would let you cut the bridge pickup and kill the dummy coil from the middle pickup when in switch position two, and also cut both dummy coils when in position 4. You would end up with genuine single coil quack in those two positions, but still no noise!
 
Re: Will this HSS-setup work out well?

Thanks for the reply!
I really don't fear mixing Duncans and Dimarzios, as long as you watch the wiring you can prevent phase issues. ;)

I think that I'm being a bit misunderstood with what I want from the neck-PU though.


Look at 9:40.
This would be the kind of neck tone I would love to have.
I know it's not the same guitar as mine and it's a fullsize Duncan '59, not a single-sized PU.
But what would get me the closest to that kind of tone?
 
Re: Will this HSS-setup work out well?

The main ingredient in the guitar tone at 9:40 is an extremely expensive amplifier.
 
Re: Will this HSS-setup work out well?

Funkfingers said:
The main ingredient in the guitar tone at 9:40 is an extremely expensive amplifier.
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Well put, Funkfingers! :D

I agree that, as far as single coil-sized humbuckers are concerned, the Lil 59'er is going to be about as close as you can get to a full-size 59.
 
Re: Will this HSS-setup work out well?

OK, after a whole lot of research I think I'll go with the Little '59.

Might get the bridge model though, I read up some people get better results with the bridge version in the neck, any experience with that anyone?
 
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