Best after market single coil pickups for Strats.. Heavy Sound !

[Panamark]

Theres obviously a lot of strat lovers here..
I want to replace the bridge pickup in my strat.
Factory fitted one sucks.. rest of guitar is great !!!
(Do all fender pickups suck ??)

I love the tone from pickups like a humbucker seymour
duncan invader, anyone recommend a good after market
single coil pickup for a strat that suits heavy metal...

If no, I'll just rip the scratch plate off and put the invader in..
But I would like to keep the classic look if possible.
But geez, those fender pickups suck....

[SweetSecrets]

Re: Best after market single coil pickups for Strats.. Heavy Sound !

Originally posted by Panamark

I love the tone from pickups like a humbucker seymour
duncan invader, anyone recommend a good after market
single coil pickup for a strat that suits heavy metal...

Although these aren't after market single coils:
Texas specials are cool and...

Pearly gates in the back for the humbucker.

Also, try P90's for a more dirty rock edge (they are single coils).

Love to Panamark!!

-Mary Frances

[Don Corleone]

Dave Murray from Iron Maiden seems to be getting some a good live sounds using a Hot Rails in the Bridge and Middle, and a JB Jnr at the neck

[Panamark]

Thanks Don ! Ive seen a few strats pictured with these hot rails. I wonder if they are as crunchy as the Invaders ?? Could ba an option !

[Panamark]

Re: Re: Best after market single coil pickups for Strats.. Heavy Sound !

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
Although these aren't after market single coils:
Texas specials are cool and...

Pearly gates in the back for the humbucker.

Also, try P90's for a more dirty rock edge (they are single coils).

Love to Panamark!!

-Mary Frances

(Forgive my ignorance) are these Fender brand pickups ? When you come home from work we must discuss this one.

You Rock MF ! -MF

[Panamark]

What about PAF Pros ?? anyone put one of these in the bridge position ???

[ZahZoo]

I personally prefer the Fender Tex-Mex specials. They are simular to the SRV Texas specials but I find the Tex-Mex's sound a bit hotter and have a better range. The bridge pickup is wired the hottest and I can get everything from a clean SRV sound, through Hendrixish tones and even nail some AC/DC or Metalica tones pretty well with these just running straight into a Marshall head.

[Cato]

I have an extra Fender Noiseless pickup for strat.
willing to sell it.......er......please buy

it doesn't sound heavy, though.

[ELVIS]

Nothing will be as heave as the Invader in a single strat space, but to me that is a good thing...


The hot rail is a good choice...


I use Demarzio HS3 stacked humbuckers like Yngwie...

[SweetSecrets]

Re: Re: Re: Best after market single coil pickups for Strats.. Heavy Sound !

Originally posted by Panamark
(Forgive my ignorance) are these Fender brand pickups ? When you come home from work we must discuss this one.

You Rock MF ! -MF

No Panamark......You rock, my darlin!

The Texas Specials and the Pearly Gates are, indeed, Fender. (Although they allow for a great bluesy tone, I think they add some roots to the rock!)

As for the P90's, both Gibson and Seymour Duncan have their own versions which, in my opinion, both rock in equal amounts. This may be more what you are looking for, though.

(There is my advice....straight from my Guitar Center sale's experience.....which, I have to admit, means absolutely nothing!)

-Mary Frances

[ELVIS]

You can't put P90's in a strat...

[Cathedral]

I don't like Strats....I like Charvels, and they had some great stock Jackson pickups that are hard to find these days.

[Panamark]

Hey thanks everyone !

Theres a lot of pickups I didnt even know about listed here.
Its nice to learn that Fender has good pickups avaialable.
Why dont they issue them with their guitars ??

Elvis those Demarzio HS3 stacked humbuckers sound
interesting.. Good for thrashin ?

Zahzoo, I like that you are playing straight into the head,
I also do this. I think a good pickup and classic Marshall
is my heaven...

Sweetness, well you explained your pickups to me in person,
thankyou !

Cato, those noiseless pickups suck too
But you already know that, you are trying to sell them !

[ELVIS]

I think the HS3 and the YJM are the best pickups ever, but compared to an Invader you wouldn't think they are very hot...

I'll do dome research...

[Panamark]

Sounds like Im just going to have to rip off that scratch plate