Just had a set of little '59s installed... almost perfect!

[Anficht]

...and I'm really loving it.
Tried it with 3x 250k pots and wasn't too thrilled - I dunno, just felt like it was missing some "life". Then put 500k's and it really woke them up.

The neck pickup is perfect, and is exactly what I wanted. More juice than a singlecoil, but not as fat as a normal humbucker. Nicely bright, yet still Bluesy. I really found the perfect neck pickup with those 500k controls.

The bridge pickup really suprised me too. To me this one feels a bit like a mix between a '59 model and the Custom (SH-5). It has the same 3D-presence of the custom but is a little more pleasant on the treble.
The bass strings sound perfect but at times it can get a little brightish, especially on the high strings. I guess I wish it was a tad less bright /a tad warmer overall.

Question: I tried the hotrails bridge which was too hot for me, and the cool rails bridge which was kinda "cold" or "bland", for lack of a better descripiton. I didn't care too much for either of the bridge rails.
So, which model would get me the sound of the "little '59" bridge pickup but with a tad less highs and a touch warmer?

Little screaming Demon?
JBJr?
Or the custom shop little PG?


Btw: guitar is your basic Strat, Alder body, vintage-style bridge, Maple/RW neck

[tab]

I run a regular '59n and Demon bridge pickup in a Schecter I have and that's a great combo - I would bet that the little 59 and little demon would also be a sweet combo in your tele. Let us know if you try it!

[Agileguy_101]

The JB Jr is definitely not what you're looking for. I have a Lil' 59/JB Jr. in my strat and they're extremely different pickups. The 59 is just like what you described (****ing amazing pickup by the way.) The JB is a pretty high output pickup with a more than generous amount of high mids and highs. I'd say try the Lil' Demon first, only because it's less expensive, and if that doesn't suit you, try the CS PG.