Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
my high end hearing is not so good anymore, so i need a neck pickup that will give me that little bit extra on top. most neck pickups sound sorta muffled to me with too much mids.
i am thinking the fender cs 69 might do it.
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Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
Surfers are mighty spanky, as well.Originally Posted by tenniso
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are they heavy on the mids?
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You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
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You cannot build character
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You cannot help people by doing for them,
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Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
If you're hearing is going and you want to get a pickup that sounds good to *you*, don't you think it would be too shrill for others listening to you?
BTW: It's kind of ironic to be asking for help with a sig like yours.
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
no, the surfers are an alnico 5 vintage style strat pup. they are not heavy on the mids, nice chimey highs and bold lows.
the cs 69 will be brighter than the surfer. i much prefer the tone of the surfers though.
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
How about lipsticks?
Lipstick Tube for Strat
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Bright jangly tone with an ultra hip look
Model: SLS-1
Category: Seymour Duncan Pickups for Strat True Single Coils
DC Resistance: : 4.3 k
Resonant Peak: : 9.4 KHz
EQ: 8 / 4 / 6 (Treb / Mid / Bass)
Magnet: Alnico V Bar
Cable: Two Con. Shielded
Output: Moderate
User: Pro Shop
Type: Single Coil
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the lipstick is bright and has very little mids
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
how does the surfer compare to the ssl-1? i love the ssl in the middle, but not so much in the neck. still thinking the cs69 might be the one.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot build character
by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people by doing for them,
what they could do for themselves
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
If the OP's abilty to hear highs is going I would think a bright p'up would fit the bill.
" you tell it like you're barefoot while you wear those hundred dollar shoes. Yeah, you can shuck and jive me all ya want to but, please please please, don't tell me 'bout the blues!"......Buddy Guy
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
the surfer and ssl1 are fairly similar, if you dont like the ssl1 you probably wont like the surfer that much more. the cs 69 might be for you, its just not for me
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
that's what i was thinking. i don't know what it is about mids, but my ears don't need much of them. they just seem to dominate.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot build character
by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people by doing for them,
what they could do for themselves
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
Fender 57/62
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
thought about that one too, as well as the '54
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot build character
by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people by doing for them,
what they could do for themselves
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
The CS69 will be your best bet IMO. Less mids and more glass than the 57/62 or the CS54.
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Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
just cos you cant hear the treble does not mean the audience cant. Be careful cranking the treble....
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
there's no audience.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot build character
by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people by doing for them,
what they could do for themselves
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
fair enough!
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SSL 1 and don't look back
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
try using an after market strat bridge pickup in the neck position...
Re: Strat neck pickup with lots of chime and sparkle
why? bridge pups usually have more mids and bottom and less high end.
the reason they sound bright is the physical location
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