blitzkrieg bop Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 OK...I made the decision to put a Duncan SSL-1 in the neck and mid, and a Little 59 in the bridge of my MIM Strat. I actually bought the '59 on ebay for $43, free ship. It's a year old but in very good shape; figure I'd give it a shot since it's better than paying $80. I bought the 2 SSL-1's off ebay as well (New) and was able to "Make an offer" at which I submitted for $48 and $56 (second is a reverse wound mid, which I guess is more expensive), so I think I got a good deal since SSL-1's usually go for $52 and reverse wounds $60 something. Anyway, since I don't know how to solder (but would like to learn someday) I will bring it somewhere to replace the pickups. Can't wait to play with my new tones! I will try to post a clip, not that anybody really wants to hear my poor playing though. "When learned men begin to use their reason, then I generally discover that they haven't got any." -GK Chesterton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruupi Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I tried the Little '59. It sounded a too compressed and didn't have a great musicallity to it in the SRV strat I put it in. A big part of what I didn't like was it not being in the tone control. It was just too bright. I didn't figure how to wire a Strat so it had just a master tone control till after I took it out. I imagine it really depends on what guitar you put it in, I had heard others who used it and it sounded great. I hope it works out great for you. My soundclick site: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=397188 My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gruupi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg bop Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 yea...I'll give it a shot. I'm going mainly by sound clips as I really haven't played anything with a little '59 in it. If I don't like it, I'll try something else. I wanted something "vintage" sounding for the neck and mid, so hopefully the SSL's will take it there. I was thinking of the 57/62's, but could only find them in a set of 3, and I want to try a single coil size hummer in the bridge. We shall see.... This is why I'd like to learn how to replace pickups myself, so I can save the money of paying a tech. That way if I don't like a pickup I can sell it and try something else without paying someone each time. But for now, I don't want to mess anything up. I'm thinking of buying a very very cheap guitar (under $100) and mess around with soldering on it (maybe try putting the MIM pups in there or something) just to learn... "When learned men begin to use their reason, then I generally discover that they haven't got any." -GK Chesterton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayerFL Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I wanted something "vintage" sounding for the neck and mid, so hopefully the SSL's will take it there. This is why I'd like to learn how to replace pickups myself, so I can save the money of paying a tech. That way if I don't like a pickup I can sell it and try something else without paying someone each time. But for now, I don't want to mess anything up. I'm thinking of buying a very very cheap guitar (under $100) and mess around with soldering on it (maybe try putting the MIM pups in there or something) just to learn... I have the set of 3 SSL-1 pups (California 50s calibrated set)...they're great...the real deal. I've soldered since I was a teenager...I always do all my repairs and upgrades (unless it's fret replacement). Just Google "soldering" or something...it's easy. Just make sure to heat the surface to solder first to avoid a cold solder. Pups are the easiest to solder....it's just wire. A Jazz/Chord Melody Master-my former instructor www.robertconti.com (FKA GuitarPlayerSoCal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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