Best single coil sized pickup for the bridge

[DonP]

for Metal?

I have an SSS Warmoth body. I wish it was something else but it isn't.

Looking for single coil sized bridge pickup.

Thanks.

 

[Slacker G]

I have tried both of these HB Pickups. The one with the plastic cover is a direct fit. The cloth tape covered one needs a little trimming on the pickguard. They also have a good many single coil pickups resonably priced.

Musiclily Hot Rails Guitar Single Coil Humbucker Strat Pickup for Fender Stratocaster Squier Electric Guitar, Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CE20FC0?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Musiclily Dual Hot Rail High Output Guitar Single Coil Size Humbucker Pickup for Fender Squier Strat, Black

https://www.amazon.com/Musiclily-Output-Guitar-Single-Humbucker/dp/B07V33LMQB/ref=psdc_11968571_t1_B00CE20FC0?th=1

 

[dbrian66]

I am going to suggest a hot rail as well. It’s not a Strat, but I have a set of Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in my Huntington Tele. They cost more that the guitar did, but they sound great!

 

[Hal Nico]

for Metal?

I have an SSS Warmoth body. I wish it was something else but it isn't.

Looking for single coil sized bridge pickup.

Thanks.

I like Fleor pickups,

https://www.amazon.com/FLEOR-Humbucker-Single-Coil-Sized-Guitar-Electric/dp/B074H859WQ/ref=sr_1_15?crid=MHHT2RFSE7KY&keywords=artec%2Bpickups&qid=1650639582&sprefix=artec%2Bp%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-15&th=1

$16.53


I had an Artec Single coils size Rail in a Strat copy when I did this track years ago,

Artec Rail Single size Pickup

Not metal but heavy distortion lead sound.

 

[DonP]

Ok, I found a Seymour Duncan hot rail bridge in my box of parts. It reads the correct 16.6K. I also have a Duncan Designed hot rails bridge that measures a whopping 22.3K.

If I go with a hot rail bridge, what rail pickups for the neck and middle?

Warning - I'm the weirdo that has to have things matching. My Charvel ProMod came used with an X2N in the bridge. The Norton neck had to come out and a De-acivate X neck was put in. One of my best sounding axes.

 

[Triple Jim]

Ok, I found a Seymour Duncan hot rail bridge in my box of parts. It reads the correct 16.6K. I also have a Duncan Designed hot rails bridge that measures a whopping 22.3K.

Try the 22.3 kohm pickup in the bridge position and the 16.6 kohm pickup in the neck position. Or if you want a humbucker in only the bridge position, try both of them and see what you prefer.

 

[Kranix]

There are quite a few stacked singles you could use, a hot rail, a duncan invader single, a dimarzio injector bridge a dimarzio chopper the list is long.

Question is what amp/effects chain do you have and what type of metal are we talking?

 

[DonP]

There are quite a few stacked singles you could use, a hot rail, a duncan invader single, a dimarzio injector bridge a dimarzio chopper the list is long.

Question is what amp/effects chain do you have and what type of metal are we talking?

I want a Duncan Invader single for a neck in another HS project with an Invader bridge, but too much $$$.

Marshall is the main flavor. Have some Mesa and higher gain as well,

Maiden to Metallica. Thrash metal is the highest I go.

I have plenty of axes that already cover this territory, but this will be a different flavor that I'm forced into because of the body route. If it had a humbucker for the bridge, it would be a single hum axe.

The guitar body came with Lindy Fralin Woodstock 69 Jimi pickups. With an OFR, it just seems like this guitar should be more metal oriented.

I have all sorts of vintage to hot SSS strats already. The axe with the TexMex set I can take into metal territory.

 

[DonP]

Try the 22.3 kohm pickup in the bridge position and the 16.6 kohm pickup in the neck position. Or if you want a humbucker in only the bridge position, try both of them and see what you prefer.

I'm thinking the SD HR will be enough in the bridge for now. Thinking of what to put in the neck and middle now.

I'm really weird about which hot pickups I like. I like the 498T, JB, X2N, Super D, CC, and I think I have a C5 in another axe.

I don't seem to get along with the Duncan Distortion, Duncan Custom, 500T.

I'm wiring up an old BJ Invader in another project to see how I like it. Last used one over 40 years ago.

 

[Kranix]

I want a Duncan Invader single for a neck in another HS project with an Invader bridge, but too much $$$.

Marshall is the main flavor. Have some Mesa and higher gain as well,

Maiden to Metallica. Thrash metal is the highest I go.

I have plenty of axes that already cover this territory, but this will be a different flavor that I'm forced into because of the body route. If it had a humbucker for the bridge, it would be a single hum axe.

The guitar body came with Lindy Fralin Woodstock 69 Jimi pickups. With an OFR, it just seems like this guitar should be more metal oriented.

I have all sorts of vintage to hot SSS strats already. The axe with the TexMex set I can take into metal territory.

Fair enough, maybe a duncan jb jr in the middle and another rail in the neck like Dave Murray from Iron maiden. Or just throwing it out there a set of three EMG SA.

 

[DonP]

Fair enough, maybe a duncan jb jr in the middle and another rail in the neck like Dave Murray from Iron maiden. Or just throwing it out there a set of three EMG SA.

Yep, the first might work.

Oddly enough, I'm sitting on a vintage set of EMG SA's (no quick connects) in a guard ready to go. I didn't want to go with another battery loaded guitar, and I didn't know if the SA could get chunky enough. This set doesn't have the SPC or other tweaks, just tone and volume pots.

I forgot to mention the EMG81 is also on my "not get along with" list of high output pickups. I have an 89 in the bridge of a guitar I don't get to play much, then 81's in the bridge of all my others. I need to flip the 85 and 81 in some of these.

 

[Hades]

The guitar body came with Lindy Fralin Woodstock 69 Jimi pickups. With an OFR, it just seems like this guitar should be more metal oriented.

Ok, that’s enough teasing, what’s the guitar look like - show us pics!!