Pickups set for fusion

Funkfingers

carlos said:

I think a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom would work well.

The SD Custom 5 Trembucker works wonderfully in a PAC311H.

My nomination is their Jason Becker Perpetual Burn signature humbucker. 

Jazzthat

ICBM said:

I'm not sure how much this will help if you're after a set, but I'll offer it anyway - I've got a Duncan SSL-3 Hot Strat pickup which is stupidly high-output for a single coil - the DC resistance is 15.6K! - it's about as loud and fat-sounding as a medium-output humbucker, and it also has flat polepieces. If you put it in the neck with a more moderate pickup in the middle and a bridge humbucker, you would get almost a HSH type range of sounds.

Unfortunately I don't have any other high-output single coils, or high-output humbuckers.

My head is starting to spin lol . So much choice out there , and I have not much experience in that field at all . 
I've just checked it on SD website and it says , ssl-3 is meant for middle position? Would that work in either position then ? What would you pair it with ? And how much would you sell it for ?

Jazzthat

Funkfingers said:

carlos said:

I think a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom would work well.

The SD Custom 5 Trembucker works wonderfully in a PAC311H.

My nomination is their Jason Becker Perpetual Burn signature humbucker. 

What a coincidence , I was checking that pickup few minutes before . It does sound interesting  .

ICBM

Jazzthat said:

I've just checked it on SD website and it says , ssl-3 is meant for middle position? Would that work in either position then ? What would you pair it with ? And how much would you sell it for ?

It can be used in any position - they actually recommend it for the bridge. The guitar it came out of had it in the neck.

I would pair it with another one in the middle if you want everything full-on, or a more traditional Strat pickup for contrast... sadly I just sold my SSL-2 though.

£30 including postage.

Jazzthat

ICBM said:

Jazzthat said:

I've just checked it on SD website and it says , ssl-3 is meant for middle position? Would that work in either position then ? What would you pair it with ? And how much would you sell it for ?

It can be used in any position - they actually recommend it for the bridge. The guitar it came out of had it in the neck.

I would pair it with another one in the middle if you want everything full-on, or a more traditional Strat pickup for contrast... sadly I just sold my SSL-2 though.

£30 including postage.

For £30 I'll give it a go . Going to PM

Funkfingers

Sorry about the SSL-2. It is exactly what my elderly Ibanez RG200 needed. 

IMO, the SSL-3 is best suited to the bridge position. Duncan does offer them as sets of three but there is no attempt to calibrate their output for bridge, middle or neck position.

TBH, ICBM’s Duncan APS-1 would be a better choice. (If it had been an APS-2, I would have snaffled it too.)