High Output single coils

theatreanchor

I am quite taken with the lil 59 in my Tele and am thinking I might do the same with my Strat (have Lollar Blondes in atm).

I used to have hot rails years ago, but think I prefer the '59. Does anyone have any suggestions on models to check out?

Thanks.

DrCornelius

I had bare knuckle sinners in an old Strat of mine and they were fantastic - still Stratty but very full sounding with bite too

theatreanchor

Thanks @DrCornelius - I’ve never had any success with BKP personally, but I’ll have a listen. 

Lebarque

Oil City Stone Tones are great for strat. Still sound vintage, but with more oomph.

BillDL

A lot cheaper than the others mentioned so far, but nevertheless good quality and great sound, are three of the IronGear Strat pickups listed in order of output:

Pig Iron overwound option: https://www.axetec.co.uk/guitar_parts_uk_034.htm

Jailhouse Rail: https://www.axetec.co.uk/guitar_parts_uk_077.htm
Smoke Stack II: https://www.axetec.co.uk/guitar_parts_uk_111.htm

Secret_Sam

I have a lil 59 on the bridge and the other two are Bulldog 67s made by Hayden Minette of this parish.  

They are priced very reasonably for hand made UK stuff, and sound great. 

Not sure how to define 'great' in this context. A bit like trying to explain what lamb tastes like.  But the guitar sounded and felt more alive after the Bulldogs were fitted.

BillDL

Secret_Sam said:

..... A bit like trying to explain what lamb tastes like.

Lip-smackingly greasy with a sweet and rancid taste.  Lovely 

barnstorm

I’d look at DiMarzio - heaps of options. Have consistently been more impressed with their pickups than I for some reason expect to be. Not a huge sample size, but I’ve liked more DiMarzios than Duncans.

theatreanchor

BillDL said:

Secret_Sam said:

..... A bit like trying to explain what lamb tastes like.

Lip-smackingly greasy with a sweet and rancid taste.  Lovely 

Lamb definitely tastes of guilt to me. 

normula1

Try the Duncan Red Devil which also sounds very good in parallel especially in position 2

Secret_Sam

BillDL said:

Secret_Sam said:

..... A bit like trying to explain what lamb tastes like.

Lip-smackingly greasy with a sweet and rancid taste.  Lovely 

A very good description of lamb.  Might also work as your dating profile.

theatreanchor

normula1 said:

Try the Duncan Red Devil which also sounds very good in parallel especially in position 2

Had never heard of these. Thanks. 

guitarfishbay

My favourites have been the Dimarzio Chopper for noiseless, and the Duncan Quarter Pound bridge for real single coil. 

I’ve tried a Tone Zone S and it sounds nice, but closer to a narrow sounding humbucker than a big single coil tone. Hotrails are fun but again, it’s a searing full on sound with less of that brighter crunch which I’m guessing you’d prefer based on liking the 59 over the hotrails 

fastonebaz

Yngwie Malmsteen furys

Lewy

fastonebaz said:

Yngwie Malmsteen furys

They're great, but not particularly high output actually. 

fretmeister

Lewy said:

fastonebaz said:

Yngwie Malmsteen furys

They're great, but not particularly high output actually. 

Yeah - the Dimarzio versions weren't either.

Great with drive but I found them uninspiring with cleans.

Littlejonny

FWIW Fender Hot Noiseless are not that hot. Definitely in the vintage zone compared with the pickups mentioned above.

I like the idea of hot pickups but not dark sounding ones, so I’m watching this thread with interest.

I used to have a Quarter Pounder bridge. It had a smooth tone with lots of bass thump. I liked it a lot.