Neck Pickup For Strat

[Floyd45]

Looking for something thin, twangy and bluesy to go into a strat and compliment the Hot Rail at the bridge (with coil tapping). The idea sound I would like is a Tele neck pickup, what can get me closets to that sound?

[Motorhead]

Originally posted by Floyd45
Looking for something thin, twangy and bluesy to go into a strat and compliment the Hot Rail at the bridge (with coil tapping). The idea sound I would like is a Tele neck pickup, what can get me closets to that sound?

Nothing compliments a HotRail ... the HR is way out there.

Not many players want a Tele neck PU sound because it's either too muddy or brighter then light.

The Twang will come from the bridge PU which you lost a lot of with the HR.

Are you trying to even out the bass from the HR (split) with a bright neck PU?

If so, any Vintage type neck coil (Strat or Tele) will do it.

See Class of '55 from www.dimarzio.com

[Floyd45]

Maybe I am doing a bad job explaining. The HR will make it Fat Stratish and I want something more mellow and twangy up by the neck

[Alecto]

I used to have a Tele which had a Quarter-Pounder/Hot Rails combination; that was a great combination. The Q-Pounder is not a twangy pickup (it has more of a P-90 vibe), but it matches up well with the Hot Rails.

[cubby]

Originally posted by Floyd45
Maybe I am doing a bad job explaining. The HR will make it Fat Stratish and I want something more mellow and twangy up by the neck

Mellow and twangy are oxymorons - I'd suggest trying the Seymour Duncan Alnico II though.

[Motorhead]

Here this is what I'm talking about:

DiMarzio Pickup DP119 "Class of 55" (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41426&item=3758289436&rd=1)

[ikkyu2]

I don't mean to ask a dumb question, but why not just put a Tele neck pickup in there? You may have to make the pickguard hole a little bigger but it'll fit after that.

After all, if you want a Tele neck pickup sound, a Tele neck pickup will probably give it to you ;)

[i_finlayson37]

Originally posted by cubby
Mellow and twangy are oxymorons - I'd suggest trying the Seymour Duncan Alnico II though.

I agree about the Alnico II, and not just because I'm selling one. They do what they do very well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3758058566&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

[camelface]

Class of 55 is good? I've decided to not go with seymour duncan because of a cover astetics problem and considering my options that will fit into a standard fender pickup cover and that can be found at the local store.