I don't know if this pickup is for me... Seymour Duncan Little ‘59

[@scottycunningham1413]

I'm glad the algorithm recommended me your channel.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@scottycunningham1413 Thanks dude! Happy to have you as a subscriber! Planning on uploading a lot more in the near future! 🤘🏻

[@JamieToddBand]

That right there is a very good-sounding guitar. I wouldn't mess with it. Nice touch and tone from the player!

[@leonardsrobert]

@@JamieToddBand Appreciate it!

[@randrothify]

I think I would try a passive midrange boost capacitor instead of a single coil-sized humbucker. For one thing, it will preserve the single coil character and attack while also giving you the option to fatten up the mids. I just saw one recently called the Black Ice Boost. It doesn’t require a battery and works a little bit like what Yamaha added to its Revstar line with its boost switch or the what Fender added to the Steve Lacy Strat to get its battery-less onboard fuzz. For another thing, it will preserve the clean look of a traditional Strat that I think looks odd with other style pickups in the bridge, even when they are single coil-sized.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@randrothify I saw a video about such a boost a little while ago! Good option. I might get into this. I kind of like the modded look though..

[@Stobert]

Been down this road. Now I just have a les Paul and tele

[@leonardsrobert]

@@Stobert It’s hardly about the destination, more about the journey!

[@Stobert]

@@leonardsrobertfrom one tele player to another. Leave the strat alone it sounds great. Get an old les paul studio. Bridge pickup with that maple cap is the answer.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@Stobert I recently bought a PRS! Really like that one! Video should be up in not too long.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@Stobert But I have to say I agree with you. Listening back the single coil sounds way better to me than it did while playing it.

[@Stobert]

@@leonardsrobert that’s cool but you’ll still be missing the break angle the tune-o-magic bridge provides. Let uncle Larry guide you to the dark side

[@Daddybell6957]

I have my strat tone knobs wired for middle and bridge pickups leaving the neck wide open... you can control the highend on the bridge pickup that way

[@leonardsrobert]

@@Daddybell6957 I had the one tone knob wired to all 3 pickups when it had a single coil.

[@976PAIN]

Maybe something lower output with alnico V will do it. I also wire my humbuckers in parallel, and it works great in combination with single coils

[@leonardsrobert]

@@976PAIN I could see that working as well!

[@zakkwyldesdmf13]

I was really surprised how dark the Little '59 sounds. I thought it would deliver a more "open" sound. When you're hunting a more midrange sound I wouldn't resort to single coil sized humbuckers but instead choose a beefier single coil like a SD Texas Strat or a Hot Stack Strat. As far as humbuckers go I'm a huge fan of the Lil' Screamin' Demon. Unlike the name it's actually very open sounding for a humbucker. And of course there are your turn-Strat-into-Tele pickups. But then again you don't play Strats if you want a Tele sound, are you? Edit: You should consider putting 500k pots in your strat when changing to a humbucker. Also you could have simply used the tone pot to get rid of some chime in the bridge position with your single coil. Another possibility is wiring the '59 in parallel.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@zakkwyldesdmf13 Yeah, the tone-pot on the bridge single coil thing didn’t really work for me. It does get rid of the thin highs, but procures it doesn’t add lows or mids… I’m also toying with the idea to just throw a hotter single coil in there. Maybe with a base plate. By the way, this guitar has a 500k volume pot! With the resistors on the single coil thing. Thanks dude!

[@jckelley10]

An EQ pedal can fatten a single coil tone and "remove the blanket" from a humbucker. You can also use it to enhance your amps strengths and weaknesses and adjust it to your room. You can get an adequate EQ pedal for less than the cost of the pickup. The Boss GE-7 is a really good one for about $20 more than the pickup.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@jckelley10 This is true! But I still want to have the basic tone of my guitar to be to my liking. But thanks for your reply! Will try this at some point!

[@Evy-1988]

hey Leon! als ik een tip mag geven: in de eerste paar minuten bijt het geluid van de gitaar best wel met je vertellende stem. Beetje alsof ze te veel dezelfde frequenties innemen, of de gitaar daar te hard staat. (zeg dit omdat ik het je gun dat je kanaal het goed gaat doen!)

[@leonardsrobert]

@@Evy-1988 Thanks Eefje!!

[@emreemre369]

I hated the lil'59 when I had it for a while...

[@leonardsrobert]

@@emreemre369 I doubt if it’s going to stay in this guitar for long…

[@luizdejesus6240]

You should have tried a SD classic stack plus or a custom stack plus. The 59 is a humbucker in a small format and too much of a departure of the tone you are looking for...

[@leonardsrobert]

@@luizdejesus6240 I have the vintage stacks in a tele and I’m not super impressed. Thanks anyways!

[@shaky_lifts]

Have you considered adding a baseplate? Or even installing a Tele bridge pickup?

[@leonardsrobert]

@@shaky_lifts I have not! Do you have experience with this?

[@shaky_lifts]

@@leonardsrobert It certainly does add the mids and reduces the highs, reducing the gap between a Strat and a Tele bridge pickup. The only caveat is to put some paraphine / wax when installing the base plate to avoid feedback / squealing.

[@leonardsrobert]

@@shaky_lifts Sounds great! I might actually try that some time!

[@GuttlinGuitars]

single coil all the way voor mij.