Lollar vs Fender Mexico Std Strat Pickups - Sixty-Four & Specials - Same Guitar - MIM / (Blackface)

[@haskitt]

Lollar announced some time after this video was made that “Sixty-Four” Is the new name for the old “Blackface” set. At times in the video, that set is referred to as “BF”. I think this is a great move for Lollar, as the name is easily misunderstood, and the quality of the pickups transcends the unfortunate history of that term.

[@mmmicroplastics]

Clean fingerstyle MIM - neck 1:44 Blackface - neck 1:59 Special - neck 2:14 MIM - N/M 2:36 Blackface - N/M 2:56 Special - N/M 3:07 MIN - middle 3:29 Blackface - middle 3:44 Special - middle 4:03 MIM - B/M 4:23 Blackface - B/M 4:37 Special - B/M 4:51 MIM - bridge 5:13 Blackface - bridge 5:30 Special - bridge 5:44

[@Runoratsu]

Somehow, I really liked the sound of the MIMs… 😯😶

[@haskitt]

I love seeing comments like these… We like what we like!

[@LemonMeIon]

I like them too! I think they have more mids, which might cause it to sound a bit muddier the more fuzz you add, albeit fatter which is good for RHCP.

[@ramencurry6672]

It’s probably best to stick with Fender and Seymour Duncan pickups since it already been proven that they fit well in song mixes and tested a thousand times

[@sircharles7323]

Wow, very professional comparison, so much work! Great. I must say that the MIM is all over impressive good, no reason to change.

[@jeffdennis6170]

Great demo, thank you for this! The MIM bridge pickup was all around great. For clean I say BF pickups win. For dirty rhythm, MIM. For lead, specials. Additionally, for all position 2 and 4 sounds, BFs win.

[@jimmy5634]

The difference is pretty slight. It really comes down to what you want to hear. Nobody else will care.

[@drewsleyy3836]

The sixty four pups sound so alive!!!! And the Special's extra output and compression really shines in the bridge, from clean through all levels of distortion. Gonna go with the 64 special set, thanks so much

[@haskitt]

Right on! That set really makes me wanna build another strat.

[@turningpointmusic4607]

That MIM neck/middle should be ashamed of itself.

[@haskitt]

Lol! Yes. Not the best settings for it, but it really doesn’t wanna sound like a strat any way you try to dial it!

[@markuyehara7880]

Could not agree more. Harsh tone.

[@timseeger9180]

Really well put together video! Not sure which ones to buy, yet but I know I'll be upgrading soon!

[@allan1548]

Mim still all round best end second was special but pretty bad .bf came in a distant third. Try Seymour and fenders.

[@haskitt]

If you like the mim, you should try the fralin steel poles 43 (or 42) or McNelly S-Bar pickups. They are that same p90 style construction with bar magnets instead of pole mags. Or check out the Gemini Suprocaster for the Bridge. Neither Fender nor Duncan make a single coil Strat pickup with bar magnets.

[@stonemedicine]

Great demo vid and tasty playing. Thank you.

[@CarlyonProduction]

My dude, you know how to do a demo. I LOVE that you play the same thing each time, rather than trying to show us how many notes you can play in a second. Thank you for being kind to our brains. I wanted to ask - do you have an opinion on the fender custom shop 54 pickups? I am wondering how well they stack up against the tweeds? Cheers!

[@haskitt]

Good question... I really want to start doing some fender pup comparisons. Thanks for the kind words!

[@bruceman9581]

This is exactly what I was looking for. In conclusion, are the Lollars worth it?

[@devinmoreno9823]

The Nash special sounded the sweetest to me.

[@haskitt]

Yeah, that Lollar Nash is a great bridge pickup!

[@jaseyraw8843]

In all of these cuts, the order is Mim, BF then Sp. Except higher gain bridge you list the BF then the Mim. I'm just wondering, are they mislabeled or was the order just backwards for that bit?

[@jaseyraw8843]

To my ear it sounds like the label is correct and the order is just different for that one

[@haskitt]

Good question - i do triple check them but it’s easy to mislabel! yeah the order is just different. you can see the mim is staggered pole on the one labeled mim and those pickups are actually staggered… all the lollars are flat pole.

[@jaseyraw8843]

@@haskitt I went back and checked what shirt you were wearing on the full Lollar comparison vid. Thanks for replying so fast though!

[@jeshely]

After getting to play recently a 92 Mexi strat still with original pickups and then hearing this video, it seems to me that the Mexi strat pickups sound like they have a built in Tube Screamer built in.

[@motionPush]

Thank you, the 64s have some much soul and character.

[@jaseyraw8843]

Hi Scott. Thanks so much for these videos. I asked in your Lollar vid, but it's actually the Blackfaces that I'm specifically interested in. I'm just wondering if these BFs were flatpole or staggered? Thanks again!

[@joantonifuster8685]

Yo las oigo igual en el equipo de salón. Tal vez las lollar tengan un poco más de brillo. Buena ejecución. Al tacto no sé que tal.

[@markuyehara7880]

Some MIM's are great but those are... yikes. If those were my pickups, I'd jam a toothpick in my switch so I physically couldn't reach positions 3-5. I might even consider a switch to bass. Love these tone comparisons. Not only is your selection of The Nearness of You a wonderful choice for clean leads, the fact you always use the same song (and guitar) really gives an apples-to-apples utility across all your videos.

[@haskitt]

Yeah I was shocked how big and bassy they were. I think they’ve cleaned up these mims more recently. Cheers!

[@MR-wp5dz]

I feel like the 64s, when compared to the MiMs, have a much more defined and tighter bottom end, and a more open top end as well. I'd want my strat to sound brighter rather than warmer, which is why the 64's win even though the MiM's sound very good too.

[@haskitt]

Yeah the 64 are a great upgrade while still retaining at least some of that higher output of the mim.

[@jeshely]

Hello! Are the lollars with the none staggered poles?

[@haskitt]

Yes, the lollars are all flat pole in this video!

[@francoisbouchard1008]

Perfect video for me! Very usefull!

[@haskitt]

Cheers, glad it helped!

[@precbsfender]

I choose Lollar...MIM are way too tinny sounding...

[@haskitt]

Interesting… I find those MIM to be super sick and hard to get enough high out of. I guess the highs they do have sound tinny to you. It’s interesting all the different things we individually focus on when we’re looking for pickups.

[@marylikens6847]

They sound tinny to me also

[@tomy96175]

Great demo!, is it worth it to change my MIM pickups to the tweed pickups? 👀

[@haskitt]

If you want more headroom and way more clarity then yes! The only possible disadvantage of going tweeds from MIM (depending on the mim) is they're just lower output. I happen to love that about them but some people like higher output.

[@tomy96175]

@@haskitt thanks for your reply, I have already changed to the tweeds and they are great, a lot more clarity and crisp in the sound!

[@daddydothang8635]

The Nearness of You? Sweet. 😊 Let 'er rip tater chip.

[@haskitt]

You win! No one else has mentioned it. 😜 Here’s my whole arrangement of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqOthYmkma6grNE

[@daddydothang8635]

Nice. With Lollars we both win. 😄

[@rdb9936]

Which did you prefer best?

[@haskitt]

Of these, Blackface. I ended up keeping the Tweeds. I compared all 4 Lollars here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpzLl36dfM95rsk Cheers!

[@jimbeam-ru1my]

you need to retitle the video. you're comparing the klein's here, not the lollars.

[@haskitt]

That’s not true. Ask the sound clips are mim vs lollar. I compare the construction of the kleins to the mim because that’s what I had on hand at the time. Kleins are the same construction style as the lollars.

[@jimbeam-ru1my]

@@haskitt oh ok. i thought you were showing the pickups you demoed in the video.