Not getting on with the Sinner when clean

[Stevepage]

I've got a 68 reissue japan Strat that I've kitted out with a Trilogy Suite in the neck and a Sinner in the bridge. For high gain tones both are great, I can't complain but when it comes to cleans I find the Sinner to sound too compressed and honky like I've got a half c--ked wah on. I've got 11 - 56's on set with a medium height action, but I'm just not liking the Sinner for cleans.

I love the Trilogy Suite for cleans so would a Trilogy Suite for the bridge be a good idea? or should I look more towards something like an Irish Tour?

[braintheory]

I know what you mean by honky and wah like.  I had both the trilogy and sinner bridge in the same strat and found the trilogy to sound even more honky and nasally.  The trilogy though is a bit more open for cleans.  Overall, I greatly preferred the sinners and think its clean is pretty good, but not great.  But if you don't like the sinner's cleans you probably won't like the trilogy's either.

[Telerocker]

An IT in the bridge paired with Trilogies would provide quite a difference in output and character. It's not the combination that immediately comes to mind. Anyway, if you're used to a Sinner, it will be a dramatic step back in high gain tones. A lower output singlecoil can not produce the modern leadtones of the ultrahot Sinner. I like my IT's for cleans and vintagehot soloing, but in both my strats I have a humbucker in the bridge for leads (Crawler and VHII). Maybe you can compromise by replacing the middle- en neckpickups by  IT's or Slowhands. They sure are good for clean stuff.