Pick-up set for hss start

[ninetta82]

I would like to change my pick up configuration for my guitar
this is exactly my guitars
http://www.rocketmusic.net/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=5482
the suhr pick up are not bad but i need to change it to try other sound.i like play classic rock,hard rock,classic heavy metal but i like only rock blues and funky
can you advise me something similar but better than my current setup?

[darkbluemurder]

The SSV is a PAF type humbucker, the ML are low output single coils. If you want something along those lines from BKP, The Mule and a pair of Mothers Milk single coils could be it. If you want a warmer tone, Black Dog plus a pair of Slowhands should do it.

Cheers Stephan

[ninetta82]

in general do you recommend these set for a start in alder body hss for rock music?

[Telerocker]

I have two HSS-strats:
- Ash Fender American Series HSS with rosewood board - VHII/Mother's Milk
- Swampash MXG Custom strat (handmade by Patrick Eggle) with eboney board - Crawler/Irish Tours.

The Crawler/IT's in general is the better balanced, all purpose set for anything from funk to blues (SRV, Gallagher) to rock and hardrock. The Crawler has still enough PAF-dna to sound vintage and despite the dc-resistance it's not much louder than the VHII in my Fender-strat. The Crawler splits great with the middle IT's. The IT's sound fuller and less bright then the Mother's Milk, but they clean up great for Frusciante-tones. Then they can sound a bit like the MM's. I plau everything in my coverband with this combo.

As an alternative for the bridge you could consider the Abraxas (voiced between the Mule and the Crawler). I would not pick a Mule. That one can a be a tad bright in strats.
Single coils: if you want that early sixties woody strattone, I would pick MM's if you're guitar has NOT a natural bright tone. If so, I would pick the Pat Pend '63's.

 

[darkbluemurder]

in general do you recommend these set for a start in alder body hss for rock music?

For me personally a typical PAF would sound too thin in a strat type guitar. I would therefore not go below the vintage hot range and would probably choose the Abraxas or Crawler, depending on what I want to do with the guitar.

As Telerocker said, Crawler and 2 Irish Tours should work well but I also think that Black Dog and 2 Slowhands or Abraxas and 2 Mothers Milk would be all good combinations for versatile set ups.

Cheers Stephan

[xXNicFlairXx]

i just finished a hss project, alder body/maple neck strat with irish tours/crawler. for me it's perfect, so versatile. irish tours give a full rounded strat tone and back off the volume a bit you get the woody vintage tones. the crawler splits brilliantly with the middle and when used on its own as a humbucker there's more than enough power to drive the amp. i had initial concerns that it would be too bright but no problems at all, sounds full and fat.