Neck partner for Bridge Mule in HSH Strat

[ECWeagles]

Hello all,

Longtime user here, many mules in many guitars.

I have a hard tail HSH strat which is currently loaded with Mule / Mothers Milk / Mule.

It's a one piece alder body strat with rosewood fingerboard maple neck.

Love the bridge Mule, love the Mothers Milk but finding the neck Mule a little on the "thin" side, possibly a little bright.

I'm looking for something that has similar balance to the Mule but is thicker and smoother without being overly compressed or so hot as to be imbalanced with the other pickups.

I considered the Abraxas but seems like some believe the Abraxas neck is very similar to the Mule.

In terms of sound, think Verve Nick McCabe, 90s rock thick lead tones.

Thanks chaps!

[Piplodocus]

Can't really help much I'm afraid. I love my neck Mule loads, but that's in a lively mahogany Fly Mojo, so I can see why it might sound a little thinner than you'd like overall in an alder strat. :-/ All my more similar voiced guitars have SC necks. :/ Tone knob any help, or defo a replacement of some kind? The Abraxas seems to fit the bill from other posts I read here at least...

[Telerocker]

Did you lower it? Or is it wired wrong?
I would sort that out first, before replacing the neckpickup.

 I have a Mule-neck, but in a mahogany bolt-on. Perfect in there, warm and full with some crispiness.

[darkandrew]

A Crawler neck is also built around an A4 magnet but is significantly warmer in tone (I have both Crawlers and Mules and can vouch for this) however it is also a bit hotter in output although you can lower it to knock a bit of wind out of its sails without compromising the tone adversely (I have my Crawler neck pickup flush with the pickup ring).

[Telerocker]

Crawler is indeed one of the warmest neck-BKP's. Yet I would have a look at the wiring and height first, bec when you like the Mule-bridge in your alder strat, the guitars natural voice is not overly bright. Neck-Mule is quite balanced I think.