Pickup recommendations? (again)

[tomteriffic]

It seems to be a common subject around here, but here goes.

I'm considering building another Frankenstrat, this time with passives. For pickups, I'm leaning toward a bit more "muscular" than stock, with a bit of boost to the bridge position. Probably not enough enough extra grunt to warrant a bridge humbucker, but just a little extra grunt.

Single coil form factor, noiseless would be nice but not essential. Just a little extra oomph.

TIA

[Armitage]

I love a Duncan JB on a Super Strat (more then on any other guitar).

[Bobby Marshall]

Jim Wagner murkat special sounds unbelievable in my super strat equipped with floyd rose. Pretty sure I ordered it with an A2 mag per recommendation from Murkat. It is F spaced.

http://www.jimwagnerpickups.com/

[RichF]

Manlius makes a single coil sized P90 specifically for Strats that is a nice change. Beefier than a typical Strat bridge pickup, but not a humbucker either.

http://www.manliusguitar.com/products/sp-90

[tbonesullivan]

I think the SD '59 was popular back in the beginning super strat days for a bridge pickup.

[zenmindbeginner]

Can't go wrong with a JB jr. in the bridge.

with DiMarzio... a Heavy Blues 2 is great in the bridge.

The JB jr will give you a single coil sized humbucker that is very articulate with good note separation. The Heavy Blues 2 leans more towards a traditional strat sound. Both have good midrange and are a bit more muscular.

[Jakeboy]

Vintage Vibe winds a single coil sized P90 type and so does Fralin. For a bit extra grunt, ask the winder of your choice to wind a Strat style a bit beefier. Or a lot beefier. This way you keep the SC crunch and form factor without changing to a humbucker. You have tons of choices. Aaron at Rumpel pickups will wind anything you want or describe.

[seeker]

Fralin makes some noiselessish pickups called the split blades. Come in 4 different levels of hot.

http://www.fralinpickups.com/stratstyleSB.asp

[it's me HHB]

JBJr

[Jeff R]

That Jim Wagner Murkat will do what you want and I too am a JB fan for superstrats, my "Ruby Slippers" ESP has an old, old one in it that is perfect for the guitar.

On a related Frankenstrat note, has anyone tried than Duncan '78 model or whatever it's called, the one that's supposedly SD's classic-EVH-tone pickup?

[kenjones]

Not noiseless, but I'm a big fan of a Dimarzio SDS-1 in the bridge. When I play a strat, I can go from clean to dirty by switching from the stock middle pickup the the SDS-1 in the bridge. It sounds a lot like a P-90.

[atquinn]

Dimarzio Virtual SOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/strat/hum-canceling-strat/virtual-solo

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Austin