what are your favorite single coils?

[1trussell]

I normally reserve the single coil routes in my guitars for single coil sized humbuckers. But I'm looking for something a bit different for my 375 project. What do you guys like and why?

[necrotechno]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

Bill Lawrence L280S, because it's a real SC sound without the hum.

Duncan Vintage Rails, because it's the brightest sounding rail design I've yet heard. But DiMarzio's Cruiser is pretty close.

The EMG-S is really good if you want to go with actives.

[Chuckracer]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

My favorite true single coil neck pickup is the Rio Grande Muy Grande Strat pickup. Juat a beautiful, full sounding strat sound...terrific stuff!
Lately though the Cool Rails has been impressing me...enough so that both of my guitars are sportin them now.

[agresivo]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

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Bill Lawrence L280S, because it's a real SC sound without the hum.


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I agree, I've got one in the middle position of my 650XL and it sounds amazing, with no hum at all!

[jgcable]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

Dimarzio Virtual Vintage. Its a silent single. I also like the EMG SA. 60hz hum sucks when using high gain and singles.
The Dimarzio HS-3 and YJM are both stacked single coils. They sound great, are silent and still sound like single coil pickups.

Another good pickup is the Evans Eliminator. Beck used them in the 80's. They kill.

[j2379]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

another for the cool rail, its been my favorite for a while, & its sounds really good tapped too.

[cookiemonster2]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

I like G&L MFD single coil pick ups, but I do not think they are available as replacements. There is probably a Duncan that is similar but I have no idea which one.

[jim777]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

I have the Carvin singles in my stratobastard (with the model 1 neck), and I love them. 3 pickups wired in a MOT guard for 100 bucks, can't beat it with a stick. A little less treble than a fender, but with actual mids. Fralins might sound better, but not on my budget!

[thurston]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

Good question.
What true single coils will fit in my 5FX? The routing is oval and doesn't have room for the baseplate.

[toejam]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

The only guitar I've got with a single coil at the moment is my Schecter 7-string... a DiMarzio Blaze single in the neck (this is the middle pup on the Ibanez 7s), with a Duncan Custom 7 in the bridge... this is a fantastic pup combo! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
For regular 6-strings, I've heard the DiMarzio Cruiser and Fast Track 1 are supposed to be excellent for Strat sounds. I've actually got a Cruiser neck, a couple Fast Tracks 1 and a Chopper laying around that need to be put into some projects eventually. Too bad I haven't heard them yet. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Two of the projects I've scrapped for now. I'm just waiting on WarriorX7 to finish my Dinky/Carvin snakeskin project so I can put in a Fast Track 1 and Chopper with a Norton in the bridge.

[SweetPete]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

I've got Fast Track 1's (N/M) in my Model 1 w/Fast Track 2 in the bridge. The FT1's are VERY nice - clean, warm, quiet.

[jgcable]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

The problem I have with the cool rails is the look. I like my singles traditional looking.

[shreddermon]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

Dimarzio Virtual Vintage 2.2

[noodlesatf]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro, your choice of flat or staggered. Very warm and musical sounding. Not as bright at a standard Strat, but to me that is a good thing. What some call jangly, I call thin and brittle. I use a reverse wound, reverse polarity one in the middle position of my Soloist, between a JB Jr and a Distortion bridge humbucker. Position 4 gives me that wonderful quack.

I used to have a Strat with a Fender Lace Sensor red in the bridge. Man, that was a mean pickup.

[jtr]

Re: what are your favorite single coils?

EMG SA