Model 6 pickup change

[Charvel Sixx]

I've had a Model 6 for many years, it plays great, and unplugged it seems to have a good sound, but I've never been satisfied with the EMG SA/SA/81 pickups that are in it. I'm not generally a fan of active pickups, but haven't ruled out trying one of EMG's EQ/booster kits. Otherwise I'll just go to passive pickups, my question is what pickups have you guys found work well in the Model 6/Soloist guitars, also curious what you've found to fit the front and middle pickups routs, since they aren't routed for the typicall Strat triangular pickup shape.

[straycat]

Find some V100s Jackson singles they are stacked.The J100 Jackson singles are quite nice strat sounding pickups

[Sunbane]

Jackson J-80C. Great "80's" sound.
No singles as of now.

[RobRR]

I really like the J50C's. Great pickup, not a TON of output, but just right IMO. The J100 single coils are alright too, nothing to really write home about but not bad either.

[straycat]

J-50s J-80c J-95 all do well in a model 6.

[dg]

I have a Duncan Custom in the bridge and a Hot Rails in the neck of mine and I like it a lot. Didn't bother with swapping the middle pickup since I never use it, but I've thought about putting a Cool Rails in there eventually. Even though the Hot Rails is the new lipless design, I found I had to cut a slight undercut (nothing shows at all with the pickup mounted) with a Dremel to fit it in, since they have the wire coming straight out of the center rather than the end of the pickup.

[Zerberus]

Mine is loaded with 2 J-200 stacked single coils and a J-90BC (All Jackson USA made) connected to the JE-1200 midboost preamp that belongs in a ´6 ... I could not be happier.

[Sunbane]

...and a J-90BC...

[j2379]

cool rail neck, duncan custom custom bridge, in my mod 6. middle empty

[Zerberus]

J-90 Bridge Ceramic, I have the same thing in my Strathead paired with 2 S-100XLs and no Mid-Boost

Exact same thing as a J-90c, but oftentimes they put a "B" on the sticker before the "C" when paired with a J-50 or 80 at the neck so as to denote position.