Product: OC Duff Vintage Traditional
Price Paid: GBP ?80
Submitted
10/20/2004
at
08:31pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
Pickup features: Single Coil for Stratocaster
Impedence or other specs:
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: Mary Kaye Strat
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Fralin Vintage Hots
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: Don't know but there will be many soon !!
You musical style(s): Pop, Rock, Country.
Reason for pickup change: I wanted the exact sound of a 50's Strat. The Fralins were too hot, good sound but definitely not the original 50's sound. Fender's are nothing like their originals, not even the custom shop ones.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: Medium
Tone: Balanced
Sonic evaluation: I am using a hand made Mary Kaye Strat with ash body and maple neck also a 52 Telecaster with Hamel pickups. Both through a '76 Twin Reverb. I have been searching for that clean, clear 50's tone for more years than I care to remember, I have tried all the boutique pickups, most of Fender's own etc. etc. I emailed Owen, told him what I wanted and 2 weeks later they arrived here in Scotland. I installed them and just could not believe how good they were, they NAILED that 50's tone to the wall ! The neck is clear (5.8K) woody and authoritive, middle (5.8K) is really useable, think Buddy Holly for that tone. Bridge is pure Hank B. Marvin...lovely. The in betweens 2 and 4 are incredible, great "quack", think Mark Knopfler on early Dire Straits. They are perfectly balanced and calibrated. I have stunned my band members with the sound, they keep pointing at me everytime I play something that needs "that" sound and mouthing...whooah !! Even my wife says they sound far better than anything I've had before..and that's saying something, believe me.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
Overall Rating
:
10
Comments: If it were destroyed or stolen, I would buy it again, even kill for them !!
Playing for the last 34 years so I know a bit about sound.
