NPUD - Duncan SSL-6 + switching mods

[markb]

I've just installed a Seymour Duncan SSL-6 (http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/stratocaster/progressive/custom_flat_ssl/) in the back position of my strat. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a fatter tone out of the bridge without losing that essential stratiness. Hey, it quacks nicely in position 2 as well despite reading 13.9K on my meter. Just say no to humbuckers, folks :).

While I had the guitar apart I threw in new pots and caps (CTS pots, orange drop cap), shielded everything and replaced the middle tone pot with a Deaf Eddie Fat-o-Caster switch (http://www.deaf-eddie.net/switches.html). I now have all the combinations of a regular strat and a tele with 4-way switch mod in one easy to operate package. I'd recommend this device as a cure for PRS Custom GAS. Again, highly recommended if you want a ready made solution for pickup switching mods (I've no affiliation with Deaf Eddie).

Oh, and I didn't bother with pictures as we've all seen the inside of a strat, haven't we? :)

[Spudman]

I wonder if that SSL6 is like the Dimarzio Fat Strat FS1? The Dimarzio is the bridge pickup that got me hip to a thicker sound.

[markb]

I wonder if that SSL6 is like the Dimarzio Fat Strat FS1? The Dimarzio is the bridge pickup that got me hip to a thicker sound.

It certainly has a similar spec. A5 magnets, 13.oddKohms. The SSL-6 (or the staggered SSL-5) get fatter strat tones without too much midrange harshness. They've been described elsewhere as "instant Gilmour" and in fact there's one in the back position of the Fender David Gilmour signature model.