EMG SA - "Thick and fat single"
The EMG SA is very similar to being a single coil sized version of the EMG 85. This is the Alnico magnet version of the pickup, and it’s an active pickup which means it runs off of a power source – …
EMG S - "Bright and powerful single"
The EMG S is very similar to being a single coil sized version of the EMG 81. This is the original ceramic magnet version of the pickup, and it’s an active pickup which means it runs off of a power …
Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered Strat - "Awesome single coil tone"
The Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered is a true single coil pickup that is quite hot. It has two conductor wiring, staggered pole pieces and an Alnico 5 magnet. I absolutely adore this pickup a…
DiMarzio DP175 True Velvet Neck - "Fairly clear single"
The DiMarzio True Velvet Neck is part of a trio of single coil pickups that DiMarzio developed for the strat. They are all true single coils, so they have a vintage pole piece stagger, Alnico 5 magn…
DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo - "Extremely fat and powerful single"
The DiMarzio Virtual Solo is probably my absolute favorite single coil that DiMarzio offers. It’s basically a combination of the Virtual vintage Solo and Virtual Vintage Solo Pro that DiMarzio used …
DiMarzio DP402 Virtual Vintage Blues - "Fat but with some nice overtones"
The DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Blues is a single coil that’s meant to be thicker than most single soils. Why they gave it the blues name instead of the jazz name, I’m not sure. Either way, even thoug…
DiMarzio DP217 HS-4 - "Revised HS-3"
The YJM is now called the HS-4 since Yngwie left DiMarzio to go to Seymour Duncan. Basically, this is the revision of the HS-3 that Yngwie used for quite awhile in his career. It features an Alnico…
DiMarzio DP111 SDS-1 - "Beefy single coil"
The DiMarzio SDS-1 is a pretty beefy single coil. It’s unlike most single coils in that it actually has adjustable pole pieces. You almost never see that on single coils today. The pickup has two …
DiMarzio DP110 FS-1 - "Somewhat dated single coil"
The DiMarzio FS-1 is a regular single coil (meaning no hum canceling technology) that’s designed to be fatter and more powerful than regular single coils. It features staggered pole pieces, two cond…
DiMarzio DP415 Area '58 - gomgomtou's review
translatedI use it for 2 months now, and I'm thrilled. More than background noise, but the pure sound of a single microphone! I come back yet is extremely dynamic, warm, brilliant, he has reacted really well t…
Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Strat - defab's review
translatedSo HSH configuration, it makes SH4-SSL4-SH2neck. On a guitar Ibanez Prestige S2075W modern mahogany-rosewood fingerboard with zero-Floyd. Skyscraper designed to be versatile. Very nice violin, excell…
Tornade MS Pickups Strat ’60s Serie L - lifo's review
translatedI own this set for several months. Here are the models I tried first: Fender Custom Shop 69 Fender Texas Special, Seymour and Lollar vintage. These microphones TORNADO offers a true and beautiful sou…
Tornade MS Pickups Strat ’60s Serie L - plectro's review
translatedA set mounted on a strat USA 96 (50. Anniversary). The sound is rich, full, round and never aggressive (although the bridge pickup is used, it does not have this side "garish" and unpleasant as it ha…
Kami Micros Route 66 - Dominique Le Bars's review
translatedThe pickups are warm in the guitar for 4 days .. Pass the first impression bizarre genre: Wed .... it is Passeo my guitar? It is I who made this sound s? It me took ten hours for me to get used t…
Van Zandt Pickups Blues Model - " fabulous"
translatedI décicidé transform my beautiful copy of the 80 Japanese strat Eagle's a blues guitar a bit nastier. It sounded end, classic, brilliant. I hesitated between Texas Special pickups and Van Zandt blues…