Seymour Duncan SSL1 Vintage Staggered Single Coil Pickup

by Seymour Duncan

Product Features

• An exact replica of the original Alnico V Stratocaster® pickups
• The same type of magnet wire is used, as well as the same number of coil windings
• The staggered rod magnets are hand-ground, then aged by the exclusive Dun-Aged process
• Lacquered bobbins and cloth braid hook-up wire complete the vintage look
• Duplicates the bell-like tone and the high end bite that made the vintage Strat famous

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002GL0LA
• Item model number: 11201-01
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,839 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

The Seymour Duncan SSL1 Pickup is an exact replica of the original Alnico V Stratocaster® pickups. The same type of magnet wire is used, as well as the same number of coil windings. The staggered rod magnets are hand-ground, then aged by the exclusive Dun-AgedTM process, lacquered bobbins and cloth braid hook-up wire complete the vintage look. Every detail is included to duplicate the bell-like tone and the high end bite that made the vintage Strat famous. Seymour Duncan SSL1 Single Coil Pickup Features Application: Vintage-correct true single-coil for warm instruments. Recommended for country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, ska and classic rock. Description: Seymour Duncan's most popular single-coil for Strat®. The hand-ground Alnico 5 magnets and moderate windings (Heavy Formvar® wire) yield a bright and punchy tone with vintage output. Perfect for players who need accurate traditional single-coil tone, especially with clean and mildly distorted amp settings. Compared to the APS-1, the SSL-1 has a more focused bell tone with a tighter bass response. Comes with waxed cloth hookup cable and vintage-style keyed bottom plate. Guitars: For warmer toned ash, alder or basswood body instruments. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Players: Chris Hicks, Kent Wells & Lang Scott (Reba McEntire), Dan Schafer (Shania Twain), David Levitt (Alanis Morissette), Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams), Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech & Scott Henderson Trio), Jimmy Crespo.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for a closer Gilmour Tone, March 21, 2011

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This review is from: Seymour Duncan SSL1 Vintage Staggered Single Coil Pickup

This is a very bright sounding PU. Really close to the early 70 thru The Wall Pink Floyd tone. Now is easier to get closer to the tones like on Dark Side of the Moon, etc...
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