Pickups for Fender Mustang '65 Reissue.

stain · Post by **stain** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:34 am

Hi! I have Fender Mustang '65 Reissue crafted in japan with a native pickups. And I have a tube combo 5/10 w (one channel, 2xEL84 in power amp, 12' Celestion Greenback). I like very much clean sound, especially on neck pickup. I like powerful distortion with Boss DS-2 in second mode on bridge pickup. BUT: I don't like crunch, overdrive. I have tried many pedals: Boss SD-1, Boss OD-3, Boss DS-2, MXR Distortion (modded), two russian pedals, and with every pedal overdrive is "poor". I saw a video with Gibson Les Paul+Boss OD-3 and it sounded very well. But I don't want to sell my guitar, it's very comfortable for, and I love it. I think I need to replace a pickups, something like that: single-coil-size "rails" humbucker in bridge and single-coil pickup in neck. There are many good reviews for Seymour Duncan, but I don't know what to choose (high output? medium output?), and I don't want to loose my good clean sound. I like to play: clean sound (often with modulation effects), blues, oldschool, rock, grunge, punk, noise-rock, indi-pop. I will grateful for any help. Thanks! P.S. Sorry for my English. And, for example, I like this sound very much: [youtube][/youtube]

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:02 am

I have that guitar and I love its pickups; I find they are great for most sounds: clean, overdriven and fuzz. Rather than replacing them you could try a cheap booster pedal such as an EHX LPB-1?

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:05 am

yes i think you need a humbucker. Hot rails are perfect on a mustang.
i was like you, i love my mustang but i've always think the sound was too "tiny", so i bought a hot rail hb and i 'm very happy with that one: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 674wt_1047
it doesn't sound like "power rock" , i still have that particular mustang twang but warmer with a "normal" output gain level.
i like it more than seymour duncan hot rails.
the SD Cool Rails seems good.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:21 am

Here's an amateur vid of me trying to show the cool rails

Cool Rails in bridge only:
0-0.30
1.37 -2.17
2.44 - 3.00

stain · Post by **stain** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:24 pm

Thanks for answers! Cool Rails have a High output. Should I take for neck position a single with High output, too?

B-dubbs · Post by **B-dubbs** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 7:15 am

I know a guy who put the jb jr. In his bridge and neck position and it sounded fantastic. Plus they looked awesome.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 7:44 am

Welcome to the forum... I haven't see any other Russian members around. Very cool.

stain · Post by **stain** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:29 am

Thanks. After long hesitation I ordered SD little'59 for bridge and SD Classic Stack Plus STK-S4 for neck, from american online shop. It's more expensive to make an order from russian shops.

stain · Post by **stain** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:12 pm

I installed SD little 59 and SD Classic Stack today. It's great for non-metal distortion and for clean! And no hum. Thank you for your attention.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:27 pm

Demo?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:38 pm

Wow! Your English is impeccable. Your use of punctuation is much better than most Americans.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:43 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:Wow! Your English is impeccable. Your use of punctuation is much better than most Americans.

Agreed.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:50 pm

HNB wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:Wow! Your English is impeccable. Your use of punctuation is much better than most Americans.
Agreed.

Seconded.

I want vodka. Give me vodka.

stain · Post by **stain** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:27 am

NickS, maybe later, an only with the help of cheap camera
theshadowofseattle, HNB, mkt3000, thanks

mkt3000, i don't like vodka, i drink on rare ocassions whiskey

stain · Post by **stain** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:47 pm

Here I am with my first anti-demo

Hands - Dunlop USA Nylon 0.60 mm pick - Mustang (SD Little â€˜59 SL59-1b, SD Classic Stack STK-S4n) - Boss DS-2 TurboDistortion (II mode) - Yerasov Goblin 10G Tube Amp (2x12AX7, 2xEL84, Celestion Greenback 12') - mic of Samsung S730 camera.

[youtube][/youtube]