Finally someone who knows how to Demo Pick ups! I really like them boths , I like the smoothness of the APS -2 but will probally choose the SS-L for more variety Thank you Sir !
This is one of the best pickup comparisons I've ever seen. Furthermore, the harmony composed for the work is very beautiful. Congratulations and thank you very much.
Great demo! I have a Warmoth 7/8 S-Style that is already a bright sounding guitar and so I was looking for a pickup with a little less high-end glass for the neck. I live for a warm Mark Knopfler style neck tone with good high end definition that does not go ice-picky. This video helped me to understand the tonal differences between the APS-1 and the SSL-1. In my case, I think I'll use an APS-2 (no stagger) in the neck and an SSL-2 (SSL-1 with no stagger) to balance for the #4 position. I use a Lil59 in the bridge which gives me good tight crunch for rock and roll too. I've been through seemingly a zillion pickups lately and have found that the old Fender MIM ceramic is so far the only thing that gets me close for the neck. Hoping the APS-2 does the trick. EDIT: So I did get an APS-2 for the neck position and it is fantastic. Has about the same output power (seemingly) and the same nice bottom-end as the MIM, but a lot more definition in the notes. I'm really impressed. Finally something that really is better than the MIM ceramic in all ways.
I loved the SSL-1 in the middle. I’m looking for a neck pickup though and I think I prefer the APS-2 for that. Most importantly - clean tone! Yes! Thanks for making this video.
Es muy bueno el material y muy bien realisado ..dejo una muy buena impresion las 2 modelos de pick up ..hermosos . Gracias ...saludos desde rio cuarto. Arg
This was such a great video, thank you for posting it. I just want to point one really important thing: SSL-1 has higher output than ASP-1 even though they both have similar resistance and that is because of Alnico 5 is stronger magnet than Alnico 2. So, I think that in if you want to compare their clean sounds you need to increase just a bit gain when you play guitar with Alnico 2 (ASP-1 in your case). In your video guitar with SSL-1 in it had a juicier sound than guitar with ASP-1 but I think things would be a lot different if you increased gain on your amp just a bit during recording of guitar with ASP-1. With SSL-1 you found the clean sweet spot on the amp but used same gain settings with ASP-1 (my guess, please correct me if I'm wrong) so guitar didn't deliver the richest possible sound. It was completely different story when you did crunch settings comparison, tube amp was driven more and guitar with ASP-1 showed full potential. Sound was richer with harmonics and for my taste won the race in that segment. That is just my opinion, hope you don't mind. Once again, thanks for posting this video. I really enjoyed you playing.
Excelente Demo y muy buen tono. Estoy buscando reseñas de pastillas por que me interesa un G&L Fullerton Legacy. Veo que hay una G&L al fondo, habeis tenido experiencia con las pastillas de la Legacy? Muchas gracias y Saludos desde Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Great video! Very useful information! One question though. Does this mean if I put a set of staggered, lets say Seymour duncan SSL- 1 on a strat, will the guitar sound unbalanced, or are modern staggered pickups built with 100% steel strings in mind?
El APS es mas compacto y controlado en el top end. SSL tiene como mas aire, mas shimmer. Creo que el SSL es un sonido mas nostalgico personalmente por la cantidad de musicas favoritas que te vienen a la cabeza solo con el sonido. APS seems much tigher and compact on the high end while the SSL unsurprisingly is much more shimmery and breathing, feels like that top end might just flutter away like a butterfly. So sweet.
Hola Alberto! Voy detrás de una Fender Strat lite Ash (mik) con pastillas Seymour Duncan APS-1 RW/RP Alnico II Pro Staggered Strat® (reverse wound/polarity), aunque llevan el logo de SD, serían del mismo tipo que las que montas en tu Strat? Es que no hay demos en condiciones para poder comparar con las americanas o mexicanas. Por cierto, mucho gusto tocando, deliciosa técnica Alberto...Gracias!
Nice I have the Seymour Duncan SSL-5 in the bridge position and a Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix in the middle position and a SSL-1 in the neck position. With a Vega Trem.
Great playing Alberto. I still prefer the Fender ones like Fat 50 Fat 60 or CS69. If I had to choose a Seymour Duncan Strat pickup set, I would go with the Antiquity.
I noted that the Aps sound more like the antiquity texas hot: more mid more present. Ssl1 is more stratty, surfy tone. I have the antiquity but at this point maybe should change to some more 60' strat tone.
my $0.02: I have the APS-1s, SSL-2s, and Antiquity II Surfers and the APS-1s are definitely not anything like a hot pickup. If anything they're less output than the SSL-2s. They're also not like the Antiquity IIs, which are voiced to be early 60s. The best description I ever heard was the APS-1s are for people who think the SSL-1s sound like an icepick in your ear. I love mine, but yeah, they're mellow.
@@charlescowart5423 But that is what he said. He didn`t compare them to ATH for their output, but for their midrange presence. Have you ever maybe compared SSLs to Fender`s 69s?
Que mal que no respondieron xd espero ya sepas sino, la diferencia es que la SSL-2 son flats (imanes alineados) y la SSL-1 son staggered (imanes a distintas alturas) las flat son para diapasones mayores a los 12⁰ y las staggered son para diapasones mas curvos abajo de los 10⁰
the vintage are round on the neck, and really chimey with the neck snd middle, don't care for middle usually, but i like this, and im getting a twang banger for the bridge
Tuve las SSL1 por varios años, casi 10 oara ser preciso. Son buenas pastis, pero hubo ciertas cosas que no me terminaron de convencer. Por ejemplo, sentí que les faltaba algo de definición, al menos en rosewood con alder. Claramente se escuchan mejor en esta demos en maple y ash. Las singles que más me han gustado a un precio normal, son las suhr standard. Esas si tenían la definición. En general las pastillas suhr son muy buenas
Es muy bueno el material y muy bien realisado ..dejo una muy buena impresion las 2 modelos de pick up ..hermosos . Gracias ...saludos desde rio cuarto. Arg
Thank you for making this. I was curious to hear both of those pick up sets. This comparison was well presented, played, and edited.
Finally someone who knows how to Demo Pick ups! I really like them boths , I like the smoothness of the APS -2 but will probally choose the SS-L for more variety Thank you Sir !
This is one of the best pickup comparisons I've ever seen. Furthermore, the harmony composed for the work is very beautiful. Congratulations and thank you very much.
Great demo! I have a Warmoth 7/8 S-Style that is already a bright sounding guitar and so I was looking for a pickup with a little less high-end glass for the neck. I live for a warm Mark Knopfler style neck tone with good high end definition that does not go ice-picky. This video helped me to understand the tonal differences between the APS-1 and the SSL-1. In my case, I think I'll use an APS-2 (no stagger) in the neck and an SSL-2 (SSL-1 with no stagger) to balance for the #4 position. I use a Lil59 in the bridge which gives me good tight crunch for rock and roll too. I've been through seemingly a zillion pickups lately and have found that the old Fender MIM ceramic is so far the only thing that gets me close for the neck. Hoping the APS-2 does the trick. EDIT: So I did get an APS-2 for the neck position and it is fantastic. Has about the same output power (seemingly) and the same nice bottom-end as the MIM, but a lot more definition in the notes. I'm really impressed. Finally something that really is better than the MIM ceramic in all ways.
Awesome job, wish more people did their demos like yours. You could really hear the difference due to technique and amp tone. Thanks
Thank you so much for this shootout. I really appreciated it and also the subtitles. Superb review.
SSL-1 for me. Love the brightness, spank and quack!
I loved the SSL-1 in the middle. I’m looking for a neck pickup though and I think I prefer the APS-2 for that.
Most importantly - clean tone! Yes! Thanks for making this video.
Es muy bueno el material y muy bien realisado ..dejo una muy buena impresion las 2 modelos de pick up ..hermosos .
Gracias ...saludos desde rio cuarto. Arg
loving those asp-1. Really nice clarity and dinamics
Que pasada, Alberto tienes un gusto tocando exquisito, que maravilla de dinámica, enhorabuena, me uno a tus seguidores.
Fantastic playing and sounding
Thank you for this excellent video, really helped decide on what to do with my strat.
Muy bueno!.Para mí Los alnico ll pro con esa guitarra de fresno y maple es una combinación perfecta.👍👍👍👍
Si y tiene lógica. La absorción más cálida y orgánica del alnico2 con los agudos y graves del mango maple dan el equilibrio justo
@@claudioferrando9212 muy bueno el video👍👍👍
really great video with great player, thank you
This was such a great video, thank you for posting it. I just want to point one really important thing: SSL-1 has higher output than ASP-1 even though they both have similar resistance and that is because of Alnico 5 is stronger magnet than Alnico 2. So, I think that in if you want to compare their clean sounds you need to increase just a bit gain when you play guitar with Alnico 2 (ASP-1 in your case). In your video guitar with SSL-1 in it had a juicier sound than guitar with ASP-1 but I think things would be a lot different if you increased gain on your amp just a bit during recording of guitar with ASP-1. With SSL-1 you found the clean sweet spot on the amp but used same gain settings with ASP-1 (my guess, please correct me if I'm wrong) so guitar didn't deliver the richest possible sound.
It was completely different story when you did crunch settings comparison, tube amp was driven more and guitar with ASP-1 showed full potential. Sound was richer with harmonics and for my taste won the race in that segment.
That is just my opinion, hope you don't mind.
Once again, thanks for posting this video. I really enjoyed you playing.
Great tone and playing
Beautiful playing my friend. SSL-1 for me.
Months later, I’m still listening for the playing.
Best comparison pickup , very cool.
Great demo! Thank you!
Excelente Demo y muy buen tono.
Estoy buscando reseñas de pastillas por que me interesa un G&L Fullerton Legacy. Veo que hay una G&L al fondo, habeis tenido experiencia con las pastillas de la Legacy? Muchas gracias y Saludos desde Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Great video! Very useful information!
One question though. Does this mean if I put a set of staggered, lets say Seymour duncan SSL- 1 on a strat, will the guitar sound unbalanced, or are modern staggered pickups built with 100% steel strings in mind?
Lo de consumidor de pastillas me ha encantado jajaja, muy buena la demo Alberto, un saludo
De guitarra... Lo otro hace ya años... (aunque algún Paracetamol cae de vez en cuando, jeje)
Looks like the whole ssl-1 is my cup of tea...
But at 2 and 4 lost its chime tone?
love the ssl5 bridge crunch!
El APS es mas compacto y controlado en el top end. SSL tiene como mas aire, mas shimmer. Creo que el SSL es un sonido mas nostalgico personalmente por la cantidad de musicas favoritas que te vienen a la cabeza solo con el sonido.
APS seems much tigher and compact on the high end while the SSL unsurprisingly is much more shimmery and breathing, feels like that top end might just flutter away like a butterfly. So sweet.
Hola Alberto! Voy detrás de una Fender Strat lite Ash (mik) con pastillas Seymour Duncan APS-1 RW/RP Alnico II Pro Staggered Strat® (reverse wound/polarity), aunque llevan el logo de SD, serían del mismo tipo que las que montas en tu Strat? Es que no hay demos en condiciones para poder comparar con las americanas o mexicanas. Por cierto, mucho gusto tocando, deliciosa técnica Alberto...Gracias!
0:49 eres un maestro!!!
Nice I have the Seymour Duncan SSL-5 in the bridge position and a Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix in the middle position and a SSL-1 in the neck position.
With a Vega Trem.
Excelente video! Una preguntilla, cómo cree que suene la ASP2 en una Player Series de Fender?
Lo supiste ? Me quiero ir por una player y cambio de pastilla
@@jordanq820 sí me compré una player. Suena bien. Saca la chamba, pero si puedes hacerte de una pastilla te va a ir mucho mejor!
I’m thinking about the option of putting a SSL in the neck and an APS in the middle. What do you think?
You can listen to some of the fgn jos2 odyssey, they have that configuration but the other way round, should give you an idea
Hola amigo tengo una duda para la pastilla de en medio cual pusiste, ? de casualidad pusiste con la polaridad invertida ?
amazing video!! thanks
Great playing Alberto. I still prefer the Fender ones like Fat 50 Fat 60 or CS69. If I had to choose a Seymour Duncan Strat pickup set, I would go with the Antiquity.
Muy Bueno! Um abraço do Brasil.
y que numero de cuerdas usas y que marca te gusta mas ? o cual puedes recomendar ? Saludossss desde Mexico
SSL-1, no doubt!
asp 1 ou 2 ?
Muy buen video. Podrias decir que medida de potenciómetros lleva tu strat?
Hay que bueno! La cara, lo que faltaba...
I noted that the Aps sound more like the antiquity texas hot: more mid more present.
Ssl1 is more stratty, surfy tone.
I have the antiquity but at this point maybe should change to some more 60' strat tone.
my $0.02: I have the APS-1s, SSL-2s, and Antiquity II Surfers and the APS-1s are definitely not anything like a hot pickup. If anything they're less output than the SSL-2s. They're also not like the Antiquity IIs, which are voiced to be early 60s. The best description I ever heard was the APS-1s are for people who think the SSL-1s sound like an icepick in your ear. I love mine, but yeah, they're mellow.
@@charlescowart5423 But that is what he said. He didn`t compare them to ATH for their output, but for their midrange presence. Have you ever maybe compared SSLs to Fender`s 69s?
Hola Alberto. Una consulta. Me gusta las SSL-1, pero me gustaría saber cual seria la diferencia entre SSL-1 y la SSL-2??
Que mal que no respondieron xd espero ya sepas sino, la diferencia es que la SSL-2 son flats (imanes alineados) y la SSL-1 son staggered (imanes a distintas alturas)
las flat son para diapasones mayores a los 12⁰ y las staggered son para diapasones mas curvos abajo de los 10⁰
Very nice comparison Señor Alberto!! The SSL does it for me al the way, more quack, much less filled up in the mids.
Tnx!!
Muy buena data - y tocas muy bien!! Me queda una duda con las lecturas: SSL1 o SSL5? saludos
SSl-1. Hermosa strato 👍
Come on the comparison was weighted towards the SSl-1, probably unconsciously. Check more reviews than just one. Best Pete.
На мой взгляд разница между ними как между магнитами алнико и керамикой
Great demo and comparison! Do you know if the body of this strat is alder or swamp ash?
He says that it s swamp ash, fresno del pantano in spanish.
the vintage are round on the neck, and really chimey with the neck snd middle, don't care for middle usually, but i like this, and im getting a twang banger for the bridge
beautiful playing and great comparison.much appreciated
Probablemente no coincidas, pero con este ampli es con el que más me gusta cómo suenas limpio.
Es como un Deluxe Reverb vitaminado. Me gusta mucho y puede que coincida contigo Armando !!
Grande....
SSL para mi...
Tuve las SSL1 por varios años, casi 10 oara ser preciso. Son buenas pastis, pero hubo ciertas cosas que no me terminaron de convencer. Por ejemplo, sentí que les faltaba algo de definición, al menos en rosewood con alder. Claramente se escuchan mejor en esta demos en maple y ash.
Las singles que más me han gustado a un precio normal, son las suhr standard. Esas si tenían la definición. En general las pastillas suhr son muy buenas
Suhr ML standard perdón
Came here for the wrong pickup, but who cares - what a beautiful tune and tones!
Do you still own the Melancon? Don't it see much wit you nowadays
Alberto crack te consulto, quisiera saber si está disponible el backing track de éste vídeo tuyo: th-cam.com/video/1pbgKrDzprA/w-d-xo.html
Me gusta SSL-1 👍
SSL WINS, BOTH CLEAN AND ESPECIALLY DIRTY.
Aps for 50s strat
Very Good Clean Presence mod. Pick-up SSL-1. .. Great on Crunch/distorsion mod. ASP-2. .. Alberto Barrero El (M)usico Sopraffino ... ☺😊😉/👍👌👏
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Para mi : ASP1 - ASP2- SSL5.
Asp 1- asp1- ssl5 ( error).
SSL 1 brighter
APS 1 warmer
That's what I heard too
Самые лучшие датчики для страта ssl 1!
Es muy bueno el material y muy bien realisado ..dejo una muy buena impresion las 2 modelos de pick up ..hermosos .
Gracias ...saludos desde rio cuarto. Arg