I Tried The Seymour Duncan Little '59 - Is It Worth The Hype?

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  • @scottycunningham1413
    @scottycunningham1413 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm glad the algorithm recommended me your channel.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@scottycunningham1413 Thanks dude! Happy to have you as a subscriber! Planning on uploading a lot more in the near future! 🤘🏻

  • @JamieToddBand
    @JamieToddBand 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That right there is a very good-sounding guitar. I wouldn't mess with it. Nice touch and tone from the player!

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JamieToddBand Appreciate it!

  • @davidantillon9294
    @davidantillon9294 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I put one in and after about 6 months missed the sound of original custom shop pickup so I swapped back.😎🇲🇽

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@davidantillon9294 Probably what’s going to happen here too ;)

  • @jets1002
    @jets1002 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    put a humbucker between 10 and 12 k on the strat, it matches perfectly in position 2, in position 1 with the coil lag it becomes a 5-6 k

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jets1002 good idea, although I don’t think a pickup’s tone is entirely dependent on it’s dc readings.

  • @jckelley10
    @jckelley10 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An EQ pedal can fatten a single coil tone and "remove the blanket" from a humbucker. You can also use it to enhance your amps strengths and weaknesses and adjust it to your room. You can get an adequate EQ pedal for less than the cost of the pickup. The Boss GE-7 is a really good one for about $20 more than the pickup.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jckelley10 This is true! But I still want to have the basic tone of my guitar to be to my liking.
      But thanks for your reply! Will try this at some point!

  • @mikefromusa6902
    @mikefromusa6902 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don’t think it sounds bad. Just different.

  • @Stobert
    @Stobert 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Been down this road. Now I just have a les Paul and tele

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Stobert It’s hardly about the destination, more about the journey!

    • @Stobert
      @Stobert 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@leonardsrobertfrom one tele player to another. Leave the strat alone it sounds great. Get an old les paul studio. Bridge pickup with that maple cap is the answer.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Stobert I recently bought a PRS! Really like that one! Video should be up in not too long.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Stobert But I have to say I agree with you. Listening back the single coil sounds way better to me than it did while playing it.

    • @Stobert
      @Stobert 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@leonardsrobert that’s cool but you’ll still be missing the break angle the tune-o-magic bridge provides. Let uncle Larry guide you to the dark side

  • @randrothify
    @randrothify 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think I would try a passive midrange boost capacitor instead of a single coil-sized humbucker. For one thing, it will preserve the single coil character and attack while also giving you the option to fatten up the mids. I just saw one recently called the Black Ice Boost. It doesn’t require a battery and works a little bit like what Yamaha added to its Revstar line with its boost switch or the what Fender added to the Steve Lacy Strat to get its battery-less onboard fuzz. For another thing, it will preserve the clean look of a traditional Strat that I think looks odd with other style pickups in the bridge, even when they are single coil-sized.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@randrothify I saw a video about such a boost a little while ago! Good option. I might get into this.
      I kind of like the modded look though..

  • @Daddybell6957
    @Daddybell6957 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have my strat tone knobs wired for middle and bridge pickups leaving the neck wide open... you can control the highend on the bridge pickup that way

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Daddybell6957 I had the one tone knob wired to all 3 pickups when it had a single coil.

  • @976PAIN
    @976PAIN 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe something lower output with alnico V will do it. I also wire my humbuckers in parallel, and it works great in combination with single coils

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@976PAIN I could see that working as well!

  • @judb.r.6824
    @judb.r.6824 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Most of your playing is over the neck pickup, with some playing between neck and middle. It's going to sound thicker/darker compared to playing closer to the bridge. Another player might complain about the thin and ice picky sounds from the single coil, if playing close to the bridge. It also depends on the EQ settings.
    Just an observation.

  • @sangyechua6635
    @sangyechua6635 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i am also thinking of replacing my bridge single coil in my newly purchased American pro 2 stratcaster. I used to own a strat in the 90s, swopped out bridge with Seymour Duncan lil screaming demon and it rocks! Now im thinking if you want a clearer humbucking single coil at the bridge, maybe a Dimarzio HS3 might be a good choice. Its an old tried and true bridge pick up replacement which was extremely popular in the 90's but i seldom hear people talking about it now. I think the HS3 is really under-appreciated... my two cents.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@sangyechua6635 Sounds good, that DiMarzio! Thanks for the tip!

  • @Evy-1988
    @Evy-1988 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    hey Leon! als ik een tip mag geven: in de eerste paar minuten bijt het geluid van de gitaar best wel met je vertellende stem. Beetje alsof ze te veel dezelfde frequenties innemen, of de gitaar daar te hard staat. (zeg dit omdat ik het je gun dat je kanaal het goed gaat doen!)

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Evy-1988 Thanks Eefje!!

  • @jamesrobertson5025
    @jamesrobertson5025 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don't know your process for balancing pickups when you swapped it, for me start with them all screwed down and bring the neck up to suit. I personally prefer a hotter neck screwed down rather than a weaker one nearer the strings. Then balance the neck with that. People get hung up with it being "X" mm away from strings. Also try angling it treble up and bass down and playing with pole pieces if adjustable.
    Oh and on a strat got to have a switch to do bridge & neck. Oh and also having them lower gives less magnetic pull on the strings and opens it up, from personal experience.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jamesrobertson5025 Thanks for the input!!

  • @zakkwyldesdmf13
    @zakkwyldesdmf13 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was really surprised how dark the Little '59 sounds. I thought it would deliver a more "open" sound.
    When you're hunting a more midrange sound I wouldn't resort to single coil sized humbuckers but instead choose a beefier single coil like a SD Texas Strat or a Hot Stack Strat. As far as humbuckers go I'm a huge fan of the Lil' Screamin' Demon. Unlike the name it's actually very open sounding for a humbucker.
    And of course there are your turn-Strat-into-Tele pickups. But then again you don't play Strats if you want a Tele sound, are you?
    Edit:
    You should consider putting 500k pots in your strat when changing to a humbucker.
    Also you could have simply used the tone pot to get rid of some chime in the bridge position with your single coil. Another possibility is wiring the '59 in parallel.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zakkwyldesdmf13 Yeah, the tone-pot on the bridge single coil thing didn’t really work for me. It does get rid of the thin highs, but procures it doesn’t add lows or mids…
      I’m also toying with the idea to just throw a hotter single coil in there. Maybe with a base plate.
      By the way, this guitar has a 500k volume pot! With the resistors on the single coil thing.
      Thanks dude!

  • @shaky_lifts
    @shaky_lifts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have you considered adding a baseplate? Or even installing a Tele bridge pickup?

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shaky_lifts I have not! Do you have experience with this?

    • @shaky_lifts
      @shaky_lifts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@leonardsrobert It certainly does add the mids and reduces the highs, reducing the gap between a Strat and a Tele bridge pickup. The only caveat is to put some paraphine / wax when installing the base plate to avoid feedback / squealing.

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shaky_lifts Sounds great! I might actually try that some time!

  • @GuttlinGuitars
    @GuttlinGuitars 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    single coil all the way voor mij.

  • @emreemre369
    @emreemre369 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I hated the lil'59 when I had it for a while...

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@emreemre369 I doubt if it’s going to stay in this guitar for long…

  • @luizdejesus6240
    @luizdejesus6240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should have tried a SD classic stack plus or a custom stack plus. The 59 is a humbucker in a small format and too much of a departure of the tone you are looking for...

    • @leonardsrobert
      @leonardsrobert  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@luizdejesus6240 I have the vintage stacks in a tele and I’m not super impressed. Thanks anyways!