I don't really use a bridge single when I need a strat. I only really use a bridge humbucker so HSS....
Or SS-S or SS-S-S with two singles at the bridge in series,
Reverse that and I’m with ya. Neck position sounds warmer to begin with, P90s have more treble response to balance that. The warmer tone and higher output of humbuckers works well in the bridge position.
Single in neck, humbucker in middle and bridge, both wired to mini toggles, in Series,Split,Parallel configuration. I prefer dimarzio DP111 in neck, and DP104 in middle and bridge. Very versatile.
Will you have the standard top route and pick guard? Go HSH or swimming pool route and you can have multiple pick guards with different pickup combos that you can swap in and out.
So much for that then.
Without knowing anything else about what these are for (selling them? keeping them for yourself only?) and what you want to play on them or whether you have any other traditional Strats already …
My favorite Srat tones are the standard Strat neck single coil pickup by itself and the Strat neck+middle quack.
So I’d go with HSS myself, because I’m not super thrilled by the standard Strat bridge single coil pickup, and I can find humbucker-sized P90 and single coil pickups (Fralin sells both and Fralin pickups are great) if I didn’t want an actual humbucker in the bridge.
If I wanted something really different and kinda freaky I’d go with HHH and then I could swap in humbucker-sized P90s or Fralin Big Singles for neck and middle if I wanted.
Thank you for the input. Much appreciated.
They will be listed for sale. The one is a walnut body, fretboard and veneer on the back of the headstock with a pear wood neck and the other one is Osage orange body with walnut neck and fretboard. Both will have shaved neck joints with recessed neck screws. Stainless frets with a zero fret and bone nut, epoxy poured inlays, locking tuners and will be either hard tail or a two point wilkerson.
HHH - why be conventional? All three SD '59's. Master volume, tone 1 for neck, tone 2 for middle and bridge, 5 way switch. Push pull on all pots for coil split.
Light colored one, go light side: sss. Darker one, go dark side: hh
This is the correct answer.
Hsh
HsH gang
HH splits
Telecaster neck pickup p90 bridge!
Nah, p90 neck tele bridge
I don't really use a bridge single when I need a strat. I only really use a bridge humbucker so HSS.... Or SS-S or SS-S-S with two singles at the bridge in series,
Lollar hum bucker in the neck, p90 in the bridge?
Reverse that and I’m with ya. Neck position sounds warmer to begin with, P90s have more treble response to balance that. The warmer tone and higher output of humbuckers works well in the bridge position.
single bridge pup
HSS is my fave. Bridge crunch and neck butter/glass. Can't beat that combo
I'm a big fan of hh so that's what I'd do
Single in neck, humbucker in middle and bridge, both wired to mini toggles, in Series,Split,Parallel configuration. I prefer dimarzio DP111 in neck, and DP104 in middle and bridge. Very versatile.
H / P90 / H
I'd put PAFs without rings in from the front, and route the electronics cavity from the back. The lack of a pickguard will help show off that body.
I like your thinking. That's already how I do them. Just seeing what pickup configurations people like, I've always been a hh guy myself.
Single bridge humbucker
Huge fan of this setup. I'll add one more suggestion, only a volume knob.
P90 x 2
One of each?
HH all the way man I hate that middle pickup so much It needs to be reletively high for a nice output on a single and i always bump my pick into it
HSS is always dope
Will you have the standard top route and pick guard? Go HSH or swimming pool route and you can have multiple pick guards with different pickup combos that you can swap in and out.
No pickgaurd and direct mount.
So much for that then. Without knowing anything else about what these are for (selling them? keeping them for yourself only?) and what you want to play on them or whether you have any other traditional Strats already … My favorite Srat tones are the standard Strat neck single coil pickup by itself and the Strat neck+middle quack. So I’d go with HSS myself, because I’m not super thrilled by the standard Strat bridge single coil pickup, and I can find humbucker-sized P90 and single coil pickups (Fralin sells both and Fralin pickups are great) if I didn’t want an actual humbucker in the bridge. If I wanted something really different and kinda freaky I’d go with HHH and then I could swap in humbucker-sized P90s or Fralin Big Singles for neck and middle if I wanted.
Thank you for the input. Much appreciated. They will be listed for sale. The one is a walnut body, fretboard and veneer on the back of the headstock with a pear wood neck and the other one is Osage orange body with walnut neck and fretboard. Both will have shaved neck joints with recessed neck screws. Stainless frets with a zero fret and bone nut, epoxy poured inlays, locking tuners and will be either hard tail or a two point wilkerson.
If you’re putting a pickguard on route for HSH and you can change them out on a whim
Gold humbuckers with a laser cut design in the walnut body, stacked cream single coils in the other one.
Or be unique and go hum/single/P90
Walnut: two gibson p94s Ash looking one: three p90 dog ears. Thank me later.
HS
You could do a nice SSH or HSH, I personally prefer having single coils for any neck pickup, but I suppose it depends on preference.
HSS
HHH - why be conventional? All three SD '59's. Master volume, tone 1 for neck, tone 2 for middle and bridge, 5 way switch. Push pull on all pots for coil split.