Description
The SSL-3T takes Seymour Duncan’s Hot Strat single-coil and gives it a split personality. Wire it to a push-pull or mini switch and you’ve got two pickups in one: the full ‘Hot’ output for driving amps into breakup, or a tapped-down vintage-level output for cleaner, glassier tones. It’s the kind of versatility that suits players who bounce between genres — country twang one minute, classic rock crunch the next.
Tonally, this one sits above the SSL-5 and SSL-6 in the Duncan single-coil lineup, trading some top-end sparkle for extra sustain, fullness, and horsepower. That shift comes courtesy of raised flat Alnico 5 pole pieces — taller magnets mean a deeper, stronger magnetic field — combined with additional coil winding that packs in more output for players pushing into heavier territory without abandoning single-coil character.
A popular setup: drop the SSL-3T into the bridge position alongside vintage-output pickups like the SSL-2 in the neck and middle. That combo keeps your bridge pickup punchy enough for leads and rhythm work while your neck and middle stay sweet and vintage-voiced — genuine tonal range from one guitar.
- True single-coil Strat pickup with tapped output for two distinct voicings
- Higher output and fuller low-mids than SSL-5/SSL-6
- Raised flat Alnico 5 pole pieces for a deeper magnetic pull
- Extra coil winding for added power, suited to blues, pop, classic and heavy rock
- White cover included
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