Description
Not everyone gets to gig with a late-’60s Stratocaster, but the Seymour Duncan Psychedelic Strat Neck pickup gets you close. It’s built around the wound specs and materials of that era, aiming squarely at the wah-soaked, feedback-drenched solo tones that defined psychedelic and paisley underground rock.
The Alnico 5 magnet is doing a lot of the work here, lending the pickup real depth and body without muddying things up. Played clean, it hollows out in the mids for that scooped, glassy character—airy and open rather than thin. Step on a fuzz pedal, though, and the low output keeps everything tight and defined, so chords and single-note runs stay legible even when the drive is dimed.
This is a straightforward drop-in upgrade for anyone chasing vintage Strat voicing without hunting down an actual vintage guitar, whether you’re rebuilding a period-correct set or just want the neck position to have more vintage sparkle and less honk.
- Position: Neck
- DCR: 5.98k
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Cable: Cloth push-back
- Type: Passive
- Finish: White
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