SSL-3 Hot Strat

Hot Strat for Bridge, Middle or Neck

HIGH OUTPUT STRAT PICKUPS

If you’ve ever wanted to hear your favorite Stratocaster bigger, bolder, louder, and beefier, you need to check out the Hot Strat high-output pickups. Tons of output and midrange, amazingly full “in-between” sounds (without hum), and a glorious neck-position tone.

The Hot Strat high-output pickup will deliver more output and musical midrange than your beloved Stratocaster has ever had. This pickup takes the classic high-end sparkle and adds a slightly lower-voiced, humbucker-like cut that will make your chords sound explosive and your solos jump out like never before. The sound is warmer and hotter than a traditional Strat pickup, rich with punchy harmonics. The raised flat Alnico 5 rod magnets are taller for a stronger and deeper magnetic field that increases output, and the overwound coil delivers additional power and warmth—great for getting heavy sounds from a Strat.

A popular choice for a Strat’s bridge position, the Hot Strat combines well with vintage-voiced Strat pickups for a modern, flexible guitar. We also fabricate a RW/RP, reverse wound/reverse polarity, version so that, when installed in the middle position and combined with the neck or bridge pickups, it will be hum-cancelling and give you the biggest 2 & 4 sound possible without the 60-cycle hum.

The Hot Strat’s bobbins are hand built using the unique, high-output coil wind and taller, hand-ground Alnico 5 rod magnets, lacquered for stability, then wound and wax potted for squeal-free performance. Available in a tapped configuration for multiple output options.

Neck/Middle/Bridge position models will have the same output, wind direction and magnetic polarity.

Key Features:

• DCR: 15.85k
• Magnet: Alnico 5
• Cable: PVC Lead Wire
• Type: Passive