I was a long time humbucker player and did not like the strat-qwak sound at all. After playing HBs for many years, I got an Axis Super Sport which was the first guitar I ever owned or played that had two HBs with a 5-way switch. I found myself really gravitating to the positions isolating single coils. That led me to a Silo Special SSS which I love. And now have a Cutlass SSS.
I love the sounds I get from the single coils on both guitars. Neither the cutlass or the Silo Special have an excessive strat qwaky sound in the 2 and 4 position, but it’s just enough IMO for when I want that vibe.
I think what’s shocked me the most over the years is how great a single coil neck PU is for clean tones. I find myself in that neck PU only position quite a bit. I use the tone knob way more now than I ever did with my old HB guitars. Roll back the tone and that SC neck PU can do everything I loved about a neck HB and then some. Crank the tone back up and it’s got a bit of spank that an HB can’t give. When I got back to my dual HB guitars now, the neck PU sounds too muddy to me.
I can’t speak to your question on swapping PUs. I have never done that in any of my guitars. I just roll with the manufacturer’s PUs. I am wise enough to know that will send me down an endless trail of searching ����. I have enough of that with other hobbies in my life. Haha.
2008 LE Silhouette Special SSS
20th Silhoutte w/Piezo
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