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Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single coils Universal Not tapped (stock) 11202-03 Top, SD photo

Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single coils


From the manufacturer:

application

High output true single-coil. Recommended for blues, classic rock, garage, heavy rock, classic metal and nu-metal.

description
More than twice the power of a traditional single-coil. The result is a fat, punchy sound; similar to a P-90. It's clean at lower volumes and screamin' when cranked. The hand polished, quarter-inch diameter magnets are matched with a powerful coil winding to deliver great sustain, making this one of our most popular single-coil pickups. Does not use a cover.

complete setup
More than twice the power of a traditional single-coil. The result is a fat, punchy sound; similar to a P-90. It's clean at lower volumes and screamin' when cranked. The hand polished, quarter-inch diameter magnets are matched with a powerful coil winding to deliver great sustain, making this one of our most popular single-coil pickups. Does not use a cover.

guitars
For any acoustically balanced Strat®. Works especially well with rosewood fingerboards.

available mods
Reverse wound, reverse polarity (RW/RP) middle pickups for hum canceling in positions "2" and "4" on the five-way switch. Tapped version for dual output levels.

specs
Magnet type: 1/4" alnico 5 rods, D.C. Resistance 13.3k

players
Melle Vasquez / Nancy Sinatra, Whitey Kirst / Iggy Pop, Buzz Feiten, Chris Caffery / Savatage & Transyberian Orchestra, Bruce Butler / Motograter 

 

Ethan's picks for best videos/sound clips:

The Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounds are extremely versatile pickups that will make your strat scream. It has the jangle of a traditional single coil, but with twice the power -- giving you fat tones that are warm and punchy like a P-90. On a clean setting you get nice top end sparkle, gnarly mids, and a deep low end for a very rich sound. Crank up the gain and these pickups start to scream, with insane upper harmonics and a gritty bite. For solos, these pups have a nice articulate sound that allow fast passages to cut through a mix with precision and edge. With the Quarter Pounds, you never lose that charming strat sound, but you do get a little more power for a higher-output sound.

The player is Steve Booke and he is using a Fender Strat.

 

Check out this short clip highlighting the epic Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup set. Compared to a traditional single coil, they have a meaner sound with a lot of grit for a beefier tone. Chords crunch up nicely and have a nice high-output sound with a smooth distortion. There is plenty of low end to give you that chunky rhythm sound and the pickups sound a lot darker than your standard single coils. I also notice a natural compression in the tone, especially on the neck pickup (listen at 0:40); it is very warm and crisp with very even dynamics. If you're looking to beef up your strat and give it more of a P-90 voicing, give the Quarter Pounds a shot!

The player is using a strat through a modded Marshall JTM-45 RI into a Marshall 4x12 cabinet with G12H30 Anniversary speakers.

 

This video highlights some of the fat sounds you can get with the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound neck pickup. This pickup has an excellent voicing for blues tones (similar to Stevie Ray Vaughn tones). You get this deep low end and mid range that give you that mean "honk" blues sound and the high-end sparkle to give you beautiful harmonics and bite. It also has a very nice natural breakup that tends to respond to your playing in a very smooth way. You can also get some really nice funk/jazz tones with this pickup (listen at 0:55). The Quarter Pound has this organic compression that gives each note a subtle attack and a smooth sustain that sounds really sweet to the ear. It also allows higher chords to have this nice percussive sound for funky rhythms. The Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounds are extremely versatile pickups, giving you a unique tone that lies somewhere between a traditional single coil and a full humbucker.

The player is James Ryan and he is using an MIJ Floyd Rose Strat through an Axe FX II unit.

 

Here is a quick shootout video comparing four very similar sounding pickups, including the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound bridge pickup. Beginning with the P-90, you get a thick crunchy tone with a lot of power and bite. It definitely has a very open sound that is hot and edgy. The Quarter Pound in comparison (0:15) sounds very similar, except that it has a bit of a tighter sound that is more focused and a little brighter. It also has more of a clean, compressed sound that makes power chords punch hard. The SH-5 pickups (0:30) are a little darker sounding with a bassier voicing and a fuzzier sound. The SH-4's in comparison at 0:45 are a little more balanced and have a cleaner distortion sound.

The player is using a Gibson Les Paul Junior (P-90), Fender Strat Standard (Quarter Pound), Strat Classic 50's (SH-5), and an MIJ Strat Classic 50's (SH-4) through a Blackstar One 100 and Mesa 4x12 cab with V30's.

 

You can get some really melodic clean tones with the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound neck pickup. It has a thick sound with even lows and shimmery highs that make for very musical guitar tones, especially when coupled with a rhythmic sweep delay. You can really take advantage of the beautiful harmonic overtones and smooth compression this pickup has to offer in a clean context, giving you brilliant tones that will not disappoint.

The player is James Ryan and he is using an MIJ Floyd Rose Strat through an Axe FX II unit.

 

 

 

 

 


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