Seymour Duncan Vintage Lead Stack?

Twanger · May 8th, 2005, 05:02 AM

Has anyone out there tried this pickup? I'm thinking about putting one in my '04 '52RI. I've been doing alot of recording lately and it can get a little noisy at times. Doesn't Brent Mason have one of these in his main Tele? Thanks for your responses!

Stan Martin · May 8th, 2005, 06:24 AM

I've tried various noiseless Tele pickups and as far as the most "Tele sounding" here would be my list from Most Tele sounding to Least Tele sounding. One small note my sonic opinion is based on using the original 250k pot and a .022 tone cap.

1-Kinman AVn-48 and 60- without a doubt the closest thing to a true Tele single coil sound. No compression and stuffy midrange tone..

2- Dimarzio Virtual T- Not bad , but they would probably sound better with 500k pots.

3- SD Vintage Stack/ BL 280- These pickups weren't very open sounding. Too middy and compressed. These pickups are quiet, but have their own vibe. They were the least Tele sounding. I liked the BL280 , but when I was digging in on the low E the sound was way too compressed.

Bottom line, if you want quiet any one of these pickups will do the trick, however if you're looking for a truer Tele single coil vibe without changing out all the pots the Kinman's have no equal in response and tone.

blue water girl · May 8th, 2005, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twanger

Has anyone out there tried this pickup? I'm thinking about putting one in my '04 '52RI. I've been doing alot of recording lately and it can get a little noisy at times. Doesn't Brent Mason have one of these in his main Tele? Thanks for your responses!

Yes, he sure does, in the bridge position.

alanfc · April 7th, 2008, 12:53 PM

ON the Seymour Duncan sound samples, the Vintage Stack STK-T3B bridge Dirty sounds livelier than the Hot Stack,
but
for those of you using them live/loud, does this Vintage stack liveliness (on recording) actually come out as pain and agony at big volume?.
And the smoother Hot Stack comes out better live/loud?
thanks

braderrick · April 7th, 2008, 02:29 PM

I'm thinkin Brent's MAIN tele has a nashville studio stlye or 5/2 seymour duncan. I think Brent actually was the one who got this type pickup started by having SD do a pickup for him with alinco 5 magnets for the three low strings and alnico 2 magnets for the three high strings. This keeps the top strings bright and snappy while also keeping the bottom strings from getting too bright and piercing. The vintage stack is used however in the Brent Mason Valley Arts signature guitar.

Gunslinger · April 9th, 2008, 05:08 AM

Excelent pickups indeedy...

very quiet, punchy and powerfull with a wide range of tones. You only really realise how good in a studio situ. with a decent pair of cans.
Live it cleans up a driven amp nicely by rolling of the volume.
Got to be careful with compressors tho as if you're using a nice driven valve amp and a compressor the comp seems to suck the life out of the sound with these pickups.

Hope this helps

Scotty

alanfc · April 10th, 2008, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunslinger

Excelent pickups indeedy...

very quiet, punchy and powerfull with a wide range of tones. You only really realise how good in a studio situ. with a decent pair of cans.
Live it cleans up a driven amp nicely by rolling of the volume.
Got to be careful with compressors tho as if you're using a nice driven valve amp and a compressor the comp seems to suck the life out of the sound with these pickups.

Hope this helps

Scotty

excellent

Its going into this MIM which is in transit right now
http://i5.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/e7/88/22cf_3.JPG

shades · April 10th, 2008, 04:12 AM

By SD vintage lead stack, are you referring to the BG-1400?
If that is the case, I have one in my Esquire and it works quite well for me.
At 30.2k it is a powerhouse, hang on.
Worth every dollar from the Seymour Duncan custom shop.

alanfc · April 10th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shades

By SD vintage lead stack, are you referring to the BG-1400?
If that is the case, I have one in my Esquire and it works quite well for me.
At 30.2k it is a powerhouse, hang on.
Worth every dollar from the Seymour Duncan custom shop.

I think the original poster is talking about the off the shelf STK -T3B.
Atleast I thought ! Thats what my replies and questions are referring too as well.

This one:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/comparetones/view/123

shades · April 10th, 2008, 03:39 PM

okie dokie, my bad...

alanfc · April 25th, 2008, 11:19 AM

I just ordered one of these !
With the SD Jerry Donahue to follow, if I can't get enough clarity with my amp gain rolled back

OaklandA · April 29th, 2008, 12:58 AM

It's a really good pickup. Someone earlier said it best....punchy and powerful. But still twangs really well. And quiet as can be. People love to slag the stacked buckers, but this is a good one.

May 8th, 2005, 05:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Twanger TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 75	Seymour Duncan Vintage Lead Stack? Has anyone out there tried this pickup? I'm thinking about putting one in my '04 '52RI. I've been doing alot of recording lately and it can get a little noisy at times. Doesn't Brent Mason have one of these in his main Tele? Thanks for your responses!

May 8th, 2005, 06:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stan Martin Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 801	noiseless I've tried various noiseless Tele pickups and as far as the most "Tele sounding" here would be my list from Most Tele sounding to Least Tele sounding. One small note my sonic opinion is based on using the original 250k pot and a .022 tone cap. 1-Kinman AVn-48 and 60- without a doubt the closest thing to a true Tele single coil sound. No compression and stuffy midrange tone.. 2- Dimarzio Virtual T- Not bad , but they would probably sound better with 500k pots. 3- SD Vintage Stack/ BL 280- These pickups weren't very open sounding. Too middy and compressed. These pickups are quiet, but have their own vibe. They were the least Tele sounding. I liked the BL280 , but when I was digging in on the low E the sound was way too compressed. Bottom line, if you want quiet any one of these pickups will do the trick, however if you're looking for a truer Tele single coil vibe without changing out all the pots the Kinman's have no equal in response and tone.

April 7th, 2008, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
alanfc Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paradise Posts: 342	ON the Seymour Duncan sound samples, the Vintage Stack STK-T3B bridge Dirty sounds livelier than the Hot Stack, but for those of you using them live/loud, does this Vintage stack liveliness (on recording) actually come out as pain and agony at big volume?. And the smoother Hot Stack comes out better live/loud? thanks __________________ Tele/Strats/LesPaul/Rivera/Engl Band: http://www.myspace.com/rocketchirac

April 10th, 2008, 04:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,170 8 Photos	By SD vintage lead stack, are you referring to the BG-1400? If that is the case, I have one in my Esquire and it works quite well for me. At 30.2k it is a powerhouse, hang on. Worth every dollar from the Seymour Duncan custom shop. __________________ A.S.N.F.

April 10th, 2008, 03:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,170 8 Photos	okie dokie, my bad... __________________ A.S.N.F.

April 7th, 2008, 02:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
braderrick Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 25 Posts: 448	I'm thinkin Brent's MAIN tele has a nashville studio stlye or 5/2 seymour duncan. I think Brent actually was the one who got this type pickup started by having SD do a pickup for him with alinco 5 magnets for the three low strings and alnico 2 magnets for the three high strings. This keeps the top strings bright and snappy while also keeping the bottom strings from getting too bright and piercing. The vintage stack is used however in the Brent Mason Valley Arts signature guitar.

April 9th, 2008, 05:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gunslinger Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire • England Posts: 247	Excelent pickups indeedy... very quiet, punchy and powerfull with a wide range of tones. You only really realise how good in a studio situ. with a decent pair of cans. Live it cleans up a driven amp nicely by rolling of the volume. Got to be careful with compressors tho as if you're using a nice driven valve amp and a compressor the comp seems to suck the life out of the sound with these pickups. Hope this helps Scotty

April 25th, 2008, 11:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
alanfc Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paradise Posts: 342	I just ordered one of these ! With the SD Jerry Donahue to follow, if I can't get enough clarity with my amp gain rolled back __________________ Tele/Strats/LesPaul/Rivera/Engl Band: http://www.myspace.com/rocketchirac

April 29th, 2008, 12:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
OaklandA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,569 28 Photos	It's a really good pickup. Someone earlier said it best....punchy and powerful. But still twangs really well. And quiet as can be. People love to slag the stacked buckers, but this is a good one. __________________ ________________________ _________________ ___________ That's what she said.