JJ's Guitar Pickups: '59 Set

https://www.jjsguitarpickups.com/strat.htm
Ben Bailey (JJ's) says these are his go-to SRV set. I don't play SRV very well so haven't attempted to here, but I sure love the sound of these pickups. They're Alnico 5 affairs, around 6K, and are bright but not shrill. They love gain and crystal-cleans equally and they're VERY addictive once you start using them. I have a feeling this guitar will be accompanying me on some touring dates this year, for sure.

Ben's own description of his '59 Set :

"A vintage correct '59 pickup from our vintage range. Our go-to pickup for SRV. A versatile and dynamic set, able to cover a range of genres. No expense has been spared in locating the original ingredients for a genuine out-of-the-box '59 sound.

Custom made Alnico 5 vintage staggered magnets. FormVar coil wire, Forbon fibre flatwork, Gavitt cloth pushback leads. Lightly wax potted to stop unwanted microphonics, but preserve character. This is the real deal, based on a genuine '59 set.

AUD$299 a set

Neck 6.0K - Middle 6.0K RWRP - Bridge 6.3K"

Many thanks to Ben at JJ's and Lindsay at Combat Academy, Mornington.

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2024 Partscaster - Warmoth body, quarter sawn Musikraft neck, Gotoh vintage heads, Fender 6 point trem. with JJ's '59 Set pickups (https://www.jjsguitarpickups.com).
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 26.01 various models as per the video description.
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A150 - https://audixusa.com/products/a150/
All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
All of my Fractal Audio Presets (free): https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/search-results.php?search=Burgs&fields=username&products=0&setups=0