Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat Pole Neck/Bridge Strat Single Coil Pickup - Black

High-output Single-coil Pickup with Oversized Alnico 5 Magnets

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Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat Pole Neck/Bridge Strat Single Coil Pickup - Black

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Q: What kind of sound can I expect from the SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat Pole pickup?

The SSL-4 Quarter Pound delivers a powerful, high-output single-coil sound, much fatter than a traditional Strat pickup. Its Alnico V magnets and overwound coils provide incredible punch, sustain, and a rich, full tone, perfect for pushing your amp into overdrive. It retains the clarity of a single-coil but with a much beefier voice, ideal for rock and blues.

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Q: Who is the Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat Pole pickup designed for?

The SSL-4 is ideal for guitarists who love the single-coil character but need more output and a thicker tone. It's perfect for rock, blues, and even heavier styles where you want your Strat to hit harder and sustain longer. It allows you to achieve a powerful sound that cuts through the mix without losing clarity, offering versatility for various genres.

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Q: Can the SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat Pole pickup be used in both neck and bridge positions?

Yes, the SSL-4 is designed to perform exceptionally well in both the neck and bridge positions of a Strat-style guitar. When used in the neck, it offers a thick, warm lead tone, while in the bridge, it delivers a powerful, articulate sound with plenty of bite. Many players use them in all three positions for a consistent, high-output voice across their instrument.

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Q: How does the SSL-4 Quarter Pound compare to a standard Stratocaster single-coil pickup?

The SSL-4 Quarter Pound offers significantly higher output and a much fatter, more robust tone compared to a standard Stratocaster single-coil. While it retains the clarity and chime associated with single-coils, it provides more midrange punch and sustain, making it less brittle and more suitable for driving amplifiers. This makes it a great upgrade for added power.

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High-octane Strat Tone!

With more than twice the power of a traditional single-coil pickup, the Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat provides you with a tremendously fat, punchy sound that's guaranteed to make everybody sit up and take notice. Oversized, quarter-inch diameter magnets and powerful windings give you an astonishing 13.3k of D.C. resistance, imbuing your Strat's tone with an impact and sustain that echo the classic character of hot P-90s. Incredibly versatile, the SSL-4 can go from squeaky clean to metallic scream without breaking a sweat, making it suitable for blues, classic rock, garage, heavy rock, and metal. We've loaded Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat pickups into countless guitars in Sweetwater's guitar shop, and customers always walk away happy. Check them out for yourself!

Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat Pickup Features at a Glance:

High-output single-coil Stratocaster pickup
Oversized magnets and powerful windings deliver a fat, punchy sound
Sounds great with any acoustically balanced Strat, especially with rosewood fingerboards
Great for blues, classic rock, garage, heavy rock, and metal

Get high-octane tone with a Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Flat pickup!

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Tech Specs

Type: Single-coil
Position: Bridge, Neck
Active/Passive: Passive
Magnet Material: Alnico V
Number of Conductors: 2 wire
DC Resistance: 13.4K
Connectivity: Soldered
Number of Strings: 6
Covering: Uncovered
Color: Black
Format: Strat-sized
Manufacturer Part Number: 11202-03

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I have used these in several headless builds with the last one going to an accomplished jazz player. They are great for either crystal clear cleans to paint peeling distortion. Highly recommended!

I always use quarter pounders in my custom partscasters. Exceedingly high output and clarity opposed to humbuckers,with a single coil profile.

I added two Quarter Pound pickups to a guitar that has an EVH Frankenstein bridge humbucker. Now its an HSS guitar that is superbly balanced and will shine from clean twang to hard rock. The neck pickup even sounds good with my limited vocabulary of jazz chords. I chose the Quarter Pound pickups in part because I wanted a middle position strat pickup that would have plenty of muscle for rock chords. I am just getting started exploring the versatility of this pickup combination.