What do you need in order to play blues with a Strat®? The Virtual
Vintage® Blues has more power and warmth than a typical single-coil. You
can really hear these qualities when you’re playing the Virtual
Vintage® Blues. It withstands hard picking and opens up when you’re
playing with an overdriven amp. Instead of shrinking away, the sound
jumps out of the speakers. These qualities are really useful for getting
a fat neck position sound, but they’re outstanding for the bridge
position — particularly if you have a thin-sounding guitar or use light
gauge strings. It’s a tough sounding bridge pickup with warmer guitars,
and makes a good neck and middle choice to match with a full-size
bridge humbucker. As the rest of the Virtual Vintage® family, it’s dead
quiet; there’s practically no hum at all.
The Virtual Vintage®
Blues Model is a more muscular pickup than typical vintage
single-coils. Unlike thinner-sounding pickups, it stands up to hard
picking — the sound seems to expand through an overdriven amp instead
of shrinking away. This quality is really useful for the neck position,
if you have a thin-sounding guitar and want to fatten the tone. With
warmer-sounding guitars, it's a strong, tough-sounding bridge pickup.
We recommend using 500K controls for extended frequency response,
although there's no problem using 250K controls if you like the warmer
tone they provide.
Recommended For: Bridge, but can be used in all positions
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Resistance: 8.18 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1997
Color: White
