Fantastic sound! Superb flexibility, very impressed. Now considering replacing EMG pickups in 3 Stratocasters…
Got the 2-stroke for the neck position of a HSS. The build quality is superb, and the hand engraving on the baseplate is a nice touch. Straight away the clarity of this pickup shone through under light and medium drive. I don't hear much "woolliness" in the bass, and the treble is well balanced and sweet. Responds very well to volume control - which is a must-have for me. I compared the 2-stroke to a Bareknuckles VHII in a similar guitar - if anything, the 2-stroke sounds a little more present and strident (almost identical output) with a slightly different midrange. The BKP is way more expensive...but the 2-stroke is its equal in almost every way. I would absolutely buy another!
I compared them with a Gibson double cut, a Fender Strat with Dimarzio pickups,
a Ibanez and a L/P copy I built with Stew mac over wound humbuckers. I have the Pegcity Pickups in a Wolfgang copy I just finished. I am a bass player, so I like a deeper darker tone. As a bass player I opted for a blend pot rather than a three way switch, I found that made it harder to compare. Overall I have to say I like them.
High quality tone from a high quality product! The Texas Triple Stack set are the second set of pick ups I've gotten from Kris and once again he did not disappoint! These were exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!