True Single-coil Strat Tone
Load your guitar with a Seymour Duncan SSL-2 Vintage Flat Strat pickup, and immerse yourself in euphoric Stratocaster chime and sparkle. This pickup delivers true single-coil Strat tone, but its flat rod magnets are better suited for modern instruments with flatter fingerboards and lighter strings. The flat pole pieces also exhibit less edge for a slightly smoother tone. Great for country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, ska, and classic rock, the SSL-2 really shines when you use clean and mildly distorted amp settings. Hand-ground Alnico V magnets and moderate windings give you a vintage output and brightness that work best with warmer-toned ash, alder, or basswood guitars, especially those with rosewood fingerboards.
Vintage-correct packing and true single-coil Strat tone
Flat pole pieces aside, Seymour Duncan was clearly aiming for a classic Strat design when they built the SSL-2 Vintage Flat Strat pickup. They used the same materials as their other vintage Fender-style single-coils. They started with period-correct Forbon flatwork and hand-ground Alnico V rod magnets. Waxed and tinned cloth pushback hookup wires complete the picture. They hand filed the flatwork, then assembled and lacquered the bobbin. A non-logo cover was used to maintain a true vintage appearance.
Complete your setup
The SSL-2 Vintage Flat Strat is available for the all three positions on your Stratocaster. You can drop a full set into your guitar for a true vintage experience, or use them in the neck and middle with an SSL-6 Custom Flat Strat in the bridge for a sound that really cooks.
Why choose Seymour Duncan?
Quite simply, it boils down to tone. Seymour Duncan has spent the majority of his life refining the art of creating pickups. Seymour Duncan is dedicated to getting the best tone possible from his pickups, from modern metal monsters to faithful reproductions of gems from the '50s and '60s. At Sweetwater, we know that tone is important to you, which is why we choose to carry Seymour Duncan pickups. With the massive amount of pickups available from Seymour Duncan, you're certain to find the sound you've been looking for.
Seymour Duncan SSL-2 Vintage Flat Strat Features:
- Classic-sounding single-coil Stratocaster pickup with flat pole pieces
- Flat rod magnets are better suited for modern instruments with flatter fingerboards and lighter strings
- Vintage-correct design delivers true single-coil Strat tone
- Hand-ground Alnico V magnets and moderate windings provide vintage output
- Sounds best with warmer-toned ash, alder, or basswood guitars
- Great for country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, ska, and classic rock
