Pickup shoot out - Lollar Dirty Blondes vs Fender Custom Shop 69s vs Fender Eric Johnsons

00:00 Lollar Dirty Blondes
00:32 Fender CS 69s
1:03 Eric Johnson Pickups
1:37 Lollar Dirty Blondes
2:08 Fender CS 69s
2:40 Fender Eric Johnson Pickups
3:12 Lollar Dirty Blonde High Gain Lead
3:44 Fender CS 69 High Gain Lead
4:16 Eric Johnson High Gain Lead

[johnnathancordy]

K Line (blue) has Lollar Dirty Blondes,
Eric Johnson Signature (black) has stock pickups, other strat has cs 69s

[robertalford]

They all sound fantastic in their own way, but those Lollars are sick! Wow!

[MrBossei]

Lollars sounds absolutely stellar! And so does the playing! 🤩

[michael_caz_nyc]

I love the Lollar Dirty Blonde's - I have em in my Suhr. Really showcased the clarity of the pickups. I liked in order: Lollar 1st then close behind Eric Johnson 2nd and the Fenders last. . . but they all are very Stratty. Gorgeous chord-work. Enjoyed it.

[guil_juliao]

CS69 was the best. Beautiful clean sounds. The overdrive solos were better pronounced with the CS69. The Lollar sounded a little muddy in the low end frequency.

[daleonov]

Came here for demo, stayed for killer improvisations. I'm on my 3rd replay now.

[m.leehinman]

I definitely think the dirty blondes sounded the best. Thanks for the help figuring out what to replace my G&L Legacy Tribute's pickups with :)

[JimMcD]

The Lollar’s have a “creamier” tone to me and would be my choice. Plus, I’m a sucker for a rosewood fretboard.

[steveelmy]

Great playing! Do you know offhand what heights the lollar dirty blondes were set at? I just bought a set and am tinkering with the heights currently.

[briancoyne]

Extreme delay kinda blurs any differences we might hear, don't ya think?

[kalbieful]

Do the patches mean there`s a kind of an effect on the guitars or these are straight of the amp tone samples? The EJ strat rarely sounds like this in other videos... unless EJ plays it ;)

[alfredh]

I have a 1970 4-bolt necked Stratocaster. My pickups sound very similar to both the Lollars and the CS'69 pickups. I appreciate the money I saved after hearing this demo. My other Strat is a1990 Strat Ultra with Lace Sensors in a HSS format. Both Strats are keepers.

[SaxyCalzone]

What do you use as a speaker/monitor for the Stomp?

[cqoheqn]

Johnathan, which pickups did you like best? It's often a matter of feel as well as sound, and it's also tough to tell via Youtube audio.

[Kingredcat]

Are The Lollar Dirty Blondes staggered or flat pole?

[EM-kmem]

Are the dirty blondes and vintage blondes all the same ?

Im checking their website and all i see is vintage blonde

[johnwelk]

Just put Lollar dirty blondes in my highway one strat. Really nice clear and full tones that are nicely balanced across the three pickups. I actually use the bridge now!

[realtruenorth]

That bleached natural light strat with the CS 69s is so cool looking. What finish is that?

[Sinflux]

Incredible playing. Thanks for the demos!

[YonathanLeibovich]

Hi John!
I've got the same style EJ Strat as yours, t's my No.1 guitar.. just love it!
A friend lent me a Nash strat he's not using (?!?!) and I absolutely love the sound of that guitar and those Lollar Dirty Blondes.
Do you think the Lollars would sound good on the EJ strat? I was thinking of trying that