Seymour Duncan Hot Chicken Strat Stack Neck OW Pickup

Seymour Duncan Hot Chicken Strat Stack Neck OW Pickup

The Hot Chicken Strat Stack Neck OW delivers the articulate, responsive single-coil character that cuts through on stage without the 60-cycle hum that derails live performance. This overwound neck pickup sits cleanly in any Stratocaster cavity and responds with clarity across rhythm and lead work, making it an essential swap for gigging players who demand both vintage-style definition and zero-compromise reliability under the lights.

Design & Construction

Built with a stacked coil design that eliminates 60-cycle hum while preserving single-coil voice, this pickup uses A5 chamfered rod magnets and Alnico 5 magnetic material for balanced output and harmonic complexity. The overwound specification increases output without sacrificing the articulate snap essential to neck position playing—crucial for sustain and definition in a live mix.

Specification & Integration

Measuring 22.4K DCR, the Hot Chicken neck variant sits in the mid-output range, offering sufficient gain for driven tones while maintaining clean definition at lower volumes across venue sound systems. The pickup arrives with a 4-conductor shielded cable and installs directly into any standard Stratocaster-sized pickup slot—no routing or modification required, making it gig-ready out of the box.

Key Features

• Stacked Coil Design for noiseless operation
• A5 Chamfered Rod Magnets
• Alnico 5 magnet material
• 22.4K DCR (Neck position)
• Noiseless—eliminates 60-cycle hum
• Overwound specification for enhanced output
• 4-Conductor Shielded Cable included
• Direct fit into standard Stratocaster pickup cavities
• Single-coil voice with humbucking noise rejection

The Hot Chicken Strat Stack Neck OW bridges the gap between classic single-coil tone and modern noise-free operation, making it the straightforward upgrade for players and road performers who refuse to sacrifice tone or stage reliability.