Im a Dutchman who argues against blackface for ZP because the children don ' t care and it look ridiculous . I know exactly what you mean . Irl I usually just keep quiet until someone asks my opinion or when their arguments are racist . Other than that it is not worth the polarized drama . <| sep |> In CA at least you are incorrect . Unemployment can be denied if you ' re fired for not showing up . <| sep |> For blues , try the SSL 1 . It ' s modeled after vintage 60 s Fender pickups honestly it ' s SDs best exact replica of stock early 60 s PuPs . David Gilmour and John Frusciante use them , plus a few others . But they ' re great for everything . Vintage output , real nice for blues . The SSL 5 is a little higher outputFor the bridge , a lot of people like to use Pearly Gates humbuckers because they ' re really bright and match well with bright single coils . I have a DiMarzio Fast Track rail which is a little darker and it goes well with my SSL 1 s , although I ' m going to change it out to an SSL 5 soon because I really want an SSS strat . Someone mentioned a JB , but if I recall those are pretty high output . I think Scott Ian from Anthrax uses those , amongst a bunch of other metal players . It ' s a good sound though . But personally I ' d recommend a Pearly Gates