PRS SE 85/15 Pickups - Brass or Steel trem block?

[ShawnF1222]

85/15 pickups are medium output - would they benefit more with a brass or a steel trem block? Wondering if anyone has tried both. Looking a Mannmade USA.
HB's can seem scooped in the mids, so that makes a case for the brass. But, if I wanted more of stratty tone when the coils are split, does that make the case for the steel block?

Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[Ballistic]

One is unlike the other. Choose a trem block for sustain, choose pickups for tone. Will a different trem block affect tone? Maybe, but that's not the purpose for replacing it.

 

[ShawnF1222]

One is unlike the other. Choose a trem block for sustain, choose pickups for tone. Will a different trem block affect tone? Maybe, but that's not the purpose for replacing it.

Thanks. Well, it looks like I picked the 85/15 and was hoping to not have to replace them. I had read that the brass is more midrange and tames upper end harshness, but the steel may give more upper end and more strat-ish...

 

[Ballistic]

Thanks. Well, it looks like I picked the 85/15 and was hoping to not have to replace them. I had read that the brass is more midrange and tames upper end harshness, but the steel may give more upper end and more strat-ish...

For saddles, that's fairly true.

 

[dogrocketp]

I believe it’s also true for bridge blocks, but this could turn into a minefield.