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GMC Forum _ GEAR & PRODUCTION _ Versatile Humbuckers

Posted by: bart m Sep 6 2007, 04:25 AM

I'm lookin' to buy some new humbuckers for my Washburn W164dl. i like to get heavy, but when playing live, i play a lot of different styles....led zepp, santana, grateful dead, allman brothers, al green, red hot chili peppers, talking heads etc...so i need something that is really versatile. my effects unit is a POD XT live...I can get a lot of sounds from it. oh, i would also like something that will allow me to play with a very clean tone if needed....basically the best of both worlds.
bart

Posted by: MickeM Sep 6 2007, 04:35 AM

I'm going to gove you the standard answer (which I support) - DiMarzio Evolution

I'm equipping a guitar with DiMarzio Breed, only got the neck pu so far and can really recommend that too, a set of Breed.

Posted by: JVM Sep 6 2007, 04:53 AM

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/DiMarzio-DP213-PAF-Joe-Satriani-Pickup?sku=309373.

(in the neck)

Posted by: shredmandan Sep 6 2007, 05:44 AM

Im the Seymour Duncan guy on gmc
I would like to know how your guitar is set up,is it H/S/S H/H OR H/S/H .Ofcourse i mean H=Humbucker and S=single coil.I would go with a distortion at bridge and a jazz model at neck to have a perfect balance if using two humbucker's.You can check this stuff out at www.seymourduncan.com great site.

Posted by: bart m Sep 6 2007, 05:54 AM

QUOTE (shredmandan @ Sep 5 2007, 10:44 PM)

Im the Seymour Duncan guy on gmc

I would like to know how your guitar is set up,is it H/S/S H/H OR H/S/H .Ofcourse i mean H=Humbucker and S=single coil.I would go with a distortion at bridge and a jazz model at neck to have a perfect balance if using two humbucker's.You can check this stuff out at www.seymourduncan.com great site.

my guitar is setup with a H at the neck and H at the bridge. i will check out all my options, thanks for the link.

Posted by: JVM Sep 6 2007, 06:22 AM

QUOTE (shredmandan @ Sep 5 2007, 04:44 PM)

Im the Seymour Duncan guy on gmc

I like the duncan sh-5 in the bridge and a paf joe dimarzio in the neck.

Duncans are pretty sweet.

Posted by: bart m Sep 6 2007, 06:27 AM

just reading through the Duncan specs, i would probably go with the Duncan Custom™ SH-5 in the bridge and the '59 model SH-1(or the Satch P.A.F. Dimarzio) for the neck....that looks like it is an extremely versatile combination.