Favorite Guitar Pickups? |
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Jan 18 2013, 02:06 AM
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Well... I just purchased the Seymour Duncan Dimebucker (Dimebag's pickup) pickup and I'm desperately waiting to put it in my guitar to play around with it. In the meanwhile, I'm just curious on what kind of pickups you guys are using and your opinion on them. (Post a picture of the pickup your using if you want)
-Isiah Drew 
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Jan 18 2013, 09:20 AM
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I'm a fan of Bare Knuckle as a brand
I have the piledriver set in my Tele, they are nice and hot, and will compete with humbuckers, but they clean up nicely with the volume knob. I'll put the Irish Tour middle pickup in there when I have some spare cash to make a Nashville Tele. I also have the Emeralds in my Burny LP, they are vintage hot and don't get muddy, I was recommended these for playing stuff like Story of the year and Rise Against. I avoid Seymour Duncan purely on the experience of the Lil '59 Tele bridge pickup which I hated. Dimarizo Area single coils are lovely and I have them in my neck and middle of my Tyler. -------------------- My SoundCloud
Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15 |
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Jan 18 2013, 09:42 AM
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I'm a big fan of Sheptone pickups. Hand made just for your guitar and specs, and very affordable. Worth checking out.
http://sheptone.com/ -------------------- |
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Jan 18 2013, 11:31 AM
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Seymour Duncan Distortion or JB (DDJ of course).
Jb's best choice for guitar with mahagony body. |
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Jan 18 2013, 01:20 PM
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Current pickup sets.
Stock Ibanez (These need changed just not sure what I want either BKP Aftermaths or Dimarizo Evos) Crunch LAb/Liquifire (currently my fav setup I own) Past. I owned a Dimebucker back when I had my Dean Dime-O-Flame, it took a week before I ripped that bad boy out. EMG 81/85 ended up in most of my guitars either stock or installed. -------------------- Guitars:
Ibanez S770PB (Natural Flat) , Ibanez XPT700 (Chameleon) , Sterling J Richardson Signature , Squire IV Jazz Bass (Sunburst) Gear: Neural DSP Plugins My YouTube Page. |
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Jan 18 2013, 02:54 PM
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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Jan 18 2013, 08:20 AM)  I'm a fan of Bare Knuckle as a brand I also have the Emeralds in my Burny LP, they are vintage hot and don't get muddy, I was recommended these for playing stuff like Story of the year and Rise Against. I avoid Seymour Duncan purely on the experience of the Lil '59 Tele bridge pickup which I hated. Tell me more about the Emeralds. I'm looking for something for the bridge pkup of a strat. I've had a few full size 'buckers in there that are OK. I'm not concerned about a volume mis-match with the neck and middle but I want it to be able to clean up a bit and still have some sweetness when I back my guitar's volume down. Right now I've got a DiMarzio 'Air Zone' (F spaced, though that's not a deal breaker either way). Prior to that I had a 1986 JB (Alnico as opposed to current ceramic mags). These both sound great wide open and with the gain up (on either the amp or a pedal) but when I back off they both become very dull and lifeless. *Oddly, I originally had a SD little '59 in there which 'may' have been the best of the bunch for me. I'd like to try and keep a full sized humbucker in there (I don't wanna cut another guard). Thanks in advance, - KL This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 18 2013, 02:58 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Jan 18 2013, 04:20 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Jan 18 2013, 01:54 PM) Tell me more about the Emeralds. I'm looking for something for the bridge pkup of a strat. I've had a few full size 'buckers in there that are OK. I'm not concerned about a volume mis-match with the neck and middle but I want it to be able to clean up a bit and still have some sweetness when I back my guitar's volume down. Right now I've got a DiMarzio 'Air Zone' (F spaced, though that's not a deal breaker either way). Prior to that I had a 1986 JB (Alnico as opposed to current ceramic mags). These both sound great wide open and with the gain up (on either the amp or a pedal) but when I back off they both become very dull and lifeless. *Oddly, I originally had a SD little '59 in there which 'may' have been the best of the bunch for me. I'd like to try and keep a full sized humbucker in there (I don't wanna cut another guard). Thanks in advance, - KL The Emeralds are fairly bright so work well in an LP, could work in a Strat depending on the wood. With Bare knuckle I find the best thing to do is send an email describing what you are looking for and/or youtube clips they are pretty good at recommending the right pick up. For what you have said the Dimarzio AT1 Andy Timmons model might be worth looking at -------------------- My SoundCloud
Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15 |
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Jan 18 2013, 06:09 PM
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At the moment I'm digging my stock American Fender Jazz Bass deluxe pickups but I heard Dimarzio Ultra Jazz are excellent as a replacement. As ultimate Jazz Bass mod - I would say Audere Audio preamp is an excellent choice. Too bad we can't get them over here.
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Jan 19 2013, 01:03 AM
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QUOTE (PosterBoy @ Jan 18 2013, 03:20 PM) For what you have said the Dimarzio AT1 Andy Timmons model might be worth looking at Thanks man! Maybe an AT will be the next one in. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 19 2013, 01:38 AM
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Ibanez Super58 J.
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Jan 19 2013, 04:29 AM
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Well... thanks to everyone for sharing. This my first pickup purchase and I hope to buy a lot more to try out!
QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Jan 18 2013, 02:20 PM) Nice!!!! That pickup just RAWKS!!! It's not for everyone, and some folks HATE Them, but just love em to death!!!!! They have staggering gain for a passive pickup and can cut through a mix like nothing else. Good call. I"m fond of EMG pickups personally, although I"m less obsessed by them than I used to be I"m starting to really dig ALNICO MAGNET Pickups now that I can hear the difference. They have a way of emphasizing pick strikes/mutes that I really dig But here are a couple of pix with some EMG axes I"ve owned and loved .   Yes!! After reading couple reviews and watching some videos I decided to get this pickup just for it's high output. I just can't wait for it! Thanks for sharing your stuff. I only have two guitar at the moment haha. I plan to get a 7 string though. I've never tried "Bare Knuckle" pickups, but I think I will after hearing such great things about them. I also want to try out Alexi Laiho's signature pickup! -------------------- Follow me on Twitter
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Jan 19 2013, 08:50 AM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Jan 19 2013, 12:03 AM) Thanks man! Maybe an AT will be the next one in. Well, since Andy has a superb tone, I think you can't go wrong with that one
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