Another pup choice question

[Monty]

Hello all, I'm new here. I'm new to all this pickup stuff, I've only been playing a year :S.

I was wondering what bridge pickup is good to play heavy metal, in particular Iron Maiden?

I'm sure I heard that Adrian Smith used SD JB's at some point, but I can't be certain. Can anyone recommend me a good pickup for this style for music?

Thanks

[Monty]

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Oh yeah I play a sunburst Mex Fender Fat Strat, floyd rose, maple f'board. Everything in it is stock at the moment.

[jeremy]

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welcome to the forum!!

a jb is a great place to start for that tone

[rocker_71]

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welcome to the forum!!

a jb is a great place to start for that tone

+1

[Kac]

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JB is an excellent choice, my personal famorite humbucker... The Duncan Distortion is a high output humbucker that is awesome for Metal, so there's another idea...
Rock On

[MikeS]

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The JB is a fine choice. You might also look at the Screamin Demon for some similar tones (not as high of an output, but they still scream, hence the name).

And BTW - Welcome aboard!

[Monty]

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Thanks all for your replies Kac, is the Duncan Distortion an active pickup?

Another question, though I feel stupid asking, is, what's a 'trembucker'?

[MikeS]

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No, the DD is not an active pup.

A trembucker is a pup with wider spaced pole-pieces that allow better alignment between teh pole pieces and the strings. Trembuckers are used in the bridge of guitars with a string spread of 2 1/8" or more, such as vintage strat bridges, TOM bridges, Floyd Rose, etc. Depends on the bridge.

[Monty]

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A trembucker is a pup with wider spaced pole-pieces that allow better alignment between teh pole pieces and the strings. Trembuckers are used in the bridge of guitars with a string spread of 2 1/8" or more, such as vintage strat bridges, TOM bridges, Floyd Rose, etc. Depends on the bridge.

So a trembucker would 'fit' my strat (it has a floyd rose liscenced trem, not original, sadly) better than a 'normal' JB?

[MikeS]

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I don't own a Floyd Rose equipped guitar, so you'll have to measure the string spread. But yes, I think you'll want a trem spaced JB for use with a Floyd.

[Jag513]

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So a trembucker would 'fit' my strat (it has a floyd rose liscenced trem, not original, sadly) better than a 'normal' JB?

I wouldn't say it'd physically fit better (not sure if that's what you meant though)...but since the string spacing of the pickup would compensate for the extra string spacing a Floyd gives, it'd sound more balanced, and you'd get more response from the two E strings.

[Monty]

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I wouldn't say it'd physically fit better (not sure if that's what you meant though)...but since the string spacing of the pickup would compensate for the extra string spacing a Floyd gives, it'd sound more balanced, and you'd get more response from the two E strings.

Yeah that's what I meant, it'd line up with the strigs better
Cheers

[pac112]

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i also have a fat strat configuration guitar. i play metal and the JB suits me fine. It really versatile, thats why i also love it playing clean..