Looking at a few different lower output (10K or lower) humbucker options for a swamp ash strat w/ a rosewood board, for a high gain rock setup that also sounds stellar on clean stuff (not just ok on cleans, but really really good). Probably 250K on the volume as there are no tone knobs or splitting/parallel options on this guitar. Just volume and pickup.
I'm going for: 1) sweet/musical sounding, 2) great on cleans and 3) great on dirty channel. Not super bright either, but if it's A2 and a single 250K pot, that shouldn't be too much of an issue.
All of them would end up being A2 magnets-- here are my options:
Other choices? Any large preference for any of the above?
What spurred this on full force was playing the swamp ash strat through a buddy's 50w 5150 III head into a 2x12 cab last night. The strat's got an A8 59 in it that sounded great, just a tad too bright w/ the single 500K pot. Also played an old charvel with the EVH frankenstein humbucker in it and it was a great match (duh!), but I'd like something w/ less output than the Franky 'bucker.
Chime in, guys!
I'm going for: 1) sweet/musical sounding, 2) great on cleans and 3) great on dirty channel. Not super bright either, but if it's A2 and a single 250K pot, that shouldn't be too much of an issue.
All of them would end up being A2 magnets-- here are my options:
- A2 59 - currently have an old MJ wound 59N, so this would be the cheapest option
- APH-1 - heck, Slash used these for years, so I know they rock. I've read that this choice is slightly brigher and sweeter in the high end than an A2 59
- A2 Jazz - I think 75lespaul said that this was a killer choice? Also, I remember Lt. Kojak saying that this is a great choice for really hearing the wood of the guitar. Not sure how this translates into a high gain setup, since Kojak was mainly talking about hollowbodies or semi-hollows (I think?)
- 57 Classic or 57 Classic Plus - a buddy of mine has a 57 Classic in an old Charvel (maple neck and I think and ash body?) and it sounds really damn good. You hear the wood and the strings, not the pickup-- first time I've really understood what people meant when they say that.
- '78 - a great choice surely-- very aggressive, but very hard on the ol' wallet too! Probably too rich for my blood at this point.
- A2 Screamin' Demon - I've read from a few on the SDUGF board that this one is also a great choice-- warms things up and makes it much less hard/strident sounding. Paired w/ a 250K pot, this could be a very nice choice.
- Pearly Gates - sizzly, but rockin' in a strat and just low enough output to keep things sounding good on cleans, but I've read there's some hair to it that just won't dial out, even on clean channel.
Other choices? Any large preference for any of the above?
What spurred this on full force was playing the swamp ash strat through a buddy's 50w 5150 III head into a 2x12 cab last night. The strat's got an A8 59 in it that sounded great, just a tad too bright w/ the single 500K pot. Also played an old charvel with the EVH frankenstein humbucker in it and it was a great match (duh!), but I'd like something w/ less output than the Franky 'bucker.
Chime in, guys!
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