How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

[Guitaraxz]

I have liked the Custom 5, nice and creamy. Dimebags tech said he used a 59 bridge in the neck (hey Orpheo, Blueman, Kojack wouldn’t you have preferred a 59 B/N hybrid?). Mating a GFS Mean 90 neck with a 59 bridge was fine but with a Duncan Custom it lacks a bit of power, so I’m thinking a Mean 90 bridge in the neck.

I believe Gibson didn’t start making neck pups (they were all the same) until the 70’s, please correct me if I’m wrong.

Please tell us you’re experience with a bridge pup in the neck!

Thanks.
-R

[TimmyPage]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

Not only did they not make specific bridge or neck pickups originally, it was all handwound and they would just throw two pickups in, so you could end up in cases with a 10k wound neck and a 7k bridge. Not to mention that magnets weren't standardised, so it was a seemingly random process.

The way I've seen it, at least with the lower output PAF-styled pickups, it seems like SDs have a normal wind in the bridge and little underwound in the neck, so theoretically a bridge pickup in the neck would be better if you had, say, a higher output bridge pickup in place. I've heard of plenty of guys using a 59B in the neck and loving it though I haven't personally tried it.

[darthphineas]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

My first Duncan was a JB. When I got my 2nd, an Invader, I just moved the JB to the neck. It wasn't long before the Invader was gone and the JB was back in the bridge.


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[Rockstar216]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

I use a PGb in the neck.

[blueman335]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

I almost never use bridge PU's in the neck slot. I like a clean, clear neck sound.

[austin]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

The Suhr Aldrich neck pickup is basically a Suhr SSV bridge pickup and I've used that in a few guitars (have one on the way to me now in fact). So, I guess that would be yes for me. I also tried a Pearly Gates bridge in the neck slot. And I've tried the Hamer Monaco pickup combination in a Hamer Studio Custom. That's a Custom in the neck and a Custom Custom in the bridge.
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Austin

[Guitaraxz]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

so theoretically a bridge pickup in the neck would be better if you had, say, a higher output bridge pickup in place.

Yeah, I once ran into an ax in which they had installed Gibson pups upside down; the bridge in the neck (& neck in bridge) and it sounded great. I put them in the right place, it didn't sound the same and the owner asked me to return it as it was, ha!

[Guitaraxz]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

My first Duncan was a JB. When I got my 2nd, an Invader, I just moved the JB to the neck. It wasn't long before the Invader was gone and the JB was back in the bridge.

How did the JB in the neck sound?

I use a PGb in the neck.

To mate with a high output pup that makes sence, how did it sound?

[Guitaraxz]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

I almost never use bridge PU's in the neck slot. I like a clean, clear neck sound.

I agree, but the Custom 5 sounded nice and creamy with a JB. It sounded great clean but got a bit mushy dirty. How about using an Artie Mod (cap & resistance in series between the two bobins)? That's cheaper than making a hybrid! And were very happy with the clean creamy sound.

[FuseG4]

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I used a 59b and a JB in a SG.
It was a few years ago but I don't recall not liking it!

[XSSIVE]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

One of my main guitars has a discontinued Dimarzio DP404 Virtual Vintage Solo (A5 mag, 10.85k) stacked single that was meant to be primarily a strat bridge pickup that would sound a bit P90ish and work well with 500K pots. Turns out it also works well in the neck when there's a Duncan C5 in the bridge, keeps up pretty well and sounds somewhere between a fat single and a P90 which works for me.

[Johnny the Kid]

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I've thought about going the Dimebag route and putting a 59b in the neck with the DD in the bridge. I do really like my 59n though.

[Edgecrusher]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

Ive used dimarzio super D's as neck pickups before and never had an issue. One of my favorite all time axes had super d's in the bridge and neck and worked just fine.

[Guitaraxz]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

Ah yes, the stacks! I once had to put bridge SD Hot stacks (STK-S2) in middle & neck to keep up with the bridge, I cant remember if the bridge was a JB but it was certainly too hot for the stacks that say "neck".

[King IzzO)))]

Re: How many of you have used a bridge pup in the neck?

Jazzb, Demon, JB, 59b, PGb, derp.