I purchased a Jackson SDX strat so that I can mod to my personal tastes. So far I've added a trem-stop, D-tuna, and my own custom paint scheme. Next up is to add a new HB bridge pickup (I do not like the Jackson branded OEM HB), and a kill switch.
The neck is maple and the body is basswood. I have an Epi LP Custom with the ProBucker 2 and 3's. I absolutely love the growl these pickups give on the lower strings (E, A, D) but find the high strings lacking in harmonics. I have some Charvels with TB4 and Distortion in the bridges. I get really good harmonics on the high strings but the lowers sound mushy.
I want a pickup to give me great harmonics similar to EVH style but with low end punch similar to Bad Company style. I seem to gravitate to Alnico instead of Ceramic because of the clarity you get playing at high gain with Alnico. I'm more interest in pickup performance than how many ohms a certain pickup has.
Some pickups I have considered are Pearly Gates, '59, '78, Duncan Custom, EMG 81, and even putting in a Epi Probucker 3. What would be the best pickup choice for high end harmonics and low end punch for my Jackson guitar?
The neck is maple and the body is basswood. I have an Epi LP Custom with the ProBucker 2 and 3's. I absolutely love the growl these pickups give on the lower strings (E, A, D) but find the high strings lacking in harmonics. I have some Charvels with TB4 and Distortion in the bridges. I get really good harmonics on the high strings but the lowers sound mushy.
I want a pickup to give me great harmonics similar to EVH style but with low end punch similar to Bad Company style. I seem to gravitate to Alnico instead of Ceramic because of the clarity you get playing at high gain with Alnico. I'm more interest in pickup performance than how many ohms a certain pickup has.
Some pickups I have considered are Pearly Gates, '59, '78, Duncan Custom, EMG 81, and even putting in a Epi Probucker 3. What would be the best pickup choice for high end harmonics and low end punch for my Jackson guitar?
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