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What are the differences between the Psychedelic Strat pickups and the Surfers? Here is my guess; the Surfers are slightly warmer and hotter, with a touch more midrange. Perhaps closer to a mid sixties Strat pickup. Whereas the Psychedelic Strat is brighter, with less midrange and output. It’s...

I want a middle pickup for Strat that sounds "better" by itself, but doesn't entirely compromise the 2 and 4 positions. By "better" I mean a little fatter and less "anemic". I'm not looking for a hot pickup, something in the vintage range would do. I realize that the biggest issue is the...

If heard people say that a2 and a3 are very similar, but I'm never clear about how they are different. Does a3 have less bass, or more high mids? What are the eq differences?

Since the original Pearly Gates was a '59 Les Paul, is it possible that the original Pearly Gates pickup had an Alnico V magnet? I look at the tone chart and the PG has quite a bit of treble. Is the Alnico II magnet a way to get the tone of an old pickup when it originally had Alnico V? Frank...

Great player! I was reading about his Tele here http://www.route66guitars.com/ee.html and it says Seymour Custom wound a pickup for it. Does anyone know what kind of Tele pickup, specs etc?

Have any of you been following this? It has been a really cool series IMHO. They have featured Gibson amps (one of my favs cuz I own one), Silvertone, Selmer and others that I'm sure I haven't correctly remembered :laugh2:. So what are your nominees for the next installment in the series?

I'm actually quite shocked that there are no threads that popped up when I did a search for this topic. We'll see what the response is. What IYHO are the real sleeper pedals out there? Can be overdrive, distortion, chorus, etc. and whatever :D.

What pickups do you have in your Dot? Right now I have stock pickups. I'm waiting for a set of PGs for my LP, and when those come in I'm going to put the Jazzn 59b in the Dot. I'm curious as to what others have in theirs and what your opinions of those pickups are in the Dot.

Could you compare the '78 to other Duncan a2 humbuckers you've had experience with? I'd be interested in the differences in tone and output.

If you had experience with LPs and 335 style guitars, I'd like to hear what you perceive as being the tonal differences between the two. I'm certainly aware that all guitars are a little different, even within the same model, so keep that in mind when you make your generaliztions.

I really don't understand it. Especially when there is a "how can I get an Angus tone" thread (or something similar), people are recommending a Seth or an Antiquity or a PG. I have a Seth and I love it. But I don't think that an a2 pickup gets the Angus tone. Is the idea that all PAF types...

I played my Melody Maker Sunday with a band and man! whatta tone! I cut through really nicely! All of the balls of a humbucker with much of that single coil sweetness. I guess it made me wonder why more players don't choose P90's. Any thoughts as to why?

I'm thinking about going online to buy tubes, especially since the local guys don't seem to carry much of anything. So who have you had good dealings with?

I picked it up yesterday. It sounds killer even with the stock pickup, although I got a lot of noise when I kicked in my Tube Screamer. No pics yet, but it is the black version of the guitar in this thread https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=90325&highlight=melody+maker

I'm thinking about building my own guitar, and I need to more about neck contours. I know what I like in a neck when I feel it in my hands, but I have no idea what you'd call that particular contour. Could those of you with experience in this area enlighten me as to some of the guitars on the...