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Update: I would up putting in a Super Distortion and it solved the issue. The mids and attack are present, without the high end and high mids being over the top.

to report back, I tried the tb-11 instead of the Breed. It solved one problem but created another. It now has that smooth feel, which is nice for leads, but its lost most of its agression. Do I try a magnet swap? Or should I move onto the Breed?

Sold.

I ordered a Breed. If it doesn’t work for my needs, I ‘m going to do a CC. Fwiw, I had thought about the Super 3. I’ve had 2 Jackson PC1’s and both had them in the bridge. I’m very familiar with it.

I’m looking into it. Is it the same wind as a Dominion? Can I just swap magnets?

I have a Black Winter in one my guitars. I really like it in coil-tap mode.

I’m playing Hard Rock/ Classic Metal and punk. My main amps are a Mesa Mark V, Splawn competition, and Synergy rack gear.

I’m looking for a bridge pickup for my Caparison Dillinger. I’ve had 3 pickups in it so far and I’m leaning towards something maybe a bit darker sounding to try and dial the harsh high end out. So far I’ve tried- Stock Pickup- I didn’t like it for leads Dimarzio Dominion- Too tight, too much...

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Up for sale is a set of Fishman Fluence Killswitch Engage active humbuckers. I had them installed in my guitar for a few years, but have gone back to using passive, lower-output pickups. The Fishman’s are in great working condition. They may have surface scratches on them from general use, but...

I’ve got a Firefly Mr. Scary/ Bones guitar: Swamp ash body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, single humbucker, Floyd Rose. I’m looking to upgrade the pickup to something I haven’t tried before. In an ash guitar, I typically like a lower-output pickup as I use a TON of gain. I’m trying to find...

I recently picked up a Kramer Nightswan. Its got a JB in both the bridge and middle positions (there’s no neck pickup). I find the middle JB sounds muddy. Is there a different pickup I could put in the middle position that would be less-muddy sounding and give me more of a neck pickup kind of tone?

I’ve got an Ash Charvel and it sounds dead. I’ve tried a few pickups and it sounds bad no matter what. Currently, it has a Tone Zone b/ PAF Pro n. WAY TOO MUCH MIDS, treble thats hidden behind all the mids and not enough low end. The guitar came stock with a Super distortion. It sounded like...

I just picked up an Eastman T486 (which is an ES-335 style semi hollow). It came stock with a Duncan 59’ in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. I like the Jazz but find the 59’ sounds shrill and a little underpowerd. I’m looking for something hotter, with a little more low end that isn’t as...

Lately my tone quest has led me to Filtertron style pickups. I really like their “happy quack and almost single coil vibe” for lack of better terms. The two pickups I’m most interested in are the SD Psyclone Hot and the TV Jones Classic Plus. The Psyclone is the highest output Tron’ style...