Recent content by papersoul

Hey guys, I haven't been here in a while, dealing with some health issues. I hope everyone is well. I wanted to see what you all thought about the following. I have a 2013 American Standard Strat. I love how it feels, plays and sounds acoutically, sounds huge. However, I am not a single...

So guys.....I want to replace the bright edgy Gibson bridge pickup. First I wanted to apologize if I have been apain in the neck in the past or indecisive. I meant no ill will by any of it.... With my new LP Studio Deluxe I have spent some good time with the guitar. I want low to med output...

Hello everyone! Hope I may ask this question and I am sure it has been answered before but I did not see anything linking a great Duncan with the Fender Fat 50s. I have a stock 2013 HSS American Standard with a Diamondback humbucker and two Fat 50s singles. I am looking for a Duncan in the...

Hi guys, I hope all are well! I ran into an installation issue. Working on a friends Epiphone LP. Trying to install two 4 conductor Duncans into a Les Paul. I want to use the volume pots as the split/push-pull pots, however, Duncan only shows this diagram on their site with using the tone...

Went and picked up the faded cherry Les Paul Studio I had ordered. I have always been a Standard guy, but these are incredible! So resonant and the faded finish feels great on the neck! This will become a number one player. Also picked up a used SG Standard (2008) also cherry that is basically...

Hey guys! Being a huge Duncan guy, I am looking to maybe upgrade my American Standard strat which is a 2013 with stock Fender Diamond Back and Fat 50s single coils. Any suggestions? Music is classic rock, pop, hard rock and grunge.

Well, I have been all about my Highway One strat for a long time now, but my 2012 American Standard Tele has been blowing my mind for a long time now so I decided to give the new American Standard strat a good go before writing them off and I am loving the feel and the tone. I decided to make a...

Hi guys! I need to replace my Tele neck pickup. Right now I have the Vintage Stack STK-T1n and don't like it for my style and I don't like how it blends with the bridge Litle 59. I also had the Fender Twisted Tele. I don't like either. I don't need noiseless and in fact I think I am finding I...

Have any of you compared the Duncan Jazz neck to the Dimarzio Humbucker from hell? Dimarzio markets the Humbucker from Hell as single coil tone in a humbucker and we all know about the Jazz. Problem I have had for years is not using my humbucker neck pickups due to the tubby flub. I now have a...

Hey guys, right now I have a strat that I love and a tele that I love. The thing I like about the 70s Pawn Shop strat is the one bridge humbucker and a neck single, with a hardtail bridge! I want to order one with a hard case. Question though, what do you all think of the quality compared to...

Hi all, Can anyone think of a rather dark and warm Duncan pickup that is still tight enough in the lows for a high gain amp? My LP Standard is naturally bright, 3-D and resonant and I have struggled with a bridge pickup in it from day one. I tend to run the tone at 6 or 7 to roll off highs. I...

Gents, Any good suggestions for a ballsy, rock Telecaster made of mahogany? I am buying a used Fender Jim Root Telecaster from a local guy. I like the EMG 60 in the neck, but not the EMG 81 in the bridge. I am 100% a passive pickup guy. I was considering a Duncan Antiquity JB/Jazz set with...

Hey guys! Just wanted to see what you all suggest as a 2 humbucker set in a Fender Jim Root tele? I am buying a used Jim Root Tele with EMG humbuckers which came stock. I prefer aftermarket pickups and alnico magnets. I want to change this guitar from the metal guitar it is now and make it...

I have to admit I have tried almost everything in my 2003 LP Standard. Best neck pickup I have ever used in this particular LP is the stock Burstbucker Pro neck pickup. Very bright, clean, never muddy, sounds like a great LP neck pickup. Best bridge is the Custom/59 hybrid I just installed. Both...

Hi guys! I am trying to finish my strat and get the pickups and overall electronics situation situated. I already have lots of humbucker equiped guitars and my Telecaster which I love has the Duncan Little 59 and Vintage stack in the neck. I love the Little 59 because it reminds me of a marriage...