What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

[uOpt]

Just continuing the dreaming.

Please me mindful that some of this obviously is exclusive choices but the forum software doesn't allow locking that down.

ETA: see previous discussions here

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?272702-Next-forum-pickup-design-(2014)&highlight=forum+pickup

[uOpt]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

The poll can only have 10 options so it is incomplete.

If you are serious about possibly buying I think you might want to make a post saying specifically what you could and would buy and what your pickup format situation is like.

I think it is blindly assumed that pickups requiring routing or special rings are out for this round.

Disclaimer: I am just tinkering, nothing official. Trying to find out whether there is critical mass, and how to make something that has wider appearl.

[MrTondo]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

Don't own too many guitars yet, I would love a different pickup for my strat...

[Falloffthebonetone]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

Aww no bass options? Stupid 10 thingy limit.

[uOpt]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

I'll start something in the bass subforum.

Will be tough because the stupid basses don't take each other's pickups.

[Falloffthebonetone]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

I'll start something in the bass subforum.

Will be tough because the stupid basses don't take each other's pickups.

That has always frustrated me...

[uOpt]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

That has always frustrated me...

Well.

Let's just ship the next forum pickup with a router...

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

Voted. Option 2 (Humbuckers preferred, but open to others).

However, by "others" I mean "Rails or Lil/Jr format". I do no own anything that can hold a Firebird mini or dogear P90 or Tele "confusingly huge baseplate" or lipstick. It will either have to be a JB-sized bucker, or a JBJr or HotRails format for the one pickguarded guitar I have. I have no interest in "Classic Strat" singles at this time (though the SoCal could do it, I'm just not looking for that).

However, this begs the question: "What's the real goal here?"

Is it an attempt to make up for a previous effort? The comments about the routing and mounting ring and "wider appeal" indicate that.

Has a legitimate hole in the production models been identified?

[EET_FUK]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

I'm definitely a humbucker guy, but anything from the custom shop has gotta be cool.

[Scott Olson]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

If we design one as a forum and can figure out how many people are in, I would be happy to take it up with Derek and see if he will produce it and give us the 3 month discount like with the Fugly.

[uOpt]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

However, this begs the question: "What's the real goal here?"

Is it an attempt to make up for a previous effort? The comments about the routing and mounting ring and "wider appeal" indicate that.

The way I see it the successful phase of forum pickups was a good deal for SD and for us. And then we made a mistake (or two) and now it is stalled.

Has a legitimate hole in the production models been identified?

That's a very individual question, but for me, yes the Stratocaster pickup with big magnets but more vintage wind is a big hole in SD's offerings. I explained the concept and why I think it would be popular in a different thread.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?272702-Next-forum-pickup-design-(2014)

Such a pickup would, in addition to the normal effect of selling a good run of pickups, also repair some of the SD image damage that the normal QP can do. This is especially true in the bass world, although of course this question is for the guitar version.

If things develop the way I personally would like them to such a pickup would be reasonably popular - standard format Strat, affordable (single coil) and "backed" by a well known artist, Blackmore. You know what you will get, approximately. On youtube. I think that a critical mass to do a run in the factory would probably result.

The Seymour Duncan company would get feedback about this pickup and see whether uOpt is just full of it or whether freagging Blackmore knew what he was doing. Either way, SD can do some research while getting payed for it, if enough preorders roll in.

Then, if that worked out the way I dream you could do the same stunt for the Precision bass quarter pounder, which from my observation does a large part of the thing where bass players care a lot less about Seymour Duncan than guitar players.

[Lazarus1140]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

I am open to anything, but I have a bit of a bug for a P90 ... maybe a different version of the Phat Cat. Just yesterday I decided to build an HSS Strat with a P90 or Phat Cat in the bridge. The current vintage model may do just fine. I don't know that there's a void in that particular Duncan line, though.

[Big Flannel]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

I'd "take" anything. I'd be more inclined to purchase a humbucker.

[Dr.K]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

I'd go humbucker if it wasn't to hot.

[ItsaBass]

Re: What kind of forum special pickup could and would you take?

Give us the Duncan version of the Dimarzio SDS-1, Fralin SP-42, or something similar. The rail on the Stra-Bro-90 is lame. Just give us 6 adjustable pole pieces.