Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

[Open lane]

Just curious, what are everyone’s fav neck humbuckers?

I play shred. My favorite is currently the Air Norton. A classic pickup, i feel some overlook as a good aftermarket pup. I havd a lot of love for the air nortons.

[Ascension]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

Had a bunch over the years have a bunch now in guitars but hands down mine is the Duncan Sentient. Simply the best bell like big clear clean tones I have ever gotten from any humbucker + is really nice at gain with clear defined articulate tones that have depth without being muddy or overly compressed and really sing for solos.
Also like the Duncan 59 with a A4 mag a lot as well as the Alnico II pro for fat blues the H60A EMG and the Dimarzio Liquifire for really fat sweet woman tones and split.

[Demanic]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

A459n split.
RCA4SH-6n in parallel.
D-Activator neck.
Lace Deathbucker.

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[beaubrummels]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

Jazz, Seth or Pearly Gates. I don’t play shred.

[Jeff_H]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

Seth Lover, Pearly Gates, APH, Slash Greenie Set neck. I prefer A2 neck pickups for classic rock to hard rock.

[Synapsys]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

On my guitars, depending on model, PGn, A2Pro, Classic Stack and SJM-1n.

Apart from Duncans, and even if it seems everyone hates it, I love the Classic 57 on my LP Traditional.

[jeremy]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

depends on the guitar but the wlh neck is terrific

[ArtieToo]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

If I had to pick one, it would probably be the PATB-1n. With the PGn and Slash AII Pro close behind.

[justFred]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

been moving more and more towards P90 Phat Cat...just something really cool about that P90 tone...unique and widely applicable...

[Rex_Rocker]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

EMG 81
Black Winter Neck.

I can never make the typical 7-8K humbucker work for me as a neck pickup, personally. I always find them too scooped, chirpy, and, most of all, underpowered compared to the style of bridge pickups that I like.

I do like the Phat Cat Neck's clean tone, especially since it's spanky, clean, and not boomy, but it's not thin like a Fender-style single coil (or a split humbucker) can be. I feel it wouldn't be able to keep up with the Black Winter-B or the SH-6B that I like, though.

[treyhaislip]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

Either a Bill Lawrence L500R or a Bill Lawrence L45S--depending on H or S routing. Amazing articulation and never muddy.

Honorable mentions: SD Screamin Demon or a DMZ Liquifire

[Adieu]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

Does "i wish this guitar were HS or HSS instead" count?

[Mincer]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

For me, it is the Alnico II Pro. For single coils, it is the STK-S4 Classic Stack. Both allow me to do everything I need to without imparting an inherent sound over everything.

[Chistopher]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

Either a Bill Lawrence L500R or a Bill Lawrence L45S--depending on H or S routing. Amazing articulation and never muddy.

Honorable mentions: SD Screamin Demon or a DMZ Liquifire

Don't tell anybody, but I just bought a full set of S45s for a special experiment with active electronics. I don't think I've seen anything along the lines of what I'm doing anywhere on the internet. More to follow in later weeks.

[formula73]

Re: Favorite -go to- neck humbucker

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