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  • Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

    I am working on my first ever build from a plain block of wood and wanted to know if anyone had used these?

    If you have;
    What did you try?
    Was the quality of the PU good?
    How did it sound?
    Was it comparable to another PU?
    Were they worth the money or should I spend a little more?


    I’m not going for a specific sound, just a humbucker. Curious to see if anyone has tried them on here.

  • #2
    Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

    with the price of duncans on the used market, id go for those over a stew mac pup

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    • #3
      Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

      +1 on what Jeremy said. Keep an eye on Reverb and eBay as well as the for sale page here. If your patient you’ll bump into a killer deal. To me, hunting down the various parts and pieces I’m looking for is a good amount of the fun when doing a build.


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      • #4
        Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

        I used a Golden Age humbucker in the neck position of my first scratch-built guitar. It was fine, had good sustain and overall sound, but after I bought it I realized it was an import pickup. In my mind that put it on par with a GFS or GM pickup only priced higher. I replaced it when I decided to go for cream pickups and did not keep it since it did not dazzle me.
        I would either buy cheaper OR spend a bit more for Dimarzio & Duncan. That's what my guitar ended up with eventually. (I say "eventually" because I changed the neck pickup three or four times & bridge four or five times getting everything "just right." It was s great education in how much pickups do and don't change the sound of a guitar. Went through some Carvin, Duncan, Wilde/Lawrence, and Dimarzios. Sold each one as it was replaced. No regrets.)

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        • #5
          Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

          Originally posted by Dave Locher View Post
          I used a Golden Age humbucker in the neck position of my first scratch-built guitar. It was fine, had good sustain and overall sound, but after I bought it I realized it was an import pickup. In my mind that put it on par with a GFS or GM pickup only priced higher. I replaced it when I decided to go for cream pickups and did not keep it since it did not dazzle me.
          I would either buy cheaper OR spend a bit more for Dimarzio & Duncan. That's what my guitar ended up with eventually. (I say "eventually" because I changed the neck pickup three or four times & bridge four or five times getting everything "just right." It was s great education in how much pickups do and don't change the sound of a guitar. Went through some Carvin, Duncan, Wilde/Lawrence, and Dimarzios. Sold each one as it was replaced. No regrets.)

          That’s sad to hear that they don’t make their own pickups. I was hoping that they were making them. I’ll be going with a Duncan Set knowing that I would be paying 50 for an import pickup that’s the same as any other 20 pickup.

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          • #6
            Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

            ^ Well, you can't assume every import pickup is identical.......I mean is every USA pickup identical.

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            • #7
              Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

              Originally posted by AlexR View Post
              ^ Well, you can't assume every import pickup is identical.......I mean is every USA pickup identical.
              Not identical, but probably on the same level in terms of value (as opposed to price).

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              • #8
                Re: Have you ever tried the StewMac PUs?

                For example, Guild's pickups nowadays are also imported from Korea and they are not cheap.



                But for 95 bucks I would expect a pickup that sounds great. Not decent (like this) but really, great. For example, I got me this set:



                and this p90 set is by far the best p90 I have ever heard in my life. Ever.

                Better made, better tone, better price. My point is that import for a premium price is weird and doesn't automatically mean it's great.

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