'59/hybrid custom in a music man stingray guitar bridge?

[Burnin_UP]

Anybody have luck (or better even a demo) of a '59/custom hybrid in a mahogany body with maple neck, rosewood fingerboard?

I bought a new Music Man Stingray RS this July 4th at GC. I love the guitar - especially now with it setup right - but I feel like the bridge needs to be a bit warmer and have better harmonics. The current pickup has great shimmer but lacks mid and bass. I don't really want a hotter pickup.

I have a '59 trembucker in a parts bin - I might just pop that in for reference, but it has an unsanded and I think unreferenced magnet in it (if I am reading what I put on the bottom plate correctly, years later).

Either way I am intrigued how this 59/custom would sound in the guitar.

 

[Chistopher]

Re: '59/hybrid custom in a music man stingray guitar bridge?

The 59/C won't have the mids that you want. What pickup and magnet do you have in there right now? It looks to me from your description that a simple mag swap might be in order.

 

[Burnin_UP]

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It's the stock factory pickup.

Made by ernie ball/music man. Stuffed in the guitar by them at the factory.

Other than that I have no idea...

 

[Mincer]

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The Hybrid may work, but 'warmer & more harmonics' has me puzzled. It is sort of one or the other.

 

[Silence Kid]

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When I read 'more harmonics' it came across in my mind as 'a richer, less fundamental tone' which goes in hand with a thick/warmer pickup; but yeah 'better pinch harmonics' wouldn't lend itself toward that sort of pickup Congrats on the Stingray.

 

[Mincer]

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See, I was thinking 'upper harmonics' like the overtones you get from feedback.

 

[Burnin_UP]

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warmer and rich sounding - harmonic overtones, not pinch harmonics.

 

[Ascension]

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Have a hybrid in my Carvin DC 400 with the Mahogany neck and body ebony board and a Quilt top and love it. Big round harmonics out the wazoo and matches perfecly with the Sentient I have in the neck. PS Pick harmonics galore if I want them so--

 

[Burnin_UP]

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The guitar is bright and thin sounding. Stock pickups.

I am still looking for a good pickup.

Mahogany body
Baked Maple neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
Corian type nut
Music Man vintage style tremolo

 

[Gtrjunior]

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Can you tell us what type of music you play and the type of tones you’re looking to get? What amp you’re playing?
Warmer and more harmonics is still a little vague to go on.

 

[Ascension]

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The guitar is bright and thin sounding. Stock pickups.

I am still looking for a good pickup.

Mahogany body
Baked Maple neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
Corian type nut
Music Man vintage style tremolo

Try a Dimarzio Gravity Storm in the bridge. BIG warm and very articulate A 5 pickup that should be a decent cosmetic match with the factory Dimarzio in the neck on your Stimgray. Have one with a PAF Joe in my Carvin ST 300.

 

[Techy Beccy]

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I have the hybrid 59/C installed in my PRS S2 Custom semi-hollow at the moment. Mohogany/maple. Its an interesting pickup! I can really hear the 59 - vintage tone in there. When using overdrive it reminds me of a slightly more modern sound. I have a Jazz in the neck and its pretty good, but I think it would probably go nicer with a more vintagy neck pickup.. just my instinct at the moment.. that could all change! I quite like the jazz neck in that guitar so Ill probably swap out the hybrid.. Ive been thinking a standard 59 bridge would be nice actually.. not a combo I thought Id ever consider... But I also thought the Jazz pup was a bit boring until I put one in that guitar!

 

[Mincer]

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I have the hybrid 59/C installed in my PRS S2 Custom semi-hollow at the moment. Mohogany/maple. Its an interesting pickup! I can really hear the 59 - vintage tone in there. When using overdrive it reminds me of a slightly more modern sound. I have a Jazz in the neck and its pretty good, but I think it would probably go nicer with a more vintagy neck pickup.. just my instinct at the moment.. that could all change! I quite like the jazz neck in that guitar so Ill probably swap out the hybrid.. Ive been thinking a standard 59 bridge would be nice actually.. not a combo I thought Id ever consider... But I also thought the Jazz pup was a bit boring until I put one in that guitar!

This is a great description of the Hybrid. I have 2, one in a Steinberger, and one in a Warmoth HSS Strat. In the Steinberger, it pairs well with an Alnico II Pro, and in the Warmoth, it is with a Classic Strat Stack and Five Two.

 

[Techy Beccy]

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This is a great description of the Hybrid. I have 2, one in a Steinberger, and one in a Warmoth HSS Strat. In the Steinberger, it pairs well with an Alnico II Pro, and in the Warmoth, it is with a Classic Strat Stack and Five Two.

Oow nice!! I have an Alnico 2 Pro and Mmm I can imagine it with the Hybrid/C - its almost like my mouth is watering thinking about that combo!!
I really want to try the Five Two for strat! Do you have yours in the neck or middle?
I have some STKs for strat that Ill be installing soon!

 

[Xeromus]

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I literally put one into the same type of guitar that you are describing, this evening. So far I like it, but I haven't played it enough yet, and I'm about to go to bed. I'm going to play it more tomorrow and I will report back.

 

[Mincer]

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Oow nice!! I have an Alnico 2 Pro and Mmm I can imagine it with the Hybrid/C - its almost like my mouth is watering thinking about that combo!!
I really want to try the Five Two for strat! Do you have yours in the neck or middle?
I have some STKs for strat that Ill be installing soon!

My Five Two is in the middle. I did some interesting wiring with it- the neck Classic Stack is rw/rp. I wrote a blog about the wiring here.

 

[Techy Beccy]

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My Five Two is in the middle. I did some interesting wiring with it- the neck Classic Stack is rw/rp. I wrote a blog about the wiring here.

Good read!
I was looking at getting one of those mega E switches. But I dont use splits usually. What you did was interesting though - with the STK and eliminating the hum - I hate that! The Hybrid 59/C seems like a great humbucker to split though!
I have a HSS strat that I wouldn't mind putting another 59/C in!

 

[Mincer]

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The Hybrid is one of the best humbuckers to split. Some humbuckers just don't work well that way. I don't like to switch guitars, so I need an instrument that can get a bunch of different sounds, but with simple controls. So I wire them to get the sounds I need and use rather than have a bunch that I have to pass over to get to the sound I want.

 

[Techy Beccy]

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I really liked this demo - but I dont have a rotory switch and don't have any idea about different types of phasing or reversing mags/wiring.. Im not sure I would use all the different sounds. I feel like there's 2 or 3 really great sounds so why do I want to worry about a sound that isn't as nice. But I really have no idea - thats just my brain trying to rationalise something.

 

[Xeromus]

Re: '59/hybrid custom in a music man stingray guitar bridge?

I just played it more this morning. So far I'm really liking it. A lot more than I thought I would.