All-time LEAST favorite pickup

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If you had to choose one pickup (or one pickup style) that you never liked, which would it be and why?

I really dislike P-90s because I think they're a bit too squawky. They straddle the line between singles and hums.... they don't have the heft of a humbucker OR the character of a single. Don't get me wrong, a lot of cool players use them and they definitely serve a purpose, but they've never been my thing.

Any thoughts? :)
 
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I don’t like not liking things… Wait, maybe I do like not liking things.
 
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Rid said:
I don't like I don't like posts.....
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There was a massive "least favorite guitar" thread in the Guitar Shop forum a couple weeks ago, so everybody knows this is in fun. Everyone's opinion is equally valid, so there's no reason to be defensive.
 
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I think the Ibanez Powersound pickup should be in the top 10 for worst of all time.
 
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There was a massive "least favorite guitar" thread in the Guitar Shop forum a couple weeks ago, so everybody knows this is in fun. Everyone's opinion is equally valid, so there's no reason to be defensive.
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Now that is fun, in a non voluntary way :laugh2:
Man lighten up....of course I was not taken it for anything else than fun...... :smack: :laugh2:
 
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Fusion1 said:
I think the Ibanez Powersound pickup should be in the top 10 for worst of all time.
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I've heard mixed things about Powersounds.

Hey, what's up with the pickup in your avatar? Does that actually exist somewhere?
 
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The JB sounds like trash in my opinion. I have had factory pickups sound better.
 
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I would think about playing a powersound over a JB.
 
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The stock pickups in my Epi are my least favorite. The neck is pure mud, and the bridge is an icepick.
 
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Stock Encore pickups are certainly nothing to write home about...
 
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I´d say the Carvin Hummies I had, or the cheap stock pickups they replaced (Mako rhoads copy) ;)
 
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The old pick ups in my ibanez guitars. I think they were powersound or the AH1. I don't know the difference. Whatever they were, they just sucked ass
 
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although i hated the powersound in an ibanez...... i put one in the soundhole of my acoustic and its pure magic....seriously, its strange sounding, but its just magical....... ill post clips if you dont believe
 
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I don't post in favorite or poll threads and I'm not really subscribing here in this least favorite thread (never said I didn't read them) but I have to make an overwhelming observation here.

I found out that Evan and Ron Jeremy (see Theodie avatar) play guitar this week.

Wow!

Evan...Just ribbing ya man...It's really good to know your a playah...no pun intended. Late Chuck
 
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evan can indeed play, he has played with seymour quite a bit. but did you know he plays the uke?

as far as the worst pup, its a toss up between the powersounds which are horrible in almost every way and that steve morse bridge that i couldnt get along with at all, not a bad pup, but i hated it.
 
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I hate to beat on a dead horse, but I also really dislike EMGs. I think in the past, I've made it clear why. :D

Thanks for posting your thoughts, everybody.
 
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kill your scene said:
I hate to beat on a dead horse, but I also really dislike EMGs. I think in the past, I've made it clear why. :D

Thanks for posting your thoughts, everybody.
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What is it to not like about EMG's? I guess you are entitled to your opinion, so I won't bug you about it :wink:

Personally I really hate fender and squier stock pups, but some players use stock fenders and get nice tones... they're just not for me though.
 
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I happen to like stock Fenders a lot, but how much I like them depends on which model you're talking about. As for stock Squiers.... they're pretty terrible.... thank God for after-market pickups.

I don't want to open a can of worms, but EMGs just don't suit me at all. I don't really like active guitar pickups for the simple reason that they don't seem to have the "organic" "natural" tone of passives. They sound a bit too overprocessed and sterile. They have a very cold, cutting, metallic tone that you either love or you don't. They do a great job of tightening up your bottom end and giving your power chords definition but I think they sound like nails on a chalkboard.

That's just my opinion and of course it's not everybody's. I don't like them, but I understand they're a high quality pickup and I don't want to out and out badmouth them. I'm just pointing out why they're not my favorite.

The JB, the Screamin' Demon, or even the Invader would give you a lot more warmth and personality than an EMG, but that's a bit like comparing apples to oranges.
 
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