Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
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FuseG4
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Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
I use a burstbucker 2 still. For a while I thought I hated it. Turns out when I got a warmer amp (finally) I started to like it. It's plenty versatile and should do the 70s rock stuff quite well. It works great for all the Zeppelin/Clapton/Stones I *attempt* to play on my burstbucker.
Tell us what you don't like about the burstbuckers. Also tell us which Burstbuckers you have (BB1, BB2, BB3?), what amp, what value your guitar's potentiometers are (if they are 300K, get 500K), and how much you've played with the pickup height.
I use a burstbucker 2 still. For a while I thought I hated it. Turns out when I got a warmer amp (finally) I started to like it. It's plenty versatile and should do the 70s rock stuff quite well. It works great for all the Zeppelin/Clapton/Stones I *attempt* to play on my burstbucker.
Tell us what you don't like about the burstbuckers. Also tell us which Burstbuckers you have (BB1, BB2, BB3?), what amp, what value your guitar's potentiometers are (if they are 300K, get 500K), and how much you've played with the pickup height.
Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
I think they're good pickups is just like something with a bitmore sustain. I haven't been able to find what BurstBuckers they are but I can tell you they're from a 2013 Gibson Les Paul 60s Tribute. I play them thru a Bugera V55 but have played thru a lot of boutique and high end amps. I like where the bridge pup is and have raised the neck.
I have lost my multimeter but last I checked I had 500k
I think they're good pickups is just like something with a bitmore sustain. I haven't been able to find what BurstBuckers they are but I can tell you they're from a 2013 Gibson Les Paul 60s Tribute. I play them thru a Bugera V55 but have played thru a lot of boutique and high end amps. I like where the bridge pup is and have raised the neck.
I have lost my multimeter but last I checked I had 500k
El Supremo
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Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
What kind of Burst Buckers? What don't you like about them?
What kind of Burst Buckers? What don't you like about them?
chadd
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I am loving the BB3s in my traditional pros for 90s stuff. I had to adjust the pole pieces a bit but it sounds fantastic. You're looking at a pretty wide variety of tones there, maybe a clean boost or something would help with the sustain more than a new pickup?
I am loving the BB3s in my traditional pros for 90s stuff. I had to adjust the pole pieces a bit but it sounds fantastic. You're looking at a pretty wide variety of tones there, maybe a clean boost or something would help with the sustain more than a new pickup?
Falloffthebonetone
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Either the JB or the Whole Lotta Humbucker. Wlh is more vintage and even sounding while the JB had a lot more output and midrange.
Either the JB or the Whole Lotta Humbucker. Wlh is more vintage and even sounding while the JB had a lot more output and midrange.
El Supremo
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My bad. Well, sustain is mostly in the guitar, but you can compensate a littlewith a pickup that compresses a bit more (ofcourse you will lose some dynamics with this).
So, a higher output like a Duncan Custom bridge might be the ticket paired with a Jazz or '59 neck. If you want to stay on the lower output side of things the WLH or Screamin' Demon are excellent choices for classic rock tones imo.
If you want to stay A2 for your LP you might want to consider APH-1 or perhaps the Slash set.
My bad. Well, sustain is mostly in the guitar, but you can compensate a littlewith a pickup that compresses a bit more (ofcourse you will lose some dynamics with this).
So, a higher output like a Duncan Custom bridge might be the ticket paired with a Jazz or '59 neck. If you want to stay on the lower output side of things the WLH or Screamin' Demon are excellent choices for classic rock tones imo.
If you want to stay A2 for your LP you might want to consider APH-1 or perhaps the Slash set.
Gone_Shootin
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I'd wait a little bit for some more Perpetual Burn demos. It's supposed to be somewhere between a '59 & a JB.
Post #105 has the first demo: https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?271711-Perpetual-burn/page6
I'd wait a little bit for some more Perpetual Burn demos. It's supposed to be somewhere between a '59 & a JB.
Post #105 has the first demo: https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?271711-Perpetual-burn/page6
Rockstar216
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Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
I suggest either a 59 set or Whole Lotta humbucker set or the hotrod humbucker set a JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck
I suggest either a 59 set or Whole Lotta humbucker set or the hotrod humbucker set a JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck
FuseG4
Our Neighbor Totoro
Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
i had an epiphone tribute that came with burstbucker pro pickups. Until I sold it I used the bb2 pro in the neck and a JB in the bridge. I liked it but it was a bright guitar and the JB was pretty screamin, I could have used more warmth, but it was good. Lots of sustain for sure though.
I would look along the lines of the JB or possibly the Custom if you groove on high output which should add some sustain and do the more 90's stuff. I haven't played the '78 or WLH set.
The pearly gates set has a warm and sweet neck with a more biting bridge, I have used the PG set before and it has great sustain if you like lower output and a bit of chewiness. If you have a brighter guitar I can really recommend the PG set. The PG set strikes me as what the BB1 and BB2 ought to sound like.
You could just shove an A8 magnet in your bridge pickup for a real quick solution though. I like the BB2 with an A8, sounds pretty Page-esque to me.
i had an epiphone tribute that came with burstbucker pro pickups. Until I sold it I used the bb2 pro in the neck and a JB in the bridge. I liked it but it was a bright guitar and the JB was pretty screamin, I could have used more warmth, but it was good. Lots of sustain for sure though.
I would look along the lines of the JB or possibly the Custom if you groove on high output which should add some sustain and do the more 90's stuff. I haven't played the '78 or WLH set.
The pearly gates set has a warm and sweet neck with a more biting bridge, I have used the PG set before and it has great sustain if you like lower output and a bit of chewiness. If you have a brighter guitar I can really recommend the PG set. The PG set strikes me as what the BB1 and BB2 ought to sound like.
You could just shove an A8 magnet in your bridge pickup for a real quick solution though. I like the BB2 with an A8, sounds pretty Page-esque to me.
Simon_F
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Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
I won't pretend to know about 90s rock but for 70s rock with a Les Paul I haven't heard any better pickups than the Whole Lotta Humbucker set.
I put some in my #2 Les Paul and it became my #1 Les Paul. I think I need some in the former #1 too
I won't pretend to know about 90s rock but for 70s rock with a Les Paul I haven't heard any better pickups than the Whole Lotta Humbucker set.
I put some in my #2 Les Paul and it became my #1 Les Paul. I think I need some in the former #1 too
Chickenwings
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Re: Best Humbucker for 70s rock and 90s rock
whole lotta set.
whole lotta set.
darthphineas
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BKP Rebel Yell.
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marcello252
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With a Bugera V55 and a Les Paul I'd say you are looking for a SD Custom, it's hotter than standard Paf but it still has some edge and a lot more sustain
With a Bugera V55 and a Les Paul I'd say you are looking for a SD Custom, it's hotter than standard Paf but it still has some edge and a lot more sustain
bacosta1972
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Slash set
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Lake Placid Blues
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A Whole Lotta of reccomendations for PAFs or PAF derivatives I see. And for good reason. But it does kind of matter on what type of player you are and what amp you play through.
If your the type of player that rides his volume control up and down and varies his sound by pick attack you don't want much more than a PAF. High output and even medium output pickups don't respond to such dynamics as well. There's too much compression. A slightly hotter PAF output range like the WLH may work the best for these types of playing because they can start to drive a vintage type amp just enough or be polite with just pick attack and volume adjustments. If you have a high gain amp or the right pedal though, you can get some pretty nice drive with low output pickups. For example Slash.
If you use your feet to switch between clean and distortion sounds at the amp then a higher ouput pickup may be what you want.
A Whole Lotta of reccomendations for PAFs or PAF derivatives I see. And for good reason. But it does kind of matter on what type of player you are and what amp you play through.
If your the type of player that rides his volume control up and down and varies his sound by pick attack you don't want much more than a PAF. High output and even medium output pickups don't respond to such dynamics as well. There's too much compression. A slightly hotter PAF output range like the WLH may work the best for these types of playing because they can start to drive a vintage type amp just enough or be polite with just pick attack and volume adjustments. If you have a high gain amp or the right pedal though, you can get some pretty nice drive with low output pickups. For example Slash.
If you use your feet to switch between clean and distortion sounds at the amp then a higher ouput pickup may be what you want.
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