Best Pickups for my Schecter

[101011]

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ok, I finaly decided to go with the Custom/59 combo

thanks to everyone for helping me out

now all I have to do is buy the things, put them in the guitar, and stick the Duncan Designed in my Ibanez :banana: shouldn't be too hard hopefully, I have never actualy changed out pickups before, but last time I took it apart it didn't look too overly complicated...

also, one last question, are there certain metal covers that I have to buy to fit these pickups, or will just any covers work? I would use the ones that come with the guitar, but they have the Duncan Designed logo across the front, and if I tried to sand it off then it would scratch up the case. Also I was planning on putting one of them on my other guitar (leave the bottom one uncoverd Jimmy Page style...)

 

[theodie]

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If you want covers, it is best to buy them new with the covers already on. Yeah, you can get ones to fit but, you may have problems with microphonics due to the pickup not being potted with the covers on. There is a good chance the pickups will squeal like a pig if you just slap covers on it. Buy them with the covers installed from the factory!

 

[mindbender]

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I went through the same thing when I bought my C1 plus. The DD pups were horrible. I must have gone through about 5 different combinations until I hit upon the perfect combination (for me): DUncan SH-5 Custom in the bridge and a DiMarzio PAF Pro in the neck. The SH-5 has plenty of midrange punch and clarity for power chords and leads. NOt so great for clean, but use the SH-5 and the PAF Pro together and you get a great clean sound. The PAF Pro really sings in the neck and gives you great sustain for neck pickup solos. Again, this is MY favorite combo. I play CLassic Rock, Hard Rock and Old School Metal and this works for me.

 

[101011]

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I went through the same thing when I bought my C1 plus. The DD pups were horrible. I must have gone through about 5 different combinations until I hit upon the perfect combination (for me): DUncan SH-5 Custom in the bridge and a DiMarzio PAF Pro in the neck. The SH-5 has plenty of midrange punch and clarity for power chords and leads. NOt so great for clean, but use the SH-5 and the PAF Pro together and you get a great clean sound. The PAF Pro really sings in the neck and gives you great sustain for neck pickup solos. Again, this is MY favorite combo. I play CLassic Rock, Hard Rock and Old School Metal and this works for me.

the DD pickups that came in mine wern't exactly horrible, just a little thing with too much trebel and they were prety bad clean... prety good when I have the distortion cranked though. not what I was looking for in my Schecter, but they will work great when thrown into my 120$ Ibanez that I keep as a backup, that is always tuned down a full step anyways

a whole lot better than the stock Ibanez pickups in there right now... but hey, what can you expect when you pay 120$ for a guitar...

 

[stangme01]

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The credability of stangme01's argument is now slipping. :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

IIRC, C1 Plus=24.75 scale and the standard C1=25.5 scale. Its been a while since I messed with a Schecter though.

sorry yeah i own a c-1 elite and c-1 hellraiser, i totally forgot hte c-1+ has a 24.75" scale. ANd i had an EMG 81 in the same guitar and thats tight as hell and the JB is almost as tight as the 81 in the same guitar.

 

[101011]

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sorry yeah i own a c-1 elite and c-1 hellraiser, i totally forgot hte c-1+ has a 24.75" scale. ANd i had an EMG 81 in the same guitar and thats tight as hell and the JB is almost as tight as the 81 in the same guitar.

you can't help but love a guitar with 24 frets and 24.75" scale, they arn't exactly found everywhere... I think that the c1-plus was custom built for me without me haveing any idea they made it... I can't think of a more perfect guitar once I get my new pickups in the thing

(well, mabe if I could get it in a dark green finish...)

 

[101011]

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If you want covers, it is best to buy them new with the covers already on. Yeah, you can get ones to fit but, you may have problems with microphonics due to the pickup not being potted with the covers on. There is a good chance the pickups will squeal like a pig if you just slap covers on it. Buy them with the covers installed from the factory!

I can't find a place to order a 4-conducter 59 already potted with the covers... I had no problem finding the custom at all, but all the 59s exept the standard black come with the 1-conducter wire... would that work with my coil tap?

 

[theodie]

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I can't find a place to order a 4-conducter 59 already potted with the covers... I had no problem finding the custom at all, but all the 59s exept the standard black come with the 1-conducter wire... would that work with my coil tap?

No, you need 4-conductor to tap. It might be VERY hard to come by like you have expereinced. Here is an idea that will work and a little trick that I know. Get a 59-4conductor and buy a nickel cover. Place a peice of electrical tape or masking tap over the slug coil and put on the cover. That should kill any microphonics and it should keep it nice and quiet. Other forum members have used this trick and it works well!

Our very own Bada Bing is a Duncan dealer and he has the cover and the 59 4-conductor in stock.

http://www.martin6stringcustoms.com/servlet/the-Seymour-Duncan-Pickups/Categories

 

[hotlayout]

JB and Jazz is a VERY versatile option.

JB and Jazz is a VERY versatile option.

Simple english comparing the C5, Custom, JB

The Custom and the C5 are both the same coils and almost the same pickup except, they have different magents. The Custom has a bit more output and more mids than the C5 and is also not as bright. The C5 is on the bright side of things and works best in dark sounding guitars. To me the Custom is a bit more versatile (unless you guitar is really dark or muddly sounding) and the Custom sounds like what you are looking for. Though, they both can cover the same kind of ground. Rule of thumb IMO, Neutral or slightly bright to slightly dark guitar=Custom. Dark guitar=C5. VERY bright guitar=CC. They are other minor subtle differences but, this is what I usually go by.

The JB, in most guitars the JB is not pleasing to my ears. It has alot of perviced brightness due to a crazy upper-mid spike that makes it sound bright yet, has this nasal sound at the same rate. The Low end of the JB is not tight, when you strike a power chord on the E and A string the sound dosent come out of the speakers with authority. It sounds like it just falls out of the speakers. Its hard to explain but, it is not pleasing. BTW, my previous rant was not ment twords you, it was ment twords the person that was giving you advice based solely on what he had in his guitar and from his limited expereince, what sound good to him.

Probably the most popular SD pickup combo out there is the "Hot Rodded Humbucker" combo of a JB for the bridge and a Jazz in the neck, and for good reason. I have two of my 7 electric guitars with the JB and Jazz combo. One is a Schecter Classic and the other is an Ibanez RG with an Alder body. Each guitar sounds distinctive with the different tone woods. The Alder is bright and woody. The Classic is more dark and thick. The split coil options are radically different, but the thing I like about the JB is I can get a TELE back pickup sound out of it when it is split. To MY ear the JB is like twin Tele bridge pickups in series. Yes it is spikey, but that is one of the reasons so many people like it. It cuts through the mix...and sounds great with an overdriven amp of even a pedal. You will also love the pinch harmonics from the Jazz, they are rich and strong. I use either single PU for soloing and a blend or one of the split coil settings for rhythm. This might be a good place for you to start as you will get that Tele sound you want along with the thick, rich tone from the Jazz. I feel your pain when trying to choose, but every single option that has been thrown out here has merit. Those 59's sound a lot like the vintage Gibson Patent Pending's I have in one of my guitars. (These are lower output and sound like single coils with balls.) I haven't used the CC or the C5 but all of these pickups are an improvement over what you have now. You win...no matter what you choose! Don't be surprised if the DD's dont improve the sound in your Ibanez.

 

[RoteGitarre]

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