Bridge bucker for classic metal
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theodie
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Re: Bridge bucker for classic metal
Distortion, Custom, 59, etc! There are more choices though. What kind of amp do you play through?
Distortion, Custom, 59, etc! There are more choices though. What kind of amp do you play through?
JeffB
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Re: Bridge bucker for classic metal
Scorpions= Stock Gibons PAF types (Mathias also used a SuperD in his strat)
Scenker Era UFO= Stock Gibson PAF types (T-tops mostly)
Grab a set of 59s, or a C-5/59. Duncan Custom is not a bad choice either for the bridge.
Distortion/JB IMO/IME is getting too far away from those tones.
spin said:
Scorpions= Stock Gibons PAF types (Mathias also used a SuperD in his strat)
Scenker Era UFO= Stock Gibson PAF types (T-tops mostly)
Grab a set of 59s, or a C-5/59. Duncan Custom is not a bad choice either for the bridge.
Distortion/JB IMO/IME is getting too far away from those tones.
ErikH
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Re: Bridge bucker for classic metal
Classic metal doesn't always equate to JB or Distortion. Those two pickups didn't really explode on the scene until the 80's. The JB may have been available beforehand, but the massive explosion in popularity and sales came several years later after word caught on about it. Before then, it was stock or the SuperD.
I will attest that the Custom 5 is excellent for that stuff though even though it hasn't been available near as long on the retail side. Since changing the mag in my CC to an A5, I'm getting tones from my hands that I haven't heard in a long time. If you don't like vintage output but like the '59, go with the C5. It really is a '59 on steroids.
Agreed.JeffB said:
Classic metal doesn't always equate to JB or Distortion. Those two pickups didn't really explode on the scene until the 80's. The JB may have been available beforehand, but the massive explosion in popularity and sales came several years later after word caught on about it. Before then, it was stock or the SuperD.
I will attest that the Custom 5 is excellent for that stuff though even though it hasn't been available near as long on the retail side. Since changing the mag in my CC to an A5, I'm getting tones from my hands that I haven't heard in a long time. If you don't like vintage output but like the '59, go with the C5. It really is a '59 on steroids.
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Jay 77
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Go for the custom. It's awesome.
Go for the custom. It's awesome.
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