Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
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Peaveyologist
Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
Take almost any high-output humbucker, and wire it in parallel rather than series will get you there. The Invader, wired parallel, is one of my favorite PAF-ish pups. Very close to the qualities you ask for. Maybe not "sparkly" per se.
Take almost any high-output humbucker, and wire it in parallel rather than series will get you there. The Invader, wired parallel, is one of my favorite PAF-ish pups. Very close to the qualities you ask for. Maybe not "sparkly" per se.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
Haha, my quote hit the nail on the head for you it seems.
I have an Alder bodied maple neck guitar too.
If you are talking about a Stratocaster, I put a Little 59 NECK in the BRIDGE position of my Strat and it sounds very good.
Hit the link in my signature for a video demo.
It's important to note that the video is not all humbucker, I cycle through all the pickup combinations to showcase the versatility of the guitar on the whole.
The pickup position, volume knob position and tone knob position is clearly notated on the video.
I hope this helps,
Hunter
Cliffs: Put a NECK Little 59 in the BRIDGE
Haha, my quote hit the nail on the head for you it seems.
I have an Alder bodied maple neck guitar too.
If you are talking about a Stratocaster, I put a Little 59 NECK in the BRIDGE position of my Strat and it sounds very good.
Hit the link in my signature for a video demo.
It's important to note that the video is not all humbucker, I cycle through all the pickup combinations to showcase the versatility of the guitar on the whole.
The pickup position, volume knob position and tone knob position is clearly notated on the video.
I hope this helps,
Hunter
Cliffs: Put a NECK Little 59 in the BRIDGE
A-Ro
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Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
Very nice vid but, I would need a full size humbucker...my guitar in question is a HSS.
Very nice vid but, I would need a full size humbucker...my guitar in question is a HSS.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
Thank you. I don't know about a SH-1N ('59 Model, neck) in the bridge, as opposed to a LITTLE 59 neck model, but I'm sure our forum brothers will be here to help shortly, with 10,000 suggestions. Just tally up what seems to be most credible and redundant.
Thank you. I don't know about a SH-1N ('59 Model, neck) in the bridge, as opposed to a LITTLE 59 neck model, but I'm sure our forum brothers will be here to help shortly, with 10,000 suggestions. Just tally up what seems to be most credible and redundant.
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supernosher
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Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
yeah, I agree with the '59 suggestion.
yeah, I agree with the '59 suggestion.
A-Ro
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Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
I've tried a 59 neck of a mahagany guitar and it seemed to get muddy pretty quick AND it seemed to be ice picky at times. Is the bridge version different?
I've tried a 59 neck of a mahagany guitar and it seemed to get muddy pretty quick AND it seemed to be ice picky at times. Is the bridge version different?
scottish
WeirdScienceologist
Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
Ive seen the muddy problem with the 59n, but never the ice picky. As far as im concerned, the 59b is the best bridge pup i have ever used. Ive never had a problem with ice picky or muddiness in the bridge.
Ive seen the muddy problem with the 59n, but never the ice picky. As far as im concerned, the 59b is the best bridge pup i have ever used. Ive never had a problem with ice picky or muddiness in the bridge.
ParameterMan
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Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
The Fender Pearly Gates Plus, which is a Fender-only Duncan model that's supposed to be close to a '59B with a little more output and midrange. Whatever it is, I like it. Some guys might call it scooped, but I call it flat, as most humbuckers have a strong midrange hump. Mixes well with singles, which should tell you all you need to know.
The Fender Pearly Gates Plus, which is a Fender-only Duncan model that's supposed to be close to a '59B with a little more output and midrange. Whatever it is, I like it. Some guys might call it scooped, but I call it flat, as most humbuckers have a strong midrange hump. Mixes well with singles, which should tell you all you need to know.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
The Jazz Bridge Model is the most overlooked humbucker in Duncan's lineup, and Seymour himself will be the first one to recommend it for HSS strats. It's balanced, tight, sounds great on cleans and bold and punchy for highgain. It'll balance better with single coils than most other midrangey humbuckers like the JB.
The nice thing about the Jazz Bridge in a strat is that it's still got pleasing highs with the tone all the way up, and if you want less highs, just back the tone down a little, just like you do with a single coil bridge pickup.
I like the 59B too, but it's a little softer under the fingers than the Jazz Bridge, which is punchier like your singles. Try it out, and if you don't end up liking it, it'll make a great neck pickup in one of your other guitars.
The Jazz Bridge Model is the most overlooked humbucker in Duncan's lineup, and Seymour himself will be the first one to recommend it for HSS strats. It's balanced, tight, sounds great on cleans and bold and punchy for highgain. It'll balance better with single coils than most other midrangey humbuckers like the JB.
The nice thing about the Jazz Bridge in a strat is that it's still got pleasing highs with the tone all the way up, and if you want less highs, just back the tone down a little, just like you do with a single coil bridge pickup.
I like the 59B too, but it's a little softer under the fingers than the Jazz Bridge, which is punchier like your singles. Try it out, and if you don't end up liking it, it'll make a great neck pickup in one of your other guitars.
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supernosher
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Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
I get the ice pick thing with my '59n. It just means you have to back off the presence a bit. See sig for amp.
I get the ice pick thing with my '59n. It just means you have to back off the presence a bit. See sig for amp.
hanumanlangur
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Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
The '59 can get both boomy and ice picky in an alder-bodied Strat or similar guitar. But the Pearly Gates Plus seems to sound nice for some reason.... I'm assuming that they use 250k pots, and of course the PGP has a somewhat hotter and different wind, compared to the '59. So I would go for a Pearly Gates Plus, along with 250k pots.
The '59 can get both boomy and ice picky in an alder-bodied Strat or similar guitar. But the Pearly Gates Plus seems to sound nice for some reason.... I'm assuming that they use 250k pots, and of course the PGP has a somewhat hotter and different wind, compared to the '59. So I would go for a Pearly Gates Plus, along with 250k pots.
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Benjy_26
25's Nemesis
Re: Bridge: Sparkly (not shrill), full (not woofy)???
I too am a fan of the PG+. I installed one in my brother's Fernandez "strat" (it's more of a weird Jazzmaster/tele hybrid with a Wilkinson and strat electronics) along with a pair of Fender 57/62's and it kills. Cleans are nice and spanky and the pickup just gets fatter as you add gain. It doesn't get floppy or loose either.
As far as the Jazz, I have a neck version in an Epi Alleykat installed in the bridge and it's a very nice pickup when clean. It's airy, tight, and punchy with good twang and no harshness. Driven though, it's got kind of a boxy, compressed tone. I don't like it for leads, but it adds a cool, lo-fi vibe when layering rythm tracks on top of more orthodox tones.
I too am a fan of the PG+. I installed one in my brother's Fernandez "strat" (it's more of a weird Jazzmaster/tele hybrid with a Wilkinson and strat electronics) along with a pair of Fender 57/62's and it kills. Cleans are nice and spanky and the pickup just gets fatter as you add gain. It doesn't get floppy or loose either.
As far as the Jazz, I have a neck version in an Epi Alleykat installed in the bridge and it's a very nice pickup when clean. It's airy, tight, and punchy with good twang and no harshness. Driven though, it's got kind of a boxy, compressed tone. I don't like it for leads, but it adds a cool, lo-fi vibe when layering rythm tracks on top of more orthodox tones.