Dark neck pickup to pair with SH-6
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Rex_Rocker
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I disagree. Exactly why I hated the PAF Pro in the neck. Because I distinctly remember it was actually brighter in the neck than the Dominion I had in the bridge at the time. Ugh.
And most of the time, it was ice-pick city with anything hotter I had in the bridge. That's my overall experience with low-wind neck pickups paird with muscular hot bridge pickups (not always, but most of the time), but the PAF Pro was particularly bad.
Obviously, a different kind of bright by being in the neck. Rather than bitey and snarly or twangy, they can become scratchy, squelchy, and overly attacky. JMO.
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thats fair i guess. ive almost never found a neck pup to be too bright, but we play pretty different things. a pgb in the neck sounds fat to me, a jazz bridge in the neck sounds fat to me and both would sound good clean. the sh6n is a great match for the sh6b but i dont love its clean tone, ymmv
Rex_Rocker
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I agree. Depends on the context of what you're using it. I think the Jazz in the neck sounds fine if you're using something like a '59B or even something mid-output. But not a JB, but many people make them work together, so what I do know.
But my favorite combo for low-wind pickups was the '59B with a 250K volume pot with the DiMarzio 36th Anni PAF with a 500K pot. That 36th was so smoooooooth without sounding muddy.
And I'm not in love with the Distortion Neck either. Cleans are kinda bland, I agree. I much prefer the Evo Neck.
Or the Black Winter Neck. Kinda bland cleans as well in full humbucker mode, but I find it splits better because it's less anemic when split.
But my favorite combo for low-wind pickups was the '59B with a 250K volume pot with the DiMarzio 36th Anni PAF with a 500K pot. That 36th was so smoooooooth without sounding muddy.
And I'm not in love with the Distortion Neck either. Cleans are kinda bland, I agree. I much prefer the Evo Neck.
Or the Black Winter Neck. Kinda bland cleans as well in full humbucker mode, but I find it splits better because it's less anemic when split.
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eclecticsynergy
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Maybe the Screamin Demon? It's tight with gain and cleans up pretty nicely.
A bit hotter than the Jazz or 59, more complex and bouncy than the SH-6n.
Good companion for a high output bridge pickup IMO.
I wouldn't consider it dark, but it's quite full & rich in neck position.
A bit hotter than the Jazz or 59, more complex and bouncy than the SH-6n.
Good companion for a high output bridge pickup IMO.
I wouldn't consider it dark, but it's quite full & rich in neck position.
I think the distinction needs to be made between "pickups" and "position".
Neck pickups, as compared to their bridge counterparts, are generally brighter due to the fewer winds and lower output/resistance. However the neck position is always darker than the bridge position due to its location.
I know that was what you were meaning, but I just thought I'd clarify for those on the forum who may not.
Ascension
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I would try a Sentient with the DD. The Sentient has become one of my all time favorite neck pickups. I have had one paired with a Alt 8, Hybrid, JB and a Perpetual Burn and was very pleased with all those combos. In particular the Alt 8/ Sentient combo has been very impressive.
Rex_Rocker
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The Liquifire might be worth taking a look at as well!
IMENATOR
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Duncan distortion neck with coil split for better cleans. But I remember the in between position of the Distortion set was not bad.
Distortion set with no splits
Distortion set with coil splits. This is a 24 fret guitar but neck should sound "deeper" in a 22 fret guitar
Distortion set with no splits
Distortion set with coil splits. This is a 24 fret guitar but neck should sound "deeper" in a 22 fret guitar
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Ascension
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The Senitent is so well balanced and also articulate under gain it IMO would work very well with a DD. To dark with a DD is not going to work well if you try running both the DD and that pickup at the a same time. The Senitent fits this request by the OP very well--. I want something darker that works well with distortion for the neck pickup, but that can also work well for cleans blended with the bridge or say on a Plexi and the volume rolled back a bit. A pickup like say the Liquifier won't be a good match when run with the DD at the same time but the Sentient will! One of my favorite center position pickup combos is the Alt 8 bridge and a Sentient neck.
Ascension
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Love the Liquifier as a overwound modern PAF type bridge pickup but it's way to dark and hot for me in the neck.
So are you saying the Senitent would be good on its own in the neck but not well when I’m the middle position with the DD?
