DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

[fab.regnaut]

Re: DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

So Matt ,
basically you are fixed for the bridge p-u : C5 or Full Shred .
For the neck p-u I am not sure that the 59b is a good idea , it could be too powerfull and muddy on bass register .
I just had an idea : you could buy a 59n and a 59b and use the two screw coils , so you would have an hybrid
( two coils stlghtly mismatched produce good results in general ) with 12 screws to fine tune .
fakin'hell man I am a genius !

 

[matt239]

Re: DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

..... I just had an idea : you could buy a 59n and a 59b and use the two screw coils , so you would have an hybrid
( two coils stlghtly mismatched produce good results in general ) with 12 screws to fine tune .
fakin'hell man I am a genius !

A '59/'59 hybrid! Brilliant! - Genius indeed!

I'm not too worried about '59b in the neck. - It's on a Strat type 25.5" guitar, and paired with the very powerful Custom5, it should balance well.
& if I really make two rows of screws, it should be very slightly lighter & brighter..
- In the old days, they didn't even have different winds for neck & bridge..

I do kinda like slightly mismatched coils though..

- What would be fun is a coil from a '59, and the other coil is an STK-S4.. - If only they would fit! ...

 

[King IzzO)))]

Re: DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

The Demon is absolutely not dark in the neck.

Drugs, don't do 'em.

 

[toneseeker74]

Re: DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

Full Shred. Replace the hex screws with filister screws.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Re: DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

This thread came to mind today when I was was reading the humbucker page over at CM Daugherty Pickups. Saw a twelve screw hybrid set there called Bi-Polar, one coil standard wind using PE wire, the other overwound with poly. No idea how the humbuckers sound, but his singlecoils are great so I'd imagine the quality is high.

 

[RayBarbeeMusic]

Re: DOUBLE SCREW COIL humbucker, with metal cover, without going full custom?

The Demon is absolutely not dark in the neck.

Guess it depends on your rig and expectations. I found it objectionably dark, but I like tight/bright neck pickups. If you wanted an Air -Norton or Liquifire thing, it might be fine for you.

If you find the Jazz is too bright, then you might like it. It is darker than a jazz, '59, etc, but doesn't have that big low mid bump the '59N has.

Might also try DiMarzio Dactivator Neck, or the 2 I listed above. They aren't as mid heavy as the chart would have you believe, nor as dark.