JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Can somebody who owns a Pickup Booster tell me how the Resonance Switch affects humbuckers?
Duncan Pickup Booster
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Luke Duke
PRSlustologist
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
To be honest man on buckers I've never tried with buckers. So consider this a bump.
I'll try it tomorrow.
Luke
To be honest man on buckers I've never tried with buckers. So consider this a bump.
I'll try it tomorrow.
Luke
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Lewguitar
Guest
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
To me, the goal of the Duncan Pickup Booster is to make a Strat or Tele single coil sound like a full size humbucker and push the front end of an amp like a full size humbucker. It's been a while since I've plugged in my SD Pickup Booster, but I think the resonance control allows you to dial in the thick honk of a humbucker and adjust it to your own tastes. I don't think of the SD Pickup Booster as being designed to enhance the tone of humbuckers...IMO, it's for making single coils sound like humbuckers
To me, the goal of the Duncan Pickup Booster is to make a Strat or Tele single coil sound like a full size humbucker and push the front end of an amp like a full size humbucker. It's been a while since I've plugged in my SD Pickup Booster, but I think the resonance control allows you to dial in the thick honk of a humbucker and adjust it to your own tastes. I don't think of the SD Pickup Booster as being designed to enhance the tone of humbuckers...IMO, it's for making single coils sound like humbuckers
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JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
Yeah, I know that it's not intended to be used with 'buckers....
.... but ya know, the Bassman wasn't intended to be a guitar amp, either
Yeah, I know that it's not intended to be used with 'buckers....
.... but ya know, the Bassman wasn't intended to be a guitar amp, either
PFDarkside
of the Forum
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
I would think it would muddy up a HB, but I don't see it as intended only for singles though. A vintage gain level amp and vintage HBs can get some great singing tones with addition of a clean boost. In fact, that's a great way to "add" a second channel to a lower gain amp, without the TS mid hump, it's all natural amp gain.
I would think it would muddy up a HB, but I don't see it as intended only for singles though. A vintage gain level amp and vintage HBs can get some great singing tones with addition of a clean boost. In fact, that's a great way to "add" a second channel to a lower gain amp, without the TS mid hump, it's all natural amp gain.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
I'll jump in here...I have done it and it doesn't muddy things up for me. It is a different kind of tone as it cuts out some of the highs (or in the 2 position even more of the highs) but it's not a muddy thing...now, remember this...I DO NOT use ANY bucker hotter than around 8k with the exception of a Custom Custom and I have never tried the booster with that guitar as I feel that it already has anough drive on it's own...
Using the pickup booster with a hot bucker might lead to a muddy/murky quailty but for me in my situation it didn't...
I'll jump in here...I have done it and it doesn't muddy things up for me. It is a different kind of tone as it cuts out some of the highs (or in the 2 position even more of the highs) but it's not a muddy thing...now, remember this...I DO NOT use ANY bucker hotter than around 8k with the exception of a Custom Custom and I have never tried the booster with that guitar as I feel that it already has anough drive on it's own...
Using the pickup booster with a hot bucker might lead to a muddy/murky quailty but for me in my situation it didn't...
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Lewguitar
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Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
I'm looking at the unopned box for a Duncan Pickup Booster right now and it says on the box:
"Resonance Switch "fattens" single coil tone".
I'm looking at the unopned box for a Duncan Pickup Booster right now and it says on the box:
"Resonance Switch "fattens" single coil tone".
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JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
I *think* Christian meant the device itself isn't intended only for singles.
I *think* Christian meant the device itself isn't intended only for singles.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
well...all I am saying is this. It didn't make my buckers muddy. I do think it was intended for use with singles but it doesn't add mids or bass it just cuts some highs...
well...all I am saying is this. It didn't make my buckers muddy. I do think it was intended for use with singles but it doesn't add mids or bass it just cuts some highs...
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
Do you mean the booster, or the resonance switch?
Do you mean the booster, or the resonance switch?
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
resonance switch...the booster doesn't change the tone it just adds gain
resonance switch...the booster doesn't change the tone it just adds gain
James Rock
Active member
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
Has anyone tried it with alternative singles? Like jazzmaster, jaguar, p 90's or even filtertrons (i know they are humbuckers but brighter then normal sized hums)
Has anyone tried it with alternative singles? Like jazzmaster, jaguar, p 90's or even filtertrons (i know they are humbuckers but brighter then normal sized hums)
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
I've tried the resonance switch with humbuckers, but can't think of any reason I'd want to use it that way. Its kinda like rolling back the tone control.
Where it does shine, however, is used with a vintage Tele bridge, like my Antiquity. By engaging the booster, with the switch on "1", its like going from a vintage pup to a hot overwound pup, like a QP or something. Very cool application.
I've tried the resonance switch with humbuckers, but can't think of any reason I'd want to use it that way. Its kinda like rolling back the tone control.
Where it does shine, however, is used with a vintage Tele bridge, like my Antiquity. By engaging the booster, with the switch on "1", its like going from a vintage pup to a hot overwound pup, like a QP or something. Very cool application.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
Hmm... whenever I play leads, I typically roll back the tone knob a bit. Seems like that might be something I found useful.
Hmm... whenever I play leads, I typically roll back the tone knob a bit. Seems like that might be something I found useful.
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Duncan Pickup Booster
I sometimes wonder if the resonance switch is a distraction to people who would otherwise buy one of these. I seriously think every pedalboard needs one of these babies. I'm putting the rig together for NAMM and I have two boosters in there. One is first, and the other is late in the chain after all the overdrives. I'm not using the resonance switch in either and they're perfect clean boosts.
I probably should show off the resonance switch when I'm demoing single coils, but I've always used it for clean boost only. That Tele bridge pickup example is absolutely priceless. I've always been torn between the two Tele camps. I want Antiquity vintage but also QP beef, and previously it's just left me thinking about various tapping winds (some of which I've tried). It's almost paralyzed me in a way that I don't have any Teles. I just have some Tele pickups in custom guitars that aren't Tele shaped. I'm going to have to try a vintage Tele wind with the Booster now.
I sometimes wonder if the resonance switch is a distraction to people who would otherwise buy one of these. I seriously think every pedalboard needs one of these babies. I'm putting the rig together for NAMM and I have two boosters in there. One is first, and the other is late in the chain after all the overdrives. I'm not using the resonance switch in either and they're perfect clean boosts.
I probably should show off the resonance switch when I'm demoing single coils, but I've always used it for clean boost only. That Tele bridge pickup example is absolutely priceless. I've always been torn between the two Tele camps. I want Antiquity vintage but also QP beef, and previously it's just left me thinking about various tapping winds (some of which I've tried). It's almost paralyzed me in a way that I don't have any Teles. I just have some Tele pickups in custom guitars that aren't Tele shaped. I'm going to have to try a vintage Tele wind with the Booster now.
