Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

[jmcorey]

Hi Everyone,

I've got a Godin Icon guitar (their version of an LP Custom, 24.5-inch scale, with mahogany body & neck and ebony fretboard).

I've got a Whole Lotta Humbucker in the bridge. On this particular guitar, the highs are quite bright. Also, I'd like to get harmonics more easily.

I'd like a Duncan bridge pickup that can (easily) get me a Steve Lukather tone. I'm wondering about a CC or 59/Custom Hybrid, perhaps with an A2 magnet swap.

On the other hand, perhaps tweaking amp and EQ would be the way to go! But I feel like I have a hard time getting the harmonics I want out of this pickup.

Recs? Ideas?

Thanks,

Joe

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

Luke has signature pickups in the Dimarzio lineup. Maybe that’s not an option for you idk, but it’s worth looking at them.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

One of the components of his sound is a preamp booster built into his guitar. He really hits the amp pretty hard. Back in the day, he was also known for active pickups and a whole giant rack of processors, too.

 

[Hank-]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

Have you tried an A4 in the WLH bridge or even an A8? Those might solve the issue for cheap.

Steve's sig guitar has a preamp built-in thats always on I think. You could try a boost pedal for getting more harmonics

 

[Masta' C]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

He's been using his signature DiMarzio Transistion set for the past 7+ years

Also, he has a site dedicated to his gear: http://www.stevelukather.com/artist/gear.aspx

 

[jmcorey]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

I know about the Transitions, and I've tried them in the Luke III model and do not like them. I'd like to stick with Duncans.

 

[jmcorey]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

He's been using his signature DiMarzio Transistion set for the past 7+ years

Also, he has a site dedicated to his gear: http://www.stevelukather.com/artist/gear.aspx

And he's moving away from the Transitions in his latest model from EBMM, going to an HSS setup with pickups made in house, I believe.

 

[Hank-]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

And he's moving away from the Transitions in his latest model from EBMM, going to an HSS setup with pickups made in house, I believe.

Dimarzio is or used to make music man in house pickups, they dont offer those through a custom order either. Has ebmm started selling their pickups separately? I havent checked their site in a long tine.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

I'm gonna throw out a CC with a treble booster pedal of some sort...

 

[RevDoom73]

Re: Duncan Pickup Recommendations for Lukather tone

Yeah I think the CC might work a bit more in favor of what you're trying to get, and definitely need to have the preamp boost there because that's such a major part of his tone. I know he had that signature preamp booster come out several years back from ToneConcepts.