First pickup you ever installed?

[playas]

A Pearly Gates trembucker in the bridge of my Hohner HSS strat copy as part of a complete rewire. The two single coils are all that remains from stock.

 

[Ascension]

Early 80's and in a late 1970's Aria U 60. I cant remember what it was for sure but most likely candiate would be a Dimarzio SD

 

[Demanic]

A Quarter Pound P-bass pickup into a Johnson bass. I later chiseled out a spot to add a jazz bass pickup in the bridge position.

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[Dave Locher]

I put a Tiesco pickup that looked like a P-90 but was built like a Jazzmaster pickuo into the bridge position of a Tiesco guitar that only has a neck pickup. It didn't sound half-bad!

Next was when I hacked a Gibson humbucker into a yard-sale hollowbody. A bit thin, but also not bad,

After that was a used JB (JBJ) into yet another '60s Tiesco hollowbody bought at a yard sale.

Those were all in the '80s. The first pickup I actually purchased new to install into a guitar was a Super Distortion, maybe 10 years ago. That was then followed by a dozen more as I finally understood how much difference there could be between humbuckers in the same guitar. I still want to try a few more!

 

[plasticscouse]

My 1st were Tonerider humbuckers for my Epiphone LP. Amazon messed up and always kept sendin me 2 necks instead of the proper set.

my 1st SD pups were 59s to try and fix this issue.

 

[beaubrummels]

Seymour Duncan Antiquity Texas Hot bridge in a 1966 Strat

 

[Lewguitar]

The gold foil pickups in my Harmony Rocket when I was a kid.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

DiMarzio Super Distortion.

It was alright. Back then, I thought it sounded cool. I don't know if I'd dig it nowadays since I tend to dislike bassy pickups.

 

[Artie]

One of my first posts, in this forum, many moons ago. Asking for a recommendation. Ya'll said: C5b/59n in my 80's MIA Peavey Predator. Still have it. Still love it.

 

[PFDarkside]

JB!

 

[solspirit]

My first was an early DiMarzio Malmsteen model... I remember a woman named Nancy that walked me through the installlation over the phone, it was pretty cool.
My second was a JB Jr On the same guitar.

 

[wevard]

My first electric guitar was a Jackson JS32 dinky. I installed the famous JB in the bridge, Jazz in the neck. There was definitely an improvement in sound! I still have and love that guitar.

 

[Lewguitar]

Probably the DeArmond pickup I put on my Harmony acoustic when I was a kid. Long, long time ago.

 

[Hsb]

My first pickup installed was a Duncan Distortion in my old RG570 that sadly was stolen many moons ago. Man I loved that guitar