Friend's help with Ibanez neck pickup

[Elfunkenstein]

So a friend of mine has an Ibanez RG. It's a typical RG tremolo model with the basswood body and silver paintball finish. A little while ago I sold him an Evolution Bridge to replace the stock pickup and he really likes it, but now he wants advice on a Neck pickup. He says he wants something that can do clean but also leads. I'm not sure what reacts well with Basswood, but I suggested the '59, Pearly Gates or just the Evolution Neck. Any thoughts on those suggestions? Anything to add?

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Friend's help with Ibanez neck pickup

I have a Jazz in the neck of my RG2EX1
I like it
dont get no cleaner

sounds good split to
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Air Nortons are supposed to be good too
but I aint got one of those

I have a Carvin S22j in the neck of my RG4 that sounds really cool too

 

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: Friend's help with Ibanez neck pickup

Among passive humbuckers, I've had Evolutions, Breeds, and Jazz in basswood RGs (and Jems), and I like the Breed the most. It's kind of PAF-voiced, but higher output. It's warm, fat, 3D, and responds very well to your playing dynamics. It's never muddy or shrieky; its sound is always too complex for that. It cleans up nicely, including with the volume control. I think it balances very will in basswood bodies with floating trems.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Friend's help with Ibanez neck pickup

Among passive humbuckers, I've had Evolutions, Breeds, and Jazz in basswood RGs (and Jems), and I like the Breed the most. It's kind of PAF-voiced, but higher output. It's warm, fat, 3D, and responds very well to your playing dynamics. It's never muddy or shrieky; its sound is always too complex for that. It cleans up nicely, including with the volume control. I think it balances very will in basswood bodies with floating trems.

I was gonna say that
but didnt

 

[Binnerscot]

Re: Friend's help with Ibanez neck pickup

The Evolution neck is good, but I prefer to match the Evo bridge with a PAF Joe in an Ibby. The PAF Joe is fairly close to Duncan 59, but a little hotter (and it sounds like a DiMarzio).