Gibson Flying v pickup suggestions.
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I did some googling and a common suggestion for pairing a distortion bridge is a 59 neck.
I think I'm going to play around with what I have now for a bit and then maybe later I'll revisit the pickup switchout subject
El Dunco
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It’s a great combo.
uOpt
Something Cool
I happen to like the DD better. The DC to my taste has the "ceramic cold", but without the benefit of a sledgehammer.
They are similar and which ones you like better depends on both your taste and on the guitar, too. I will say that the DC is the better pickup if you want to experiment with magnets. As Duncan's own product line shows it takes all magnets well. The DD can be turned into a JB, but it doesn't change character with magnets like the custom wind does.
El Dunco
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That be the oversized mag boiiii! I do quite like the DC too. Hits pretty hard and doesn’t mush out on intervals besides 5ths even with lots of gain. Neither does the DD mind you. As much as I can’t prove tonewood is a thing, I have noticed DC plays nicer in guitars DDs aren’t right for an vice versa. I have a DC in my 1984 Dean which has a smaller body compared to a full size flying V. If it has extra low end, it probably helps.
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
T-800:
Trembucker: A pickup with poles spaced wider for a Floyd Rose. FYI - Trembuckers and standard don't exactly line up with Gibsons. Neither is perfect, but a slight tweak to a pole piece will more than adequately adjust the sound.
Duncan Custom Family: 4 Pickups all with the same wind, but different magnets. They vary slightly in output, but wildly in tone
Duncan Custom: Ceramic - Tight bass, screaming highs, scoop-ish mids.
Duncan Custom 5: A5 magnet, extremely scooped mids. Not as tight/screaming as the Custom
Duncan Custom Custom: A2 Magnet, extremely boosted mids. Very fat highs and loose bass.
The Duncan distortion is similar to highs in the Custom, but has a lot more mids. More articulate than any Custom family. Tightest bass, and less bass than the Custom. It would do what you want from the bridge, and also be a reasonable match if you keep the DF in the neck.
"Jazz". Ignore Duncan names - it is not their strong suit LOL
Trembucker: A pickup with poles spaced wider for a Floyd Rose. FYI - Trembuckers and standard don't exactly line up with Gibsons. Neither is perfect, but a slight tweak to a pole piece will more than adequately adjust the sound.
Duncan Custom Family: 4 Pickups all with the same wind, but different magnets. They vary slightly in output, but wildly in tone
Duncan Custom: Ceramic - Tight bass, screaming highs, scoop-ish mids.
Duncan Custom 5: A5 magnet, extremely scooped mids. Not as tight/screaming as the Custom
Duncan Custom Custom: A2 Magnet, extremely boosted mids. Very fat highs and loose bass.
The Duncan distortion is similar to highs in the Custom, but has a lot more mids. More articulate than any Custom family. Tightest bass, and less bass than the Custom. It would do what you want from the bridge, and also be a reasonable match if you keep the DF in the neck.
"Jazz". Ignore Duncan names - it is not their strong suit LOL
El Dunco
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I knew it… they’ve been trem-spacing (f-spacing) my hard-tails. Otherwise the trembuckers shouldn’t line up like they do.
Is there a reason they do that?
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Because Gibson is a %$%# (*^&^% bunch of &%$#.
uOpt
Something Cool
Who is "they"?
El Dunco
Sock Supplier to RHCP
The companies who make them. The Schecters seem to all be trem spaced despite being string thru TOM.
uOpt
Something Cool
Probably so that they don't have to deal with 2 kinds of bridge pickups when they make 2 kinds of guitars (trem and TOM).
Must be fun finding parts for such a TOM.
El Dunco
Sock Supplier to RHCP
Yeah, that tracks. I just got lucky. Sometimes the trembuckers go cheaper. I didn’t even noticed until I was in the paper and someone pointed out I was using a TB on a TOM yet it lined up.
”Uuuuhhh.., h0w dOeS Am flOaT my hArdTail?”
I listened to the custom on YouTube...I know I said I wanted something tight with a lot of definition even in high gain but it was a little TOO tight and defined for me...the duncan distortion is just right imo, for what I want anyway.
Here's something I forgot to add about why I am partial to the duncan distortion: the guitarist for faith no more said he has one in the bridge of his les paul and it works for the stuff they play. Since I already have my jb and emg Guitars taken care of, I was thinking maybe I'll try out this duncan distortion, since faith no more uses it anyway
Also I listened to the jazz as well...not bad but too thin sounding and not the amount of strong hiss and sizzle I want, although it wasn't too bad.
I liked the screamin demon, sounds thin as well though. Also, apparently its medium and not high output?
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uOpt
Something Cool
The demon can be thin, but then the neck position in a V is the opposite. Might even out.
eclecticsynergy
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I concur about the Mayhem set. At least the Distortion bridge, if you decide to keep the Gibson neck.
I fell hard back in love with my DD-loaded LP Custom last Spring.
After a decade spent with medium-output humbuckers, it was glorious.
I fell hard back in love with my DD-loaded LP Custom last Spring.
After a decade spent with medium-output humbuckers, it was glorious.
The Jazz is all sizzle...it doesn't sound like a traditional jazz tone. It is really mis-named.
