Got my Skinnerburst pickups I had ordered. I will have to wait until I get off work to install them obviously. Huge surprise though, I took a couple of screws out of the baseplate to look at the color of the bobbins to see they are double cream. Huge surprise given the trademark nonsense Dimarzio has. I cant wait to get these installed.
Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
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Rand-O-Monium
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
Oops!
"Historical Accuracy",perhaps?
Nice nonetheless!
Oops!
"Historical Accuracy",perhaps?
Nice nonetheless!
Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
I put the pickups in my Les Paul last night and am still trying to get it dialed in. I could not spend a lot of time playing, and this set is very sensitive to height adjustments. But so far I have to say this is at least the clearest set of pickups I have ever used. I am amazed at how well they clean up with the volume knob. The neck pickup in particular is amazing to me. It has a deep low end if that makes any sense, but it never gets boomy or muddy like the 59n can do in a Les Paul. Once I get some recording stuff back from a friend I can post some sound clips, and I may even get a few pictures posted.
I put the pickups in my Les Paul last night and am still trying to get it dialed in. I could not spend a lot of time playing, and this set is very sensitive to height adjustments. But so far I have to say this is at least the clearest set of pickups I have ever used. I am amazed at how well they clean up with the volume knob. The neck pickup in particular is amazing to me. It has a deep low end if that makes any sense, but it never gets boomy or muddy like the 59n can do in a Les Paul. Once I get some recording stuff back from a friend I can post some sound clips, and I may even get a few pictures posted.
YeRedHouseOverYonder
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Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
What set do you have? I have #57, but no guitar to put these in. I bought them before they sold out and sky rocket in price. A first run set of JB pickups go for $750-800. I got mine first run set for half that (used). If they're anything like the first run, you can definitely hear all the hard work put into them. The bridge with an A3 was a pleasant surprise.
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What set do you have? I have #57, but no guitar to put these in. I bought them before they sold out and sky rocket in price. A first run set of JB pickups go for $750-800. I got mine first run set for half that (used). If they're anything like the first run, you can definitely hear all the hard work put into them. The bridge with an A3 was a pleasant surprise.
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Mine are somewhere in the 140s I think (sorry I have been out of town and didn't get much time around my pickups). I did not get to play the original run, but these have some heat to them while staying sweet sounding. I have never played anything like them. I cant wait to get to spend more time around them.
Mine are somewhere in the 140s I think (sorry I have been out of town and didn't get much time around my pickups). I did not get to play the original run, but these have some heat to them while staying sweet sounding. I have never played anything like them. I cant wait to get to spend more time around them.
YeRedHouseOverYonder
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
I do kinda of wish I had taken the "risk" and grabbed the covered versions instead. The dealer said that they didn't know or think there would be double cream pickups. Oh well. Enjoy the set!
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I do kinda of wish I had taken the "risk" and grabbed the covered versions instead. The dealer said that they didn't know or think there would be double cream pickups. Oh well. Enjoy the set!
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Drunken Bowling
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
Are these going to be a limited run like the previous set of Bonamassa humbuckers?
Are these going to be a limited run like the previous set of Bonamassa humbuckers?
YeRedHouseOverYonder
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
Limited run of 800
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Limited run of 800
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YeRedHouseOverYonder
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I knew it was coming. I don't get it though. There's multiple sets on eBay and Reverb for the original asking price.
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I knew it was coming. I don't get it though. There's multiple sets on eBay and Reverb for the original asking price.
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
Got mine a couple of weeks ago (set #23). I originally bought them as an investment. But I figured I'd install them to try them out. All I can say is "Wow." These are quite possibly the best sounding pickups I've ever owned. I realize I'm still in the honeymoon phase. But I have yet to get a bad sound out of them. I can't see myself ever getting rid of these.
Here are a few pictures:
Got mine a couple of weeks ago (set #23). I originally bought them as an investment. But I figured I'd install them to try them out. All I can say is "Wow." These are quite possibly the best sounding pickups I've ever owned. I realize I'm still in the honeymoon phase. But I have yet to get a bad sound out of them. I can't see myself ever getting rid of these.
Here are a few pictures:
Southbound Suarez
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
I read that the Joe Bonamassa "Skinnerburst" humbucker set utilizes an A3 magnet in the neck and a A2 magnet in the bridge.
I read that the Joe Bonamassa "Skinnerburst" humbucker set utilizes an A3 magnet in the neck and a A2 magnet in the bridge.
Southbound Suarez
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That's the A3 magnet in the neck humbucker as it has less low end than an A5 magnet would provide.
That's the A3 magnet in the neck humbucker as it has less low end than an A5 magnet would provide.
YeRedHouseOverYonder
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
Custom Shop page says A3
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Custom Shop page says A3
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Southbound Suarez
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Nice pics!!! Seymour said that he went through some magnet combinations before he came up with the A3 Neck and A2 Bridge combination which Joe favored as sounding the best, and the closest representation of his actual Skinner Burst Les Paul humbucker pickups. I just took note that the Antiquity Bridge humbucker is A2 @ 8.7K and the Seth Lover Bridge humbucker is A2 @ 8.3K. It would be EXTREMELY interesting to swap an A3 magnet into a Seth Lover Bridge humbucker and then to utilize it in the neck position, and then to employ a stock Antiquity Bridge humbucker in that position. This could then be compared to a Les Paul with the Skinner Burst pickups installed to see how closely the SL and Antiquity come to the "Skinner Burst" set.
Got mine a couple of weeks ago (set #23). I originally bought them as an investment. But I figured I'd install them to try them out. All I can say is "Wow." These are quite possibly the best sounding pickups I've ever owned. I realize I'm still in the honeymoon phase. But I have yet to get a bad sound out of them. I can't see myself ever getting rid of these.
Here are a few pictures:
Nice pics!!! Seymour said that he went through some magnet combinations before he came up with the A3 Neck and A2 Bridge combination which Joe favored as sounding the best, and the closest representation of his actual Skinner Burst Les Paul humbucker pickups. I just took note that the Antiquity Bridge humbucker is A2 @ 8.7K and the Seth Lover Bridge humbucker is A2 @ 8.3K. It would be EXTREMELY interesting to swap an A3 magnet into a Seth Lover Bridge humbucker and then to utilize it in the neck position, and then to employ a stock Antiquity Bridge humbucker in that position. This could then be compared to a Les Paul with the Skinner Burst pickups installed to see how closely the SL and Antiquity come to the "Skinner Burst" set.
Southbound Suarez
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
This may be what is stated in print HOWEVER, I know what I heard "verbally" when Seymour Duncan was telling the story. I immediately committed it to memory. The A3 NK and A2 BR combo also appears to be popular with some SD forum members as well from the many threads that I've read on magnet swaps on the SDF.
Custom Shop page says A3
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This may be what is stated in print HOWEVER, I know what I heard "verbally" when Seymour Duncan was telling the story. I immediately committed it to memory. The A3 NK and A2 BR combo also appears to be popular with some SD forum members as well from the many threads that I've read on magnet swaps on the SDF.
Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
Peter's article confirms A3 magnets for both positions. Maybe the specs changed from when Seymour was talking about it. Maybe he misspoke, I am not sure. But all ad copy/press releases I've found say A3.
Peter's article confirms A3 magnets for both positions. Maybe the specs changed from when Seymour was talking about it. Maybe he misspoke, I am not sure. But all ad copy/press releases I've found say A3.
Southbound Suarez
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Re: Got my Skinnerburst pickpups
It's funny that although I like the A2 Antiquities in my Greco SG, my ears are getting more accustomed to the slight "give" of an UOA5 with the clarity of an A4, or A3 magnet equipped humbucker. In my 20's I naturally went for the high output dirtiest pickups I could find.
I don't know if it's coincidental but it would seem that A4 and A3 equipped humbuckers benefit from a slightly hotter than vintage wind, either that or utilizing 43 AWG with more winds.
It's funny that although I like the A2 Antiquities in my Greco SG, my ears are getting more accustomed to the slight "give" of an UOA5 with the clarity of an A4, or A3 magnet equipped humbucker. In my 20's I naturally went for the high output dirtiest pickups I could find.
I don't know if it's coincidental but it would seem that A4 and A3 equipped humbuckers benefit from a slightly hotter than vintage wind, either that or utilizing 43 AWG with more winds.
