hey everyone, i've got a pair of SD humbuckers on my guitar, the 59 in the neck and the Full Shred in the bridge. it used to be a Custom Custom there, which was nice but not what i wanted, and switched to the FS which suits me far better. the problem now is that the 59 and the FS don't really pair up pretty well. the 59 is too mushy and thick sounding compared to the FS in the bridge, and that proves to be annoying since i set all my amp and pedal settings according to the FS. the FS is a little thin and clear, but that doesn't bother me since i can compensate with the amp settings.
i could try tinkering with the pickups' and pole pieces' heights some more, but i'm contemplating the idea of finding a better pair for my FS bridge. i'd like something clearer than the 59, less mushy, especially in the low end, with a more even EQ (more mids, less piercing highs and overbearing lows) and maybe voiced a little more modern. i'd like it to be a versatile pickup which can handle both cleans (the cleaner-than-vintage kind) and higher gain settings. i'm a little more of a clean guy though when it comes to the neck position.
what do you guys think? i've got no experience with any other SD pickups but i'd like to stick to them for practical reasons.
i could try tinkering with the pickups' and pole pieces' heights some more, but i'm contemplating the idea of finding a better pair for my FS bridge. i'd like something clearer than the 59, less mushy, especially in the low end, with a more even EQ (more mids, less piercing highs and overbearing lows) and maybe voiced a little more modern. i'd like it to be a versatile pickup which can handle both cleans (the cleaner-than-vintage kind) and higher gain settings. i'm a little more of a clean guy though when it comes to the neck position.
what do you guys think? i've got no experience with any other SD pickups but i'd like to stick to them for practical reasons.
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My initial thought was a Jazz, since it pulls back though low end quite a bit, and is nice and bright for a neck pickup, however you mentioned more mids and less piercing highs, so I might take that back. So that brings me to the Sentient. Which is a nice middle ground between the Jazz and 59'. It's balanced and versatile, takes the vintage PAF sound and blends it with a more modern tone, does both clean and gain very well.
