Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
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Funkfingers
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Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
Welcome to the forum.
Pickups do not exist in a vacuum. Hence, it will help immensely to know what guitar the pickups will be installed into, what amplification you use and what musical styles you play.
Welcome to the forum.
Pickups do not exist in a vacuum. Hence, it will help immensely to know what guitar the pickups will be installed into, what amplification you use and what musical styles you play.
iamthesuck
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Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
The equipment is important, as well as a little more info on what you do or don't like about your pickups now
The equipment is important, as well as a little more info on what you do or don't like about your pickups now
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
Yea sorry about forgetting it.
So the guitar is an epiphone lp standard (mahogany body and neck, maple top and rosewood fretboard)
The amp is a bugera vintage 22 V22(tube amp) which will be replaced with either marshall dsl5c or blackstar ht5.
And as for styles: mainly hardrock, progressive, funk shred and some blues.
*For the person asking about the current pickups: they aren't as dynamic and powerful as i would want them to be, if that somehow make sense
Yea sorry about forgetting it.
So the guitar is an epiphone lp standard (mahogany body and neck, maple top and rosewood fretboard)
The amp is a bugera vintage 22 V22(tube amp) which will be replaced with either marshall dsl5c or blackstar ht5.
And as for styles: mainly hardrock, progressive, funk shred and some blues.
*For the person asking about the current pickups: they aren't as dynamic and powerful as i would want them to be, if that somehow make sense
iamthesuck
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Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
Hmm. So there are really a lot of options. I play similar styles, not exactly the same but a lot of jam rock so I touch on a lot of styles. I just ordered a black winter neck which has been spoken highly of for funk. Full shread I've heard good things about but they are a bit bright. Jazz neck is awesome by most accounts as well
Hmm. So there are really a lot of options. I play similar styles, not exactly the same but a lot of jam rock so I touch on a lot of styles. I just ordered a black winter neck which has been spoken highly of for funk. Full shread I've heard good things about but they are a bit bright. Jazz neck is awesome by most accounts as well
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
How old is the Les Paul, just so we have an idea of which pickups are in it? A couple years ago Epiphone did a BIG upgrade to the line as far as electronics. Does the truss rod cover say Pro on it?
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
So, you want more output?
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OK, so then you've got the newer ProBuckers. They are admittedly lower output (more vintage) type pickups.
So, you want more output?
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DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
Define your interpretation of "funk tone" and your definition of "shred tone", if you would. Since Funk Shred is not something one hears about as often as "Punk" or "Speed Metal" or "Jazz", I'm curious as to how you define these two drastically different tones.
Name names, link to videos online, that sort of thing.
Define your interpretation of "funk tone" and your definition of "shred tone", if you would. Since Funk Shred is not something one hears about as often as "Punk" or "Speed Metal" or "Jazz", I'm curious as to how you define these two drastically different tones.
Name names, link to videos online, that sort of thing.
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
here are some stuff :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACLt52QG_sE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7QuZQU_X4A
https://youtu.be/-_jG17dLaVo?t=27
here are some stuff :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACLt52QG_sE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7QuZQU_X4A
https://youtu.be/-_jG17dLaVo?t=27
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
I agree. I find that for most genres that aren't metal high output pickups are limiting. I do tend to like medium output pickups for versatile guitars, like the '59/C Hybrid and the Custom Custom. Now, of course, whichever pickup you ultimately go for will depend on the tone of your guitar. When unplugged is it bright? Mellow? Midrangey?
I agree. I find that for most genres that aren't metal high output pickups are limiting. I do tend to like medium output pickups for versatile guitars, like the '59/C Hybrid and the Custom Custom. Now, of course, whichever pickup you ultimately go for will depend on the tone of your guitar. When unplugged is it bright? Mellow? Midrangey?
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
It's full sounding. Not too bright and not too dark.
It's full sounding. Not too bright and not too dark.
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
Anybody else agree or thing something else might do better?
I'm kinda leaning towards the Duncan Custom. It'll give you good output, good meat, and a nice treble zing as long as the guitar isn't overly bright already.
Anybody else agree or thing something else might do better?
guitarSQUIRELL
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Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
I was thinking about the same thing listed in the quoted comment. OR, a JB/Jazz set, or you do try a parallel axis in the bridge.
I was thinking about the same thing listed in the quoted comment. OR, a JB/Jazz set, or you do try a parallel axis in the bridge.
iamthesuck
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Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
The regular custom with a Full Shred neck would probably work really well. Custom gives you the option for some heat there
The regular custom with a Full Shred neck would probably work really well. Custom gives you the option for some heat there
elelpe
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Re: Help Needed Choosing a Pickup
I like playing funky, heavy and melodic playing style too, especially like the first clip. I use PATB-3 and Demon in the neck in my LP copy. However, PATB-3 with Phat Cat in the neck is also great for the style if you dig H-S pickup configuration.
I like playing funky, heavy and melodic playing style too, especially like the first clip. I use PATB-3 and Demon in the neck in my LP copy. However, PATB-3 with Phat Cat in the neck is also great for the style if you dig H-S pickup configuration.
