HHx
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Chistopher
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Re: HHx
I'm gonna start working on expanding my middle humbucker guitar collection sooner or later. What types of humbuckers do you find work the best in the middle? I like P90s in the middle, but I'm trying to look at humbuckers I'm that spot now.
I'm gonna start working on expanding my middle humbucker guitar collection sooner or later. What types of humbuckers do you find work the best in the middle? I like P90s in the middle, but I'm trying to look at humbuckers I'm that spot now.
Clint 55
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Cool. Yeah a mid hb is a great sound. I'd say anything would work except for hot bridge humbuckers which I think are unnecessary. For me, something a little hotter than vintage is working well with a little more punch but not too hot to either be compressed or out of balance with the bridge. My Phat Cat bridge is 8.5k and my Distortion neck/Full Shred neck is 9.6k. So I'd say medium to low medium output works great. Regular vintage output will work fine also probably if you're balancing with a medium output in the bridge. Full hot output bridge pups are unnecessary I think.
Cool. Yeah a mid hb is a great sound. I'd say anything would work except for hot bridge humbuckers which I think are unnecessary. For me, something a little hotter than vintage is working well with a little more punch but not too hot to either be compressed or out of balance with the bridge. My Phat Cat bridge is 8.5k and my Distortion neck/Full Shred neck is 9.6k. So I'd say medium to low medium output works great. Regular vintage output will work fine also probably if you're balancing with a medium output in the bridge. Full hot output bridge pups are unnecessary I think.
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This is true for me, too- I have no use for a guitar without a neck pickup. But I get it that many never touch the neck pickup, and like the middle more.
This is true for me, too- I have no use for a guitar without a neck pickup. But I get it that many never touch the neck pickup, and like the middle more.
RorySquier
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Vivian approved.
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Vivian approved.
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RorySquier
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Clint 55
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I play traditional jazz so I have a neck humbucker only strat with an A5 59 with A2 spacers. Playing a neck humbucker always puts me in jazz mode and I try to distinguish my jazz playing from my rock playing. Plus I don't like the giant contrast between neck and bridge so I don't like HH. I've tried other pickup combos and didn't like them that much SSS, HSS, HSH, HS. I think I've had it with singles because true scs are way too bluesy for me and overdoes it since I'm always noodling blues. I don't like single coil size humbuckers cuz the sound quality isn't good enough for me. I had an HHH pickguard but that's way too much shet goin on. So HHx is the best pickup combo for me where the ax has 1 personality but can do several styles well... unless I'm playing trad jazz and I pick up my neck hb ax dialed for jazz.
I play traditional jazz so I have a neck humbucker only strat with an A5 59 with A2 spacers. Playing a neck humbucker always puts me in jazz mode and I try to distinguish my jazz playing from my rock playing. Plus I don't like the giant contrast between neck and bridge so I don't like HH. I've tried other pickup combos and didn't like them that much SSS, HSS, HSH, HS. I think I've had it with singles because true scs are way too bluesy for me and overdoes it since I'm always noodling blues. I don't like single coil size humbuckers cuz the sound quality isn't good enough for me. I had an HHH pickguard but that's way too much shet goin on. So HHx is the best pickup combo for me where the ax has 1 personality but can do several styles well... unless I'm playing trad jazz and I pick up my neck hb ax dialed for jazz.
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metalchurch79
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If you play that Distortion/JB in series do yourself a favor and get strap locks or at the very least make sure you have your thumb wrapped around that low-E.
If you play that Distortion/JB in series do yourself a favor and get strap locks or at the very least make sure you have your thumb wrapped around that low-E.
RorySquier
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WAAAT?
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WAAAT?
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Dave Locher
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This photo reminded me of why I totally abandoned metal and dove deep into punk for about 15 years, probably around the time that ad first appeared!
Vivian approved.
;>)/
This photo reminded me of why I totally abandoned metal and dove deep into punk for about 15 years, probably around the time that ad first appeared!
RorySquier
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Clint 55
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HHx fam pics
^ The one on the right has the neck 59 with A2 spacers. For the people that freak out about no neck pickup.
Here's the new rear route with 2xA8 JB/Super D and A9 Demon/Gates
HHx with PCs. A5/A6 mid. A6/A8 12k bridge.
HHx with Fralin mini hums.
I'm all guitared out. Time to practice. Just built axs around my favorite pickup styles. Hums, mini hums, and P90s.
HHx fam pics
^ The one on the right has the neck 59 with A2 spacers. For the people that freak out about no neck pickup.
Here's the new rear route with 2xA8 JB/Super D and A9 Demon/Gates
HHx with PCs. A5/A6 mid. A6/A8 12k bridge.
HHx with Fralin mini hums.
I'm all guitared out. Time to practice. Just built axs around my favorite pickup styles. Hums, mini hums, and P90s.
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