Humbucker advice

[em07189]

HI!

I'm searching for a humbucker iwth following specs:

Fat tone but tight or super tight, with definition, clarity and warmer sound, mid to high output, good harmonics.

What are your recommendations?

I'm thiking of putting it in a mahogany guitar, with rosewood fingerboard, fixed bridge.

 

[contiContiCONTI]

Re: Humbucker advice

Is it a neck or bridge humbucker you're after, or both?

 

[em07189]

Re: Humbucker advice

Im after a bridge humbucker

 

[Teleplayer]

Re: Humbucker advice

Do you play metal, rock, shred, or what style of music?

What is the scale length of your guitar?

 

[em07189]

Re: Humbucker advice

Rock, metal, classic rock.

 

[contiContiCONTI]

Re: Humbucker advice

There are countless amount of humbuckers for the specs you described unless there is anything particularly specific you are looking for (good splittability, type of magnet, hybrids, etc..).

However recently I tried a Dimzarzio Transition bridge pickup and I have to say it sounds sensational. One of the best humbuckers I've played. I've been considering popping it into my HSS strat-type, but maybe the output is too high for my singles. It is Steve Lukather's signature model, who has a very tight and fat overdriven tone like you described. It is ceramic, isn't as high output as other ceramics (or previous Lukather tones which came from active EMGs) which I think is excellent because it cleans up pretty well, while delivering an excellent overdriven tone. Just watch any post-2013 Toto performance and you'll hear the pickups in action. Also splits really well if you're thinking of doing that.

Again, there are so many that would do the job, this one just came to my mind first because I tried it recently.

 

[chris effect]

Re: Humbucker advice

Any of the custom variants would be worth looking at

 

[blind1]

Re: Humbucker advice

HI!

I'm searching for a humbucker iwth following specs:

Fat tone but tight or super tight, with definition, clarity and warmer sound, mid to high output, good harmonics.

What are your recommendations?

I'm thiking of putting it in a mahogany guitar, with rosewood fingerboard, fixed bridge.

Try out the Pegasus bridge pickup... very nice PAF sound with med/high output, very warm sound, note to note clarity is there. Outstanding for any style.