Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

[Salvatt0re]

I recently bought a second hand hollow body guitar. It's a Peavey Rockingham, an imitation of Gretsch and Guild guitars.
I need some new pickups because the old ones are not working properly.
I don't know too much about pickups, but I'd like this guitar to be able to sound like a rock guitar and also like a jazz guitar.
I also know these pickups should look like Classic Cover pickups.
What would you recomend to me ?

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

 

[tone4days]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

welcome salvattore

i think that you would love a pair of seth lover pickups in that guitar ... this will give a great balance of rock and jazz sounds depending on how you play and how you set your amp

good luck
t4d

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

Another vote for Seth Lovers -- or Antiquities.

 

[Slash2987]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

Yeah Seths.

 

[teleblooz]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

One more vote for the seths! Great pickups for what your after. The Dunca Jazz would also be a great fit.

 

[Lu_B]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

+1 for seths

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

Depends on the flavor of Jazz box you want. I really like the Seths, but I also like the Phat Cats, which are basically a set of Duncan's vintage style P-90's but made to fit into a humbucker slot.

 

[Robert S.]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

Seth Lovers.

Antiquities are also incredible sounding in a box guitar.

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

Or, if money is a tad tighter, you could get '59s. These sound similar to seths (as I understand), but are a bit cheaper. Phat Cats offer a significantly different sound - the riff on Paperback Writer by The Beatles was done on a Casino with similar pickups, and one of the guitarists in the Strokes uses one.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Adam]

Re: Humbucker pickups for a hollow body guitar

In my Gibson Archtop 1952, which I know little about considering it was passed down in my family from my dad. And was bought ages ago, and has had so many owners its frickin crazy (invoices in the case).

It has an EMG in the neck position only, but as far as what EMG it is, I couldn't tell ya because whats beside the EMG part is faded.

But it sounds good.