Humbucker with strong and tihght low end with dynamic

[CarlosG80s]

Hi!
I have guitar with custom wound Paf neck and overwound Paf bridge.
Both sound ok, but bridge is to thin.
I tried JB but it to flobby. Distortion sounds great, massive and tihght low end, but is too compressed, doesn't has dynamic.
Custom goes to me, i will test it.
What humbucker would be best for me?
I need versatile pickup. Much and tihght low end, bright and mid value compression, compromise between dynamics and sustain.
I know that people thinks differently about dynamic.
I mean volume differences between strong and weak picking.

 

[CarlosG80s]

I'm wonder about PATB-1

 

[Artie]

You can't go wrong with the PATB set. Clean, clear, and articulate. One of my favorite Duncan pups.

 

[Mincer]

I think staying away from anything that is really hot is a good idea. A 59/Custom Hybrid is about the hottest you can go while at least retaining some dynamics.

 

[CarlosG80s]

I think staying away from anything that is really hot is a good idea. A 59/Custom Hybrid is about the hottest you can go while at least retaining some dynamics.

Tkanks! What do you think about sh-5 and patb-1? Patb seems like to much compression, but sounds good. Sh-5 seems like compressed, but less.
59/custom Has it enough bass level and tihgt?

 

[Mincer]

To me, a Custom is not very dynamic but I don't think a PATB-1 is, either, compared to a PAF-wind. A Pegasus is a little hotter than the Hybrid, but has a very tight low end.

 

[Chistopher]

What makes a pickup compressed?

 

[Securb]

I know you said versatile, but what kind of guitar is it? What type/style of music do you mainly play?

 

[eclecticsynergy]

What makes a pickup compressed?

IMO it's often just higher output causing compression in gear downstream.
Still, all else being the same, a higher wind usually gives a slightly less percussive attack.

There's a lot of overlap between frequency response and perceived compression, I think.
More wire normally results in a different EQ curve, slightly reduced treble and increased midrange.
Extra mids give you increased sustain in most cases - behaving like compression, even if technically it isn't.

Magnetic focus enters into the equation too.
Rod pickup magnets are right near the string and sense a narrow section of it, giving a strong, fast attack.
A bar underneath a humbucker has a weaker and more diffuse field at the string and sees a wider section too.
Slower and softer initial transients (and fuller mids) tend to give humbuckers a smoother, more compressed feel.
P90s fall somewhere in between the two - more focused than classic hums, yet fatter than classic singlecoils.

In hums with hex poles or rails the field is more focused than with a traditional slug/screw arrangement.
That can give these pickups a brighter, tighter character, and may help them seem less compressed.

Again, I think primarily in terms of perceived compression, a matter of tone and feel.

Still, a super hot humbucker wound with 9.000 turns of 42 gauge would contain nearly a mile of wire.
That might cause some actual compression of its own, I imagine.

 

[beaubrummels]

I've never heard of an overwound PAF sounding thin. I have to wonder if something else is up with the guitar.

 

[Mincer]

What makes a pickup compressed?

Higher output raises the volume of the quiet playing, while picking chords hard hits the input of the amp which squishes the signal. So you get a sound that is compressed. That is fantastic for many types of music, but not good for a few, like blues and jazz...or rock music influenced by those 2 (think Jeff Beck).

 

[Clint 55]

For strong and tight low end but with the dynamic of a PAF, I recommend Fralin. He's a beast winder for keeping the dcr and compression low but the fat tone high. That's assuming that you want a classic sort of tone and not something different. I got his lowest wind PAF bridge pickup and it still sounded ballsy.