Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

[Butch Snyder]

I have a Telecaster with Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups. The pots are both 1Meg Ohm volume and tone. I am thinking of installing a full-size humbucker in the neck position. Looking for a good PAF type. Taking in account the pot values, what pickup do you think would be a good fit?


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[hamerfan]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I use in 2 of my Les Pauls 1 meg pots in the neck. The good news is you can use A2 Humbuckers without getting too warm and wooly.
BTW Zhangbucker offers some neck humbucker voiced for tele neck.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

There are many good Duncan PAFs. The cheapest one is the 59. Others are the Pearly Gates, Seth Lover, and Antiquity.

 

[Securb]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I have 1 meg pots in my Dimebucker/Jazz Ibanez Iceman. Both pickups sound awesome not overly bright in any way.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I would still go with Seths, even with 1 meg pots.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

Thanks for the input guys. How would an SH-2n Jazz neck model sound? Alder body with a maple fretboard. Below, is a photo of my guitar for reference.

 

[p4vl]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I found changing to 1 ohm pots had much less effect than changing caps. No particular brand, just the value (or whatever unit of measurement is used with capacitors).

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I once did a pretty intensive A/B between 250k and 1 meg (volume/tone.) The results are not as mind-bending as you would think, in my opinion 1 meg won't "fix" a pickup you already feel is too dark and it won't ruin the tone of a pickup you like either.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I once did a pretty intensive A/B between 250k and 1 meg (volume/tone.) The results are not as mind-bending as you would think, in my opinion 1 meg won't "fix" a pickup you already feel is too dark and it won't ruin the tone of a pickup you like either.

It’s not really a question of fix. Those pots are what my guitar came stock with. I just want to get a good PAF style pick up that works like that.


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[Lewguitar]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

I’d go for an Antiquity. Just because it’s my favorite.

Or a Seth with the cover removed for a bit rawer, more ballsy sound.

I leave the covers on my Antiquitys but I remove them from my Seth’s.

Just personal preference I guess.

I don’t like the Jazz. Not the sound I go for. Not ballsy or raw enough or...something.

Just doesn’t mesh with my tastes and playing style.

I’ve heard Jolly rocking with a set of Jazz pickups and he makes them sound great.

They don’t work for me tho.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

SH-PG1n Pearly Gates?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

SH-PG1n Pearly Gates?

Sure. Couldn’t go wrong with that one either.

 

[esandes]

Re: Humbuckers with 1Meg Ohm Pots

FWIW I have a bridge Brobucker hooked up to a single 1M volume pot and it sounds great.