Hunter pickup - George Lynch

[CarlosG80s]

Hi!
I saw video, Lynch said that he used custom wound Distortion in Dokken era. The name is Hunter.
I has Distortion, but it doesn't make that sound.
I saw that Hunter has less DCR.
Is that underwound Distortion?
If I remove some wire from coils, I get Hunter?

 

[eclecticsynergy]

My impression is that the Hunter probably is basically an underwound Distortion bridge.
Its DCR is about 1K lower. But that is not necessarily the only difference.
Other factors could vary also: magnet size, wind pattern, possibly wire type and maybe even some coil offset.

EDIT: According to MJ - who winds the Hunter personally - it does indeed have different wire than the regular Distortion.

 

[orpheo]

Hi!
I saw video, Lynch said that he used custom wound Distortion in Dokken era. The name is Hunter.
I has Distortion, but it doesn't make that sound.
I saw that Hunter has less DCR.
Is that underwound Distortion?
If I remove some wire from coils, I get Hunter?

You might get there, towards the Hunter, by having an underwound Distortion, but don't do it yourself. You'll wreck the pickup if you're not experienced. Heck, I have made hundreds of guitars, modded even more pickups, and even for me peeling off winds is a bridge too far.

 

[CarlosG80s]

Easy. I've got experience

 

[gsammo79]

Hi!
I saw video, Lynch said that he used custom wound Distortion in Dokken era. The name is Hunter.
I has Distortion, but it doesn't make that sound.
I saw that Hunter has less DCR.
Is that underwound Distortion?
If I remove some wire from coils, I get Hunter?

I've heard him talk about several different custom wound pups. One was a Pearly Gates/Distortion hybrid that SD made for him.

 

[devastone]

G has used lots of different pickups over the years, including JBs, a lot of it is in his hands (I know, not starting a debate), and what he plays through. On Under Lock and Key he was going through his 4-track recorder as a preamp into his Marshalls (or Randalls?), he does a lot of different stuff.

I would go with whatever MJ said, she made the pickups. I think they also had a regular size ceramic instead of the oversize one too, but no guarantees.

 

[Demanic]

G has used lots of different pickups over the years, including JBs, a lot of it is in his hands (I know, not starting a debate), and what he plays through. On Under Lock and Key he was going through his 4-track recorder as a preamp into his Marshalls (or Randalls?), he does a lot of different stuff.

I would go with whatever MJ said, she made the pickups. I think they also had a regular size ceramic instead of the oversize one too, but no guarantees.

Distortion with single thick ceramic was a Lynch thing.

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[eclecticsynergy]

I think a single thick ceramic is the stock Distortion arrangement.
Mine are that way, at least.
Pretty sure it's the Invader that has extra spacer ceramics.

It wouldn't surprise me if the Hunter has a regular thickness ceramic and enamel wire.

EDIT: Masta'C has pointed out the previous post probably meant single-thick as in regular thickness.
My mistake.

 

[Masta' C]

I think he meant single "thickness" as in a "standard thickness" mag (rather than one "thick" magnet). Basically what some of us would refer to as a "Distortion lite"

 

[Sirion]

Is the Hunter gone from the CS's regular roster again? That is a pity.

 

[Masta' C]

Lynch has a bad habit of changing endorsements on a whim. I'm 99% sure you can still order one off-menu from the Custom Shop.

 

[Sirion]

Oh, definitely. And I am fortunate enough to have one of the signed ones.

 

[Overlord]

I've really been wanting to check out the Hunter pickup.
The Duncan Distortion is one of my all time favorites and go to high output ceramic shred machines.
So I've always been curious about the Hunter.

Speaking of different pickups not exactly in the catalog...
Here's a few other interesting Duncan pickups that I've been wanting to try:
Super V
DD1- Holeshot
Custom 5 Plus (or Custom Custom Custom Plus)
Pearly Gates Plus
Hyperion

 

[Mincer]

The Pearly Gates Plus is a hotter Pearly Gates with tighter low end and slightly less mids. It is also reverse phase than other Duncans to play nice with Fender pickups.

 

[Overlord]

The Pearly Gates Plus is a hotter Pearly Gates with tighter low end and slightly less mids. It is also reverse phase than other Duncans to play nice with Fender pickups.

I didn't know about the reverse phase thing. Good to know!
From what I've gathered, it's just a trembucker spaced Pearly Gates with an Alnico 5 instead of Alnico 2 made for Fender.

 

[Mincer]

I didn't know about the reverse phase thing. Good to know!
From what I've gathered, it's just a trembucker spaced Pearly Gates with an Alnico 5 instead of Alnico 2 made for Fender.

The coils have more wire on them, too.

 

[skelt101]

I’m not sure if those specs are always the case for the Pearly Gates Plus. I bought a used one a while ago that is Double Parchment, standard spacing, short lead (like it was in the bridge position of a Strat), and small “PGP” sticker on the bottom. The last time I put a meter on it, the reading was about 7.75K.

 

[Masta' C]

The PGP is an overwound PG with an A5 produced for Fender. They came standard in regular humbucker spacing

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I didn't know about the reverse phase thing. Good to know!
From what I've gathered, it's just a trembucker spaced Pearly Gates with an Alnico 5 instead of Alnico 2 made for Fender.

I don't even think it was a trembucker, for some reason. At least not the black baseplate ones I've seen.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I’m not sure if those specs are always the case for the Pearly Gates Plus. I bought a used one a while ago that is Double Parchment, standard spacing, short lead (like it was in the bridge position of a Strat), and small “PGP” sticker on the bottom. The last time I put a meter on it, the reading was about 7.75K.

I'm sure it's within spec, and all but like 80% of the Duncans I've bought lately have all read lower on the meter than they're supposed to. They usually do sound different than the ones that read what they're supposed to too. I mean, I don't mind it as much on a Black Winter or a JB, but I once got a '59B that read like 7 point something, and that sounded so puny.