Is it time for a new UGF pickup?

['59]

When are we gonna see the 59/Jazz hybrid achieve production? That's basically a UGF pickup

 

[ErikH]

Is there really enough of a difference between the '59 wind and the Jazz wind to warrant that? I've never tried/heard one of those hybrids to know if it really is all that different from either of the parent pickups.

The '59/Custom Hybrid is not only two different winds but also two different wire gauges.

 

[xxxplorer]

I vote for a 22K Alnico 8 with side ceramics. Call it the Swamp Bucker

 

[jeremy]

aaannnd... this is why we cant have nice things

 

[Chistopher]

Perhaps a SD take on the hambucker concept?

 

[jeremy]

:smack:

 

[GuitarStv]

If we're listing demands, I want a humbucking strat quarter pounder.

 

[beaubrummels]

The Duncan line has a pretty healthy supply of new(er) models, Couple that with the previous line up and combine individual mods and you can get most anything you want already, really.

HUMBUCKER
JB Rail
Jazz Rail
Nazgul/Sentient Rail
Jupiter Rails
Hades Gates
Exciter
Slash 2.0
Jeff Loomis Moumenon
​Dave Mustaine Thrash Factor
​Alex Skolnick
​Marc Holcomb Alpha/Omega
​'78 Model set in production
Green Magic set in production
High Voltage set in production
Psyclone Filter Tron, Vintage, Regular, Hot
​
ACTIVE
alt.metal Blackouts
Corey Beaulieu Damocles
Dave Mustaine Live Wire
Dino Cazares' Retribution Blackout
Jeff Loomis Blackouts
Duality
...plus active mount for common Duncan pickups

STRAT
Hot Chicken
Cory Wong Clean Machine
Red Devil
Psychedelic in production
Jimi Hendrix in production

TELE
Hot Chicken
Red Devil
Pearly Gates
​Brad Paisley La Brea
Brad Paisley Secret Agent
Lari Basilio set

P90
Phat Cat Silencer, Hot and Vintage
​JJN Silencer, soap bar / dog ear

 

[Rex_Rocker]

When I had my Squier Esquire, I would've loved if there was a JB Jr. for Tele. I think that would be great.

 

[Mincer]

When I had my Squier Esquire, I would've loved if there was a JB Jr. for Tele. I think that would be great.

I would think the Custom Shop has already done a few of those.

 

[Artie]

Cool Rails for tele?

I do think that would be . . . Cool.

If we're listing demands, I want a humbucking strat quarter pound.

That would be sweet also.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I've always wanted an SH6 or even a Black Winter with hex heads!

 

[Seashore]

This is a serious suggestion, and not a forum design or group buy sort of thing, but I deeply wish they'd offer more of their 7 string humbuckers in the active mount housings. It would be great to try a Black Winter or one of their cool signature models or the new rail pickups without having to modify something or pay Custom Shop money.

 

[Chistopher]

You know what else would be cool in the Duncan lineup? A propper CC neck pickup, akin to the Fender/EVH Wolfgang neck. Maybe tweak it so it has a little less bass than the Wolfgang.

It also uses a thinner wire than the CC, similar to how a Tele neck has thinner wire than the bridge. This would make the neck DCR higher than the bridge, even though it's not a hotter pickup. This would generate conversation on the forums, and thus free advertising.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I've always wanted an SH6 or even a Black Winter with hex heads!

You mean with a single line of hexes?

If not, I think you can Custom Floor order any pickup in a "blackened" version. So you might be able to get that DD with hexes without going CS.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

You mean with a single line of hexes?

If not, I think you can Custom Floor order any pickup in a "blackened" version. So you might be able to get that DD with hexes without going CS.

That might be cool too. Was thinking a Black Winter that looks like an invader .

 

[Seashore]

That might be cool too. Was thinking a Black Winter that looks like an invader .

I think that would sound way different. The big cap hex screws contribute a lot to the sound of the Invader and my guess is that they'd do the same thing to the BW - louder, darker, "barkier" maybe? More steel, bigger magnetic field.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I think that would sound way different. The big cap hex screws contribute a lot to the sound of the Invader and my guess is that they'd do the same thing to the BW - louder, darker, "barkier" maybe? More steel, bigger magnetic field.

Yes, but they still would sound awesome I think.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

That might be cool too. Was thinking a Black Winter that looks like an invader .

Ah, those! I thought you meant like a Full Shred.

 

[Masta' C]

What "forum pickup" should SD do next? An advanced EQ + Boost pedal so people can realize the tone of their dreams with the pickups they already have! :lmao:

Seriously, though...we'll likely never see another "forum" pickup for a multitude of reasons, one of which is the fact that SD has basically tripled their pickup catalog since the whole "forum pickup" idea became a thing, meaning there's already a pickup for everyone, whether most of us want to admit it or not.

Plus, you can always get what you want as a Shop Floor Custom (custom colors, pole pieces, magnet swaps, etc) or as a regular Custom Shop order, so there's not a lot of incentive for SD to accommodate us and our indecisive ways.