Just the right amount of fat

Lazarus1140

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I'm looking for a pickup for a Tele (shaped) build in the planning stages. There will be a Filtertron style pup in the bridge position and I want to try something very different (for me) in the neck position. So let me have your opinions of mini-humbuckers ... obviously, Seymour Duncans first, but I'm interested in your experience with any brands.

In my experience, single coils sized humbuckers and P-90s both have, as would be expected, a place between single coils and full size humbuckers in 'fatness' for lack of a more descriptive term. Is it possible that mini-humbuckers would fall between P-90s and full size humbuckers in fatness? I know there are many variables ... choice of magnets, wire gauge and type and on and on and on. But generally speaking, what do you think? Again, my primary goal is to use a pickup I've never used before, and I'll probably wire it with a four way switch for series and parallel combinations with the Filtertron, and for several reasons I have no desire to split coils.
 
Re: Just the right amount of fat

Even before I got to where you mentioned it, deluxe style minis were my thought. They seem to take all that is great about neck humbuckers and remove any muddiness.

Heck, you could consider Firebird ones too. Like a really fat strat pickup.
 
Re: Just the right amount of fat

i love the antiquity II firebird pup in the neck of my tele. the lp deluxe style mini isnt as bright or aggressive though and might be a better choice if you are looking for fat.
 
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