Most underrated 'Duncan?

[VHTJay]

What is your choice for 'Duncan's most underrated offering that you think kills?

Mine is the S-Deco.This humble mid output tone machine doesn't even have a place on the new Custom shop
site, yet everyone I let try one of my Deco loaded axes remarks how good they sound. If it were a production model, or more widely known, 'Duncan would sell a ton.

Lets hear yours!

 

[Myaccount876]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Pearly Gates bridge. The neck model gets a lot of praise, but there's not as much talk about the bridge model, which is a pretty awesome pickup.

The parallel axis pickups don't seem to get a lot of attention either.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Live Wire Classic II humbuckers.

 

[Falloffthebonetone]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Dimebucker gets more **** flung at it than it deserves.

 

[Securb]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Dimebucker gets more **** flung at it than it deserves.

Agreed. The Dimebucker slays in my Iceman. It also sounds great split.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Jazz Model Bridge

 

[dominus]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Custom.

It gets plenty of usage by users here, but it really should be the stock pickup installed in all the mahogany bodied guitars from Schecter / ESP rather than the JB.

 

[superpete]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Jazz Model Bridge

+1 The jazz bridge is a great pu

I haven't tried all the models but the ones I like that I don't hear as much about are the A2 59/custom hybrid, the hot for tele bridge, and the jazz bridge.

 

[Surgeon]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Custom.

It gets plenty of usage by users here, but it really should be the stock pickup installed in all the mahogany bodied guitars from Schecter / ESP rather than the JB.

I have to agree with you here. Even amongst forum brothers it's a bit overlooked IMHO. Mostly due to its magnet being ceramic. Killer pick-up and yes, I often wondered as well why it wasn't the default pick-up in mahogany guitars that come with Duncans.

I have to give a vote here to the PG bridge as well. Killer in les Pauls. Roll the tone back a smidge for rythm work and open it full for leads. That thing was great from rock to metal when I had it in my LTD ec-1000 many moons ago.

 

[Synapsys]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

PATB-1b, STK-T2b, A2Pro neck in alder body / maple neck guitars.

 

[RStabler]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Custom 5

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

The '59 neck is a fantastic PAF humbucker.

 

[allbutromeo]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Parallel Axis, Stag Mag, Jazz Bridge, Distortion Neck

 

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

PATB-1b

+1 and add to that LiveWires Classic II for Strat and STL-2 Hot for Tele.

 

[Gibson 1964]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Parallel Axis, all models.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

The original Livewire Hot for Strat

 

[lucaspaço]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

+ 1 Custom

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

Might be highly rated to some, but the Screamin Demon is going to be my choice. It is such an awesome neck pickup that I feel it is only advertised for 50% of its awesomeness. It responds extremely well to the volume knob, can be super clean and yet still get some awesome growling tones as well.

 

[Scott Olson]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

With how good the PATB sounds you'd think it would be a best seller as opposed to a relatively obscure pickup. Hot For Tele is my go to pickup, as is the Full Shred.

 

[Snake Aces]

Re: Most underrated 'Duncan?

I gotta go with my man Jolly on this one. The Jazz bridge and really even the Jazz neck suffer a bit from the Jazz title I think. These pickups are amazing and can really do it all! I really love the Jazz bridge too though, it's one of the best pickups I've ever used!