New neck pup for specific tone

[Maidenheadsteve]

I've a Charvel So-cal, Duncan distortion set. I need a Dave Murray tone in the neck, and the distortion neck doesn't quite do it. It's a little too bright. I need something just a bit less bright, maybe a tad more low end that still matches in terms of output. So here's what I'm after: something that will sound like a hot rails when matched with a Duncan Distortion bridge. That's the best I can describe it. Smooth, but not overly bass heavy when combined with the TB-6, and output that matches nicely.

 

[agentzero12]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

Jazz maybe. I really like that pup. Warm in the lies but still smooth and cuts through the highs.

 

[Christopher Caruana]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

the dave murray sig model has a Super D in the bridge and a 36th anniversary PAF in the neck

 

[Maidenheadsteve]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

I know, but it's probably too warm to match with the Duncan Distortion. The Duncan Distortion also has more output.

 

[Archer250]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

The Jazz. It has quite a bit more output than most people think, and it's what Dave used in the early 90s.

Caveat: He used a JB in the bridge back then, however.



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[Maidenheadsteve]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

The Jazz. It has quite a bit more output than most people think, and it's what Dave used in the early 90s.

Caveat: He used a JB in the bridge back then, however.

So will a Jazz sound warm/warmer than the SH-6N when matched with the TB-6?
And curious question but where'd you read about Dave using a JB-Jazz setup? I've never really seen much for the 90's other than that white ESP he used to have.

 

[Archer250]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

So will a Jazz sound warm/warmer than the SH-6N when matched with the TB-6?
And curious question but where'd you read about Dave using a JB-Jazz setup? I've never really seen much for the 90's other than that white ESP he used to have.

http://www.last.fm/music/Dave+Murray/+wiki
Other sources also claim that he uses 'JBs' before switching to Hot Rails... Of course, they could be circlejerking.
Anyway, the Jazz neck *is* warm. When people say it's a bright pup, what they meant is that it's relatively bright for a PAF-type pickup.

Sure, it can sound icepicky at times, but hey, so are the JB and Distortion.

 

[Christopher Caruana]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

I know, but it's probably too warm to match with the Duncan Distortion. The Duncan Distortion also has more output.

You'd be surprised how well a PAF type pickup in the neck will match a super hot pickup in the bridge. The Super D is pretty darn hot. Don't assume the 36th ann is "too warm" either

 

[jmcorey]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

I like the previous version of that guitar, which had a Dimarzio evolution neck pickup
there.


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[Maidenheadsteve]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

You'd be surprised how well a PAF type pickup in the neck will match a super hot pickup in the bridge. The Super D is pretty darn hot. Don't assume the 36th ann is "too warm" either

I was just taking a guess that since my bridge pup was hotter than a Super D, my neck pup should hotter than a 36th. And it makes sense, since I am after something slightly more modern than a PAF 36th. Hell, Dave hasn't used a PAF 36th in his *main* stage guitar since the late 80's.

 

[jeremy]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

hows the output on the ddn for you? if you need something close but with a fatter warmer sound, look at the jazz bridge

 

[Maidenheadsteve]

Re: New neck pup for specific tone

hows the output on the ddn for you? if you need something close but with a fatter warmer sound, look at the jazz bridge

The output matches perfectly the way I have it now. So output isn't the problem with the current distortion neck.

Jazz has been the most frequent suggestion on here and UG, so sounds like a good start. You're the first to specify between bridge and neck for it; what's the difference between the two?