Pickups for my Edwards

Pickups for my Edwards

  • C5/JB & 59/Jazz

    Votes: 3 37.5%

  • Seths

    Votes: 3 37.5%

  • Other: Please state

    Votes: 2 25.0%
  • Total voters
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rinse_master

rinse_master

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OK, after playing it with the JB & 59 for a while, I think I gotta change 'em.

I have a JB in my LP Studio, and the 59 in the thicker Edwards body is a little boomy for my liking, I have 2 main ideas at the moment:

1) Buy a C5 & a Jazz and make a C5/JB hybrid for the bridge & a Jazz/59 hybrid for the neck.

2) Get a set of Seth's (in 4 conductor wiring)

Whichever I choose I want to do the Jimmy Page wiring too, I would have done it on my Studio, but it was too difficult with the long shaft pots and all.

The more I think about it the more I want to get some Seths, but I'm a little worried about the lack of wax potting, can it be done as a shop floor custom? (like the 4 conductor wiring?)

Has anyone tried a Seth split or parallel, how was it?

I have been leaning towards more vintage styled music lately, Rush, Zep, Hendrix etc (also like Helmet, Tool, The Mars Volta, QOTSA etc.), and I'm worried the Hybrids might sound too similar to the JB & Jazz?, But then, on the other hand I'm sure the Hydrids would be more suited to the JP wiring due to all the mismatched coils, I could see that opening up some cool tones...

If you have any other suggestions please do add them.
 
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Re: Pickups for my Edwards

seth in the neck will open up your edwards. don't worry about it being not wax potted. it won't squeal like a pig in a lp. being more vintage sounding, it will cover your classic rock riffs and leads. if i am not mistaken, you can order a shop floor custom with 4-conductors.

imo, cc is a better option than the c5 or seth in the bridge. c5 has real boomy lows and the seth may not cover your modern taste metal adequately. since your edwards fall on the boomy side, the cc's lower bass response will complement it. the cc's output may prove more versatile. only downside is the cc's bass tend to fall on the spongy side due to its a2 mag. definitely not as tight as a5 or ceramic magnets. you may have to alter your right hand technique for tighter bass response. but the cc sure rock hard. check out sevendust for reference.

i tried a custom/59 hybrid with a2 mag and albeit having a good tone (not better or worse than any duncan production pickup, just different), i find that the cost and hassle is not worth the effort.

in a nutshell, both cc and seth neck will sound very musical on a lp and it will cover lots of ground from classic rock to modern metal.

just my 0.02.
dani
 
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Thanks, the cost of the hybrids shouldn't be an issue (I have half of the pickups I need already) but I am kinda dubious about re-potting, pickup tape etc.

I had also considered thos hybrids but with A2 mags.

The seths can be had with 4 cond, just a shop floor custom AFAIK.

How do seths and CC's split?
 
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no experience with the seth split. but the cc sounds close to a single coil. 7+k for a split cc is a pretty healthy output. most vintage type singles fall around that dc resistance.
 
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Anyone else?

I'm curious to find out if anyone has tried JP wiring with hybrids too.
 
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My first thought was a BK Mule for the neck position. It wouldn't be boomy and it'd be more balanced (has Alnico IV) than a similar A5 pickup, but would have a great open top end. As for the bridge position, if you'd like less mids, you could go with a VHII, it's a little bit more powerful and aggressive-sounding than the Mule, and it's wound asymmetrically.
 
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Hmmm...

I like the look of the Black Dog's, the mules look interesting too, any idea how a 8k A5 PAF in the neck would sound?...

Other suggestions maybe?...
 
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