Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

I would definitely agree that for a bridge pickup, everyone should try the JB.

And I agree 100% with uOpt, the Hot Rails are completely under-rated! Very versatile pickups that range from extremely smooth to cranked up screamers.
 
Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

Humbucker wise I'd recommend the Jazz for a neck pickup. Great cleans, distorts well and has tons of body to it. As for bridge position, the nicer passive EMGs (like the Alexi signature one) are actually pretty awesome. Its really really sharp and agressive but doesn't sound brittle. BKP Nailbombs are just amazing, played them in a PRS 7 string Private Stock. They could do anything I swear.

I also love the Distortion for anything heavy. It does any sort of rock, metal, thrast, etc. Plus its extremely affordable. Once I put my Black Winters in something i will probably add them to this list too.
 
Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

For 80's rock.................................. The JB/Jazz
For old PAF tones............................ Seth Set
For Old Led Zeppelin....................... Whole Lotta Humbucker
For 80's Shred................................Tone Zone / Paf Pro
For Early Van Halen........................ CustomCustom
For SRV (tuned down 1/2 step)..........Fat 50's or SSL-1's
For Early Clapton............................59n
For Early Metal...............................Superdistortion or Duncan Distortion
For AC/DC......................................Gibson 498t
 
Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

Might not be the best reply because it is a custom shop pickup, but I would say anyone playing rock oriented music should try the S-Deco. Probably my favourite pickup overall. Reminds me of a Screamin 'demon with a rounder top end and broader mids with a little more heat. Sounds great in a variety of guitars and is also a wind that shines with different magnets.
 
Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

I really only know about humbuckers, so i won't go too much into single coil stuff. But I think any one interested in tone and pickup swapping owes it to themselves to at least try a JB, a Super Distortion, an EMG 81 if you like gain, and a PAF styled humbucker (why not an antiquity?) to really get a feel for whats out there. if you have an idea what these pickups sound like in you rig you can at least talk tone here and get an idea for what you want (ie what does a screamin demon sound like compared to a jb etc etc).

personally i love the the JB, the Duncan Distortion, the PAF Pro, the Rio Grande BBQ, and Lollar overwound P90s.
 
Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

Custom bridge......wired in parallel......in the neck spot of a Les Paul. Clear and chimey. almost piano-like....

I've recommended it many times on this forum but I don't think anyone has tried it.....
 
Re: Pickups that IYHO everybody should try (given a certain music style)

I shouldn't have started this thread.

/sighs while editing the ebay snipe list...
 
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