Please talk to me about Duncan high output passive Humbuckers

[Demanic]

Re: Please talk to me about Duncan high output passive Humbuckers

For some maybe. That is an easy go to compensation. But it doesn't equate having the pickup in a setneck/neckthru 9-11lb guitar made of mahogany.

No. But it might be "just enough". If it's not, then you can always go further and change the pickup.

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[Rex_Rocker]

Re: Please talk to me about Duncan high output passive Humbuckers

In my experience, a 250K pot does go a long way. It doesn't make up for lack of bass, but it does darken a pickup considerably. JMO.

 

[Rabelais]

Re: Please talk to me about Duncan high output passive Humbuckers

Don't forget the PATB-1 Parallel Axis original. It is somewhere between a JB and Custom 5 in terms of output but very tight on the low end. A very versatile pickup that goes under the radar most of the time.

I would also suggest a Full Shred. With that said, it has very little low end but it can cut like a razor blade in terms of its attack.

Black Winter is very good but seems to have a very big mid hump. I had a set in an Ibanez Prestige and while they can take C# tuning pretty well, they didn't have the cut that I was looking for.

Maybe I would go custom shop on this. The El Diablo (the hot-rodded version of the Screamin Demon) maybe the perfect choice. There is one for sale on the trade forum right now. Go check it out!

Thanks. I’ll check it out

 

[Rabelais]

Re: Please talk to me about Duncan high output passive Humbuckers

I'd go with a PATB-2 Parallel Axis Distortion over the Invader. More controllable bass, but it's got a growl that I don't think is what you are looking for. With an amp that has more controlled bass, it'd be a great choice. I love Parallel Axis pickups, but the PATB-2 is gonzo metal mayhem, more a wrecking ball than a razor. Amazing for fat riffs and singing/screaming leads, and generally tight enough for thrash rhythm [moreso than the Invader, generally], but it isn't even in the top 10 tightest metal pickups Seymour Duncan makes.

I don't think the PATB-1b is what you are looking for, either. It is tight enough for thrash, but it depends a lot on your picking hand, it loosens up with softer attack.

For tight, high output with your tastes in tone, I'd look at Black Winter, Omega or the original Distortion.

Thanks. The PATB-2 in theory has a very even eq with no humps, so I’ll check it out. I also saw a demo of the original distortion by Ola Englund. Very percussive and tight!.

 

[Rabelais]

Re: Please talk to me about Duncan high output passive Humbuckers

Don't forget the PATB-2.

Don't forget the Omega.

Don't forget the Slug.

Don't forget the ...

I’ve heard Periphery. I cannot tell which pickups are tighter and clearer: Jake Bowen’s Titans, Mark Holcomb’s Alpha & Omega, or Misha Mansoor’s Juggernauts and Ragnarok’s, but they all sound fantastic.