Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

[Aceman]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

 

[Aceman]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

Also spend some serious screwdriver time adjusting height & poles...

 

[stevensatch]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

You know, a lot of pickup dis-satisfaction comes from two places IMO
1) Not enough listening time - you don't like it just because it's different
2) People don't change the eq/knoibs on the amp.

And - FYI....I say go with the JB still. Would this guy know 80's metal? This is me:

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Cool photo!!

 

[dave74]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

Also spend some serious screwdriver time adjusting height & poles...

Always good advice. I've yet to find a model where adjustment wasn't integral.

 

[stevensatch]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

OK, I've decided to buy myself a JB for this guitar.

For this guitar, should I get the JB Humbucker or the JB Trembucker?

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

Trem buckers are for Floyd Rose or other tremolo equipped guitars. A standard bucker will fit a most hard tail bridges.
However, take a measurement of the distance between to pole pieces of your current pickup to be sure.
Standard should be 50mm
Trembucker should be 53mm (some are 52mm).

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

I'd go with a trembucker in most modern guitars. Heck, even my Epi LP has trembucker spacing.

 

[stevensatch]

Re: Question about best pickup for Hair Metal / 80's Rock for certain guitar specs

Thanks all!