Question about pickup combination

Sune

Sune

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Hello, I have been thinking about getting a new guitar, and I have to choose picups for it. So my question is:

How would a combination of a SH2 pickup in neck position, and the SH10 in bridge position sound? What genres would it be good for? If anyone has some soundclips with both pickups playing together, feel free to post links for them here. Also, if there's some specs about the guitar you need to know, just ask.

I am kinda new to the whole electric guitar thing, so please, if some of my questions seems retarded, you know why.
 
Re: Question about pickup combination

Hey Sune, Welcome to the Forum!

The only dumb question is one not asked.

I'll start off saying I have some experience with the Jazz, but not the Full Shred.

The Jazz is an articulate neck pup it handles all tunings well. It is clear and chimey. It sounds good split, or in full humbucking mode.

The Full Shred is a bright pup with dual adjustable poles and is supposed to be very articulate through tons of gain.

What kind of guitar are these going in, and what is the rig you'll be playing through? Give us some more details and we can help you more.

Hope this helps!
Luke
 
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Sune said:
Well, the amp I have is only a small Marshall MG10CD (can be heard here if necessary: http://www.planet-guitar.de/tests/marshall_mg10/marshall_MG10CD.html) because I am a beginner.

The guitar will probably be a custom, with a mahogany body, and rosewood or ebony fingerboard and the neckwood will be maple. Is there anything else you need to know??
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That helps TONS!!! :) Only one more question, what styles are you wanting to play?

With a full mahogany body a brighter pup will usually give you great balance between the lows and highs. The hitch is the maple neck and ebony board, the ebony is very hard and bright (I love it) so your bridge pup might be fairly bright. I think a Jazz, or Alnico 2 Pro in the neck is a good place to start. In the bridge the Full Shred, C5, or JB if you want to stick with the A5 mags. Here's a little pup breakdown if you care to look at it.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=32475&page=2&highlight=alouu

Hope you find it useful.

Luke
 
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Well, I'm not sure it will be a ebony fingerboard, maybe rosewood, I don't know it depends on what the manufacturer of the guitars want to charge me for the guitar. He'll email me soon though, then I'll be able to answer that question.
 
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Sune said:
Well, I'm not sure it will be a ebony fingerboard, maybe rosewood, I don't know it depends on what the manufacturer of the guitars want to charge me for the guitar. He'll email me soon though, then I'll be able to answer that question.
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No worries! The rosewood will provide a warmer sound than the ebony, the Full Shred would work well with the rosewood board. A Custom would be a good choice for the bridge regardless which board you get.

Luke
 
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Well, basically the manufacturer of the guitars have some choices for pickups which you can choose from, it goes like this:

Neck:
Seymour Duncan SH2
Seymour Duncan SH10
Seymour Duncan SH8
Seymour Duncan SH6
Kent Armstrong PAF
Kent Armstrong Distortion
Kent Armstrong Ultra Distortion

Bridge:
Seymour Duncan SH10
Seymour Duncan SH4
Seymour Duncan SH8
Seymour Duncan SH6
Kent Armstrong PAF
Kent Armstrong Distortion
Kent Armstrong Ultra Distortion

That's all you can choose from, I've never heard about the Kent Armstrong pickups, so I don't know if they're any good. But out of thesde you could make some combinations, and I don't know what's best, the only thing that I can tell you is that the style I want to play, would be something like classic rock/hard rock/metal and a bit clean.
 
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The SH-4 (JB) would be a good choice, it has a very vocal quality that sings. It is the most popular aftermarket pup.

Luke
 
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Would it also fit the classic rock/hard rock/metal genres?
 
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Sune said:
Would it also fit the classic rock/hard rock/metal genres?
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There are people throughout genre's using the JB. Jeff Beck Blow by Blow, Later Skynyrd stuff, most 80's hard rock recordings. Lots of guys here use it for metal.

The only neck pup on that list I've had experience with is the jazz.

Luke
 
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sune, yes the JB would be good for those styles

it is a very versitile pickup and will sound great with that jazz in the neck. (it is seymour's favorite pickup combination, btw)
 
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if we had to compare the Full Shred and the JB what could we say about the cleans and the distortion?

I heard the sound clips. When playing clean I think the JB sounds best, and would fit the Jazz very well, and when it's distorted I have a hard time hearing the difference between it and the Full Shred. Is it really so similar, or is the sound clips just bad for comparing? Because if the Distortion is somewhat similar, and the cleans better on the JB, I'm leaning towards that, and since it's seymour's favourite combination, it must be pretty good.
 
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Unfortunately the nuances are hard to hear through computer speakers, but with home stereo equipment it's a lot easier to hear the differences.

The full shred is going to be brighter andand a more aggressive sound due to the hex polepieces. Some say they contribute to a tighter bass.

The JB will have a very large upper mids spike that pushes the amp nicely.

Luke
 
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So if I wanted to play something like hard rock (AC DC, Van Halen, stuff like that) the JB would be good. And also if I wanted to play some heavy metal (not extreme metal)?
 
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yes, sune, it would be. though you would not be able to hit those tones exactly, you can get a close approximation.

BTW, welcome to the board
 
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Thank you.

If I wanted those tones, would the Full Shred be better then?
 
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I dont 100% know, but I'd say the FS is the better choice for you if you are more of a Aggressive Metal guy...
 
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Well, I don't know really..I would like to be able to play something like hard rock, and different types of metal, not necessarily extreme metal. I am seeking something which can both sound warm and agressive, and I only have the combinations I wrote above to choose from. I know it also depends on what wood the body, neck etc. is made of, but since I am very inexperienced with all this, I hope you can help me out.

Maybe some of you think, "If you're a newbie, you shouldn't start with this kind of guitar", but the reason why I want to is because I want a guitar that will work for years. I don't want to buy some cheap guitar that I have to go out and replace in like a year or two. Please don't get irritated if I have a hard time understanding what you're trying to tell me - because as I said, I'm totally new to all this.
 
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Sune said:
Maybe some of you think, "If you're a newbie, you shouldn't start with this kind of guitar", but the reason why I want to is because I want a guitar that will work for years. I don't want to buy some cheap guitar that I have to go out and replace in like a year or two. Please don't get irritated if I have a hard time understanding what you're trying to tell me - because as I said, I'm totally new to all this.
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No one on this board will think that. :)

The JB has some aggressive tendencies, but also can be tamed down, like I said of the choices your builder is giving you I think the JB is best. There are some guys on the forum that use the JB for some VERY hard stuff. There are others who use it for milder stylings. If you want something edgier I'd suggest the Custom, but it's not on the list you provided.

Luke
 
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The J.B. is a good choice. It will go from singing blues to screaming Rock/metal with the right amplifier. Good Luck and I hope you enjoy your new ax.......Joe
 
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