I have a Squier ST-331 Stratocaster. It has a single humbucker and, oddly, a 24.75" Gibson scale as opposed to the traditional 25.5" Fender scale. I'm going to get a new pickup for it. I'm not really a metal guitarist but I play with a heavy distortion that is metal-esque. What is a good evil sounding pickup that sounds good with ridiculous amounts of distortion/fuzz? I want the guitar to look as close to stock as possible so it must be a traditional looking humbucker. Black with chrome polepieces and no writing on the pickup. I want one with at least 4 wires so I can get several different sounds from it. What do you recommend?
Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
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JB_From_Hell
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Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
I recommend a PAF that really sounds like an old PAF, meaning lots of mids and treble, basically a really fat Telecaster. Get a good one, wire it to a tone knob, and it'll do whatever you want.
I recommend a PAF that really sounds like an old PAF, meaning lots of mids and treble, basically a really fat Telecaster. Get a good one, wire it to a tone knob, and it'll do whatever you want.
Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
Somebody else recommended the 498T. I'm definitely going to consider it.
Somebody else recommended the 498T. I'm definitely going to consider it.
Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
Nazgul tb,,,,,,,,,kind of black-chrome I guess,,,,,but it's made for nasty articulation with low-tunings and/or ultra-gain.
Sort-of a tightened-up and more refined version of the Distortion model.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/nazgul-trembucker
Nazgul tb,,,,,,,,,kind of black-chrome I guess,,,,,but it's made for nasty articulation with low-tunings and/or ultra-gain.
Sort-of a tightened-up and more refined version of the Distortion model.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/nazgul-trembucker
allbutromeo
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Riley
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Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
Nazgul and JB have aggressive mids that could definitely do 'nasty' with the right setup. Black Winter is another option, a little more balanced, but lots of output and bitey treble.
You could order any of these pickups as a Shop Floor Custom, with glossy black bobbins and no logo, through a Duncan dealer.
Nazgul and JB have aggressive mids that could definitely do 'nasty' with the right setup. Black Winter is another option, a little more balanced, but lots of output and bitey treble.
You could order any of these pickups as a Shop Floor Custom, with glossy black bobbins and no logo, through a Duncan dealer.
Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
Just get the sh models then, which are the standard anyways.
tb is for fender/trem spacing, or OFR bridges.
Just get the sh models then, which are the standard anyways.
tb is for fender/trem spacing, or OFR bridges.
Dave Locher
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Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
Either spring spacing will work. On a high output pickup the poles don't need to be right under the strings. But I would guess a Squire Strat at would have Fender spacing. Even most Gibsons have "Fender" spacing since the 1970s.
Either spring spacing will work. On a high output pickup the poles don't need to be right under the strings. But I would guess a Squire Strat at would have Fender spacing. Even most Gibsons have "Fender" spacing since the 1970s.
Mononoaware
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Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
498t (I like 'em stock) is a great choice. Duncan Custom is another strong contender -- to paraphrase a quote from this board from a long time back, it does everything while wearing combat boots.
498t (I like 'em stock) is a great choice. Duncan Custom is another strong contender -- to paraphrase a quote from this board from a long time back, it does everything while wearing combat boots.
Re: Recommendations for a nasty sounding humbucker
OP wants a traditional looking pickup with chrome poles.
OP wants a traditional looking pickup with chrome poles.
