rhoads guitar p-ups

[dgk2448]

i wanna swithc these duncan desgined detonators to some real duncans, i want something with a good clean sound but also a pretty good distorted sound. i want to be able to lplay more classic rock and GNR type songs and definatly some nirvana with them, and i want a good clean sound on it. any suggestions for a neck and bridge pickup combination for what i need in my jackson RR3

 

[Tux789]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

i wanna swithc these duncan desgined detonators to some real duncans, i want something with a good clean sound but also a pretty good distorted sound. i want to be able to lplay more classic rock and GNR type songs and definatly some nirvana with them, and i want a good clean sound on it. any suggestions for a neck and bridge pickup combination for what i need in my jackson RR3

there was a very similar thread regaurding changing out RR3 pickups started a little while back you should probably run a search

 

[Travis]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

The Distortion/Jazz combo is what andy used in his Jackson. That setup is ultra versatile and can do everything from clean to high gain and everything in between. Of course, you won't get much of a Slash type tone out of it. For that I might suggest a CC/APH combo.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

JB/Jazz would be the "standard" USA Jackson setup, versatile enough to cover all the styles mentioned... and it´s available as a set as well, the "Hot Rodded Humbucker" set... if one should not be quite what you want, SD´s 21-Day Real World Exchange Policy will cover you with a swap for a distortion/custom/´59

 

[ZxCv]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

And didn't Randy Rhoads himself use Duncan Distortion?

 

[Adam]

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I got an RR3, I replaced my Duncan Design with a Jazz/Distortion setup, and I love it, very versatile. I wanted an extreme output guitar though, and I got it. Its amazing how much of a difference that tone control can create with the Distortion. It can be very deep, or so sharp, I mean it cut through amps with so much more volume than mine.

The Jazz is a beautiful, and I mean very warm pickup, I love it. You should enjoy this setup if your looking for a Randy Rhoads like tone. Cause the Jazz, and Distortion hits the spot.

Only thing I need to do with my RR is get the Action setup perfectly, and I'm also curious about the pickup height from the strings, any recommendations please.

 

[tfb1990]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

wasnt randy's a distortion jazz combo? he gets a lot of different tones off of that set up

 

[dgk2448]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

i really ahent messed around with my pickup height, im kinda not veyr happy with how those duncan designed p-ups sound so i kind of gave up on it lol sorry

 

[LambofGod]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

get jb/jazz !! the distortion is way too hot!!!!!!

 

[Metalman_666]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

The distortion may not necessarily be way too hot. But granted the JB might be a little more versatile for Gn'R stuff.. but not really.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

Distortion/jazz set is what randy used on two of his jacksons
his polka dot V had dimarzio's (super d and paf}
for your axe and tones you want to achieve
go CUSTOM and jazz
this combo will do rhoads and slash and many many more

the JB is a great pup but i personally think that the custom will cover more ground(AC/DC to vanhalen to guns to ozzy to slayer to lamb of god to napalm death
not that the JB wont do these guys but the custom will do it better :dance:

 

[dgk2448]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

hey guys thanks for all the inpiut and help

 

[JeffB]

Re: rhoads guitar p-ups

IMO, Randy never really had "good" clean tones...at least live...he did what everyone else did..roll his volume back...and he used so much gain and so many peds and whatnot, his sound never really cleaned up...which I actually prefer most of the time...pick soft and it's fairly clean..pick a little harder and it breaks up. Distortion pups just rarely clean up that well

If the RR3 is a bolt on neck I'd be inclined to go JB or Custom or maybe a Custom Custom for the bridge and a something a bit warmer than the Jazz for the neck spot and cleans or high gain leads...Alnico Pro...59...or such.