screaming pickup for chiicago blues

[oldpicker]

i am after a bucker that will have a bright top, and punching bottom for the bridge of my current project

i like a 59 in the neck but find a 59 in the bridge a little wimpy. i need harmonics and plenty of cut... pretty raunchy....i thought of a dimebucker but is that going too far.

i'm an old dude [57] i an no metal freak but love to pull a scorching blues solo

the 59 + 59 is nice but as i said the bridge is too tame

 

[Young Angus]

Re: screaming pickup for chiicago blues

Pearly Gates...or if you want to go a little hotter a Screamin' Demon :cool2:

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: screaming pickup for chiicago blues

I'd say C5 is what you want.

B

 

[Aceman]

Re: screaming pickup for chiicago blues

This is a little out there - but when I think cChicago, I think strat, So I'm gonna say Phat Cat.

 

[LtKojak]

Re: screaming pickup for chiicago blues

the 59 + 59 is nice but as i said the bridge is too tame

So go for a C 5. I'm actually in love with this pickup.

HTH,

Pepe aka Lt Kojak
Milano, Italy

 

[blueman335]

Re: screaming pickup for chiicago blues

I'm a long-term blues player & have a Epi Sheraton 355 with a '59 at the neck & a C5 at the bridge. I put 250K pots on the bridge (500K on the neck), and it is fantastic for blues: full-bodied chords and solos with plenty of punch & bite. It screams with a little overdrive. All the muscle you'd ever need and not weak, thin, or trebley on top. This is made for wailin' Chicago blues. Used the same combination on a LP Std & it works like a charm there too.

I wouldn't go with a Phat Cat, if you don't think the '59b isn't enough for your needs. That's going in the wrong direction.

 

[RockStarNick]

Re: screaming pickup for chiicago blues

+1 for the C5. It's like a louder fuller 59.