Something about the overwound A-2's

[JMP/HBE]

That’s good BRO you must dislike the first album most of Van Halen 1( first album) was all Ibanez Destroyer,it was also used on the majority of Van Halen II and Women and Children first.

First you don't know me at all. 2nd you have no idea wtf i like, 3rd you're trying to make this about "the best guitar on VH-1".
All i asked was about the pickup in the EVH white Strat.
Consequently the SD "78" pup is an overwound A-2, go figure.

 

[pittbull]

Have fun believe all the marketing BS

 

[Tone Mechanic]

Overwound pickups with A2s sound sweet..I agree.

 

[ErikH]

One of my favorites is the Gibson 57 Classic Plus. Throw that in a Strat, crank up a Marshall and hold on.

 

[Mincer]

The Custom Custom is still one of my favorite pickups. It sounds great split, too. I don't know if I'd go hotter than that, but it is still a remarkable pickup.

 

[ErikH]

The Custom Custom is still one of my favorite pickups. It sounds great split, too. I don't know if I'd go hotter than that, but it is still a remarkable pickup.

Agreed. I'm so glad I went back to using it. It is silly good split for sure. Plenty hot for what I need from a pickup with what I'm playing.

 

[pittbull]

For me alnico II is to soft sounding for the first Van Halen album,alnico II to me doesn’t have the sizzle edge for Van Halen 1,ceramic magnet and alnico 8 magnet is perfect for Van Halen 1.Give Ossie Ahsen and Pete thorn a listen on YouTube about Van Halen 1 sounding pickups.

 

[JMP/HBE]

For me alnico II is to soft sounding for the first Van Halen album,alnico II to me doesn’t have the sizzle edge for Van Halen 1,ceramic magnet and alnico 8 magnet is perfect for Van Halen 1

It must be exhausting plowing thru life trying to be right all day.

 

[pittbull]

LOL .......I don’t have to plow thru life, enjoy....Your learning as YOU go.Since your playing a mesa dual Rec(photo you posted)it really doesn’t matter what magnet your using especially alnico II.

 

[Masta' C]

 

[Artie]

,,,,,,,,, the duncan El Diablo has always had my interest. It might well have the tightest lows of any a2 powered model.

I love my El Diablo, but it never registered in my mind that it was A2, 'til reading this thread.

 

[JamesPaul]

I love my El Diablo, but it never registered in my mind that it was A2, 'til reading this thread.

When the Concept Set was announced, I was surprised to learn that the original(?) JB was A2.

Now I'm realizing that there's a gap in my SD lineup. I don't have an overwound A2 installed or even have one on the parts shelf. I should probably correct this.

 

[Artie]

When the Concept Set was announced, I was surprised to learn that the original(?) JB was A2.

Now I'm realizing that there's a gap in my SD lineup. I don't have an overwound A2 installed or even have one on the parts shelf. I should probably correct this.

The El Diablo would be a great place to start. Don't let the specs fool you. It does a very sweet, warm, and clean tone.

 

[StvnMikel]

The pickup in Frankenstien was a DiMarzio Super Distortion. After he cut the chunk out of his Destroyer he put a Super Distortion in the bridge.

 

[JamesPaul]

The pickup in Frankenstien was a DiMarzio Super Distortion. After he cut the chunk out of his Destroyer he put a Super Distortion in the bridge.

Cool! I, and I am confident many more, will sleep much better at night now that truth is known.

 

[StvnMikel]

Cool! I, and I am confident many more, will sleep much better at night now that truth is known.

I'm glad I could bring you peace of mind lol Sleep well

 

[JB6464]

Take a 59B and put a A8 in it , instant VH I & II :banana:

 

[Ascension]

Now I'm realizing that there's a gap in my SD lineup. I don't have an overwound A2 installed or even have one on the parts shelf. I should probably correct this.

Was the same here fixed that today when i installed a PG set in my Purple hardtail Carvin DC 127. Now have a pretty diverse set of tonal tools on hand since doing some real swapping around of pickups over the last couple months.

 

[beaubrummels]

When the Concept Set was announced, I was surprised to learn that the original(?) JB was A2.

Now I'm realizing that there's a gap in my SD lineup. I don't have an overwound A2 installed or even have one on the parts shelf. I should probably correct this.

Yeah, I have a 'poor mans' concept set: an old JB with an A2 and a 35th anniversary Jazz neck. Great rock combo. My JB/A2 sounds like a LOUD Whole Lotta Humbucker.

It's surprising all the overwound A2s from Duncan I have sound very different from each other. '78 Model, Pearly Gates, Slash, JB/A2, Custom Custom. I stopped going by the mag and wire recipe and just started buying and trying, relying on comments from other owners about how they sound to steer me to the next one. Kind of don't care what the mag is anymore - just care about what the next pickup will do to the EQ, more treble?, more mids? tight bass? kerrang vs chugga? detail with chords? thick solos? chimy cleans etc.