Stock pickups in MIJ Charvel Surfcaster?

[Matthias]

Hi Y'All,

I play an '89 Gibson LP standard through a Mesa V-Twin (high-ish gain on blues channel, stock tubes) into a late '70s Marshall JMP Master Volume 100W head. It's a pretty full on metal/punk sound without losing too much detail.

For stage/vanity puposes, and the fact that it was cheap, I splashed out on a used surfcaster (1 x stock lipstick, 1 x Jackson branded bridge humbucker). Was this an SD designed product? If so, what current pickup could I compare it to? If I'm wrong, or you think there's a better SD p/u that might get me a thick-ish Gibson/Marshall replica sound in a surfcaster (I know, I know...ambitious), the please go ahead and recommend it!

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Stock pickups in MIJ Charvel Surfcaster?

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For stage/vanity puposes, and the fact that it was cheap, I splashed out on a used surfcaster (1 x stock lipstick, 1 x Jackson branded bridge humbucker). Was this an SD designed product?

No. All of the USA Jackson PUs were wound and designed in house, and the later import PUS are still afaik J/C designed. BTW Lipstick and one Hum sounds more like an OC-1 Outcaster to me than a "real" surfcaster..

If so, what current pickup could I compare it to? If I'm wrong, or you think there's a better SD p/u that might get me a thick-ish Gibson/Marshall replica sound in a surfcaster (I know, I know...ambitious), the please go ahead and recommend it!

(assuming you mean the humbucker) Duncan Custom

 

[Matthias]

Re: Stock pickups in MIJ Charvel Surfcaster?

Thanks Zerb, I'll search the fora for Duncan Customs. The guitar looks like the more recent Jackson SC-1, but it is Charvel branded.