The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

The closest I have found to the "perfect humbucker" is the PRS narrowfield in my NF3 model. It is a type of mini-humbucker with the same wire and winds as their 57/08 model.

It has the snap and immediate attack of a singlecoil, and even response over all 6 strings, super tight but full low-end and power wise, it is around what my '78 is.

If they weren't proprietary, I would find one and send it to the Custom shop so MJ could check it out and build me a full size humbucker that responds the same.
 
Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

Perfect for me would be a great neck pickup. I use the neck about 90% of the time.
I have a Distortion neck pickup (the old Seymourizer II) that I swapped an RCA4 into, that I also put hex screws into. It's in a Triple Shot ring and I usually run it in parallel.
I think that you'd like it.

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Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

i dont think there is a perfect pup. however there are perfect pups for certain people in certain guitars. my double screw a2 brobucker is just perfect in the guitar its in
 
Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

If you narrow most of the variables down to only wanting 1 thing out of a pickup then you probably can find perfect.

Other than that its a fools errand.
 
Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

Yes, absolutely! The perfect humbucker does exist. In fact there are probably over a hundred of them.

It is the player and guitar that isn't perfect.
 
Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

What are the "specs" of the perfect woman? ;)

/Peter
Short skirt and a looooonnng jj-jjacket.

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Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

Both the PAF (Seth Lover for ex) and the SH-5 are perfection for humbuckers.

Single coil perfection would have to be Callaham H/SRVs.
 
Re: The perfect humbucker is it possible to create such a thing ?

Hello what would be your ''specs'' for the ultimate pickup ?

well in my case i think those are very important for every player (perhaps except for those playing death and black metal) :

- Articulate notes for lead

- Pickup responsive to your picking : you strum harder you'll get strong and nasty sounds.

- extremely sensible to your volume pot

- Cleans perfectly on lower volumes settings

- extremely versatile can go from metal to clean blues

- Not too bright not too dark.

Does it already exists ?

Yes, you just described the Black Winter...
 
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