Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

[gripweed]

Okay,

Based upon what I've read here and advice from all of the sage on this forum I think I finally made my decision.

I never liked the muddyness of most neck humbuckers and the brightness of most bridge humbuckers. So I think I'm going to go with the Fralin humbucker for the neck and the Seth for the bridge. Any thoughts?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

What's the amp situation like? Also, what kind of music will you be playing?

When I want to get a sound with no mud from the neck, but still keep the sound and character of atraditional humbucker, I'd go with the Pearly Gates. If you don't mind going with a hot bridge pickup, you might want to consider the Custom Custom. It's anything but shrill.

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

My Flying V (made w/t Epi Mystery wood?) Is a bit on the bright side.
I have a Pearly gates in the bridge now. i might put the PG's in the neck
and get a CC (SH-11) for the brigde. The PG shoud not sound muddy in
the neck. And I doubt the CC would sound bright in the bridge.
BTW, I never used a seth so i can't coment. But i think it has a A2 mag
in it. To my ears anything w/t a A2 mag will tame down brightness.

 

[gripweed]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

What's the amp situation like? Also, what kind of music will you be playing?

When I want to get a sound with no mud from the neck, but still keep the sound and character of atraditional humbucker, I'd go with the Pearly Gates. If you don't mind going with a hot bridge pickup, you might want to consider the Custom Custom. It's anything but shrill.

Well mostly tube amps. My main amp is an early 60's Gibson Invader.Its all tube, no reverb and a 12 inch speaker. It's a great sounding amp and I can get whatever I need from it as long as my tubescreamer is present.

I also use a couple of champs for small gigs and practice as well as a Tech 21 Trademark 10.

The custom custom is on my list for a guitar that I want to run a little hotter.

Lew any opinions?

 

[SABOTAGE]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

Okay,



I never liked the muddyness of most neck humbuckers and the brightness of most bridge humbuckers. So I think I'm going to go with the Fralin humbucker for the neck and the Seth for the bridge. Any thoughts?

you no likey mud in the neck spot?
TRY A DUNCAN JAZZ THEN!
:32:

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

Are you going for covered pickups then? For Duncans, I'd go for a set of Antiquitys or Seths or 59's if it's nickel covers you want.

If uncovered, I'd go for a set of Duncan Pearly Gates or 59's.

As for Lindy's humbuckers, he uses alnico 4 which has strong bass, strong mids and strong clear highs. His HB's are very articulate and on the bright side of things...tho very ballsy.

My favorite Fralin HB neck would be the 7.5K with the 9.5K in the bridge...great set of pickups.

I've combined the Fralin neck 8K and the Duncan bridge Custom 5. Didn't really think they complimented each other.

The Seth Lover would be alot warmer with more mids and lower output than the C5. It might sound nice with a 7.5 Fralin...I don't know.

I'd go with two Duncans or two Fralins myself, and not mix them.

Lew

 

[brisk]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

I have Gibson Flying V(Mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, set-neck, TOM bridge, 500k pots for volume/volume/tone). That guitar has a very warm tone and Alnico Pro II didn't work very well. It needed more articulate and higher output pickups. So I went with Duncan Distortion set and I am quite suprised!. DD in bright guitars was plain nightmare but DD in a warm guitar was like dream come true. They complement each other rather well. So I highly suggest DD.

El Brisko

 

[skh515]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

They complement each other rather well. So I highly suggest DD.

El Brisko

You guys and your fascination with double Ds! :laugh2: :naughty:

Anything larger than a D just plain scares me! :bigeyes2: :bigeyes:

:scared:

 

[gripweed]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

Are you going for covered pickups then? For Duncans, I'd go for a set of Antiquitys or Seths or 59's if it's nickel covers you want.

If uncovered, I'd go for a set of Duncan Pearly Gates or 59's.

As for Lindy's humbuckers, he uses alnico 4 which has strong bass, strong mids and strong clear highs. His HB's are very articulate and on the bright side of things...tho very ballsy.

My favorite Fralin HB neck would be the 7.5K with the 9.5K in the bridge...great set of pickups.

I've combined the Fralin neck 8K and the Duncan bridge Custom 5. Didn't really think they complimented each other.

The Seth Lover would be alot warmer with more mids and lower output than the C5. It might sound nice with a 7.5 Fralin...I don't know.

I'd go with two Duncans or two Fralins myself, and not mix them.

Lew

Yeah I'm going with covered pickups. Why not mix them?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

Yeah I'm going with covered pickups. Why not mix them?

I dunno. My experience mixing Fralins and Duncans wasn't all that satisfying.

Your experience could be differant.

I just didn't feel the pickups in the mixed set complimented each other as much as two Duncans or two Fralins might.

Lew

 

[Hellion]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

My V has a Full Shred in the bridge. I fussed for a few years on the front pickup until on a whim, I put in an old Super Humbucker that I tore out of an SG. Sounds good.

 

[Buckcherry]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

My V has a Full Shred in the bridge. I fussed for a few years on the front pickup until on a whim, I put in an old Super Humbucker that I tore out of an SG. Sounds good.

How would a C5 sound in the bridge of a V?

 

[Simon_F]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

Give it a Custom and a '59 and nail that Schenker sound.

 

[MattPete]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

For the bridge, I'd go with a Seth or a Custom if you want a ballsier sound (not the Custom Custom).

For the neck, a Pearly Gates would work nice. Any of these three would work, in ascending order of brightness:

Seth
Pearly Gates
Jazz

I think the Jazz and Seth have more of that hollow PAF sound (Seth = more mids, Jazz = more treble). The PG has an upper midrange thing going on that makes it sound like a cross between a bridge and a neck pickup.

 

[Schecter006Elite]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

I have Gibson Flying V(Mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, set-neck, TOM bridge, 500k pots for volume/volume/tone). That guitar has a very warm tone and Alnico Pro II didn't work very well. It needed more articulate and higher output pickups. So I went with Duncan Distortion set and I am quite suprised!. DD in bright guitars was plain nightmare but DD in a warm guitar was like dream come true. They complement each other rather well. So I highly suggest DD.

El Brisko

Could NOT have said it better myself. I just got a DD neck finally to match my DD bride, and MAN! Its AWSOME! It would definately suck in a bright guitar, but in my nice heavey schecter, the cleans were buttery and so sweet! And dont even get me started on its metal tone.....rediculous, just absolutely in-flippin-sane!

 

[Mllerrin]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

On MF the Epi V is made of Alder which would explain the brightness.

 

[gripweed]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

On MF the Epi V is made of Alder which would explain the brightness.

Mine is supposed to be korina --- its the 1958 repro.

 

[deftgala]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

thoughts on a Jazz/JB combo for the V?

 

[gripweed]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

I've already got the seth although it hasn't been installed in my guitar yet. I am going to put the Fralin in the neck too. I'll let everyone know when I get it all together.

 

[Bludave]

Re: Thoughts on pickups for my Flying V

When I think of a Flying V I immediatley see Albert King or Lonnie Mack. Both of those guys always got a ballsy but clean tone from the V. Both play guitars from the late 50's early 60's which means the guitars have PAF PUPS. If that is the sound you want I would say either the Seths or the Ants are the way to go. I think these two models come as close to a real PAF as you can get!