I'm resurrecting my telecaster (heavier alder body, maple neck & fretboard), currently routed for a direct-mount humbucker at the bridge and I'm looking for recommendations for a bridge humbucker. It currently has an old MJ wound 59N pickup w/ an A2 pickup in the bridge right now. I like it quite a bit, but the poor pickup is so beat-- had to replace the cabling, tape, the baseplate has seen better days, etc.. Still needs to be vintage-ish output since I'll be pairing it with a tele neck pickup.
It has to be long-legged so that I can direct mount it to the bottom of the pickup cavity without springs, spacers, etc. I play mostly AC/DC, Ramones, old Judas Priest, KISS level of rock, but like higher gain tones too.
My options are the following:
Gibson 57 Classic - a little boring/vanilla, but a buddy of mine has one in a Charvel of his and it really does sound like you're hearing the wood of the guitar, and that "Gibson" humbucker sound. Hard to explain, but the vintage spec Gibson stuff I've played just sounds..., well, "Gibson", for lack of a better word.
Gibson Burstbucker 1, 2 or Burstbucker Pro - the 1 or 2 concerns me w/ regard to feedback since they're unpotted
Duncan 59 Bridge - a classic, hard to go wrong here.... at most I might throw an UOA5 or A2 in it, but only if I really felt it needed it.
Duncan Seth Lover Bridge - similar to a 59B, but livelier and more mids? Only thing I'd be worried about would be feedback since it's unpotted
Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker bridge - do they make these in long-legged version, or will I have to go Shop Floor Custom to get this?
Dimarzio vintage bobbin/long leg DP103 PAF or DP223 PAF Bridge - if I could just find one online that wasn't double cream (love that look, but this guitar needs glossy black bobbins)
What would your recommendation be?
It has to be long-legged so that I can direct mount it to the bottom of the pickup cavity without springs, spacers, etc. I play mostly AC/DC, Ramones, old Judas Priest, KISS level of rock, but like higher gain tones too.
My options are the following:
Gibson 57 Classic - a little boring/vanilla, but a buddy of mine has one in a Charvel of his and it really does sound like you're hearing the wood of the guitar, and that "Gibson" humbucker sound. Hard to explain, but the vintage spec Gibson stuff I've played just sounds..., well, "Gibson", for lack of a better word.
Gibson Burstbucker 1, 2 or Burstbucker Pro - the 1 or 2 concerns me w/ regard to feedback since they're unpotted
Duncan 59 Bridge - a classic, hard to go wrong here.... at most I might throw an UOA5 or A2 in it, but only if I really felt it needed it.
Duncan Seth Lover Bridge - similar to a 59B, but livelier and more mids? Only thing I'd be worried about would be feedback since it's unpotted
Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker bridge - do they make these in long-legged version, or will I have to go Shop Floor Custom to get this?
Dimarzio vintage bobbin/long leg DP103 PAF or DP223 PAF Bridge - if I could just find one online that wasn't double cream (love that look, but this guitar needs glossy black bobbins)
What would your recommendation be?
