Re: What are your favorite neck humbuckers?
Wow, great input! Thanks guys. Trying to address all the suggestions, but just got home from the bar, so beer with me.
PGn-definitely in the running (i liked the bridge PG until BachtoRock got me hybrified) but i wonder if the slightly aggressive tone might make it sound like a wannabe bridge tone fighting a wannabe neck tone (it sounded that way with the PGb in the middle before i hybridized it).
The Jazz was my safe bet, until i considered the EQ factor mentioned by Frebnedzo - and who wants to play it safe, anyway?
Benjy, I hear ya, the Phat Cat would be a nice experiment, but i'm on an "everything must split, go parallel, etc." kick, so sticking with humbuckers until the madness passes
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I was surprised to learn Lew's dislike of neck HBs, but then I never touched the things much until i put the Alnico2Pro in the neck. Nowadays I like to play bluesier stuff (for personal enjoyment) on the neck, and save the bridge hybrid for the flashier, in-your-face, balls out rocking. I've actually started to think of it as 2 personalities, the neck being an older, more mature and soulful sibling, while the bridge is a wild child, LOOK AT ME type sound. Not to say better players aren't getting "mature and soulful" out of the bridge, that's just how I feel at this stage in my playing. So far , for the middle HB, I've just gotten a "Jan Brady" sound, no stand out personality of its own.
I'm really curious about the Stag Mag (built to split,etc.), but I only see it listed as a bridge pickup. Are these really working for you in the neck, Artie?
The 16.2 rating would make for some great split sounds, but what does it sound like in full HB mode in a neck(ish) situation? I'm strangely intrigued...and slightly aroused :eek13: .
Thanks for all the input guys, and feel free to dog me out about my post-bar writing skills (yes, I made a Brady Bunch reference to describe tone ):smack: .
