What pickups in a showmaster?!

Exemonium

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My issue is that I have a Fender Showmaster from '03. I love it to death, been my main guitar for quite some time. I'm wanting to toss something in the bridge that has some bite. It's basswood, set neck, rosewood board, strat shape. I think the JB's are cool, but maybe not enough oomf. I don't really play metal, but I'm hoping for something I can get easy pinch harmonics from and has clarity in distortion. Was looking at maybe the Custom 5, or duncan distortion. I really am at a loss for what to use. I have the good ol Jazz for the neck, it's served me well in my les paul, but I think I'm swapping into this one now. Even considering trying the (shhh, PRS Tremonti treble). But I'd love to stay SD, so what's comparable to the tremonti from SD?
 
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My issue is that I have a Fender Showmaster from '03. I love it to death, been my main guitar for quite some time. I'm wanting to toss something in the bridge that has some bite. It's basswood, set neck, rosewood board, strat shape. I think the JB's are cool, but maybe not enough oomf. I don't really play metal, but I'm hoping for something I can get easy pinch harmonics from and has clarity in distortion.

screamin demon
 
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Maybe it's just the ones I'm hearing. But it sounds like it maybe doesn't have much low end to it. I'm a bassist first so I gotta have the bottom :P At least maybe a nice meaty palm muted crunch when needed? Like I said I don't play metal for real. Just for fun. For real I stick to the STP, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz vibe that can get as heavy as Alter Bridge type stuff. If you were to mix all that in one pot (..help us all) Would the demon suit it all pretty well? I mean, I'm gonna set up a PRS SE Tremonti with all the Tremonti goodies, so I don't "need" that sound per se, but it is something I like a lot.

What about the DD?
 
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Maybe it's just the ones I'm hearing. But it sounds like it maybe doesn't have much low end to it. I'm a bassist first so I gotta have the bottom :P At least maybe a nice meaty palm muted crunch when needed? Like I said I don't play metal for real. Just for fun. For real I stick to the STP, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz vibe that can get as heavy as Alter Bridge type stuff. If you were to mix all that in one pot (..help us all) Would the demon suit it all pretty well? I mean, I'm gonna set up a PRS SE Tremonti with all the Tremonti goodies, so I don't "need" that sound per se, but it is something I like a lot.

What about the DD?

It is not a real bass heavy pu but it has plenty of thump. i do play metal and it does metal chug rhythms real good. it is real percussive thats for sure!
The main thing is your amp. if your amp does not have a good bottom end the pu is not going to matter much.
 
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I like the Custom, although you should be able to get pinch harmonics no problems at all with the JB. Are they real JBs or the Fender "version"?
 
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