What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

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Hey Guys
hows it going!?!?
Is there any similar pickup that will give me the 59 tone for the NECK Position, but with more Mids and high mids, and more Output without going CUSTOM SHOP?!?!
Thank in advance.
JP

 

[LtKojak]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

59 tone for the NECK Position, but with more Mids and high mids,

That's an A4 '59 BRIDGE in the neck position.

HTH,

 

[wolf5150]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Suhr SSV or if you want more output SSV+

 

[formula73]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Screamin Demon.

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Screamin Demon.

This is not all together crazy but I'd go with the Custom Hybrid myself.

 

[ErikH]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Screamin Demon.

This is not all together crazy but I'd go with the Custom Hybrid myself.

Nope, it's not crazy at all. The Screamin' Demon makes a great neck pickup. I've paired it with a Demon in the bridge too and I have to say it makes for a great setup. Granted, the Demon doesn't sound like a '59, but out of the box there's no woofiness in the neck position and it has more mids, even though the tone chart may not show it well.

 

[jeremy]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Screamin Demon.

that was my first thought too.

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

The only problem with the Screamin' Demon is that it doesn't have that crystalline high end or sizzle that the '59 has.

 

[SFW]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

I'll testify that the Demon is a great neck pickup. Works very will with a custom in the bridge.

 

[ibis]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

DM Transition neck

 

[Falloffthebonetone]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

What about a WLH?

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

What about a WLH?

I personally consider the WLH as having less output than a '59 but pretty much fits the sonic signature that the OP is looking for (even if the WLH is rounder in the highs and lows).

 

[Drunken Bowling]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

The only problem with the Screamin' Demon is that it doesn't have that crystalline high end or sizzle that the '59 has.

You're right, not even when you put it in the bridge.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

The only problem with the Screamin' Demon is that it doesn't have that crystalline high end or sizzle that the '59 has.

You mean that thin piercing high end??

The Demon has everything that the op is asking for. It has a nice sparkly high end, but because it has more mids and upper mids it seams like it may not be quite as bright as the 59....but that's a good thing.


Yes the Demon was my first thought when I read the heading. It's still my #1 choice for what he is asking for. The 59/custom hybrid is pretty good too, but the Demon just can't be beat.

 

[jmcorey]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

I would call it a Brobucker, but I don't think you want one in the neck. Any of the suggestions above are tried and true excellent neck humbuckers.

 

[Demanic]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Another vote for the Demon.

 

[El Supremo]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

And another for the Demon. Still my favorite Duncan.

 

[elelpe]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Basically you want bridge pickup in the neck. Well, pickups that I could think of are PG+, Screamin' Demon, PATB-3 and '59/Custom Hybrid. Blues himself used PATB3 in the bridge and neck. There's a video Ola using '59/Custom hybrid, in high gain setting though.

 

[blueman335]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

Is there any similar pickup that will give me the 59 tone for the NECK Position, but with more Mids and high mids, and more Output without going CUSTOM SHOP?!?!

'59N's have more high end than many neck HB's (low wind, A5 magnet). If you put a hotter PU in the neck slot, you'll lose high end, even with just a small step up like a '59B. You'll get less treble from a Screamin' Demon, Full Shred (or other 10-12K bridge HB) than you have now. Might be a nice tone, but it's not going to be as bright as you want. More output usually means less high end, which is why bridge PU's are usually wound hotter and have higher output than neck PU's. the warmth is appreciated in that slot.

The only way I know of using a PU in the neck slot with more output and actually increasing high end is with a hybrid. Even though the '59/Custom is wound hot (7k + 4.2K = 11.2K) it has some single coil sound from the unbalanced coils. Anything else wound to 9-10K+ with balanced coils is going to be warmer than a '59.

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: What would you guys call a 59 with more mids, 10k output ....

I use a 10K WCR Godwood in the neck of a Gibson V. Works great.


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