What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

[Benjy_26]

What pickup design would you like to see come from Seymour Duncan that isn't currently available as a production pickup?

I would love to see an pickup wound to around 10-12k, voiced as a PAF, alnico II mag, and with unbalanced coils (kind of a hot PG). I think that this pickup would split the difference between the PAF class pickups and the Custom series.

What would you guys like to see?

 

[ranalli]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

A fairly hot pickup with more mids and the treble cut back a bit.


Or a JB with the really upper treble cut back a bit and just a slightly bigger bottom end....for bright guitars where the JB clashes....

 

[Artie]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'ld hate to see them spread themselves too thin. They have a pretty good line-up now.

I wouldn't mind seeing some more SD pedals maybe. Not a lot. Just a pickup-specific thang or two. Like a Distortion with a "matched" pedal. That kind of thing could be cool.

Or, perhaps, a pickup "saddle". A universal mounting system that would allow you to "pop" one out, and another in - in a second. That could be real nice.

 

[\m/(00)\m/]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

The Wfd Humbucker And The ****ing Rails!!!!!!!!

 

[Fusion1]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

+1 for the F****ing Hail Rails! Also the pickup MJ made for Jessica would be sweet the hotter Jazz neck pickup (top half of the Bitchbucker duo).

 

[Nightburst]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'd like to see SD making some more pickups voiced for the high-gain players who still like their sound to be fairly warm.
Not just the extreme overboard stuff like the Dimebucker which doesn't appeal to me at all though I never even heard it. I'm probably not the only player out there who doesn't want someone elses signature on a pickup (exept for Seymours). And I also think it's pretty ugly, I prefer the more modern hex poles look or the classic look.

So a JB with a bigger bottom end would be great.

Or a neck pickup that is like a '59 (fat and warm) wound a little hotter say around 10k. It would be a great rythem pickup that still has brilliant cleans but handles fast high-gain riffs very good as well and still stays warm. It would sound somewhere inbetween modern and vintage and have a more tight bass response compared to the '59 but still remains it's open character. Some extra added harmonics wouldn't kill it either.

Yeah I'm a picky SOB.

 

[MattPete]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'd like something in between the Seth/59 and the Custom series. So, I guess it would end up being a pickup a little hotter than the Blues model.

Nightburst: For the heck of it, I tried the Blues in the neck position. It sounded pretty darn good -- much better than the 59b I had tried in the neck. The Blues trembucker might be what you are looking for.

 

[gnugear]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

Evh!

 

[7th Hell]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'd like to see the Seymour Duncan ChunkBucker. 1 coil from the JB, and 1 coil from the SH-6 Distortion. Maybe some good dayglow green paint with tiny red LEDs on the polepieces that light up according to magnetic output!

 

[Guitarist]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'd like to see SD making some more pickups voiced for the high-gain players who still like their sound to be fairly warm.
Not just the extreme overboard stuff like the Dimebucker which doesn't appeal to me at all though I never even heard it. I'm probably not the only player out there who doesn't want someone elses signature on a pickup (exept for Seymours). And I also think it's pretty ugly, I prefer the more modern hex poles look or the classic look.

So a JB with a bigger bottom end would be great.

Or a neck pickup that is like a '59 (fat and warm) wound a little hotter say around 10k. It would be a great rythem pickup that still has brilliant cleans but handles fast high-gain riffs very good as well and still stays warm. It would sound somewhere inbetween modern and vintage and have a more tight bass response compared to the '59 but still remains it's open character. Some extra added harmonics wouldn't kill it either.

Yeah I'm a picky SOB.

I'm with him. Make the neck pickup like the 59 like he said. I'd keep the output but smoothen out the frequencies a little more...lose some of the bass-mids...describing a APH1??

 

[Bones]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I want a Cream colored EMG81 clone with quick connects.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'd see what could be done to give the Custom 5 just a tad more mids.
I actually tried it myself by putting an Alnico 4 magnet in a C-5.
Since Alnico 4 is in between 2 and 5, I figured it would inject the perfect amount of mids into my favorite pickup. However, the Custom 4 has less 'bounciness' than the C-5 or JB.....very articulate, but a harder attack on the notes.

For you guys looking for a JB with deeper lows and less midspike, just try a C-5 and see if that's the sound you're looking for. I still like the JB, too.

 

[ledzepp29]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

ya like artie said, a system that could be used to pop out a pickup and put a new one in with out any soldering or that stuff. I read an article that tony iommi had a guitar like that made custom for him for use in the studio, he said the system was rediculously expensive and kinda awkward.

 

[gypsy]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I agree with Benjy 26. As far as humbuckers, I see a ton of hot output pickups for the metal heads and of course they have a lot of authentic vintage spec'd buckers. there isn't much in between.

That's what I wanted, so I had to order a EVH custom wound to almost 10K and I'm dyin' to hear it. I need to get a strat body.

As for the comment on the warmer high gain pickups, I think any pickup can work well with high gain as long as you eq for it and use a good amp. Amp's today have enough gain to make any humbucker crushing. My favorite pickup is Gibson 57's and I play very high gain.

 

[John Wymore]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I would love to see an pickup wound to around 10-12k, voiced as a PAF, alnico II mag, and with unbalanced coils (kind of a hot PG). I think that this pickup would split the difference between the PAF class pickups and the Custom series.

What would you guys like to see?

I agree 100%!! This is definetely a void in the current product line. There may be good reason for this but to me it sounds like a logical idea.

 

[Travis]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I would like to see a Distortion with rails. I just like the look of twin blades and I love the Distortion.

 

[Simon_F]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

Definitely a humbucker between the PAF types and the Customs - there is a big void in that 10-12k range!

 

[BluesJunkie]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I would love to see an pickup wound to around 10-12k, voiced as a PAF, alnico II mag, and with unbalanced coils (kind of a hot PG).

That sounds perfect! I would love a hotter (but not too hot) PG.

 

[beandip]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I want a strat bridge pickup that's around 9-10K. Kinda like the custom w/ the ants and what not. I love that, it's not too hot that in overpowers the rest of the pickups, but it's hot enough to use for soloing. I unwound my SSL-5 to 9.2K awhile back and I love it.

 

[Nightburst]

Re: What would you like to see as a SD production pickup?

I'd like something in between the Seth/59 and the Custom series. So, I guess it would end up being a pickup a little hotter than the Blues model.

Nightburst: For the heck of it, I tried the Blues in the neck position. It sounded pretty darn good -- much better than the 59b I had tried in the neck. The Blues trembucker might be what you are looking for.

Sounds good, but wouldn't it be a 'little' on the bassy side? I'd be affraid to get mud. I think the SD would fit my description but it might be too bright?