Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

[lazyfinger]

I'm just curious to find out about your experiences with experimenting various Duncan pickups. For me, it's been the JB. DD was close, and PG was pretty good at staying above the mix for a paf. I know it's all the about the gears and settings that has more of an influence. But for basic solder and play, with the amp knobs at 11 o' clock for bmt, and using the same guitar, pots, cable, amp, etc, that's been my observation.

Of course Duncan offers fuller, or tighter or versatile or more articulate sounding pickups than the JB, but the way it slices and dices through the thickest is mix is undeniable. I don't own a JB moment, but I still remember the way it could sing through the densest of mix so effortlessly. Want more presence from JB... sure pop a ceramic there, it really responds to mag changes.

Another pickup surprised me well enough was Super Distortion, for a such thick sounding pickup, many it has some good cut and beautiful leads, very chewy.

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

Broadcaster!



Ok ok I know...you are asking about HBs.

My reply would be Screaming Demon!

B

 

[vinta9e]

Re: Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

The DD doesn't just cut through the mix, it saws, grinds through it, and then rips it apart, haha.

The PATB1 is a bit of a hidden gem. It's got presence on top, tight chunk on the bottom, and fullness in between. I tried it in a nice carved top superstrat and was completely amazed.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

JB, but I could see DD too...

 

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

I love the "lead guitar" sound of the Super D

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

Full Shred.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Re: Which Duncan pup has the most presence/cut in your IMO?

By some odd coincidence, I've been going through a bunch of guitars tonight to see what worked best for a bit of riffing on the lower strings, but not so much the "soaring lead" type stuff. I'm not sure I concluded much but I tried a Seth, C5, Alt8, WLH and Demon, plus some non-SD stuff too. As I say, I wasn't looking for cut per se, but I might well repeat the exercise tomorrow with a different focus in mind. For what I was after though, the WLH and Demon were looking good.