which pickups are great for fuzz?
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Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
For fuzz I like the SSL-1 and the STK-S4 from Duncan. Basically I really like how vintage spec or close to vintage spec single coils and stacked single coils sound with fuzz.
Occasionally I can dig a low output humbucker with fuzz depending on the style of music/playing. Usually it's a coil split humbucker that sounds best with fuzz if we are talking humbuckers though IMO.
For fuzz I like the SSL-1 and the STK-S4 from Duncan. Basically I really like how vintage spec or close to vintage spec single coils and stacked single coils sound with fuzz.
Occasionally I can dig a low output humbucker with fuzz depending on the style of music/playing. Usually it's a coil split humbucker that sounds best with fuzz if we are talking humbuckers though IMO.
El Supremo
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
So far I liked bright pickups with lower output the best with fuzz. Seems to give me the best range of options when dialing in sounds with the volume and tone controls.
So far I liked bright pickups with lower output the best with fuzz. Seems to give me the best range of options when dialing in sounds with the volume and tone controls.
Johtosotku
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
Typically I like low output single coils the best, but practically anything goes depending on what you're looking for.
Typically I like low output single coils the best, but practically anything goes depending on what you're looking for.
Progbusters
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
single coil. the stock ones in my baja tele work well.
single coil. the stock ones in my baja tele work well.
Harvesterofsorrow
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
I use dimarzio super distortions for a good doom sound with fuzz
I use dimarzio super distortions for a good doom sound with fuzz
Phantasmagoria
watch where you point that sabre
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Falloffthebonetone
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
Yep. Vintage strat single coils. Anything resembling that kind of tone is golden. Tried a lot of hotter and warmer humbuckers with fuzz and it just never quite works out. Doesn't bite through it enough and loses a lot of definition. Gets farty etc. I prefer 69 coils with it. Though I'm sure most humbuckers split would do a great job, or even the full bucker if the fuzz is dialed back to a more subtle level for Cream tones and such.
Yep. Vintage strat single coils. Anything resembling that kind of tone is golden. Tried a lot of hotter and warmer humbuckers with fuzz and it just never quite works out. Doesn't bite through it enough and loses a lot of definition. Gets farty etc. I prefer 69 coils with it. Though I'm sure most humbuckers split would do a great job, or even the full bucker if the fuzz is dialed back to a more subtle level for Cream tones and such.
Maggot
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
I like noiseless single coils the best with Fuzz. I use the DiMarzio Area 61. Fuzz works fine with most Humbuckers too. You just back off the volume if it gets too messy. A lot of the time fuzz is gonna sound how it's gonna sound. Bright pickup? Dark Pickup? Who cares!
I like noiseless single coils the best with Fuzz. I use the DiMarzio Area 61. Fuzz works fine with most Humbuckers too. You just back off the volume if it gets too messy. A lot of the time fuzz is gonna sound how it's gonna sound. Bright pickup? Dark Pickup? Who cares!
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swissmountain
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Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
Pickups with low output.
Pickups with low output.
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: which pickups are great for fuzz?
It depends on the fuzz, but generally anything with a vintage output will work well.
It depends on the fuzz, but generally anything with a vintage output will work well.
