Why is it that....

[Mewmender]

ceramics tend to sound better in single coil rail pups and ear piercing in humbuckles? im suffering from a bad headache after playing with ceramics and alnico 5 humbuckles :smack:

 

[Artie]

Re: Why is it that....

Maybe because traditionally, one would use 250k pots with singles, and 500k with 'buckers. I use 250's with all my pups. My ceramic Distortion is nice and smooooth.

 

[Mewmender]

Re: Why is it that....

Maybe because traditionally, one would use 250k pots with singles, and 500k with 'buckers. I use 250's with all my pups. My ceramic Distortion is nice and smooooth.

do most humbucker guitars come stock with 500k pots usually? and would it be still that ear piercing if im using alnico 2 or 3 pups with the 500k pots?

 

[Artie]

Re: Why is it that....

There must be something else unusual with your set up. Usually, humbuckers tend to be more mellow than singles. Of course, even that, is a broad generalization. Hopefully, others will chime in.

 

[slash857]

Re: Why is it that....

i dont mind the stock ceramics in my lp, i think alot depends on how u set ur amp to accomodate for the additional highs from the ceramic magnet. that said, i am replacing the stock p'ups anyways.

 

[Mewmender]

Re: Why is it that....

There must be something else unusual with your set up. Usually, humbuckers tend to be more mellow than singles. Of course, even that, is a broad generalization. Hopefully, others will chime in.

oh btw the pickup in question is the SH-5

 

[ranalli]

Re: Why is it that....

oh btw the pickup in question is the SH-5

Most Duncans are wound pretty bright in my experience...the SH-5 is no exception. It's not the ceramic, it's the voicing of the pickup....

 

[ksmith63]

Re: Why is it that....

i prefer the brightness of duncans b/c it helps me 'cut through' in band practice. When not playing with a bass player i usually end up using both bridge and neck pickups to get a more forgiving tone. Also keep in mind that the tone pot is there to be used, just roll it back some

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Why is it that....

do most humbucker guitars come stock with 500k pots usually? and would it be still that ear piercing if im using alnico 2 or 3 pups with the 500k pots?

Gibson uses 300k pots.

 

[Mewmender]

Re: Why is it that....

thanks all I got a 59' to replace it... and changed the pots to 250k and now it sounds great!