Wiring Old Metal Fatigue

[Mincer]

Mincer,
Both are available. The first one as used also called the Carvin AH pickup on ebay (M22 & C22 & H22) and have the 11poles per coil. The H22 is generally what Holdsworth settled on. Here is an auction and photo of H22's https://reverb.com/item/14850458-car...sworth-pickups The second one is a Kiesel Pickup you can find in the new Kiesel HH1X. They ship all HH1X;'s currently with that, but it is better to ask them. I do not know if they made any changes since. I dont remember the pickup name but you can get it from Kiesel if you ask. I can go look at my data what it is called.
Here it is ..... https://www.kieselguitars.com/products/KH12B Alan switch to that as his final pickup which he liked a lot. I saw him live with that pickup in the black a few months before he passed away at Cruise to The Edge. I was about 8 foot away from him at that show ( learned a lot! ). Was a magic experience.

Thanks for this info. I wanted to see the specs to see what pickup was the closest in the Duncan line.
Going on specs alone (not a great way to see if pickups sound alike), it might be close to a double-screw bridge Whole Lotta Humbucker.

 

[zimbodel]

Why not just buy the Kiesel and Carvin pickups. It is the real deal. Just like the SD MF is the real deal for Hioldsworth's Charvel era.

 

[zimbodel]

Since this came up: I went through the photos I have of the back of pickguards, and he did seem to change from MF to straight JB. The pickups are SD and have Double screw poles but the sticker on the back is "JB". So there might have been a change seemingly. A MF double screw pickup marked only as JB by SD. That's probably when and the reason the squelch lead tone disappeared. But, that is just speculation based on limited hard facts.

 

[Mincer]

Well, there isn't much sonic difference between a MF (which the Custom Shop still makes) and a double screw JB. There really isn't anything 'secret' about AH's pickup choices, although he likes double screws, very powerful pickups in the early 80s, and he went to more dynamic, PAF-types later in his career. The key to his sound is the way he barely picked the strings, and his multiple short delays he used throughout his career. Amazing to think that he came up with his brilliant sound and style on his own, without anyone to copy. Truth is, he was never satisfied with his sound or playing, which is so sad.
I had a few conversations with him, and he always said...find your own thing.

 

[zimbodel]

I can promise you this MF sounds WAY different than a JB. No comparison. Maybe mine is a freak, but it is an early one, and things might have been tried outside the box.