Worst pups you ever used
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Falloffthebonetone
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A tie for me.
Between the Schecter Diamond Plus and BC Rich BDSM humbuckers. Just uninspired place holders cheaply slapped together for the lower budget models.
They can do fine under gain I guess but the cleans on the BDSM had this awkward grain to them that was unpleasant, and the Diamond Pluses just felt congested. Hard to explain, just really didn't like them.
A tie for me.
Between the Schecter Diamond Plus and BC Rich BDSM humbuckers. Just uninspired place holders cheaply slapped together for the lower budget models.
They can do fine under gain I guess but the cleans on the BDSM had this awkward grain to them that was unpleasant, and the Diamond Pluses just felt congested. Hard to explain, just really didn't like them.
Edgecrusher
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Large difference between "generally do not care" and worst. Or are you saying duckbuckers are the worst?
Large difference between "generally do not care" and worst. Or are you saying duckbuckers are the worst?
Archer250
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Or maybe he has never used pickups that he liked less?
Or maybe he has never used pickups that he liked less?
Edgecrusher
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Considering the amount of Chibson fakes he owns I seriously doubt it.
Considering the amount of Chibson fakes he owns I seriously doubt it.
Brian Griffin
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DiMarzio Blue Velvet. Mexican Strat stock pickups are way better.
DiMarzio Blue Velvet. Mexican Strat stock pickups are way better.
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Funkfingers
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Tie between Gibson P-100 and SD STK-P1.
The noise-cancelling element of the stacked designs manages to cancel out some of the magic of that makes a true single coil P90 so appealing.
I am convinced that, with complete or partial tapping of the lower coil, either of these designs would sound perfectly alright.
Tie between Gibson P-100 and SD STK-P1.
The noise-cancelling element of the stacked designs manages to cancel out some of the magic of that makes a true single coil P90 so appealing.
I am convinced that, with complete or partial tapping of the lower coil, either of these designs would sound perfectly alright.
Stratman
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Nope, I clearly said I generally don't care for Duckbuckers.
Not worse or better, just don't like.
It about the same as people who make stupid comments about "Chibson fakes" when they don't actually know what they are talking about....
Gibsun hahah What a tool!
Nope, I clearly said I generally don't care for Duckbuckers.
Not worse or better, just don't like.
It about the same as people who make stupid comments about "Chibson fakes" when they don't actually know what they are talking about....
Gibsun hahah What a tool!
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Stratman
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Funkfingers
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Gibson P-94 pickups are single coil but the metal casing seems to do something to the sound. (Same goes for metal- versus plastic-covered P90s on Epiphone Casino models.)
Gibson P-94 pickups are single coil but the metal casing seems to do something to the sound. (Same goes for metal- versus plastic-covered P90s on Epiphone Casino models.)
treyhaislip
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For me they were a set of Epiphone and a Lindy Fralin P90's in an Epiphone Wildkat...but those just didn't fit my style so I don't want to knock them for not fitting me personally. I couldn't dial either in through my processors and they were both better at a single note than playing a chord...but that could be slew of issues besides the actual pickups. My other guitars are all dialed in so I kkow the problem wasn't with the processors...could be user error
For me they were a set of Epiphone and a Lindy Fralin P90's in an Epiphone Wildkat...but those just didn't fit my style so I don't want to knock them for not fitting me personally. I couldn't dial either in through my processors and they were both better at a single note than playing a chord...but that could be slew of issues besides the actual pickups. My other guitars are all dialed in so I kkow the problem wasn't with the processors...could be user error
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Another one. Gibson P-94. I just used them at a guitar store where the previous owner installed it in the neck of a Epi LP standard with a Dirty Finger bridge. Love the Dirty Fingers but not the P-94. Just doesn't sound like an actual P-90. Belive me, I used actual P-90s before.
Another one. Gibson P-94. I just used them at a guitar store where the previous owner installed it in the neck of a Epi LP standard with a Dirty Finger bridge. Love the Dirty Fingers but not the P-94. Just doesn't sound like an actual P-90. Belive me, I used actual P-90s before.
GoldenVulture
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None of these could be as bad as the pups on 60's japanese guitars, with the exceptions being of a few European 60's ones too.
None of these could be as bad as the pups on 60's japanese guitars, with the exceptions being of a few European 60's ones too.
Artie
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allstarrme
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the stock epi pickups in my 90's SG 400 custom, super muddy, way over potted. the gold covers on them made them even worse. just all around terrible.
the stock epi pickups in my 90's SG 400 custom, super muddy, way over potted. the gold covers on them made them even worse. just all around terrible.