Recommend Me a Pickup!

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Going to have to recommend the Rio Grande BBQ too. Just got one in an axe and it excels at what you want. But of all the pups I have tried from BK and MC I still go back to a SD JB in the bridge of a Les Paul. It just works.
 
Was slow in warming up to it but i really dig the dimarzio 36 anni! It's got some bite and zing though so in a bright guitar, it might not be your thing. I'd stay away from the custom custom, too flabby in the bass department. That said, you are worth more than duncan/dimarzio so all my points lack relevance.
 
Kapo_Polenton":spmkvfpa said:
Was slow in warming up to it but i really dig the dimarzio 36 anni! It's got some bite and zing though so in a bright guitar, it might not be your thing. I'd stay away from the custom custom, too flabby in the bass department. That said, you are worth more than duncan/dimarzio so all my points lack relevance.
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That was sarcasm.

I'm sardonic at best.
 
Kapo_Polenton":3j8wdvye said:
I know! all good, I thought it was funny.
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There's only so much that can be conveyed via the internet.

A lot of guys are sensitive around here these days.

That being said,

The BBQ pickup is cool but I've tried it before and it had something at the time I didn't like. I'm willing to give it a go again though.

My favorite so far are the T-Rex/Detroiter and Rebel Yell.
 
Aristocat":2kxavkap said:
Kapo_Polenton":2kxavkap said:
I know! all good, I thought it was funny.
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There's only so much that can be conveyed via the internet.

A lot of guys are sensitive around here these days.

That being said,

The BBQ pickup is cool but I've tried it before and it had something at the time I didn't like. I'm willing to give it a go again though.

My favorite so far are the T-Rex/Detroiter and Rebel Yell.
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I just sold a Rebel Yell. I owned one before in a Les PAul Custom and I liked it quite a bit. I ab'd one recently with the Barrybucker and there was no comparison. The Barrybucker had a bigger rounder low end and it had much better clarity in the Historic I tried it in. Possibly the best bridge pickup I have tried yet.
 
Grab a Seymour Duncan Liberator and a bunch of pickups and see which one you like best ;)
 
ibenhad":10hqhbmu said:
Going to have to recommend the Rio Grande BBQ too. Just got one in an axe and it excels at what you want. But of all the pups I have tried from BK and MC I still go back to a SD JB in the bridge of a Les Paul. It just works.
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How are you liking the Budda?
 
No offense to builders as I am sure they make some great stuff but if boutique pickups are anything like my experience with boutique amps, I will pass. Having said that, I have a bright guitar and tamed it very well with Seymour Duncan pickups, Custom Custom in the bridge and a Alnico Pro II in the neck. Excellent combination.
 
rp108":35ww6njv said:
No offense to builders as I am sure they make some great stuff but if boutique pickups are anything like my experience with boutique amps, I will pass. Having said that, I have a bright guitar and tamed it very well with Seymour Duncan pickups, Custom Custom in the bridge and a Alnico Pro II in the neck. Excellent combination.
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What on earth do you mean? :confused:

I have yet to find a mass produced pickup that even holds it own with any of my boutiques...

Sure some of them sound good, but are always more sterile and lacking a certain 3d quality.
 
moltenmetalburn":rfad4d3m said:
rp108":rfad4d3m said:
No offense to builders as I am sure they make some great stuff but if boutique pickups are anything like my experience with boutique amps, I will pass. Having said that, I have a bright guitar and tamed it very well with Seymour Duncan pickups, Custom Custom in the bridge and a Alnico Pro II in the neck. Excellent combination.
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What on earth do you mean? :confused:

I have yet to find a mass produced pickup that even holds it own with any of my boutiques...

Sure some of them sound good, but are always more sterile and lacking a certain 3d quality.
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:thumbsup:
 
moltenmetalburn":18fws4b2 said:
rp108":18fws4b2 said:
No offense to builders as I am sure they make some great stuff but if boutique pickups are anything like my experience with boutique amps, I will pass. Having said that, I have a bright guitar and tamed it very well with Seymour Duncan pickups, Custom Custom in the bridge and a Alnico Pro II in the neck. Excellent combination.
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What on earth do you mean? :confused:

I have yet to find a mass produced pickup that even holds it own with any of my boutiques...

Sure some of them sound good, but are always more sterile and lacking a certain 3d quality.
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Like I said, I am sure there are some builders that make great stuff. I just know a lot of guitar players and tones I like use mass produced stuff. That's all I really meant by it. Didn't mean to start a debate. Everyone has different taste. :)
 
Aristocat":2yjbtd4j said:
Wade said I should try the Detroiter.
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I was just going add a +1 for the detroiter; Wade's recommendations are usually always right on. The detroiter has got some extra magic in the mids, and its nice and tight in the low-end. Not *exactly* a P.A.F per se but it overdrives an amp more than it's 12KOhm winding might infer, as doe the 2nd deg. blackbelt.
 
MichaelG":6mx02tpw said:
Aristocat":6mx02tpw said:
Wade said I should try the Detroiter.
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I was just going add a +1 for the detroiter; Wade's recommendations are usually always right on. The detroiter has got some extra magic in the mids, and its nice and tight in the low-end. Not *exactly* a P.A.F per se but it overdrives an amp more than it's 12KOhm winding might infer, as doe the 2nd deg. blackbelt.
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He said it's 9.2K roughly.

PAF territory is good enough for me.
 
Take a look at the Arcane pickup offerings. Curt (chubtone) is a dealer and can give you the scoop. Killer pickups.
 
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