Humbucker recommendations?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:13 am

I have a guitar routed for three buckers. I already have a phat cat that I'm putting in the middle (around 8k), and a 59 that I'm putting in the neck (also around 8k). For the bridge I want something with 4 conductors, that sounds good when split and is matched relatively to the other two pickups in general sound. I really love the sound of the 498T in my Les Paul but I don't want to spend half of what the guitar's worth on a bridge pickup, and the 2nd hand ones usually are ripped out of a Les Paul studio and are only 2 conductor. I don't want to throw just anything in there though. So yeah, conditions are it has to sound good split, has to be hot enough to compete with the other two pickups for volume, and has to have a bright full sound. Alnico preferred.....any ideas?

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:18 am

Dimarzio???

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:30 am

dirty fingers ?

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:32 am

Maybe a wide ranger? It might not look right, but they sound good. im not sure how hot they are, but the ones that I have used were fairly bright.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:40 am

robroe wrote:dirty fingers ?

A quick ebay search brought this up....DO WANT!!!!

But anyways, I don't have too much fondness for ceramic humbuckers...last one I had was a Super Distortion which I liked for a while, but it's really not what I'm after now.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:06 am

that guitar must sound like a fucking parade

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:28 am

http://www.seymourduncan.com/comparetones/view/96

I'm thinking that will get the job done...any opinions?

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:25 pm

The SD is probably what you're after. We've also a similar deal:

Though it looks retarded in a thrash metal sort of way, the GFS Loudmouth is a real winner, both straight out and split. I was espcially surprised especially how bright and crunchy it sounded at full strength, and had pretty much everything we needed in single coil'd mode when installed in the Emily the Strange G-310.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:26 pm

SINGLECOIL!

Hahaha, not really.. just to annoy Dots.

Post by **dots** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:11 pm

Doog wrote:SINGLECOIL!

Hahaha, not really.. just to annoy Dots.

hahahaha

was wondering when one of these would spring up in the thread.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:22 pm

TV Jones!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:49 pm

I'm starting to think this might be the ULTIMATE tone machine. It's too bad the demo videos on SD's website feature annoying fast funk/blues chord riffing so you can't tell how the damn thing would sound in an actual musical use. But I could replace my on/off mini switch with an on/off/on mini switch and get p90, rail single coil, and humbucker. It should fit under a closed nickel cover too to hide the fugliness.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:53 pm

Nick wrote:
I'm starting to think this might be the ULTIMATE tone machine. It's too bad the demo videos on SD's website feature annoying fast funk/blues chord riffing so you can't tell how the damn thing would sound in an actual musical use. But I could replace my on/off mini switch with an on/off/on mini switch and get p90, rail single coil, and humbucker. It should fit under a closed nickel cover too to hide the fugliness.

I really want one of these for the Vista Musicmaster project I bought from James too long ago.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:13 am

BobArsecake wrote:
Nick wrote:
I'm starting to think this might be the ULTIMATE tone machine. It's too bad the demo videos on SD's website feature annoying fast funk/blues chord riffing so you can't tell how the damn thing would sound in an actual musical use. But I could replace my on/off mini switch with an on/off/on mini switch and get p90, rail single coil, and humbucker. It should fit under a closed nickel cover too to hide the fugliness.
I really want one of these for the Vista Musicmaster project I bought from James too long ago.

I want to get a beat up strat or something and throw a set of these in it... Maybe even a jagmaster or squire tele deluxe...