I can highly recommend Lindy Fralin Pickups. I have a pair of Jazzmaster Texas Specials that I just love. He has some great PAF humbucker replacements and some new demo videos.
IMHO i'd replace the pups with some DiMarzio's
a "Humbucker from hell" in the neck
and a "bluesbucker" in the bridge. http://dimarzio.com/site/#/pickups/
I've got a set of P-Rails that i love. Great pickups. SUPER loud humbucker, 18k or something, broke up my old solid state in a bad way but mushes up my bassman quite nicely.
The p90 sounds like a p90, because it is. Single sounds like a single coil, because it is.
downside is you need to add goofy switches or pots to really get the most out of them. i did a telecaster with p-rails and used push/pull pots so i didn't have to make it look any different
well, what kind of sound are you after? what kind of music do you play? there's a world of options out there. from hi-gain active pickups to aged PAF replicas. it all depends on what you're going for. dimarzio, as mentioned have some great options worth browsing. GFS is worth a look as well.
i thought thinline and thinskin were completely different concepts? thinskin relates to nitro covered guitars, and little more. but thinline just means the body is less thick? well, ive played hofner guitars that they advertise and thinline and the thickness of the body was the point?? maybe im wrong
** the Jazzmaster is definatley THIN SKIN then. just the nitro finish.
i just realized i got a HELL OF A LOT more studying to do on pups since theyre are
so many godam options out there.
i like the idea of the pups having fairly distinct sounds. The neck pup being warm and a bit chimey like the jag and the bridge having more bite and cutting presence
right now the supersonic neck and bridge sound wayyyyy too similar to each other
I've got a set of Duncan Jazz/JB's in my Super Sonic right now. LOVE the sound of them, although the JB can be a lil bright for my taste at times. All in all, the suggestions in this thread should point you in the right direction. Cheers on the good find.
forgot to mention some styles or bands i like to "TRY" to emulate
fuzzy alternative blues rock
surfy rockabilly--ish stuff
dirty funk
on my very best day, someone might say in an alternative universe my playing vaguely resembles the:
black keys - white stripes - raconteurs
(as far as pedals, im pretty simple: generally only use big muff pi...but im looking to get a holy grail nano reverb or maybe get another small tube amp with reverb on board)
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