pickup with more balls

toez10 · Post by **toez10** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:35 pm

I'd go with a hot wound alnico 2 single coil - anything above 7k should give you plenty of balls and note definition without muddying up your fuzz situation. The alnico 2's remain really well balanced even when wound really hot. Alnico 5s are a common choice for high output pickups, but to my ears they get gritty at higher windings when combined with lots of distortion.

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cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:56 pm

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:16 pm

robroe wrote:these things rule. i got a set in my compstang.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/e ... quarter_p/

from the samples this is the one i liked the most. I'll check the gfs stuff to. Thanks for the help everyone.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:46 pm

watch the brostang demo with the dragonfire bridge hotrail and see if that has enough ballz

Tweedhead · Post by **Tweedhead** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:16 pm

I think single coils take distortion/overdrive/fuzz better than humbuckers.
They have more definition and their clear tone still shines through with the dirt added.