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Humbucker recommendations

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:10 am
by theshadowofseattle
I need a non-chrome covered bridge humbucker with coil-splitability for my Vista Musicmaster I just bought off blackmarker.

1. It needs to sond kool.
2. NOT FUCKING SEYMOUR DUNCAN.
3. GFS is a maybe.
4. I don't need stupid amount of output. I'd much rather it sound good than be a loud crappy mid-range mess.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:14 am
by Pens
I think you should get a Duncan.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:17 am
by Pens
Invader. Do graphite nut.

Seriously. What sound are you after. GFS like you mentioned are nice. I've always wanted to try out one of those Filtertron thingies too.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:21 am
by Doog
Get a DiMarzio Super Distortion and marry it if you like them so much.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:23 am
by theshadowofseattle
Doog wrote:Get a DiMarzio Super Distortion and marry it if you like them so much.
You can't consummate a marriage to a guitar pickup. Well, Justin could find a way.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:36 am
by Mo Law-ka

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:38 am
by theshadowofseattle
I'd rather pay more for something I know will sound good. And GFS humbuckers don't sound like what I want at all.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:39 am
by Billy3000
It really depends on what kind of sound you want. I don't know anything about GFS's humbuckers... all's I know is that the fatboy tele pups kick ass!

Rob says the stock pickup in his squier MM is awesome, I'd suggest trying that out before you decide to just go ahead and replace it.

Edit: all i did was insert a space between the sentences... it looked like one of Robert original's early posts! :lol:

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:39 am
by theshadowofseattle
I'm buying it with no pickup.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:41 am
by Billy3000
theshadowofseattle wrote:I'm buying it with no pickup.
shit... sucks.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:42 am
by James
Lace sensor dually? you could get a white one, it would look bad ass.

I've never used one, but you've said before you love teh lace sensorz

plus, jonny greenwood (i actually typed johny wilkinson first, stupid hype based tabliods) uses one in his tele plus.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:43 am
by theshadowofseattle
I was looking at Duallyz, bob. Anyone tried them? I know Sickened had, but I don't trust his opinion. I've only heard the Gold-Gold, and didn't get to hear it clean.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:17 am
by Nick
theshadowofseattle wrote:I was looking at Duallyz, bob. Anyone tried them? I know Sickened had, but I don't trust his opinion. I've only heard the Gold-Gold, and didn't get to hear it clean.
Greg Morlan has.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:30 am
by theshadowofseattle
Nick wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:I was looking at Duallyz, bob. Anyone tried them? I know Sickened had, but I don't trust his opinion. I've only heard the Gold-Gold, and didn't get to hear it clean.
Greg Morlan has.
:(

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:48 am
by matte30is
Get a middle pickup and bridge pickup from a mexican strat and combine them.


Thats really all you need.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:58 am
by Sparky
Don't get a red dually, they have a really strange and unique sound. I guess that's what happens when you have a passive pickup with over 30.5k output.

I'm not really thrilled with mine, but it's not terrible by any means. I've got it with a push/pull coil split, so I keep it split most of the time. Sounds like a very hot single coil. I'm talking hot, like *insert sexy celebrity* hot.

Uh, here's a very old sound clip (at least a year old) of me going through the pickups on my Jagmaster. The clip goes > clean neck, clean neck/bridge > clean bridge, dirty neck, dirty neck/bridge, dirty bridge.

www.onemoresolo.net/jag.mp3

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:03 am
by Mo Law-ka
Sparky wrote: I'm talking hot, like *insert sexy celebrity, like the one in my avatar* hot.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:34 am
by Sloan
I've used Super Distortions and really kind of liked them.

I will sell you one of my RARE VINTAGE jagmaster pickups. $50 EXCLUSIVE SHORTSCALE DEAL. 1 TIME OFFER. BUY NOW AND GET FREE MINTS FROM O'CHARLEY'S RESTUARANT.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:57 am
by DeadPenny
just to piss shad off...

i'm liking my Duncan JB. is sounds like an old school PAF with a little more ass to it. so now that i suggested a duncan because he explicitly said "NO DUNCANS", i'll shut up.

good luck finding a good pup dude. keep us informed, yo.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:37 am
by ekwatts
How about some angry duncans?