• From: N.Wales, UK
  • Registered: 2009-03-06
  • Posts: 2,183

Re: SD whole lotta humbucker?

Scratch N Sniff wrote:

Check out OX4 pick-ups. Mark's a great guy, he'll sort out the wind you want! Superb pick-ups.

+1 Mark is a great guy and has nailed the PAF tone better than any one else. I believe he may start making single coil sets soon too.

  • Registered: 2012-05-30
  • Posts: 485

Re: SD whole lotta humbucker?

I had a set of Bareknuckle Mules in a Tokai LP and they sounded amazing to my ears. Highlight for me was when a guy with an R9 asked me what pickups I had because he liked the tone from my LP better than his R9 (at a jam night so through the same amp)..!!

Guitars: Fender American Original 60s Strat, Fender American Vintage 52 Tele, Gibson Les Paul Traditional
FX: Various including - Ceriatone Centura, Fire Custom Shop Carpe Diem
Amp: Fender ML212 Deville + 212 extention cabinet
  • Registered: 2015-03-19
  • Posts: 5

Re: SD whole lotta humbucker?

I have personally had great success with the  Seymour Duncan JB Jazz Hot Rodded PICKUP SET Humbucker SH-4 SH-2n (with nickel covers) -Seymour always has said it was his favorite. Comes in many configurations.
They have that vintage PAF (brown) sound and they clean up well when u back off the volume.


Seymour created this classic humbucker combination while in England in 1974, and it remains his favorite today: an SH-4 JB for the bridge and SH-2n Jazz Model for the neck. Together they provide one of the most versatile humbucker combinations available.

The JB owes its popularity to over-wound coils, which provide high output with just the right amount of sustain and distortion--perfect for searing leads. Seymour matched the JB with a Jazz Model in the neck for a clear, bright sound--perfect for articulate rhythm playing. This set is great for everything from hard blues to heavy rock. It comes with four-conductor cable for trick switching options. A wiring diagram and mounting hardware are included.

The JB is designed for bridges with traditional string spacing of 1.925" or 48.9mm measured over the bridge pickup.

  • Registered: 2009-02-24
  • Posts: 197

Re: SD whole lotta humbucker?

I still have one of the old JBs (which apparently sounds different than the new ones, from everything I've read) in my old 80's Charvel. I love that pickup for higher-gain tones.