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Topic: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Ok all you gearheads, lets hear whats your favorite pickup. Let's open this to either a individual pup or a set.

My current favorite is the setup I have in a HSS Strat I built. Bare Knuckle "Mule" humbucker with "Irish Tour's" in the neck and middle.

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

hmmm too tough.

probably my 1972 gibson embossed humbuckers.

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  • From: East Tennessee
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

The stock P-90s in my '56 LP Special are so funky you walk funny after playing it ;=)

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

The P-90's in my 67 Sg Special They sing and sustain for a long time!  The new ones can't even come close!

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Gibson '57 Classics are just right for my style.

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

I love the BurstBucker Pros, but I like to change them all over with the gibson embossed covers.  They are a pain to find though.  I hope more pop up on ebay soon.

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

I like my Texas Specials. I get a good hot overdrive sound that sounds great at high volume.

"It makes it sound like the amp is about ready to explode, that's because it IS about ready to explode." -Joe

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  • From: Maryland
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Don't know if I can say favorite, but I'm very fond of P 90's, Gold lace sensor's for strats (yeah, I know alotta people hate'm!),  and Duncan 59's are great.

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

I'd say the Burstbuck pros I have in my Les Paul. I also have Semour D. JB model in an older LP custom that is very good as well.

Tom

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  • From: Heathfield E.Sussex
  • Registered: 2007-06-10
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Just about anything by Rio-Grande.
My No1 guitar has a Texas set, Strat has 3 x Muy grande, Just need to get a pair for my Tele now.

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

jockman wrote:

Just about anything by Rio-Grande.
My No1 guitar has a Texas set, Strat has 3 x Muy grande, Just need to get a pair for my Tele now.

Jon

I've got a muy grande, and am waiting to toss it into my strat project.

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  • From: Sonoma Ca.
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

p90s in mah 59 lp own you all muhahahahahahah

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

I'm dying to put a set of Duncan Five-Twos's in my Strat.  After that I'm pretty much stock in my '92 PRS and '83 335.

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

I have zebra like seymour duncans in my PRS, they sound good, and the best i have, but i havent found my fave tone yet. Definately Joes tone, i just need one of my own, i like Seymour duncans, but only their humbuckers

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

My favorite?  Dave over at Tex-Tone Pickups.  And no, it's not just because he's a friend of mine...he winds a great pickup. 

http://www.tex-tonepickups.com/

Of course, he isn't a gearhead household name so naturally, he won't get any immediate credibility but put one in your guitar and you'll thank me...

Corby
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

I love the JB(jeff beck xD) jr on the bridge and Noiseless!!! smile

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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Corby
Thanks for turning us on to Tex Tone pickups.  I never heard of them before.  I checked out the sight.  Very cool.
I'm looking for a classic strat sound but without the razor highs.  The five-two's sound perfect on paper.  Currently I have a Duncan Little '59 in the bridge.  At the time (12 years ago) it was what I was looking for...not now.  Since I changed rigs I want a more classic tone.

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  • Registered: 2008-08-20
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

1. Texas Special neck pickup (SRV sig model)

2. Dimarzio Mo Joe bridge humbucker