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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

DannyG wrote:

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.

Suhr make excellent pups for classic sounds.  Also, maybe check out Lindy Fralin's.

  • Ocean
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  • From: south of Dallas
  • Registered: 2008-06-13
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

DannyG wrote:

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.

If you want classic strat with ROUND tone...the strat pups Dave makes are just that.  Most of the Tex-Tone stuff is actually geared towards minimizing the ice-pick highs in the bridge positions of both teles and strats.  Neck pups are just fat and sweet.  I A-B'd my '05 strat with TexTones against an all original '56 a few months ago - all I can say is that my guitar was a carbon copy of the vintage pups without the high end.  Still bell-like and VERY strat-ish but warmer and more present.  Chimey like you want a strat to be but the bridge pup is actually useable!  Anyhow, my 2 cents.  He doesn't charge out the nose, either.

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  • Registered: 2008-06-12
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Many!

WB 6707-hots in my R9
Skatterbranes in my Slash SL
BK Nailbombs in my JBLP


...of course this changes fairly often. That's part of the fun.

  • From: Linlithgow Scotland
  • Registered: 2008-03-05
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Got to be the Gibson 500T in my LP.  Sings.....

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  • From: Upper Yukon, Alaska
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Here's my preference in the strats I have: #1 Curt Novak strat handwounds, they are something else.  #2 Seymour Duncan A-5 surfers. #3 Fralin strat pups. #4 Lollar blonds.  Honestly they all sound much better than any stock pickup, but right now to my ears; those Novaks sound pretty good.

  • From: Lancashire
  • Registered: 2008-02-26
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Re: Whats Your Favorite Pickup??

Ocean wrote:

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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gah why do u guys have to be all they way across the pond smile