Joobsauce Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Anyways, I'm looking for a decently cheap pair of humbuckers (large, not single coil size) that have a great rock tone with a good distortion. I cant stand my current (stock) pickups, no tone at all. Any suggestions? I'm looking for 100usd or less for trhe pair, perferably less. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 www.guitarfetish.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Um, well... Just about all the major winders have really cool websites that'll give you sound clips and advice on what to put in your specific guitar. Duncan, Dimarzio, EMG, Bill and Becky Lawrence, Lollar, Fralin, WCR, Rio Grande, and yes, sometimes GuitarFetish GFS are kind of the big names. Of course, for the money you're paying for GFS you could spend a few more dollars and get Duncan, Dimarzio, or Lawrence pickups. Classic combo is the Duncan JB bridge, Jazz neck combo. I think you can get a bundled set for about $130. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Anyways, I'm looking for a decently cheap pair of humbuckers (large, not single coil size) that have a great rock tone with a good distortion. I cant stand my current (stock) pickups, no tone at all. Any suggestions? I'm looking for 100usd or less for trhe pair, perferably less. Sean Seymour Duncan Hotrodded Humbucker set. $129 for a JB bridge pickup and Jazz neck. These are the most ubiquitous pickups in rock and roll, covering everything from rock to metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Classic combo is the Duncan JB bridge, Jazz neck combo. I think you can get a bundled set for about $130. Jinx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Anyways, I'm looking for a decently cheap pair of humbuckers (large, not single coil size) that have a great rock tone with a good distortion. I cant stand my current (stock) pickups, no tone at all. Any suggestions? I'm looking for 100usd or less for trhe pair, perferably less. Sean Seymour Duncan Hotrodded Humbucker set. $129 for a JB bridge pickup and Jazz neck. These are the most ubiquitous pickups in rock and roll, covering everything from rock to metal. Yeah, just good luck getting them from Musician's Friend. I broke down mid-December and ordered a couple Dimarzio's from them. I still haven't got them yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I know people are either hot or cold about them, but my favorite bridge pickup is the Carvin C22B. I think they're around $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooten2 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I know people are either hot or cold about them, but my favorite bridge pickup is the Carvin C22B. I think they're around $50. +1 Carvin makes great pickups for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I'm not actually that thrilled with the Jazz+JB combination, legendary though it may be. The Jazz is really convincing as a single-coil when split, though. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 WSC pickups are pretty smooth and snarly for the price, nice bite on the distortion tones, the initials stand for Woo Sung Chorus! Try a google search to find a local distributer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I built a prs style guitar and I'm using the jb for the bridge and 59 in the neck. I also have a 80s carvin with stock pickups and they sound cool and with the switch for splitting the coils there is all kinds of combinations you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 I'm not actually that thrilled with the Jazz+JB combination, legendary though it may be. The Jazz is really convincing as a single-coil when split, though. Me either. I think they're TOO popular, although I know our adored Seymour would disagree, I'd rather use something different than the mainstream. Everybody makes so many damn good pickups it's almost just a roll of the dice anymore. Anyways, on my Les Paul I have a set of DiMarzio PAF Classics installed. I wanted a more vintage tone and look with the covers, but a wearable nickel finish and Alnico V magnets that don't lose their magnetism as much over time. These delivered. One set of pickups I think look interesting are the new DiMarzio Activators. High output with a relatively low resistance may be a good choice for the swamp-ash EBMM EVH I'm planning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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