Pickups
Moderators: guitarguy510, ned
First off different taste for different folk. I'm an EMG fan, I them in 5 guitars. One guitar has a Dimarzio super distortion so in both spots and then are wired for single coil operation. Lately I've been playing in a doom band and have not been cutting my gain back so I've been thinking about trying some medium gain pickups. Any suggestions?
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum. I'm all out of bubble gum!
I'd say, if it's an alder or ash bodied guitar, try a Duncan JB, or if it's mahogany try a Duncan custom. Custom works great in alder & ash too. All around great pup, and not all that expensive! Pop an A8 mag in either a JB or a custom, and they just come alive and destroy!Charfett wrote:First off different taste for different folk. I'm an EMG fan, I them in 5 guitars. One guitar has a Dimarzio super distortion so in both spots and then are wired for single coil operation. Lately I've been playing in a doom band and have not been cutting my gain back so I've been thinking about trying some medium gain pickups. Any suggestions?
Band Sites (Until The Sun)
http://www.reverbnation.com/untilthesun
https://www.facebook.com/UntilTheSunBand
Budda Superdrive 45, Orange Rocker 30, Zinky 4x12, '72 Deluxe Tele and MIJ Greco LP Custom
http://www.reverbnation.com/untilthesun
https://www.facebook.com/UntilTheSunBand
Budda Superdrive 45, Orange Rocker 30, Zinky 4x12, '72 Deluxe Tele and MIJ Greco LP Custom
Speaking of pup magnets... If you are apt to tinkering and tone shaping, and most here are if imagine, then try some magnet swaps in your pups. Makes a HUGE difference in tone, response, feel, eq, etc. You can get pup magnets for about $5/ea. Just grab an Alnico 2, 3, 4, 5, UOA5, 8 and maybe a ceramic & just swap away. Plenty of info on the web on how to do it, and tons of info on the Seymour Duncan forum on which mags do what and in what pups, etc.
Careful, it's addicting...
Careful, it's addicting...
Band Sites (Until The Sun)
http://www.reverbnation.com/untilthesun
https://www.facebook.com/UntilTheSunBand
Budda Superdrive 45, Orange Rocker 30, Zinky 4x12, '72 Deluxe Tele and MIJ Greco LP Custom
http://www.reverbnation.com/untilthesun
https://www.facebook.com/UntilTheSunBand
Budda Superdrive 45, Orange Rocker 30, Zinky 4x12, '72 Deluxe Tele and MIJ Greco LP Custom
I've run into the same problem with every Gibson I've had (all LP's or semi hollows), no matter what pup I've run in the neck.isolated1523 wrote:I'll add useless fuel to the fire...
My Temoniti PRS (American made) has me 50/50 on the humbuckers in it...i LOVE the bridge pickup, it does anything I need a bridge to do...but the neck pickup is SOO bass-heavy that i almost always use it as a mute position lol.
I've wondered if its because Tremonti plays most of his clean stuff through fender amps, and uses other amps for his distortion?
I have managed to make all of them sound great though. Try these:
1) Lower that neck pup. Sink it all the way down to about flush with the pup ring. That alone may do the trick. If you lose too much definition, leave the bass side sunk, and raise the treble side closer. It'll be crooked, but who cares if it works?
2) Swap in an A4 magnet. That tremonti bass pup has an A5, which is a pretty hot magnet, with a lot of bass, a lot of treble and scooped mids. An A4 will flatten the eq, and significantly lower output & bass.
3) Install a 'de-mud' mod on the neck pup volume pot. Search google for 'Artie de mud mod'. This is basically a tiny high pass filter that installs between your pup hot lead and its corresponding pot lug. Really easy install, and it works awesome! I have one in every Gibson I own, and every Gibson anyone I know owns, lol. Everyone wanted it & loves it. It's just a .01uf cap and 500k resistor in parallel. Prolly cost $1. Look it up, you won't be disappointed!
Band Sites (Until The Sun)
http://www.reverbnation.com/untilthesun
https://www.facebook.com/UntilTheSunBand
Budda Superdrive 45, Orange Rocker 30, Zinky 4x12, '72 Deluxe Tele and MIJ Greco LP Custom
http://www.reverbnation.com/untilthesun
https://www.facebook.com/UntilTheSunBand
Budda Superdrive 45, Orange Rocker 30, Zinky 4x12, '72 Deluxe Tele and MIJ Greco LP Custom
-
- Donating Member
- Posts: 1498
- Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 6:57 pm
- Location: Newbury Park, CA
+1 on lowering that neck pickup.....I lower mine as far as I can then tweak it back up for output.
Synergy - HBE,SLO,VH4,TDLX,Plexi, ENGL,OS,BB/BE,AC, Savage, VAI
Salvation-Deadplate, Spawn, MarkUS, Dual Salvado+Terrier
JF-Dual Erect
Gigmods - Mark
Hilly-Snorkeler
Egnater -COD, ERECT, VX
Randall - Brahma,Scary, Grail, SuperV
Salvation-Deadplate, Spawn, MarkUS, Dual Salvado+Terrier
JF-Dual Erect
Gigmods - Mark
Hilly-Snorkeler
Egnater -COD, ERECT, VX
Randall - Brahma,Scary, Grail, SuperV
-
- RM50
- Posts: 84
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:09 pm
- Location: West Liberty, KY
- Contact:
Sounds good, i'll give them a shot!!Corium_AZ wrote:I've run into the same problem with every Gibson I've had (all LP's or semi hollows), no matter what pup I've run in the neck.isolated1523 wrote:I'll add useless fuel to the fire...
My Temoniti PRS (American made) has me 50/50 on the humbuckers in it...i LOVE the bridge pickup, it does anything I need a bridge to do...but the neck pickup is SOO bass-heavy that i almost always use it as a mute position lol.
I've wondered if its because Tremonti plays most of his clean stuff through fender amps, and uses other amps for his distortion?
I have managed to make all of them sound great though. Try these:
1) Lower that neck pup. Sink it all the way down to about flush with the pup ring. That alone may do the trick. If you lose too much definition, leave the bass side sunk, and raise the treble side closer. It'll be crooked, but who cares if it works?
2) Swap in an A4 magnet. That tremonti bass pup has an A5, which is a pretty hot magnet, with a lot of bass, a lot of treble and scooped mids. An A4 will flatten the eq, and significantly lower output & bass.
3) Install a 'de-mud' mod on the neck pup volume pot. Search google for 'Artie de mud mod'. This is basically a tiny high pass filter that installs between your pup hot lead and its corresponding pot lug. Really easy install, and it works awesome! I have one in every Gibson I own, and every Gibson anyone I know owns, lol. Everyone wanted it & loves it. It's just a .01uf cap and 500k resistor in parallel. Prolly cost $1. Look it up, you won't be disappointed!
-Adam-
EX-MTS'er (2xRM100s, RM4, RT2/50)
Past MODs (Clean, Recto, Ecstacy, RockMod, Trilogy)
Current: GSP1101/Tech21 MidiMoose/Senn IEMs
EX-MTS'er (2xRM100s, RM4, RT2/50)
Past MODs (Clean, Recto, Ecstacy, RockMod, Trilogy)
Current: GSP1101/Tech21 MidiMoose/Senn IEMs
Don't know anything about Gibson pups but I agree with EVERYTHING Corium_AZ said about Duncans and magnets. I have a few Customs with A8 mags which I love.. And per his advice quite a while ago, I just put a JB with an A8 mag in place of the EMG 81/89 in my RRTMG. Holy s*&t that pickup is awesome!! AWESOME!!!
Jackson, Charvel, Ibanez. RM100, RM50 (both Foglifted), JF Erect, MarkX, '59RR, XTC, Stock KH1 & 1086. Carvin 4x12 with G12T-75's/V30's X-pattern, Randall R212CS with older Eminence OEM's