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VII. Anything we missed?/"How To Post A Question"

If after reading this you still have questions, go ahead and post your inquiry in this thread. If you start a separate thread that regards buying pickups, it will be closed. If you have a question pertaining specifically to wiring, go ahead and post it in the Ultimate Guitar Wiring Thread ( http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/foru...d.php?t=1019006 ).

If you feel like you have a worthy contribution to the thread, you can post it on the main page of this group for review:

http://groups.ultimate-guitar.com/gbcpickupthread/

Or send it in a PM to one of GB&C’s mods (whose approval is needed for pretty much everything we post in the OPs of Ultimate threads). You can PM your contribution directly to me if you want, but I’ll still have to run it by the other contributors and one of the mods before adding it.


A reminder:

As with any other section of this forum, flaming and spam of any kind is strictly forbidden. If you post something in here that’s overly rude, biased or simply doesn’t belong in this thread, you will be reported and possibly banned.

So instead of saying: “Don’t get pickup A!!!11 Pickup A sucks, I hate it!! anyone who buys one is a ****ing IDIOT!!!111oneone”

Say something like: “Pickup A has bad cleans and gets muddy on high gain settings. I definitely wouldn’t recommend it.”

If you want to debate with someone about different pickups, do it through PMs, not in here.

Important: Spreading false or inaccurate information not only makes you look like a tool, but also can get you put on GB&C’s blacklist and possibly result in a warning or even a ban for continued offenses.

How to post a question

There are no real "rules" for posting a question in this thread, but if you want a quick and accurate response, you should always include the following information:

1-Type (brand and model) of guitar you're upgrading
2-Current pickups the guitar has
3- Current amplifier
4-Desired tone (be specific)
5-Budget

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Nicely done!

Let me be the first to say something:
The D-Sonic works VERY well in a les paul in E standard with the rail facing the neck. Ballsy as hell, and very clear to boot.
The Duncan Distortion does work pretty well in Alder, provided you don't have your treble cranked. Very "sizzly" sounding.

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GravyFish

We are long overdue for a thread of this sort. The descriptions of individual pickup models is very interesting and very helpful since it's virtually impossible to try them all out yourself. Thanks a bunch!

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Invader Jim

Stuck. What about Rockfield?

Also, I have an Evoloution and it has plenty of low end. i'm using it in a guitar that is either basswood or (probably) poplar. idk how old the pup is though. looks like an old one but i've never seen the bottom of a new one. just throwing that in there.

blandguitar

That Evo is probably about 5 years Jim, if I had to guess. (Came out of my used dime333 before going to Brian)

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kudos.

very very good.

divinorum69

SO good. Congratulations

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thenextkirk92

So is here the right place to ask about pickups then? I'm looking for a stacked pickup for my strat's bridge slot. It'll be mostly distorted. I've got the neck pickup for cleans. Any suggestions?

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Invader Jim

^Yes, any and all "which pickups?" questions shall now be posted in this thread.

thanks jared

ECistheBest

hey hey we gotta include our UG's one and only Rock Monkey Guitars pickups handwound in the UK by our fellow user CorduroyEW!!!

this is an awesome thread tho. it's hard to post reviews on every pickup out there though.

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Funk Monk

I'm looking for a Bridge Humbucker to put In a Jackson D2KL. I need something versatile, but I mainly play funk. As an example I regularly play RHCP's Freaky Styley Album through as part of my practice, So I need something brighter or slightly thinner sounding.The only one that really caught my attention is the bluesbucker, when split especially. Is there something else that you could possibly reccommend?

Thanks

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I really play all over the board however, and if I can better achieve this brighter tone with a versatile humbucker and a certain amp I will take that route instead, I just have no complaints with my amp.

littlephil

The Dimarzio Humbucker From Hell is really low output (for a humbucker) and sounds pretty thin. Maybe try that? I've heard it sounds almost like a single coil.

Funk Monk

Cool i'll look it up right now.

I had another quick question.
What makes a humbucker able to split? Would I be able to do it with any Humbucker?

littlephil

It has to be 4 conductor. Some are 3 conductor (so you cant change the wiring to switch which coil stays on) but they are pretty uncommon.

wiliscool

Another thing you may want to look into Funk Monk, is getting a decently high output humbucker (I'm thinking something middle of the pack like a Gibson 490T) and putting the coils in parallel. As you may or may not know, the two coils of a humbucker are wired in series, and putting them in parallel will give you a sound that's a little weaker but not really all that thinner. For a really thin sound, you can put the two coils out of phase. Probably the only thing you can play with an out of phase setup is funk. And of course, you can use a switch to activate these just like you would with a coil split.

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MH400

Awesome. You made me want to swap my 85 for an 81.

Funk Monk

how would I go about putting a humbucker "out of phase"? Are there any guitarist how have used this so I could give it a listen? thanks.

thispaceforent

im thinking about buying a squier strat that i found the other day to mod a lil bit. im wanting to know of some good distorted/grungey type of pickups i can put into it. ive done a little looking and have found that a dimarzio super distortion or a seymour duncan jb might work. i would appreciate any help thanx

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metalwarrior40

check the wiring thread, all you need to know is there in the first couple post, including the diagram you need.

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