Dull Pickup

Lifeson

I have a Gibson SG Special and the output is pretty dull, like the tone is way down. Anybody suggest a replacement Humbucker??

Karl Hungus

Seymour Duncan JB is a popular one around here, and I've nothing bad to say about it at all, extremely well rounded pickup that's good for most styles.

Lifeson

Yeah, I'm looking for something with a bit of bite. I bought a Fender Highway(?) with a humbucker and it's so sharp, Van Halen like. And now the gibson is being neglected..

Karl Hungus

The JB definitely has a fair bit of bite, but if you want more of a Van Halen kind of thing, then maybe a DiMarzio Super Distortion would be up your alley?

Lifeson

Thanks, I'll look them up.

darrenw5094

I have never bought anything from these guys, but prices are good.

http://www.ericsguitars.com/dimarzioprices.html

My new Ibanez JS1200 has a PAF Joe.....smokin'..:cool:

Demeyes

Maybe try rasing the pickup a little to see if thats whats ailing your sound?
As for what pickup. The JB is a nice one alright. Most duncans I've tried gave a decent sound. I've seen loads of people raving about Bareknuckle too so they might be worth trying out.

darrenw5094

Standard Seymour Duncans are probably SH-4 for bridge and SH-1 or SH-2 for the neck.....but there are others that will be good.....Pearly Gates etc.

I have Seymour Duncan SH-6 in the bridge end of my Edwards ESP JS Les Paul and it gives off a lot of feedback for some reason.

fourmations

get thyself to the seymour duncan forums
its excellent and is not just SD only

although i have never used one
some people think the JB is very nasal and icepick like

what music do you play

a really popular set on the duncan forums
is a pearly gates neck and a custom bridge (sh5 i think)

i got a set of gfs 59 buckers and a fat paf job and am well happy for the bucks, they really sing, i did J page wiring on them and they split well
(i am not going to compare them to duncan, because Ive only ever had
duncan design in an ibanez sz)

rgds

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andyl222

I stuck a set of tonerider alnico IV PAF's in my SG special, just to see if they'd shake that dull sound your describing, and they definitely did that. The pickups are **** all money and they sound quite amazing, and not just for the price, i mean in comparison to alot of other pickups i've heard. Apart from some wiring issues that i've now resolved the things really scream. I'm happy anyway.

punchdrunk

bareknuckle emeralds are where it's at!

Doctor_Socks

I would recommend a bareknuckle nailbomb, really big output and is good clean and unreal when its distorted. They're a bit expensive but I think they're worth it. I have one of them in the bridge of my PRS and its legend.