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Post subject: Not-So-Hypothetical Question About Pups
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:59 am
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This is for anyone's input.

Say you have a 'bright' Strat, that is, an ash body and maple fingerboard. Let's further suppose you have a particular affinity for classic rock (I hate that expression) and blues. My first impression was to put an Atomic Humbucker or a SD Pearly Gates in the bridge position and Texas Standards everywhere else. Does that sound like a good way to go?

However, recently I visited SD's website and compared some sound clips. I was impressed with how clean the Duckbucker sounded. And then I realized how much I like a clean, trebly sound in general. So then the question became, what about a Duckbucker and SCN singles? Not the blusiest combo to be sure, but I figured I could always dirty up a clean pup at the amp, but I wouldn't be very well able to clean up a dirty pup.

Or am I missing the whole point?

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:08 am
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maybe a lil59 and scn's. scn's aren't the brightest sounding pickups but do pair well with HB's.

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:19 am
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I have the hot SCN's single coils & the DH-1 humbucker in the bridge.
Click here to see my guitar (it has a maple top & is very bright naturally).

The SCN pickups are bright but they have a nice rounded low as well.
They sound very good in my opinion.
I have to say that with pedals & EQ/amp settings alot can be done to get whatever sound u want.
My old strat (93 sunburst) is the opposite...
Very dark sounding wood & solid rosewood custum neck makes it even less bright.
Too me neither is necessary over the other... just different.
I guess what I am trying to say is that your playing and usuage will adapt to the guitar.
So don't kill urself with too much perfection while experimenting.
Some of the best discoveries occur on accident.

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:57 pm
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IMO, if you want the "classic rock" sound, you should stick to the vintage style pickups. Just my opinion though.

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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:06 am
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very true. the new pickups aren't made to get that classic sound. you'll want to stick with as vintage as you can get. if you don't want the noise, try the vintage noiseless pickups. they are about as close as you can get to true classic sound, while still being a noiseless single coil.


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