Which P/ups

[mupps]

Hey guys, just wondering on what pickups you guys think I should get for my H/H Jackson JS30.

I'm looking for quite a versitile tone, with everything on the guitar whacked full (thru a Laney LC30) I want a good lead metal tone (lots of pinch harmonics, clear as a bell single notes and some nice dirty riffery, think Paul Gilbert crossed with Vai), with volume down a bit (think Satch's rhythm tone), a good rock tone and then with volume and tone down a bit I'd like a nice bluesy tone (think Satch's bluesier moments).....fussy i know but meh. Oh, I will coil tap each p/up as well to make matters of getting blusier tones easier

So far I have considered the following combos (neck/bridge): Evo/Evo, PAF PRO/Evo, PAF Pro/FRED (my friend has this combo, is ok but a bit boring), HFH/Tone Zone, HFH/Evo, PAF Pro/PAF Pro, PAF Pro/Tone Zone.

Any one got any other ideas/can suggest which set out of those I should get?

Andy!

[RacerX]

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Jackson CVR2 [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[mupps]

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If they are the ones in my Jackson at the moment, I think they suck....I can't get a nice tone from them and I ust don't think they sound great for lead....meh, whatever...

Andy!

[charvel750]

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If the tone sucks, why did you buy this model? And why do you think it must be the pickups?

Try EQ adjustments, a different effects unit, etc.

[mupps]

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Well the guitar plays brilliantly compared to EVERYTHING else they had in my local shop. I thought that if I get a new amp (the LC30 will be here in May) then the tone would improve...I was wrong. After playing it through a few tube heads it still sounded kinda mediocre, I just thought new pickups would make it sound a lot nicer while retaining the playability [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Anyway, don't most of you guys swap p/ups around in your guitars?

[toejam]

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DiMarzio Super Distortion for the bridge! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] The Tone Zone is a cool pup, but I think it's a little dark sounding. The Super D in my Jackson JJP has got to be my favorite sounding pickup ever; nice and chunky with good balance all around!! As for the neck, I'd probably go with a HFH or PAF Pro. I've actually got a PAF Pro laying around that I haven't put in anything yet. I also really want to try a HFH, as I like brighter neck pups. I'm debating on what to put in my Les Paul, as I'm looking for something a little heavier sounding than the stock pups, I think I might go HFH with a Super Distortion.
Also, the Super 2 is one of the nicest sounding pups I've ever tried in the neck of my Warrior with an X2N in the bridge. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[PallarAndersVisa]

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im getting rid of my super distortion. just cant seem to get a good sound out of it through my 5150. im swapping it for a JB

[toejam]

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I didn't care for the JB all that much. I had it in my Hamer... I thought it had a nice treble and high mid sound, but it seemd to be lacking a little in the low end.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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APC pickups
persuader lead or felony X

[markD]

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i'd go for the double PAF Pro combo. i use it and it's very versatile. sounds great clean and with distortion. you get a very vocal sound because of the mid frequencies when you play single notes. not the hottest pickups around, but they served Vai very well until the Evolution.

[metallicarocks]

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If they are the ones in my Jackson at the moment, I think they suck....I can't get a nice tone from them and I ust don't think they sound great for lead....meh, whatever...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's becuase they came in a JS series. The JS's aren't that good, but hey, you may be able to get it rolling.

As for pickups, it's really a shame that you can't just shove them in your guitar and try them out at a local guitar shop like you can with amplifiers and guitars. It's probably the most expensive trial and error, that and tubes. I love my Toni Iommi pickup, it really kills. I don't think it has a very mean low end to it though. It's Gibson's most high output pickup, and it does really great on leads. It picks up the pinch harmonics very cleanly. It's also a pretty tight rythym pickup. It's still not quite what I'm looking at. I think the next pickup will be an EMG.

The Iommi pickup was really expensive. I got the black one which was like $200. The chrome one is a little cheaper though. I would recomend Dimarzio. I've never used them, but I've had about three million people tell me that they kick ass.

[1trussell]

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Just remember that Seymour Duncan has a 21 day exchange policy. If you don't like the pickups you put in, exchange them for a different set until you get it right. If you do it too much, it may annoy the salesmen at the store, but fuck them. It is your tone. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]