You have a 1 hum Soloist - which pickup and why?

[~K~]

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I know a lot of people love JB's but to my ears they sound like their farting.. at least the way I play.. ROTF!

[jonsgon]

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1 vote for the tb-14, i have one in my 1 hum soloist and love it.....

jon

[zeegler]

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1. Duncan Custom. Just enough output, and a good all around pickup. Nice mids, cutting high end. Great for metal.

2. JB. Slightly higher output, but smoother sounding than a Custom. Not quite as bright either, more midrangy. Very good for bright sounding bodies (maple).

[VulfgangPfuck]

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Dunc Distortion Parallel Axis Trembucker is my choice. I even use it on non-trem guitars, because it tracks true when you do wild bends (which suits my personal style)

[django]

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from my experience, if could put ANY pickup in, i'd try something "unusual." i'd put a 1950's era gibson P-90 in there. i always thought that they are the best pickup ever. (think mountain's leslie west, late "live at leeds" townsend, early santana, george thorogood....) something about canceling out the "hum" when making a humbucker cancels out some tone, some balls. you only hear the hum when you stop playing, so i wouldn't stop!!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[DonP]

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from my experience, if could put ANY pickup in, i'd try something "unusual." i'd put a 1950's era gibson P-90 in there. i always thought that they are the best pickup ever. (think mountain's leslie west, late "live at leeds" townsend, early santana, george thorogood....) something about canceling out the "hum" when making a humbucker cancels out some tone, some balls. you only hear the hum when you stop playing, so i wouldn't stop!!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

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This is true, but I have the P90's covered in my 1962 SG Special. And yes, playing stuff like Metallica (not quite passages) they work extremely well.

[StarRider]

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Duncan Distortion all the way!!!!!

I still have my 83 Duncan in my Explorer, it sounds amazing

[Johnnyryche]

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First choice would be a Duncan Custom but a Custom 5 or Custom Custom are a close second!

[xenophobe]

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EMG 85, 18v configuration. Smooth, heavy, dark, lots of distortion, lots of headroom...

[quiksilver]

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DiMarzio Evolution.
Lots of gain, singing sustain, very touch sensitive.

[pott]

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Full Shred
Hot enough for anything, you could split it as well... Sounds killer. I hear it's quite bright in an all Alder/maple guitar but that it's where it's at its best. On my basswood bodies guitare it really sounds amazing. Not overly bright nor warm. Splendid.

[Zerberus]

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Duncan Custom

[Cuthbert]

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I would say SD Custom custom (I like alnico II pickups) but also an EMG85 won't be a wrong choice...

[Firebird V]

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Dimarzio X2n. Hot. The way a 1 hum guitar should sound. Crunchy, again the way a 1 Hum guitar should sound. Balls. Again... The way a 1 hum...etc. And you could use a push pull volume pot to coil tap it and that will make it fender clean. Also, It is a rail pickup so you will get even string articulation and you can back the volume off to get a good "less" powerful tone. ]

The Super D you already have is a great pickup too but that to my ears sounds very much like the Duncan Distortion with less highs. You could just put a capacitor on pot it to change that and it would be much cheaper than buying a new pickup.

I am a Dimarzio fan anyway. I have lots of Duncans too but the wires are thicker on Dimarzio pickups and from all the pickups I have had from both Duncan and Dimarzio, The Dimarzio pickups seem to sound better to my ears.

[Drsracing]

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Custom Custom all the way