What pickups should I put in my RR3?

[RR3DKMG]

Hey. I'm thinking about changing the pickups in my RR3 but dunno what to put in it. My RR3 is the model with the Duncan Designed Detonators and chrome hardware. I find the Detonators to be a tad muddy, but they do sound decent enough. Should I go for the usual JB and 59 set or get something a bit different?

[bondofhatred]

full shred neck,distortion bridge?

[Hellbat]

Duncan Custom bridge, Jazz neck for cleans. DiMarzio PAF Pro if you use the neck for leads.

[MartinBarre]

I tried various pups in my RR3 and never really liked any of them, I think I got a dud piece of wood. Blackouts were the only ones I could really live with.
However, the JB is my favourite metal pickup and should work great in that guitar. The Custom will do great too. I have a Custom in my RR5 with a DiMarzio PAF, very cool combination.

[Force]

Emg 81/85

[Axegrinder87]

Mine is exceptionally bright, so it has an Invader in the bridge, and a Jazz in the neck.

[RR3DKMG]

Mine is exceptionally bright, so it has an Invader in the bridge, and a Jazz in the neck.

The Duncan Designed Detonators are based on Seymour Duncan Invaders so I'll probably be staying clear of them as I think it sounds too muddy. I always need to turn my treble up on it to make it sound nicer but I don't need to do that with anything else and I have 2 other V shaped guitars. Lol. Jazz pups are great in the neck position, but I may put something hotter in the neck. I dunno fully though.

[MartinBarre]

The Duncan Designed Detonators are based on Seymour Duncan Invaders so I'll probably be staying clear of them as I think it sounds too muddy. I always need to turn my treble up on it to make it sound nicer but I don't need to do that with anything else and I have 2 other V shaped guitars. Lol. Jazz pups are great in the neck position, but I may put something hotter in the neck. I dunno fully though.

No, they are based on Invaders in LOOKS - they actually sound nothing like real Invaders. IIRC those Detonators are based on the Distortion.

[Axegrinder87]

No, they are based on Invaders in LOOKS - they actually sound nothing like real Invaders. IIRC those Detonators are based on the Distortion.

Again Martin, no. That's twice now, stop repeating misinformation.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/duncan-designed/all/hb108/

[jdr94]

X2n/air norton, 85/81, or blackouts

[jacksonkellyfreak]

Evo2s are bright and hot as 40 hells. So are the Duncan full shreds and alternative 8s. As for a neck, my current favorite has to be the D-zo evo neck.

[Newc]

Duncan Parallel Axis Distortion (PATB-2). All the beef of the Distortion but with the clarity of the JB, which, IMO, lacks balls.

As for the neck; 59, JB, Jazz, a Gotoh-made Jackson J-50N if you can find one - really it depends on what specific clean tone you want.

[horns666]

Keep the pups ya got and work them for a while..

[decadence5423]

I changed the Duncan Designed pickups in the KVX10 I picked up the other month. I can't stand the muddy sound of them either. I replaced them with the SH-13 Dimebucker and SH-1 that I had for a project I never finished. I like the Dimebucker, but it's not for everyone as it's quite different.

I think you will be happier with any set of pickups whether it's a set of Seymour Duncans or EMGs. Because you're not sure what you want, you will just get pummeled with suggestions. I would suggest trying a guitar shop and see what pickups you like, if they have similar constructed guitars (alder body and rosewood fingerboard).

[RR3DKMG]

I changed the Duncan Designed pickups in the KVX10 I picked up the other month. I can't stand the muddy sound of them either. I replaced them with the SH-13 Dimebucker and SH-1 that I had for a project I never finished. I like the Dimebucker, but it's not for everyone as it's quite different.

I think you will be happier with any set of pickups whether it's a set of Seymour Duncans or EMGs. Because you're not sure what you want, you will just get pummeled with suggestions. I would suggest trying a guitar shop and see what pickups you like, if they have similar constructed guitars (alder body and rosewood fingerboard).

My Model 4 has a Dimebucker in the Bridge and I like the sound of it tbh also has a coolrail in the middle and a hotrail in the neck, it's a more versatile pickup than I thought, My Pro Mod has the JB and 59 combo which I think is awesome in that guitar, I get a real beefy sound out of them without the muddy sound and my Strat has a hotrail which is the clearest pickup IMO and also one of the most versatile. I have EMGs in my DKMG the 81/85 set and my Jim Root Tele has the 81/60 set I prefer the 60 to the 85 as I think it's a bit warmer.
The guitar shop idea is a good one, I think I will do that.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.