Stupidly powerful humbucker
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Stupidly powerful humbucker
I've been on a high gain binge recently.
Forgetting the super distortion and the JB and their contemporaries for a minute, I'm curious to know if there's a [passive] pickup that's just obnoxiously and stupidly powerful. For the bridge of course, to turn any amp into a melting overdriven mess. Or symphony.
Who knows of such a thing existing?
Bonus points for it looking normal.
Forgetting the super distortion and the JB and their contemporaries for a minute, I'm curious to know if there's a [passive] pickup that's just obnoxiously and stupidly powerful. For the bridge of course, to turn any amp into a melting overdriven mess. Or symphony.
Who knows of such a thing existing?
Bonus points for it looking normal.
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
I like the SD Custom, tight bridge tones without the boomy overtones that you sometimes get on medium output pickups.
I have also had surprisingly good luck with the Ibanez V8 humbucker.
I have also had surprisingly good luck with the Ibanez V8 humbucker.
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
DiMarzio website will tell you the X2N, D Activator-X, or maybe a Super3. Those are all higher output than the Super Dist, although I guess that's not the only factor.
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
http://www.wdmusic.com/WDMB.html
KENT ARMSTRONG® M-BUCKER™ DOUBLE HOT - BLACK W/ BLACK RAILS SKU: WDMB
The new M-Bucker™, formerly known as the Motherbucker®. A wolf in wolf's clothing.
This special Kent Armstrong® designed double dual blade pickup that actually contains four coils in one humbucker. You heard it right... two rail pickups on one humbucker plate. Wired to full capacity, this pickup is one of the loudest humbuckers available today, but it's real strength lies in its incredible variety of wiring configurations. 2 X 4 core leads.
Although this is Kent Armstrong's most versatile and lethal pickup to date, it never loses definition and note separation. Cleans up by rolling down the volume control. We recommend using a WD 1000 (1 meg ohm) volume pot.
CERAMIC / D.C. resistance = 27.5K
KENT ARMSTRONG® M-BUCKER™ DOUBLE HOT - BLACK W/ BLACK RAILS SKU: WDMB
The new M-Bucker™, formerly known as the Motherbucker®. A wolf in wolf's clothing.
This special Kent Armstrong® designed double dual blade pickup that actually contains four coils in one humbucker. You heard it right... two rail pickups on one humbucker plate. Wired to full capacity, this pickup is one of the loudest humbuckers available today, but it's real strength lies in its incredible variety of wiring configurations. 2 X 4 core leads.
Although this is Kent Armstrong's most versatile and lethal pickup to date, it never loses definition and note separation. Cleans up by rolling down the volume control. We recommend using a WD 1000 (1 meg ohm) volume pot.
CERAMIC / D.C. resistance = 27.5K
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
Ha. They sure are.niceguyollie wrote:http://store.gibson.com/dirty-fingers-pickup/
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
I played a Full Shred by SD the other day for the first time. It was in a 7 string. Amazed I have never heard one before. I THINK I like it more than the BKP Painkiller in my other 7. I'm getting one of those soon, it was smooth, yet full of all the good chug.
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
SD SH8 Invader - not sure if it's stupidly powerful, but it is powerful and I enjoy it both in split and humbucker mode in the bridge.
Likewise DiMarzio Evolutions.
Likewise DiMarzio Evolutions.
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
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Was going to say this as well, so this...godgrinder wrote:Bareknuckle Warpig
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
DimebuckerDanger Mouse wrote:Was going to say this as well, so this...godgrinder wrote:Bareknuckle Warpig
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
If you are digging the JB then put an alnico 8 magnet in it...fattens them up nicely
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
Makes me think back to that old frankenstrat thread. I configured two single coil ceramics in series, the most powerful of all my guitars - too much.
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What is this high output pickup madness!
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Re: Stupidly powerful humbucker
Perhaps might've been best left to the Questions that don't need a whole thread thread.jeremyb wrote:What is this high output pickup madness!
Knowing me I'll probably go with a set of moderate gain dimarzios, brand loyalty and whatnot, if I end up swapping the things at all. More curious to know the most ridiculous pickup/s available.
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