Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 After getting my ESP M50, I realize that the Humbuckers on my Dean Vendetta are not the best. The Dean has no-name open humbuckers. What can people recommend for an upgrade? Best bang for the buck? btw - The Dean plays easier/better than the ESP. - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Go to Guitarfetish.com Pretty hard to beat Jay's pups for the bucks. Matter of Fact......I shouldn't even have said "for the bucks". The pick-ups are contenders PERIOD! Just need to find the Tone or the set that will give you the Tone you seek! I like the FAT-PAFs? Others wll give you many other opinions. No right or wrong...just different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompBoxLover Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 yes, http://store.guitarfetish.com is hard to beat. hail GFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Zero Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 What style do you play, what kind of tone are you looking for? That info is critical before a useful pickup recommendation can be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lukeswall Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 are kent armstrongs as good as GFS's pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 What style do you play, what kind of tone are you looking for? That info is critical before a useful pickup recommendation can be made. I am playing Rock, blues. Not much of what you call jazz. No C&W. - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Go to Guitarfetish.com Pretty hard to beat Jay's pups for the bucks. Matter of Fact......I shouldn't even have said "for the bucks".The pick-ups are contenders PERIOD! Just need to find the Tone or the set that will give you the Tone you seek! I like the FAT-PAFs? Others wll give you many other opinions. No right or wrong...just different. Are these the ones you mean? http://yhst-50206111187217.stores.yahoo.net/alfatpafbohu.html - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I'm usually not of the school that "more money=more tone" but with pickups I've never been happy with the less expensive ones. I play clean a lot and need a thick tone that's complex but at the same time not muddy.Some of my favorite humbuckers are Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers, Schaller humbuckers, and Lindy Fralin Unbuckers. I also like TV Jones Filtertrons. I have a GFS Dream 180 that I use in the bridge of one of my guitars and a pair of GFS Nashvilles is a hollowbody of mine. They work well in those guitars but not in as many applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubedude Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I have a Carvin H22n in the neck position of my RG570 and love it. I replaced the Seymour Duncan Jazz I had in it cuz the Carvin sounded better. The Carvin C22b gets good reveiws in the bridge position. I have never tried that one the stock pickup in the RG does fine. These pu's are inexpensive and worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabowsa Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Does the GFS Vintage '59 match up against the '57 Classic? Anyone tried it out? $240+ for a pair of the Gibson's vs. $60 a pair of the GFS...almost seems like a no brainer to take a chance, even if you don't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender Picker Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Does the GFS Vintage '59 match up against the '57 Classic? Anyone tried it out? Email them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mongrel876 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Carvin Holdsworth (H22). About $55. 12 adjustable poles. Wonderful PAF like cleans and loads of tastey harmonics when overdrived. Had mine in the neck of a Strat and will probably put it in my project swamp ash tele clone or in an Ibanez LP clone project. Its too good to sit in the drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Should I replace the neck side or the bridge side first to get an idea of what the improvement will be? - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnnyLarge Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I was going to post a similar thread Woody. I hope you don't mind me joining your thread as I am looking for a similar answer. I am interested on upgrading the pick-ups on my Washburn J3, but like you I don't have a lot of cash to spare. The standard pickups are are ok but there is little or no sound difference between the neck and bridge pickup. The sound I want to try to achieve is a George Benson style jazz sound from the neck and a Brian Setzer tone from the bridge. I'm asking a lot I know, but will these items do the job or do I need something else? For the neck: Alnico Fat Paf Boutique Humbucker Chrome H13 or Vintage 59" Nickel Classic Alnico PAF- Humbucker H54 For the bridge: Dream 180 Vintage or Crunchy Paf High Output Humbucker Chrome H04 Do these look good choices or would something else in this range be more suitable? Thanks John:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I was going to post a similar thread Woody. I hope you don't mind me joining your thread as I am looking for a similar answer. I am interested on upgrading the pick-ups on my Washburn J3, but like you I don't have a lot of cash to spare. The standard pickups are are ok but there is little or no sound difference between the neck and bridge pickup. The sound I want to try to achieve is a George Benson style jazz sound from the neck and a Brian Setzer tone from the bridge. I'm asking a lot I know, but will these items do the job or do I need something else? For the neck: Alnico Fat Paf Boutique Humbucker Chrome H13 or Vintage 59" Nickel Classic Alnico PAF- Humbucker H54 For the bridge: Dream 180 Vintage or Crunchy Paf High Output Humbucker Chrome H04 Do these look good choices or would something else in this range be more suitable? Thanks John:thu: Mr Large, You are going after a different sound. As for me I am going to try "FAT Humbuckers" from guitarfetish - just trying to decide on bridge side, or neck side. - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnhhngbfs Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 well, what do you use more?replace that one first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimwratt Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I was going to post a similar thread Woody. I hope you don't mind me joining your thread as I am looking for a similar answer. I am interested on upgrading the pick-ups on my Washburn J3, but like you I don't have a lot of cash to spare. The standard pickups are are ok but there is little or no sound difference between the neck and bridge pickup. The sound I want to try to achieve is a George Benson style jazz sound from the neck and a Brian Setzer tone from the bridge. I'm asking a lot I know, but will these items do the job or do I need something else? For the neck: Alnico Fat Paf Boutique Humbucker Chrome H13 or Vintage 59" Nickel Classic Alnico PAF- Humbucker H54 For the bridge: Dream 180 Vintage or Crunchy Paf High Output Humbucker Chrome H04 Do these look good choices or would something else in this range be more suitable? Thanks John:thu: you might want to look into gfs's humbucker sized filtertrons for the bridge pickup. I know Brian Setzer uses gretch guitars and they use the tv jones pickups. GFS makes something similar which might get you much closer to what you want. http://store.guitarfetish.com/vintagestyle.html They're supposed to be really good. I have one that should be delivered tomorrow that I will be installing in the neck of my tele. PM me and I'll let you know what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Promit Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 BHH, where are you? We need the proper listing of custom pickup winders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 Mr Large,You are going after a different sound. As for me I am going to try "FAT Humbuckers" from guitarfetish - just trying to decide on bridge side, or neck side. - WBoth. They're great Pickups. Replace the pots/ caps at the same time for a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted September 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 well, what do you use more?replace that one first. mnhhngbfs, I usually have the toggle in the middle position. I ordered the bridge side last night. - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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