Members pariah223 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I was looking around at pickups, and thought it would be cool to see what kinda different pickps people prefer for different kinds of music. Lets hear what you all use. Im a metal player and i love the EMG-81 pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evilbuttmuncher Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 im a metal/metalcore/hardcore/hard rock player thats broke so i use a JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members usa83strat Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 stock 1983 fender strat pick ups funk/blues/jazz/experimental/shoegazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suffocate Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Metal, death metal, Rock, Emg 85, tone zone, Steves Special, x2n, super distortion would probly be my top 5 for the bridge. like the air norton, paf pro and emg 60 or 89 for neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I mainly play punk in bands, but at home I play blues, surf, garage rock and some pyschobilly. My favorite pickups are really {censored}ty ceramic Affinity Strat pickups. They sound great to me, versatille, articulate, bright and snappy with a lot of pop to them. Too bad I won't play a strat in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Red Ant Posted June 28, 2006 Moderators Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play funk/jazz/blues/rock/r&b. I prefer single-coils, but sometimes nothing but an HB will do. stock 1996 Strat pups Kinman Tele bridge Ibanez "Super 70s" HBs from about 1970 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbryanx Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 490R/498T humbuckers in my LPSD little 59 in my tele i play rock/indie/post-hardcore/emo/pop punk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members firesdoom Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 EMG 81 Bridge EMG 89 Neck Dimebucker Bridge Duncan Distortion Bridge and Neck! I play black/death/doom metal. I jammed with my friend yesterday and I think we're leaning towards slower melodic metal like Katatonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirMike1983 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Surf, classic rock, spaghetti westerns, light rock, oldies. My main go-to pickups are Jazzmaster pickups (Fender or vintage Seymour Duncans). Like Jag pickups too (Fenders again) I also have a liking for Gibson P-90s and some of the old style true-to-vintage Strat offerings. I also use a Gibson PAF covered humbucker from time to time for warmer tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deldgeetar Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play metal, mostly thrash and some melodic death metal. I dabble in grind occasionally too. Bridge: Dimarzio Tone Zone (Floyd Rose guitars) Gibson 500T in my Explorer (thrash tones out the ass!) Duncan Custom in my Les Paul (great for everything) Duncan JB (in my Strat, I don't like it) Neck: Gibson 490R (Les Paul goodness) Gibson 496R (harsher than the 490R but still very nice) For bridge pickups I favor Dimarzio but the Duncan Custom is staying in my Les Paul. Duncan's best in my opinion. The JB is getting canned for the Tone Zone ASAP. I really like Gibson's neck humbuckers. No complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play everything from Deep Purple to Arch Enemy. My Strat and LP are stock right now, but will be upgrading soon: the Strat with GFS Overwound Alnico V single coils(I think a Strat should sound like a Strat) and my LP will get GFS Vintage'59/FAT PAF(neck/bridge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snakebite20 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 My personnal music career: Shred metal, instrumental rock My band: AOR, Pop, slightly Emo Bridge: EMG-81 in Les Paul Dimarzio Tone-Zone in Ibanez PGM EMG-85 in ESP M-II Neck: EMG-85 in Les Paul Dimarzio Air Norton in Ibanez PGM EMG-60 in ESP M-II Overall, the EMGs are sweet for everything you want to do. They really let the guitar's tone shine through IMO, they provide sufficient output for any situation, they emphasize the picking dynamics and don't compress easily, they BARK when pushed hard, they isolate you from the AC ground, they cut through the mix, they are fat sounding and they record incredibly well. What more can you ask for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kdp86 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play rock, not death-doom-infant-raping-I hate my dad metal, but I like good tone and gain.On my Ibanez 2630 (70s 335 copy) I have Duncan Customs in the neck and bridge.... love them, they sound huge!On my LP, I have the stock 490 498 combo, soon to be changed to SD 59s. They're a little bright compared to my Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Soul Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play in a pop band, but I still use the same tone I did when I played metal. I primarily play Les Pauls. they are loaded w/ JB/490r BurstbuckerPro/59 EMG81/DimarzioPAF yep.. all mixed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gochaz Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I'm a rock or punk man, usually. Rock is a bit of a catch all term. Pretty hard stuff to pretty soft stuff, most of it old-school. And punk is old-school as well, Stooges, Sex Pistols, that area. I use P90s and Dearmond 2000s (Dynasonics) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Milkman1 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Classic rock covers such as Supertramp, Genesis, Pink Floyd, deep Purple Originals in a similar vein. I use EMGs exclusively and have an assortment of them including 85's, 89's, 60's and SA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I have 3 guitars with DiMarzio Super 3's and one with a Duncan Distortion, one with a DiMarzio Fast Track 2, one with a DiMarzio Blaze, one with a DiMarzio Multibucker. Pop/rock, hard rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiger roach Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Classic rock/blues/roots/reggae I love single-coils; the stock pups in my MIA standard tele are my favorites ever. I also really like the Duncan Alnico II Pro (bucker) I have in my schecter. Haven't tried p90s - stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ylwledbetter68 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play rock, jazz, blues, and funk. My Parker has custom-wound Dimarzio HSS pickups. I dunno much about them but i like 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play classic rock, blues, metal, surf, country, funk, and jazz. In other words, a little bit of everything... Here's a list of what pickups are in my guitars: 1997 Fender MIA Big Apple Strat - converted to SSS configuration and currently equipped with Fender Fat '50's MIM Classic Series '50's Strat - Duncan Lipstick Tubes Warmoth Strat - Kent Armstrong Vintage 12 N in neck, Tweedtone in middle, and Hot Tele in bridge Frankentele - Kent Armstrong Hot Tele Set wired with 4 way switch Nelsonic Atomic Series LP copy - PRS McCarty pickups Eleca Gold top LP Copy - Dimarzio EJ Customs OLP MM1 - Carvin C22N/C22B set Ibanez Artcore AM73T - Kent Armstrong P-90 HB retrofits - hot wound Hamer Vector - Custom Shop Parts Open Face PAF style pickups Samick Royale RL4 - Kent Armstrong Kentron in neck and Vintage 12 N in bridge Fender Coronado II - stock pickups Danelectro DC3 - stock pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonnilon Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Originally posted by pariah223 I was looking around at pickups, and thought it would be cool to see what kinda different pickps people prefer for different kinds of music. Lets hear what you all use. Im a metal player and i love the EMG-81 pickups. I play Black and death metal with stock Gibson 490R and 498T pickups. Which is actually the same as Gorgoroth with their Gibson Les Paul Customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarknessFury Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB -> Punk Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C-4 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play all types of music from classic jazz, country, blues, pop, to rock...no shred here however. (There are enough talented shredders around without me making a fool of myself!) I have a Cloud9 R9 LP, CS336, CS356, and Duesenberg Ron Wood Ltd. All the guitars are dead stock and sound fine as they are. I use Diezel amps which IMHO, make all the difference when changing styles of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phrostbit Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Styles: Rock, Classic Rock, Alternative, Punk, Thrash, Metal, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Worship ... et al. Pickups: S.D. Drop Sonic, S.D. Phat Cat, Agile SoapBar P90's, Gibson '57 Classic, Gibson P94t. --Phrostbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I play lots of styles, mostly rock (classic, hard whatever) as well as blues, funk, reggae and old school metal (Ozzy, Maiden etc.). For pickups I've got Seymour Duncans mostly, but not by choice - they just happened to be the stock pickups in the guitars. Other than that I've got some no-name humbuckers and single coils and Mastertone active humbuckers in one guitar. I don't really care what the pickups are as long as they sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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