PRS pickups

[Frankencat]

I have a set of Wolfetones that need a home. I may swap them with the Thornbuckers to compare.

 

[Frankencat]

I've got a JB/Jazz in one of my CU24's and a Custom 5/McCarty Neck in another. I think C5/Jazz would be my ultimate combo for a C24.

Love the DGT pickups as well as the 245 pickups in my SC.

I swapped the JB for a CustomCustom and it is great with the Jazz neck but sometimes a JB is just the ticket, especially great for heavier tones. I have heard the DGT pickups are really good although I have not tried them yet. I need a DGT

 

[vino_buono]

Had the HFS/VB in my PRS. Replaced them with 57/08’s and recently a JB/‘59. The JB straight up rips. Perfect match for this particular guitar IMO. Still undecided on the ‘59 though. It’s a little too bassy like the 57/08 was.

I also like JB/59, have them already in another guitar. Do they have a wire for cool split, and in the affirmative so they sound good split? I need the split tones../

 

[vino_buono]

I swapped the JB for a CustomCustom and it is great with the Jazz neck but sometimes a JB is just the ticket, especially great for heavier tones. I have heard the DGT pickups are really good although I have not tried them yet. I need a DGT

I have had the CustomCustom/Jazz in a Godin Lgxt. I like the CC, but for hard rock I also prefer the JB. The jazz sounds wonderful clean, but for crunch it’s not my thing.

 

[norminal]

I also like JB/59, have them already in another guitar. Do they have a wire for cool split, and in the affirmative so they sound good split? I need the split tones../

I’m honestly not familiar how they sound split. The ones I have installed are 4-wire, but I don’t have them wired for split.

 

[Baba]

I also like JB/59, have them already in another guitar. Do they have a wire for cool split, and in the affirmative so they sound good split? I need the split tones../

I like the split tones in my Jazz/JB sets in my two Custom 24s

 

[FuzzyAce]

I’m honestly not familiar how they sound split. The ones I have installed are 4-wire, but I don’t have them wired for split.

Same here. I have a '59 in the bridge of a partscaster and it has a nice mid oomph without being too congested. I like it. Have not tried it split yet. Parallel wiring might be a good option also, which I tend to like better with others.

 

[la szum]

Thread delivers!! PRS Pickup Thread and we all end up talking about pickups alright. Just not PRS Pickups.

 

[jaxadam]

I think the Dragon I’s are some of my favorite pickups of all time.

 

[mavrick102000]

I loved the Dragon's in my PRS CU22 as well. Not sure if they were the I's or II's. was a '98 CU 22.

 

[Eagle]

I loved the Dragon's in my PRS CU22 as well. Not sure if they were the I's or II's. was a '98 CU 22.

Dragon 2 in that stock.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

I've got a JB/Jazz in one of my CU24's and a Custom 5/McCarty Neck in another. I think C5/Jazz would be my ultimate combo for a C24.

Love the DGT pickups as well as the 245 pickups in my SC.

I was going to mention Custom 5's but I haven't compared them to enough pickups in any meaningful way to draw much conclusions.

HOWEVER

putting a Custom 5 in my Custom 22 made it sound very "Les Paul" to my ears, I think the scoop of the pickup balances out the PRS midrange a bit. Its a cool sound, but I ended up going back to the Custom and also JB (they just feel like home to me in a PRS).

 

[vino_buono]

Thread delivers!! PRS Pickup Thread and we all end up talking about pickups alright. Just not PRS Pickups.

You are right, but in hindsight I must say the title I really had in mind was “Pickups for PRS”, and eventually I did get what I was looking for.

By the way, I just ordered a pair of 57/08’s, we’ll see how they sound in my guitar. Other intruguing options: Thornbuckers, JB/JAZZ, …

 

[Jarick]

I've got Thornbuckers in my PRS CE-24, specifically the TB neck and TB+ 53mm in the bridge. They sound really good there, very versatile. The only thing against them is they can be a bit polite sounding. I have a set of SSV pickups in my other PRS (S2 Standard 24) which sound really good as well. I'd be curious to try an SSH or SSH+ in the bridge if it were more for heavier music as well.

 

[Warmart]

I have a mostly hate relationship with the 85/15's in my CU24. Loved them until I branched out and found what works best for me.

Debating the ToneNerd guy's offerings, seem to be well loved and the price is right.

 

[Eagle]

I've got Thornbuckers in my PRS CE-24, specifically the TB neck and TB+ 53mm in the bridge. They sound really good there, very versatile. The only thing against them is they can be a bit polite sounding. I have a set of SSV pickups in my other PRS (S2 Standard 24) which sound really good as well. I'd be curious to try an SSH or SSH+ in the bridge if it were more for heavier music as well.

You actually don’t need 53mm in the bridge for anything except vintage fender spacing but it’s not detrimental.

 

[Jarick]

You actually don’t need 53mm in the bridge for anything except vintage fender spacing but it’s not detrimental.

Yeah mostly cosmetic I also wanted to see if the extra windings added a little output. I’ve got 50mm on the other PRS.

 

[Eagle]

Yeah mostly cosmetic I also wanted to see if the extra windings added a little output. I’ve got 50mm on the other PRS.

There aren’t any extra windings.

 

[greatmutah]

My S2 Custom 24 currently has a Custom bridge and 59 neck combo. Works great. My
SEs still have their stock pickups. Which funnily enough work great The newer Santana S pickups are solid. They sound thick but have a great articulation. Aren’t too tubby on the bottom end either. My Starla has its DS02s in it. I have an eye open for a set of Core Starla pickups for it but honestly it sounds great. It does that Gretschy kinda thing and I love it for that. Really versatile guitar and fun to play.

 

[Jarick]

My S2 Custom 24 currently has a Custom bridge and 59 neck combo. Works great. My
SEs still have their stock pickups. Which funnily enough work great The newer Santana S pickups are solid. They sound thick but have a great articulation. Aren’t too tubby on the bottom end either. My Starla has its DS02s in it. I have an eye open for a set of Core Starla pickups for it but honestly it sounds great. It does that Gretschy kinda thing and I love it for that. Really versatile guitar and fun to play.

The stock SE pickups really are quite good especially for the money. I swapped out the pickups in my SE 245 for Dimarzio 36ths and they sound basically the same. I also swapped out the pickups in my S2 Standard for Suhr SSV's and again they are really close. Like 90-95% of the sound.

Really the biggest reason to swap them out is for something quite different. Instead of 8-9k 42ga humbuckers, going for like a JB/Jazz or something like that.