The Pickups Thread

[Los-D]

Today I removed the worst set of stock humbuckers I had the displeasure of playing through from my LP and installed a set of Jazz/JB.
I was home, my tone is back, my amps respond and sound right, everything fell into place.
Dare I say, there is no better bridge pickup in a LP than the JB.

Or the 498T?

 

[JiveTurkey]

Or the 498T?

I have a 500t in my other Ibby V. I LOVE it. Such a different sound than the DActivtors.

 

[EOengineer]

My first pickup swap was In 1984. I had bought a ProCo Rat and thought it sucked

 

[JiveTurkey]

RAT is god tier

 

[JiveTurkey]

Do better, @HomespunEffects

 

[HomespunEffects]

Do better, @HomespunEffects

What did you have going on in 1984?

I was 16 running a 1972 Super Bass with everything on 10 except mids on zero. Try adding a Rat to that. I was convinced it sucked. It actually did suck in that context. Swapping it for an EMG81 was a good move.

 

[FuzzyAce]

RAT is god tier

 

[JiveTurkey]

YOU KNOW BETTER!

 

[JiveTurkey]

What did you have going on in 1984?

I was 16 running a 1972 Super Bass with everything on 10 except mids on zero. Try adding a Rat to that. I was convinced it sucked. It actually did suck in that context. Swapping it for an EMG81 was a good move.

A RAT and a Marshall should be peanut butter and jelly baby!

 

[FuzzyAce]

YOU KNOW BETTER!

It's close, but definitely no thrash master.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

The secret RAT setting in front of an already cooking amp.

 

[JiveTurkey]

It's close, but definitely no thrash master.

I'M LOBBYING THE TRIBAL COUNCIL

 

[JiveTurkey]

The secret RAT setting in front of an already cooking amp.

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I'm ALL about layering that nasty fuzzy goodness on top of an amp. Killer on top of Boogie stuff, too \m/

 

[HomespunEffects]

A RAT and a Marshall should be peanut butter and jelly baby!

MXR Distortion + was much better. And it didn’t go “SQUEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”!

I’m glad to hear you were all tone kings at 16. Me, I didn’t know anything except that i needed more distortion.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I'M LOBBYING THE TRIBAL COUNCIL

 

[JiveTurkey]

MXR Distortion + was much better. And it didn’t go “SQUEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEËEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”!

Oh Jesus fucking christ that shitty fucking turd? You have terrible taste! Use the noise gate god gave you!

 

[FuzzyAce]

I'm ALL about layering that nasty fuzzy goodness on top of an amp. Killer on top of Boogie stuff, too \m/

I don't mind a Rat, actually like it but there's something in the upper mids that's not 100% to my liking.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I don't mind a Rat, actually like it but there's something in the upper mids that's not 100% to my liking.

I can see certainly thinking it's too much. I only use a smidge for the filth

 

[HomespunEffects]

Oh Jesus fucking christ that shitty fucking turd? You have terrible taste!

I go my own way.

Use the noise gate god gave you!

I’m just not sure what you’re talking about.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I go my own way.


I’m just not sure what you’re talking about.

Your wrist?