Your Favorite 3 Bridge Pickups...

[FuzzyAce]

For all you pickup flippers and mod guys, what are your 3 favorites? The ones you can put into different guitars and usually be satisfied. Not necessarily the bridge pickup you think is quirky and unique, but one that is more of a workhorse. Choose 1 runner-up too.

In order:
1. Steve's Special
2. Super Distortion
3. PAF Pro
Close runner-up is the FRED.

Each one is voiced different but I can still make them work for my needs. They've all translated over well to different guitars too.

 

[JerEvil]

Man here’s mine in no particular order

• Balaguer Evergreen
• Seymour Duncan Blackened Black Winter
• Seymour Duncan SH5

The Evergreen is absolutely my go-to humbucker set for Les Paul’s.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Man here’s mine in no particular order

• Balaguer Evergreen
• Seymour Duncan Blackened Black Winter
• Seymour Duncan SH5

The Evergreen is absolutely my go-to humbucker set for Les Paul’s.

The SH5 has been around a long time. Never tried it myself though.

I've been fortunate with the ones I've picked, they work great across set neck mahogany and bolt on s-style guitars. I go through phases of swapping them out but in reality each one could do the job well.

 

[Rock Chalk]

1. Motor City HotHead
2. EVH Wolfgang
Don't have a third......lol

 

[FuzzyAce]

1. Motor City HotHead
2. EVH Wolfgang
Don't have a third......lol

We like what we like!

 

[PLX]

Jalen "Fair Warning"

HighOrder "Brown Sound"

Ibanez "Super70"

 

[FuzzyAce]

Jalen "Fair Warning"

HighOrder "Brown Sound"

Ibanez "Super70"

I'm familiar with the Super 80 "flying fingers" pickups. They came stock in my '77 artist. They definitely have a sweet spot up to a point but can squeal when gain gets higher. I love the neck position better than the bridge.

 

[sleewell]

High gain in my EGC
Stock pickup in my reverend sensei ra
Dimarzio 36th anniversary

 

[metropolis_4]

DiMarzio hs-3
DiMarzio Area T 615
DiMarzio PAF Pro

I always know I’ll be happy with those in any guitar

 

[JoeBfstplk]

Planet Tone Clearvoyant, with 14k wind
Planet Tone Clearvoyant, with stock wind

Great in Strats and Strat-oid guitars, paired with good hum-free singles. In parallel wiring, they are a good match for hot and vintage strength singles, and switch to series for a nice boost.

 

[M@tt C]

Luxxtone Old School/ Arcane Triple Clone
Wolfetone Meaner (P90)
Anderson H3

 

[megametal7]

i Like SD and Bare knuckle black dog. Mind you i have not played many pick ups... I just try to make whatever im playing work.....

Good luck with your quest for tone....

 

[Los-D]

Les Paul: 498T
Strat: JB
Metal/Super Strat: EMG81

Runner up: Suhr SSV+

 

[HomespunEffects]

Lollar P90 standard wind
Lollar Gold Foil
Bare Knuckle Holy Diver

Runner up: EMG85

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

- Let’s play together, and I don’t mean bridge
- between you and me, no bridge would be to far
- I would jump of a bridge for you

My neck pick up lines are way better!

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

[…] My neck pick up lines are way better!

Let us hear ˋem then!

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Let us hear ˋem then!

 

[jaxadam]

Duncan JB/Custom 5 Hybrid
EMG 81 w 18 volts
PAF Pro

 

[la szum]

I can't even think of a Top 3. My choices change depending on
the guitar, and the style of music being played.

I'll go with:

Slightly overwound PAF--a dozen different brands would do.
A4 based Telecaster with copper base.
Duncan JB because it is ubiquitous and used on damn near on everything I love.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I have extremely limited experience with PU's, but...

SD JB
Dreamcatcher
Super Distortion