What's a top pickup?


u10ajf
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12/10/2002 7:41 pm
I'm after a new humbucker, preferably an active and splitable one, any recommendations please? It's probably going to sit on my bridge.
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Slasher
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12/10/2002 8:10 pm
Seymore Duncan Alnico 2 Pro, should cost around $50-£70 for 1 depending where you get it, but if you shop around should get it cheaper.
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12/11/2002 3:52 am
I can recommend the DiMarzio Super Distortion from personal experience, but I get the felling from your previous posts that you might find the Tone Zone more satisfying.

I haven't been impressed by any of the active-pickup guitars I've tried. The pickup seems to dominate the sound, so that any guitar with an EMG (for example) in it sounds like any other EMG-equipped guitar. This is fine if you want to emulate the sound of someone who uses them, but I think passive pickups, especially lower-output ones, have a more personal 'feel' to them, allowing your own touch to show through.
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12/11/2002 5:47 pm
"Remember, the chickens that fly will always beat the rubber plants that bounce!"

Cool! It's amazing what you pickup and learn by accident. Speaking of Picking up cheers for the advice!
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12/12/2002 7:40 am
i go with the alnico 2 pro humbuckers from seymour duncan, slash uses them! bout $70 to $85 american for the bridge with a cover.
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