Devon Headen Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I'm trying to decide on all the hardware and start ordering stuff for my next guitar. It's going to be a redwood topped semi hollowbody. I'm trying to get a blues/jazz kind of sound. I want it to have some bite if I want it, but I really want some good clean jazzy tones. The Seymour Duncan page recommended either '59s, or the antiquity series. Does anyone else have any reccomendations, or opinions on the pickups mentioned? Thanks, Devon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I'm trying to decide on all the hardware and start ordering stuff for my next guitar. It's going to be a redwood topped semi hollowbody. I'm trying to get a blues/jazz kind of sound. I want it to have some bite if I want it, but I really want some good clean jazzy tones. The Seymour Duncan page recommended either '59s, or the antiquity series. Does anyone else have any reccomendations, or opinions on the pickups mentioned? Thanks, Devon ← Seymour Duncan '59s are not bad. They do give a nice Jazz tone but if i remember correctly, they dont have remarkably high output. But this is off the top of my head and should not be taken to seriously... Just realised reading that back...that was a kind of useless post by me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I'll take low output and clean tone at any volume over high output and attack anyday. SD Pearly Gates are good for this if you want humbuckers. Pair a PG in the bridge with a '59 or Alnico II Pro in the neck and you'd have a deadly blues combo. I haven't personally tried the Custom Custom, but I hear that's good if you want to pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Thanks. The pearly gate does sound like a good option. It's going to be a HH set up. I think I may go with the '59 neck/Pearly Gates bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 If you're interested in a humbucker with a bright single-coilish type of blues sound for the neck position, a DiMarzio Humbucker From Hell fills that bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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