newbie22 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 hey i just bought an an ernie ball musicman sub1 with one pickup. i am planning on changing the pickup, as i want a sort of hot rodded paf sound, and putting in a coil tap. id like to ask a few questions before i get started... the guitar is made of poplar, has a finished maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. can anyone suggest a pickup that will give me the hot paf sound but will sound good when coil tapped. i was thinking of the screamin' demon as its quite a balanced pickup but im open to suggestions. i will be putting the coil tap in the volume pot since i dont want to mess around with capacitors just yet, but maybe someday. also, since this is my first attempt at anything electrical since i routed through my finger and burned my arm with a soldering iron in school, id appreciate advice on anything else you think may be pertinent to my project. other than not routing through any body parts. thanks joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Duncan Custom would be a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Dimarzio's Dual Sound seems right spot on. Super classic Uber Distortion sound especially created for coil tapping. I don't see how you could go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanFafian Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Seymour Duncan's JB seems ideal too. It is the epitome of Hot Rodded guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 The JB and Dual Sound don't really have the feel of a hot rodded PAF like the Custom does. They're better suited for straight up power and cut in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanFafian Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 The JB and Dual Sound don't really have the feel of a hot rodded PAF like the Custom does. They're better suited for straight up power and cut in the mix. I'll try a Custom in a future build. Who knows? I might like it better than the JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 SD Custom/custom! I got one and jeesh it's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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