Pickup Question

Phil513 said:
I think in this one, i'm going for high gain, metal type stuff. chugga chugga from the bridge.
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The only one I know is the Duncan invader. My kid has one in his strat with giant strings on tuned to like B or some shit. It's pretty much a metal maniac. Sounds pretty damn good to me but I've not heard others to compare.
 
Well, it's a starting point. :grin:

I think i'll stay tuned to E, or possibly dropped D, but no more that that.
 
Like others have said a pickup swap is not to hard to do and it can become a very addicting thing for sure! That is what started me on modding which in turn became putting all my guitars together myself. Both Dimarzio and Duncan have great sites for info as do many others so I would start by checking them out to try and narrow down your search a bit.
 
The pickup that's in there now is a Carvin. That's probably why it sounds the way it does. :embarrassed:

But yeah, any humbucker should be a pretty easy swap.

I've got a pickup that is probably the exact same thing you've already got if you want another one. :grin:
 
Prages said:
The pickup that's in there now is a Carvin. That's probably why it sounds the way it does. :embarrassed:

But yeah, any humbucker should be a pretty easy swap.

I've got a pickup that is probably the exact same thing you've already got if you want another one. :grin:
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How did you know that's a carvin? Wow.

Yeah, i'm kinda excited about changing it out now.
 
Oh, and an F-Spaced or trembucker spaced pickup will line up better with the strings, but they aren't absolute necessary. I've got a regular spaced on in one of my Warmoths (the quilty one) and it still picks up both E strings just fine, even though the pole pieces are not directly under the strings.
 
Prages said:
Oh, and an F-Spaced or trembucker spaced pickup will line up better with the strings, but they aren't absolute necessary. I've got a regular spaced on in one of my Warmoths (the quilty one) and it still picks up both E strings just fine, even though the pole pieces are not directly under the strings.
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Yikes, more to think about than i thought.

Would a GFS one be ok, like this? http://www.guitarfetish.com/Crunchy-PAT-High-Output-Humbucker-Black_c_139.html

I only ask because they are a lot cheaper than Duncan ones i started looking at. :embarrassed:
 
Phil513 said:
How did you know that's a carvin? Wow.

Yeah, i'm kinda excited about changing it out now.
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Carvin's the only pickup maker I know that uses two little allen headed pole pieces per string per coil. Most others have only one pole per string per coil, and most use flathead screws rather than allen heads on the adjustable side, while the other side is usually just a slug.
 
Carvin:
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Most other humbuckers:
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Of course, the Dimarzio Super Distortion also uses allen heads instead of flathead screws.
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Prages said:
I've never played a GFS pickup. I'm sure it would work just fine. Might or might not sound the way you want it too, though.

That's true of pretty much any pickup on the market though.
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Would be better than the carvin one i'm betting.
 
Lots of good stuff out there, but I will suggest a Dimarzio Tone Zone F-spaced! These work great in strats to fatten them up. You can get them new on ebay for about 65 or cheaper if you can find a used one.
 
Prages has kindly offered to send me one of his hand-me-downs, so i'll start with that. It will be good for me to start with. :grin:
 
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