Afternoon all. Some rainy afternoon recommendations for a humbucker are humbly requested.
I'm looking for something that will provide more treble to a mahogany superstrat (ebony/maple neck with vintage trem). It is for playing at home, so nothing that requires massive headroom to work. My preference is for something for a tight metal sound.
I think Dimarzio Evolution is the way to go, but am open to suggestions. I've tried a Seymour Duncan JB in a set neck guitar and while it was an improvement, it wasn't quite right.
Thanks in advance.
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The Evo 2 is good too, if you think you’d prefer the Dimarzio and think the original Evolution might be a bit too much. If only one of the two is available used I’d just get whichever you find first, the difference wasn’t huge but it’d still be worth getting the one more to your taste if you had the choice
You're right to avoid the JB, as it is neither of those things.
Ask 10 guitarists for pickup recommendations and you'll get 12 responses, but at least you'll have plenty of options to look into!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
Yep the Havoc is a special case ... it has taller than standard bobbins so that you can use thicker wire to get a high output ... more clarity and less compression ... plus a triple magnet array for focused bass.
I only wind these to special order these days as they are a little time consuming :-)
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
Edit: Just noticed @timmypix has mentioned it already.