Advice on humbuckers for great cleans and can get heavy

Alkeys · #1 11-02-2007, 04:37 PM

Hello- I really need some advice from you guys-
I have an H H hardtail strat and mostly play clean-ish tones but everyone I like a kind of Brown sound. I play a lot with my fingers and sometimes with a pick and I like chimey/3 dimensional cleans with lots of harmonic overtones, but want something that can dirty up. Kinda like Metheny and Holdsworth and Terje Rypdal a lot.

Would this be good combo?

DiMarzio Bluesbucker in the Neck and a Virtual Hot PAF in the bridge?

or maybe a Norton in the bridge? or Super Distortion in the bridge?

I like P90s which is why I went with Bluesbucker in the Neck.

Open to suggestions = Thanks guys!!!!!!!

southpaw_lefty · #2 11-02-2007, 04:42 PM

My favorite neck pickup for cleans is the Humbucker from Hell. Beautifully clear sound!

Martyr Machine · #3 11-02-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by southpaw_lefty

My favorite neck pickup for cleans is the Humbucker from Hell. Beautifully clear sound!

I second this. It gets rid of the "muddyness" of the neck humbucker without thinning the tone too much. The best description I can think of is "Malmsteen without the shrill high-end"

**jemaholic** · #4 11-02-2007, 05:15 PM

P.A.F.'s are great too.

Alkeys · #5 11-02-2007, 05:22 PM

Do you guys dig on the Bluesbucker at all for Neck?

Humbucker from Hell- Thanks for the advice- I'll have to read about that one. The name implies that it would be super hot- I'm into more low output pickups- maybe I'm wrong- great cleans huh? that sounds promising!

Any experience with DiMarzio virtual Hot PAF for bridge?

thx

Martyr Machine · #6 11-02-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Alkeys

Do you guys dig on the Bluesbucker at all for Neck?

Humbucker from Hell- Thanks for the advice- I'll have to read about that one. The name implies that it would be super hot- I'm into more low output pickups- maybe I'm wrong- great cleans huh? that sounds promising!

Any experience with DiMarzio virtual Hot PAF for bridge?

thx

The HFH is very low output.

Algiman · #7 11-02-2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Alkeys

Do you guys dig on the Bluesbucker at all for Neck?

I've got one in the neck of my G&L, with a breed in the bridge. Really versatile combination and the 2 go together well too. The Bluesbucker sound fantastic.

Alkeys · #8 11-02-2007, 07:01 PM

yeah I've heard the bluesbucker kicks major @$$

I'm going to give it a shot
thx

frankfalbo · #9 11-03-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Alkeys

I have an H H hardtail strat and mostly play clean-ish tones but everyone I like a kind of Brown sound. I play a lot with my fingers and sometimes with a pick and I like chimey/3 dimensional cleans with lots of harmonic overtones, but want something that can dirty up.

I like P90s which is why I went with Bluesbucker in the Neck.

Open to suggestions = Thanks guys!!!!!!!

Don't know how soon you need them, but there is a pickup coming out at NAMM that I can NOT talk about at this time. It will be the right pickup for you. If you want any details about it you can email me. Good luck!