Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: lamp on December 02, 2009, 05:33:01 PM

Title: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: lamp on December 02, 2009, 05:33:01 PM

I've got a Fender Jag-stang, which despite its ability to polarise opinion, I love.
About a year ago I asked Tim for his opinion on what I should choose to replace the Seymour Duncan SH-5 I have in there at the moment.  Given style of music I'm after (modern rock/metal eg. Fightstar/Funeral for a Friend) he suggested a Nailbomb.
Since then I have not played it much and been using my Les Pauls almost exclusively (one has Rebel Yell set in it and the other a Nailbomb/MQ combo). 
I'd like to still upgrade the Jag-stang.  It's a big slab of basswood and quite a bassy/woolly guitar.  I love the Nailbomb in my LP, and that's definitely the kind of ballpark I'm after. 
However, I'd like something a bit different...a bit tighter than the Nailbomb, but not really full on metal territory. 
What do you guys suggest before I mail Tim?
Thanks.

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: gingataff on December 03, 2009, 03:45:18 AM

Perhaps a Rebel Yell or Cold Sweat could be an option.

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: gwEm on December 03, 2009, 02:42:36 PM

I agree with gingataff on the Rebel Yell. Although the Cold Sweat is a bright pickup, I've had an experience where it accentuated the wolly bottom end of a particular guitar.

The Rebel Yell was based on the Nailbomb apparently, it has less bass and is more hard rock than metal.

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: lamp on December 03, 2009, 02:46:09 PM

Thanks guys that's great.

And if I wanted something with a bit more poke to it what would you suggest?  MM?

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: lamp on December 03, 2009, 04:23:41 PM

Hmm....have had a listen to some MM clips and it does sound good in basswood...

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: gwEm on December 04, 2009, 01:27:03 AM

Quote from: lamp on December 03, 2009, 04:23:41 PM

Hmm....have had a listen to some MM clips and it does sound good in basswood...

its probably tight enough to handle the jagstang scale length too

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: lamp on December 04, 2009, 09:28:38 AM

Thanks again.  Leaning towards the MM at the moment.

Title: Re: Humbucker for basswood bolt -on
Post by: lamp on February 16, 2010, 10:36:44 PM

Digging this one up as I need a last piece of advice. 
My birthday is coming up and so I will be ordering a pickup for this guitar in the next couple of weeks.
Last question is, how do the Miracle Man and C-Bomb compare?  Is the C-Bomb just an overwound Cold Sweat? 
And what are the cleans like?