Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: josep_cla on January 24, 2010, 04:19:04 PM

Title: Neck pair for my bridge 500T?
Post by: josep_cla on January 24, 2010, 04:19:04 PM

Hi guys!
I really love my Gibson 500T in the bridge of my Strat (lol).

I had a really hard way trying to find a good pair for it. All neck pickups I try result of lacking clarity or volume.
They mud or they shut up.
Not nice.

Any guess? PK, CS, MM?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Neck pair for my bridge 500T?
Post by: ericsabbath on January 25, 2010, 06:03:14 AM

gibson 496r  :lol:

you'll start getting disappointed with the 500t if you put a BKP in the neck

I used to LOVE the gibson 496r over most neck pickups (and over the 500t too), so I bought one for cheap to match a cold sweat bridge
then, for the first time, I realized the 496r was icepicky, sterile, fizzy

Title: Re: Neck pair for my bridge 500T?
Post by: josep_cla on January 25, 2010, 08:17:50 AM

Well, I really love my 500T, but I'd like to find that sounds bad compared to another one  :D

Any BKP to go with it? (for now)

Title: Re: Neck pair for my bridge 500T?
Post by: gwEm on January 25, 2010, 05:17:46 PM

i think a duncan jazz could work well based on my experience with the 500t and an SD '59. the 500t isn't bad, but i disliked the 496R alot too.

then when you get bored of that combo fit a full  BKP set :)

Title: Re: Neck pair for my bridge 500T?
Post by: Alex on January 25, 2010, 07:20:07 PM

Quote from: josep_cla on January 25, 2010, 08:17:50 AM

Well, I really love my 500T, but I'd like to find that sounds bad compared to another one  :D

Any BKP to go with it? (for now)

I agree with Eric. If you love the 500T chances are you'll go completely bananas for a BKP. I've replaced the 500T in my guitar with a Miracle Man and it is - at least to my ears - a great improvement.

Also, try swapping out the pots on the pickups. New 500K ones worked wonder on my neck pickup.

May I kindly inquire what type of guitar you have (and pictures mayhaps)?

Title: Re: Neck pair for my bridge 500T?
Post by: josep_cla on January 25, 2010, 09:51:11 PM

Well, I was asking for a BKP to go with the 500T  :lol:

And I have good pots and caps, don't worry hehe.

And for sure I will change my 500T if I find it to be compleatly worse than the new BKP neck.

What should I put on?

Oh! And I have a Strat Plus (alder, maple, rosewood, with a big pool...).

And actually have the 496r on neck, but don't like it. Muddy, not well paired with the 500T...