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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: markofled on February 21, 2006, 11:28:57 PM

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: markofled on February 21, 2006, 11:28:57 PM

I need somthing very versatile for my les paul. My band is covering stuff from Beatles and Chilly peppers (need a good clean sound) to Muse, Van Halen and Zep (I use some very high gain pedals for these). I thinking of maybe have a coil tap on the bridge aswell. What would you recomend? Thanx

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: monkeywalker on February 22, 2006, 12:15:30 AM

the only bkp ive got is a bridge abraxas in my sg,its really good for clean stuff with a bit of crunch.if you put a coil tap in it i suppose it would back off a bit and become a little more subdued,that could work nicely for some of the beatles stuff.
if you do mainly overdriven stuff then i would guess you should go for something hotter, i'm sure i read a thread on here somewhere that said miracle man was really good for some heavy playing but cleaned up nicely when you back of the gain on the clean channel.
maybe i'm goin mad but i'm sure it here somewhere.
 if you are into your pedals for distortion and so on then you could go for somethin with a fairly low out put.

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: monkeywalker on February 22, 2006, 12:16:38 AM

i've realised that that probably didn't help in the slightest, sorry pal. :roll:

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: markofled on February 22, 2006, 01:04:04 AM

haha yea somthing hotter with a fairly low output  :lol:   :D   lol

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: markofled on February 22, 2006, 01:23:33 AM

What if i put a missisipi queen in the neck what humbucker would match well in the bridge?

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: jt on February 22, 2006, 02:41:38 AM

:D For the range of stuff your playing i`d recommend, The Mule or VHII. i play in a cover band and i`ve had to play everything from Eddie Cochrane, The Beatles, Stones etc right up to Zeppelin, Van Halen, Sabbath etc !!!

I`ve found both of the above H/B sets to be versatile & able to pull off all of it, & at the same time you`ll have Godly Tone !!  :P

I`ve got both these sets setup with Coil Taps i would whole heartedly recommend you do the same. The VHII has a wonderfull Telecaster type sound when the bridge is coil tapped, & the Mules thin out nicley for those lighter jingerly  jangerly moments.

 :D  8)

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: Elliot on February 22, 2006, 08:27:02 AM

I have a Mississippi Queen neck and Mule bridge and its an excellent combination that gives you a huge range of sounds - i think you would get all you want from that combo

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: carlaz on February 22, 2006, 09:40:35 AM

+1 for the Mule.  Nails that PAF thing, which sounds like it would probably suit the vibe you're looking for.

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: Skybone on February 22, 2006, 12:01:17 PM

+2 for the Mule...

If you want versatility, then that's seems to be the one to go for...

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: markofled on February 22, 2006, 04:13:51 PM

ive heard the mule looses some definition with high gain. What do you think of Black dogs?

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: Ced777 on February 22, 2006, 04:20:44 PM

Mule or VHII.

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: _tom_ on February 22, 2006, 04:24:55 PM

Mules definately dont lose their definition with hi-gain. I found some clips I did ages ago with my Mule loaded LP, only done through a V-Amp 2 but you get the idea. Excuse the cr@p drums on the "metal riff thing" track  :lol: I did them in a program meant for dance beats  :P

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=357940&T=2275

The "blues thing" wasnt done on my LP, but my strat copy with stock pickups, doesnt actually sound to bad  :D

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: markofled on February 22, 2006, 06:53:51 PM

got to admit the mule pickups sound good on those clips

Title: I need a new set of Humbuckers
Post by: _tom_ on February 22, 2006, 07:26:23 PM

I just did another quick old school metal clip posted in the Players forum. The tone sounds a bit dull there though, I guess my laptops soundcard isnt that amazing.