Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: everyemptyvein on September 27, 2015, 05:48:34 PM

Title: FINALLY got a new guitar. Pickup suggestions?
Post by: everyemptyvein on September 27, 2015, 05:48:34 PM

So I finally got a new guitar, a Fender Strat (alder body, maple neck). I have a Duncan JB-Jazz set in there but I'm not loving the JB in there and plan to move it to my Epiphone Les Paul. I really want a tone like Four Year Strong, The Story So Far, Neck Deep, etc. What bridge pickup should I get?

Tone references (I'd pretty much like a good medium of these three):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6h-vylrAo&list=PLKAm0swRNcktl48k1d9hDIg1USK7gCBh_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-co6FEBhHAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKRd5-Obmq4

Title: Re: FINALLY got a new guitar. Pickup suggestions?
Post by: darrenw5094 on September 27, 2015, 08:08:46 PM

Most BKP vintage tone humbuckers are made for Les Paul type guitars. For your strat, that leaves the Crawler, Holy Diver and VHII for a strat.

The Crawler might the safest bet on that one

Title: Re: FINALLY got a new guitar. Pickup suggestions?
Post by: Kiichi on September 27, 2015, 08:49:59 PM

Darren is right there. Though I would not count out the Abraxas completely.

If this strat is on the bright side the Crawler bridge definetly is a great choice. Would probably get another neck with it though, either HD or EM, depending on how you want your neck position, bright or smooth.
If it is a bit of a darker strat the HD gains traction. Neck choices are the same though.

Title: Re: FINALLY got a new guitar. Pickup suggestions?
Post by: Telerocker on September 27, 2015, 10:39:58 PM

The Crawler performs really good in alder/ash-bolt on guitars. The split is happening, quite tele-esque. The sound in the vids is not quite Crawler-esque. In any case the Crawler beefs up alder/ash strats and delivers a full, midbased spectrum with great thick leadtones. If you're afraid the Crawler might be too warm, look at the Abraxas: less output, a bit more chime and good mids yet not as dominant as in the Crawler. Both have PAF-pedigree, so they sound more vintage than modern, but they're capable of producing (some) metalstyles too.

Title: Re: FINALLY got a new guitar. Pickup suggestions?
Post by: Alfi27 on September 27, 2015, 11:50:54 PM

+1 for the Crawler! Awesome pickup, does not sound like you are after metal tones judging from your tone references so it will definitely sound awesome for tones and music like that! Not familiar with the Crawler neck though, but I understand that you only want to replace the bridge pickup?