Here's my rig:
~Custom Mahogany/Flame Maple cap tele with Maple neck and Pau Ferro board (HS pickup arrangment). Neck is a Kinman Woodstock (AVN-69) - not quite hot, not quite vintage output.
~2011 Splawn QR
Requirements:
~I'm looking for a humbucker that will play nice with the "single coil" in the neck and not lose too much volume when switching back and forth.
~It should have a clear and cutting tone with nice mids and tight bass - I have a JB in an similar guitar (but strat shaped) and it just crushes through this rig.
The thing is that this amp is very bright - and that's an understatement. I'm looking for a pickup that sounds thick for single note runs and can still remain clear under moderate to heavy distortion.
As I plan on bringing an older amp into the mix, it has to do well with low gain amps without sounding thin and one dimensional, as many of the hotter pickups in my past did.
The Splawn already has way more gain than I'll ever need and it's phenominal in that regard, so I don't necessarily need to pickup to push the preamp lol.
What the hell am I after here? Do my needs make me seem unrealistic? In all honesty, I'd be tempted to go JB, but I already have that sound with the other guitar - and that one has a Jazz in the neck, so bases are covered. This one has to go from Texas Blues to Heavy Rock. No sharp or jagges highs or scooped mids!
Best!
Frank
