Author Topic: Best Hum for 1 pickup axe (Read 2416 times)

Crazy_Joe · « **on:** March 22, 2007, 06:48:01 PM »

What's the best standalone humbucker for a 1 pickup 80's metal axe like a charvel or jackson or kramer?
I was thinking Miracle Man but i'm guessing most of them would do the job well?

Philly Q · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:57:28 PM »

Do you want versatility, or simple balls to the wall aggression?

Not that I know the answer either way.

Davey · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:00:22 PM »

Tol · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:43:56 PM »

Kinda of a hard one I think. Depending on what 80s metal your after, you could go from the Warpig MM or Painkiller, down to around the VHII.

ericsabbath · « **Reply #4 on:** March 22, 2007, 08:03:42 PM »

holy diver (the new one)
did tim make some changes in winding specs or just the dc resistance and magnet?
i think the old version is more on dimarzio super distortion vibe and the new one is more duncan jb

i'm VERY impressed how my les paul is singing in standard E or drop D tuning
sounds so tight, full, clear
the solos, palm muted riffs and harmonics are so perfect ;~
i can't imagine how another pickup could be better

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #5 on:** March 22, 2007, 08:09:33 PM »

I have the old spec Holy Diver in my basswood Ibanez, so i'm probably not going to get a Holy Diver, though i might try the newer spec one.
It does have to be versatile but not screaming gain to blues clean versatile, more heavy metal with nice harmonics to some lower gain heavy rock.

indysmith · « **Reply #6 on:** March 22, 2007, 09:18:11 PM »

I'd have said the new Holy Diver will be bang on

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2007, 10:59:45 AM »

Also i forgot to say it needs to be good at rolling off the volume for a clean sound (there will be chorus added)

JonnyScaramanga · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2007, 12:05:23 PM »

Hopefully soon I will finally get my VHII in a Strat and be able to give you an authoritative opinion...

but obviously the original one pickup superstrat was EVH's Frankenstein guitar. It can do a good clean (alnico magnet), and obviously has no trouble with harmonics. I can imagine that it'd handle the serious gain required for metal too.

So my guess is the VHII would be a good shot.