need help for multipurpose humbuckers

[rmydelmas]

Hello!

I'm looking for two humbuckers, I need multipurpose microphones, I'm playing Jazz and also metal, rock. I'm using a fender super reverb on clean sound, and soldano for high gain. my guitar wood is poplar. So I need my "bridge metal tone humbucker" to be harmonized with a "clean great sounding neck-pickup". Also, I need them to be splittable in single coils.

I forgot to say, I need them passives.

Does anyone has an idea of which Humbuckers should I buy, what material?

Thank you for your help!

[dingleberry]

Perhaps Blackhawks, four conductor wire for coil splitting

[rmydelmas]

thank you I will find out!

[BigB]

So I need my "bridge metal tone humbucker" to be harmonized with a "clean great sounding neck-pickup".

There are quite a few distinct "metal tones" out there so you should perhaps tell more about this part. Now, I never played them and don't know if they'd belong in poplar, but Warpigs are known to deliver both metal and jazz tones...

Also, I need them to be splittable in single coils.

All BKPs buckers can be ordered four-braided - but don't expect a split Gibson-type 'bucker to sound like a Fender SC (even if most BKPs buckers are known to split well).

I forgot to say, I need them passives.

Did you spot any active pickup in the BKP range ?-)

[rmydelmas]

Thank you for the Warpigs,

I will tel you more about what i am looking for:
I thought a combination of two different microphones, like a vintage or vitage hot for my neck pickup (that I use for blues jazz clean crunch sound on my fender amp) and a contemporary one for my bridge (Metallica tone for example), and i would like to use it together sometimes.

Thank you for your help!

[BigB]

I will tel you more about what i am looking for:
I thought a combination of two different microphones, like a vintage or vitage hot for my neck pickup (that I use for blues jazz clean crunch sound on my fender amp) and a contemporary one for my bridge (Metallica tone for example), and i would like to use it together sometimes.

If you were using a SG (or similar mahogany plank guitar) I'd suggest a Mule neck / Abomb bridge then, but I'm not sure they'd work fine on poplar which is already rather bright and snappy IIRC.  The Crawlers are known to be a good fit for fenderish guitars and are quite versatile but the bridge might not be modern enough for you.

How does your guitar sound unplugged BTW ?

[Mr. Air]

What about a Holydiver bridge and a Mule neck. The Holydiver is said to work really well in alder and poplar is quite similar to alder tonewise (as far as I know). With a high gain amp like a soldano the Holydiver should easily spit out some metal tones.

[Telerocker]

What about a Holydiver bridge and a Mule neck. The Holydiver is said to work really well in alder and poplar is quite similar to alder tonewise (as far as I know). With a high gain amp like a soldano the Holydiver should easily spit out some metal tones.

+1, or the Nailbomb-bridge which is more agressive.

[BigB]

+1, or the Nailbomb-bridge which is more agressive.

The ABomb might actually be too aggressive in a poplar guitar. I never played a Holydiver but given the reviews and soundclips I think it could be a better fit here.

[Telerocker]

+1, or the Nailbomb-bridge which is more agressive.

The ABomb might actually be too aggressive in a poplar guitar. I never played a Holydiver but given the reviews and soundclips I think it could be a better fit here.

Personally I would favour the Diver in most cases, also in this one. But I had a Gibson MIII and that one was not so bright as I expected, despite the maple neck and the poplar body. It once emphasizes that the natural voice of the timbers should be considered when making a choiche for a pickup.