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Chalky

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The right Humbucker??
« on: July 07, 2014, 04:02:43 AM »
Hello

I am new to this forum and need some advice. I am looking for a humbucking pickup to put into my LP Standard which has a decent HB growl in series but is also able to offer a decent strat' tone in parallel. It currently has a SD JB, but the parallel configuration is a bit characterless and lacking in dynamic / bite. 

It is difficult to make a judgement from the sound bites available on the internet and I am hoping someone might have trodden this path before! Grateful for any advice

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Re: The right Humbucker??
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2014, 06:02:29 AM »
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Re: The right Humbucker??
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2014, 08:56:52 AM »
Based on the limited information you supply, I'd be inclined to say Holydiver.
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Re: The right Humbucker??
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2014, 10:10:57 AM »
Yeah, probably a Diver, but you need to split the bucker for strat tones.
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Re: The right Humbucker??
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2014, 11:04:07 AM »
Actually, I'm going to change my mind as to me, the Holydiver doesn't have that 'growl' you're after. I think you need something with 43PE wire to give you that so I think either the Cold Sweat, Rebel Yell or A-Bomb would be better with the A-Bomb giving the most growl and the Cold Sweat least, though still more than the Holydiver.
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