So what pickups do they use in high end archtops?
- Thread starter Mark Wein
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mystixboi1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Emg 81/85
The EMG 91 is supposed to be a nice sounding jazz pickup. I've never actually seen one installed in anything.
When I think of Jazz pickups I think of Kent Armstrong or Bartolini.
mikesr1963
Gonna walk my dog, you?
u beat me to it
telecaster911
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Gibson 57 sound pretty good in a jazz box.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
Lollar Imperial
Classic '56
DiMarzio Anniversary 36
Kinman Extra Vintage
Seymour Duncan SH-1
Benedetto A6 or B6
Really, though... I don't want to keep stressing this over and over and over again... But I really think that you'd be happier working with some kind of a telecaster. You've been frustrated with the Gibson since early on, and I don't think that a pickup change will solve that. You might get odd looks for a week or two, but that will dissipate quickly if you sound great, and if you articulate your feelings on the matter.
Classic '56
DiMarzio Anniversary 36
Kinman Extra Vintage
Seymour Duncan SH-1
Benedetto A6 or B6
Really, though... I don't want to keep stressing this over and over and over again... But I really think that you'd be happier working with some kind of a telecaster. You've been frustrated with the Gibson since early on, and I don't think that a pickup change will solve that. You might get odd looks for a week or two, but that will dissipate quickly if you sound great, and if you articulate your feelings on the matter.
Pine Apple Slim
Kick Henry Jackassowski
A traditional tele neck pickup and a 250k tone pot gives a great jazz tone.
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
Sadowsky uses Dimarzio.
I'm pretty much using my solid bodies from now on. This isn't the best ever but a big improvement over the sound I was getting with the Epiphone. I'm playing the 454 through my DV Jazz amp:
PunkKitty
Horny bag of electric meat
The favorite pickup on the Heritage Owners Club forum is the Seymour Duncan Seth Lover. Throbaks get a lot of love there, as do Lollar Imperials, Fralin P92's, and HRW's. HRW's were built to Ren Wall's specs at Heritage. They were either custom Schallers or modified Schaller Golden 50's. Ren won't tell anyone what the secret to those pickups are. But they are very sought after in the Jazz world.
GDSmithTX
Corporate cog
I don't it's possible to go wrong with those pickups; they are truly special.
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
The only reason I might possibly be concerned is they're unpotted. That said, a billion jazz records were made with unpotted pickups, so it's probably not a big deal.
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
Lollar was my first thought.
Something off the beaten path... I dig this a lot. https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=p90s&sub=humbucker_sized_p90s&pickup=manhattan
Something off the beaten path... I dig this a lot. https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=p90s&sub=humbucker_sized_p90s&pickup=manhattan
speakerjones
my hat is all
I had a set of Bartollinis in a semi hollow I had. The clean tones were great.
Honkridge
UNACCEPTABLE!
Benedetto, Seth Lover, Antiquities. Pretty much any PAF that isn't potted. I also read that Metheny liked the Ibanez Super 70. Single coil is a different beast and I've only tried a few but I liked the Charlie Christian.
I also had a hollow tele with a Duncan 59 in the neck...sounded great for jazz/blooz tones.
I also had a hollow tele with a Duncan 59 in the neck...sounded great for jazz/blooz tones.