gtone Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 JS Moore custom wound Alnico V Firebird pickup from my parts drawer. I used it in bridge position but could work well for neck also. Jon wound it for me in 2013 after I sent him this video for a tone reference and he absolutely nailed it when used in my FB-V: Measures out at 7.4Kohm resistance, wound in the vintage style for plenty of bite and presence. He lightly potted it - just enough so there's no microphonics. Chrome cover and bezel included, tons of 2 conductor lead left. $60 shipped anywhere in N. America, a little more for int'l. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I am coming to believe that Firebird pickups may be the BEST all-around humbuckers......the bite and presence of a single coil yet the smooth throatiness of a bucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 The more I learn about them the more I like. Those neck pup tones are sweet. But do the vintage bridge pups get thin sounding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I am no expert, but the set I have are wound to 60s vintage specs and they are brighter than PAFs.....thinner too, but they react very well to the tone control on both the guitar and amp. More cut, as you can hear in the video posted above, yet still throaty and fat enough for chords. It did take me a while to dial in the balance between the neck and bridge. I imagine that through a BF Fender with the treble knob high there would be icepick....but through Marshall’s, tweeds, Browns, blondes, and Vox circuits, mine are just perfect. Like anything else, you may need to tweak amp settings to taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtone Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Jakeboy about nailed it there in that last post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtone Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Gitzya some tone right here folks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gtone Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 SOLD - many thanks geowolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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