paults Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 What single coil-sized pickup sounds the most like a full-sized humbucker? Not a super distortion, more like a hotter PAF..
Brooks Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 duncan hot rails is pretty good, cool rails for less gain.
Guest JackButler Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 DiMarzio FS-2...single coil sized, dual rail PAF...full, fat and round...not so hairy.. balances output-wise against a humbucker bridge nicely..but can be used in the bridge position as well.
Turdus Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 Duncan little 59 and Dimarzio fast track 2. Both are good, if you can get past the style. I've tried a couple of stacked singles that didn't sound as good as either of those.
Guest hectorp2 Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 Young Paults:Check out the G&L "Magnetic Field" single coils. They are definitely strong and I was able, with an old ASAT, to get a really nice Bluesbreakers tone out of the bridge pickup by rolling the tone off a little.
Travis Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 Duncan Hot Rails for a full blown humbucker with tons of output and sustain.Duncan Cool Rails for a full sized PAF sound in a single coil package.These two are my favorite, but I've also used the Li'l 59. It was similar to the Cool Rails but I didn't care for it as much. It had great cleans and split tone but it didn't seem to cut it under high gain. The Cool Rails could do everything the 59 could and handle some high gain leads with ease.
ZR Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 I recently got a Trans Blue Ash Daytona. The SD APS single in the bridge was nice sounding but I always need that humbcker sound in the bridge so I put in a SD Hot Rails and was pleasanntly surprised. It really can sound quite meaty for rock even metalish things but the big surprise was when rolling it back it gets this really cool slightly broken up crunch that I can't get with a real humbucker in the same way. I think it's the focus of the single coil spacing.Anyway, I still might have to go for a full humbucker eventually because the full on sound is my main criteria for that position. Maybe a JB jr. might be about what you're looking for.
Steve Haynie Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 Just use lots of distortion. Daisy chain three or four distortion pedals together and you'll get the sound of any pickup... with distortion!
silentman Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 duncan hot rails is pretty good, cool rails for less gain. The hot rails will not get you a hotter-PAF sound IMO. The lil-'59 or l'il screamin' Demon might be better. The l'll JB might work depending on the guitar.
tobereeno Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 how about a Parallel Axis Stack humbucker? Uses Alnico mags which you don't really see on single-spaced humbuckers, and is literally a bridge PA humbucker cut in half and stacked. It does make it quite deep however.
AdmiralB Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 how about a Parallel Axis Stack humbucker? Uses Alnico mags which you don't really see on single-spaced humbuckers. Not true. It uses a ceramic bar. And IMO sounds nothing like a humbucker.
BCR Greg Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 I wouldn't want to leak that there may be a single coil sized humbucker in the works. I CERTAINLY wouldn't mention that prototypes might be here....
Nuclear Wessel Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 For a PAF type tone, one of Dimarzio's Fast Track pickups, I think it's the Fast Track Pro, is supposed to sound like a vintage humbucker. And of course there's the Li'l 59.I have a Li'l Screamin' Demon in one of my Mirages. It's not overly hot, and has a singing, "wah pedal in the ahh position" tone. Listen to early 90's Lynch Mob, that's the tone.I like the Tone Zone S, but I think that's a little beyond a hot PAF.I used to have a JB Jr. in one of my guitars. That pickup is for warm sounding guitars. Not the best choice for an already bright guitar. Although, you didn't say whether you're looking for a bridge pickup or a neck pickup. A JB Jr. neck/middle might work for you.An active alternative would be an EMG SA with their presence circuit.
HAMERMAN Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 >An active alternative would be an EMG SA with their presence circuit. You're totally forgetting that EMG's suck! :-)
LittleC Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 Young Paults:Check out the G&L "Magnetic Field" single coils. They are definitely strong and I was able, with an old ASAT, to get a really nice Bluesbreakers tone out of the bridge pickup by rolling the tone off a little. I second the G&Ls
phantomgt Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 DiMarzio Fast Track, or for hotter sounds, DiMarzio Chopper.
atquinn Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 I wouldn't want to leak that there may be a single coil sized humbucker in the works. I CERTAINLY wouldn't mention that prototypes might be here.... Is this the Rio Grande pickup I've heard so not much about?-Austin
LordOfTheThighs Posted March 22, 2005 Posted March 22, 2005 I've got a Hot Rails in my Strat. It sounds pretty nice. It's hotter than the single-coil that was in it. But does it sound like a hot sounding PAF??... Duncan Website description: SHR-1 Hot Rails™ are one of the highest output pickups we make. It's a humbucker that fits into a normal single coil slot, so you get the noise canceling effect without cutting a large hole in your guitar. The two thin blades with powerful coil windings give you the incredible sustain and a fat, full sound that's needed for playing heavier rock music. This pickup responds to the subtlest finger movements. Available in black or white Four conductor cable Strats Hum Canceling/ Neck/ Bridge / Magnet / Output Neck/ Bridge Yes/ .................10.8k/ 16.9 k /Ceramic Bar / 4.8 khz/ 3.5khz
tomteriffic Posted March 22, 2005 Posted March 22, 2005 Paul, ta hell with all that. Get some Smokin Joe Schlabotniks and fagddabout it. I think Poe has a couple.
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