guitar pick ups

ellipse · 15th April 2007

i play an '88 fender torando and am looking to get a new bridge pick up. i play a marshall jcm 900 and am just curious as to everybodys opinion. i dont want anything too dirty. nothing metal, or "hard rock." i play in a rock band but as far as tone i'm really not all about the whole mesa or h&k sound. i aspire as to when i have the money purchase a sunn amp of some sort, so i guess you could say thats the tone i ultimately long for. any help is greatly appreciated as i am pretty unknowledgable in this area. thanks!

p.s. - i realize the irony in this, as sunn is a pretty dirty amp. but i guess i'm not looking to get that kind of sound out of my guitar, let the amp do that work.

Blindside · 15th April 2007

I've got a Fender Lonestar strat and it's got a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker in the bridge. I love it. It's relatively low output, but it still rips and has a very smooth sound. It was stock in the guitar and I believe was designed for the guitar. I'm not sure about that but I think that's what I read.

Kiwiburger · 15th April 2007

www.kinman.com

biggator6 · 15th April 2007

Another good boutique pickup - I have them in one of my guitars, can't say enough about them..

http://www.riograndepickups.com/

There's also Lindy Fralin, Joe Barden, etc.. lots of good ones to choose from these days.

bluestarbass · 15th April 2007

is a torando anything like a toronado? im not mocking im curious becuase i didnt think they made the toronado until the mid 90's and if thats what you meant to type this is some kind of fender ive never heard of. Id like to see pics if at all possible.

ellipse · 15th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluestarbass

is a torando anything like a toronado? im not mocking im curious becuase i didnt think they made the toronado until the mid 90's and if thats what you meant to type this is some kind of fender ive never heard of. Id like to see pics if at all possible.

my bad, i meant toronado. this guy at a local guitar shop told me it was an '88...i took his word for it. wrong move i guess haha. what kinman would u recommend?

Juan Carlos · 18th March 2009

Hi, I have an Ibanez RG-2550 prestige.I'd like to change the bridge pick ups because I find out that they sound powerless and with no much output.I have seeing the Dimarzio EVO 2 and the seymour Duncan SSH-6 distortion.I'm looking for hard rock and clasic metal sound.Can someone help me?

Juan Carlos

Yuri Kogan · 19th March 2009

sheptone (the best)
SD pickups
Low output from the Bare Knuckle cataloge

chrisgraff · 19th March 2009

Seymour Duncan "1978" humbucker. Lower output, originally designed for EVH, back in the day. Sounds almost like a single coil. Highly recommended.

heyman · 19th March 2009

p-90 class pickup..

phonzadellika · 19th March 2009

+1 on the Bare Knuckle pickup suggestion. They rock. I'm not sure that they're worth what they cost, but they are very, very good.

15th April 2007	#1
ellipse Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 170 Thread Starter	guitar pick ups i play an '88 fender torando and am looking to get a new bridge pick up. i play a marshall jcm 900 and am just curious as to everybodys opinion. i dont want anything too dirty. nothing metal, or "hard rock." i play in a rock band but as far as tone i'm really not all about the whole mesa or h&k sound. i aspire as to when i have the money purchase a sunn amp of some sort, so i guess you could say thats the tone i ultimately long for. any help is greatly appreciated as i am pretty unknowledgable in this area. thanks! p.s. - i realize the irony in this, as sunn is a pretty dirty amp. but i guess i'm not looking to get that kind of sound out of my guitar, let the amp do that work.

19th March 2009	#9
chrisgraff Gear addict Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 411	Seymour Duncan "1978" humbucker. Lower output, originally designed for EVH, back in the day. Sounds almost like a single coil. Highly recommended. __________________ -Chris Graff www.audioinstruction.com

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15th April 2007	#2
Blindside Gear addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 485	I've got a Fender Lonestar strat and it's got a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker in the bridge. I love it. It's relatively low output, but it still rips and has a very smooth sound. It was stock in the guitar and I believe was designed for the guitar. I'm not sure about that but I think that's what I read.

15th April 2007	#3
Kiwiburger Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,075	www.kinman.com

15th April 2007	#4
biggator6 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,980	Another good boutique pickup - I have them in one of my guitars, can't say enough about them.. http://www.riograndepickups.com/ There's also Lindy Fralin, Joe Barden, etc.. lots of good ones to choose from these days.

15th April 2007	#5
bluestarbass Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 344	is a torando anything like a toronado? im not mocking im curious becuase i didnt think they made the toronado until the mid 90's and if thats what you meant to type this is some kind of fender ive never heard of. Id like to see pics if at all possible.

18th March 2009	#7
Juan Carlos Gear Head Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 44	Hi, I have an Ibanez RG-2550 prestige.I'd like to change the bridge pick ups because I find out that they sound powerless and with no much output.I have seeing the Dimarzio EVO 2 and the seymour Duncan SSH-6 distortion.I'm looking for hard rock and clasic metal sound.Can someone help me? Juan Carlos

19th March 2009	#8
Yuri Kogan Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 288	sheptone (the best) SD pickups Low output from the Bare Knuckle cataloge

19th March 2009	#10
heyman Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 2,769	p-90 class pickup..

19th March 2009	#11
phonzadellika Gear nut Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 146	+1 on the Bare Knuckle pickup suggestion. They rock. I'm not sure that they're worth what they cost, but they are very, very good.