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Favorite Humbucker Pickups for PJ Tone?

RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
edited January 2008 in Musicians and Gearheads
I'm curious to hear what humbucker pickups you guys would recommend?

I play an Epiphone LP Custom and would like to upgrade the stock pickups, but I am not sure what to use. I love the PJ clean (and slightly dirty) tones as well as Angels & Airwaves, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, KOL, etc.
Cheers!
Rhyno

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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Any of the standard PAF-style pickups are going to be a good bet. Seymour Duncan's 59 humbucker, Gibson's Classic 57, Classic 57 Plus, and Burstbuckers, Fralin's Humbuckers, Kent Armstrong's PAF's, blah blah blah.

    The stock Gibson 490r/490t and 498t are also appropriate, although I'd personally stick to a PAF for those particular bands' styles.
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  • RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
    Any thoughts about Dirty Fingers?
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Rhyno wrote:
    Any thoughts about Dirty Fingers?

    I'd be curious about these too. I can't tell if they're supposed to give metal tones or just really really dirty distortion.
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  • RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
    DOSW wrote:
    I'd be curious about these too. I can't tell if they're supposed to give metal tones or just really really dirty distortion.

    Yeah, I know. Tom Delonge uses them. And I really like some of the clean tones that he produces in Angels & Airwaves.
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

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  • MLC2006MLC2006 Posts: 861
    ianvomsaal wrote:
    Man, you've gotta try these: CLICK HERE :p just kidding

    I test drove a Jackson with EMG 81/85 pickups. not the Zakk Wylde ones, but still the EMG 81/85. definitely not what I was expecting. basically, I ordered it from Musicians Friend and kept it for about 3 weeks before sending it back. I get a better Metallica sound with my Les Paul with 490/498 than I did with that Jackson.

    though I do admit that the Jackson was incredibly comfortable, lightweight, and played like a dream. Just didn't dig the pickups like I thought I would.
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