R9 pickup suggestions what are you using ?

• Mar 24, 2019

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Hello.. what is the loudest fattest hottest pickups
for a r9 but still maintains vintage character ? Thanks

 

• Mar 25, 2019

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El Gringo

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ThroBak MXV-SLE-101 Plus

 

• Mar 26, 2019

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Hamerfan

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If you dont want to give an eye and a kidney for a set and want to look into run of the mill pickups, look into Seymour Duncan WHL pickups. Little hint: there were a Limited CS series before the full production. Sometimes you find them on fleabay.

 

• Mar 26, 2019

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Cliff Gress

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Creamtone A3 Deluxe

 

• Apr 3, 2019

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burst59

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El Gringo said:

ThroBak MXV-SLE-101 Plus

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These are awesome pickups :dude:

 

• Apr 3, 2019

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grimlyflick

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Monty’s Humdingers. :salude

 

• Apr 4, 2019

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Peter Florance Voodoo PAFs ended my tone quest.

 

• Apr 7, 2019

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shred

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Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz combo... Hot but with a really pleasing mid range snarl... Sounds great straight into an amp (with a Tube Screamer for a lead boost.)

 

• Apr 9, 2019

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I am happy with the mojotone 59 clone humbuckers, they have an alnico iv magnet. I have them in 2 lp's and fit the bill for me. They also have a 59 hot clone set as well I haven't tried them yet.

 

• Apr 10, 2019

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If you can find a set of Old Wire Wizzes, if you are looking for original PAF tone, looks and performance those are the closest I have found. After that would be Over The Pond Guy (OTPG) followed by the Wizz Tribute (Sig) sets. Those account for the pups in 90% of my Reissues/CCs/Sigs. The other 10% is made of Rewind, Stephens Design, Jim Rolph... I have multiple sets of all of these. Other sets I have that have found a home in one of my Reissues are Tom Holmes, Ron Ellis, Mojo Beastbuckers, Chris Klein and David Allen. I have dozens of others installed in my lower end Gibsons, MIJs and assorted Epis, but those are the ones that made their way to the top shelf. :salude

 

• Apr 16, 2019

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El Gringo

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Today is a pretty momentous day for yours truly as I will be ordering after work ThroBak MXV- SLE-101 Plus for my 2014 R9 and will be removing my Custombuckers from the guitar which is something I thought I would never do ,but as the ThroBak pickups are so good I can't resist !