I Think The BroBucker Will Be Hard To Beat

[JohnnyGuitar]

I might be wrong here...
As far as I can understand the custom shop gives discount if you have enough people that organize themselves to buy the same pup - and then they can make a run of this pup.
If it's true:
a. we can organize ourselves to buy the pickup.
b. guys with bridge buckers and single coils in the neck and/or middle might want it too - if it's a higher output pup that works with humbuckers, is made out of aged A5 or A2 so it's not too bright with 500k tone pots, if you can take the baseplate off, etc...

[JohnnyGuitar]

The Texas Hot A2 Custom with the baseplate is pretty close to perfect and I Like it,but it was a pain to make and I thought I'd screw up my Antiquity pickup in the process..

We even have an idea for a basic design

[Kac]

I'm a single coil guy too, and right now very happy with my Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials... If you guys really want good custom shop single coils pickups... ORDER 'EM! The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop is always open for business.

[Guitar Toad]

I'm a single coil guy too, and right now very happy with my Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials... If you guys really want good custom shop single coils pickups... ORDER 'EM! The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop is always open for business.

In the case of the BroBucker, that was a custom order but since it was a bulk custom order, the cost was less for the forum bro's than a one-of custom order. It was a significant price break, true?

It would be fantastic to do that with a single coil - StratBrothersSpecialMojo pickup.

[JohnnyGuitar]

In the case of the BroBucker, that was a custom order but since it was a bulk custom order, the cost was less for the forum bro's than a one-of custom order. It was a significant price break, true?

It would be fantastic to do that with a single coil - StratBrothersSpecialMojo pickup.

I have a name for a high quality Strat pup:
The Single Malt.

[STRATDELUXER97]

In the case of the BroBucker, that was a custom order but since it was a bulk custom order, the cost was less for the forum bro's than a one-of custom order. It was a significant price break, true?

It would be fantastic to do that with a single coil - StratBrothersSpecialMojo pickup.

Yes I think the BroBucker cost me like $110 or so compared to say $160.I'm not in dire need of this CS strat bridge pickup,but thought I'd throw it out there since again we're in forum brother cs pickup making mode...

[gripweed]

We even have an idea for a basic design

I'd like to throw something in the pot here that might add some of those a5 qualities that most of us like into the equation -- what about a Texas hot custom tapped with an 5/2 magnet configuration? It wouldn't have to be a straight 3 a5 and 3 a2, but put the magnets where they would get the qualities that we are looking for. I would think the a5 would mean we wouldn't need a bassplate because of the bigger lows.

This is what this new custom shop humbucker needed. An idea or a need that wasn't present in the Duncan line. That would have united us. Lets keep these ideas in mind if this opportunity presents itself again.

[ratherdashing]

I'm quite happy with my current fleet of single coils, but I completely understand the sentiments expressed in this thread.

I don't have any interest in spending money on a pickup with no real goal or purpose behind it.

[JohnnyGuitar]

I'd like to throw something in the pot here that might add some of those a5 qualities that most of us like into the equation -- what about a Texas hot custom tapped with an 5/2 magnet configuration? It wouldn't have to be a straight 3 a5 and 3 a2, but put the magnets where they would get the qualities that we are looking for. I would think the a5 would mean we wouldn't need a bassplate because of the bigger lows.

This is what this new custom shop humbucker needed. An idea or a need that wasn't present in the Duncan line. That would have united us. Lets keep these ideas in mind if this opportunity presents itself again.

+1 and +1 and +1

I actually like the baseplate idea becuase I love Teles but a higher output SC that can rock while playing rhythm, and scream on leads - it's a great idea...
Aged A5 on the low two or 3 strings, A2 on the higher strings...

Maybe an A5 with some A2 overwounding - I think that's close to what they did on Eric Johnson's pups (only with A3 and A5).

I think we can leave the magnet choice to Syemour and MJ, I don't want a ceramic pup but I can go with whatever alnico that will be chosen. However, we'll have to talk about favorite Strat bridge tones (and maybe throw in some Tele twang) and see if we can even make them better.

[tone4days]

john, have you tried the fender 'big dipper' strat pups from the john mayer strat? ... they are said to have restrained mids with the highs and lows retained ... just a thought

good luck
t4d

[gripweed]

I don't have any interest in spending money on a pickup with no real goal or purpose behind it.

I understand completely. I'm not really excited about this humbucking pickup that they are coming up with. I'm really by and large a vintage kind of guy, especially when it comes to humbuckers. The extra dough for the a8 magnet, if that is what we end up deciding, doesn't thrill me either. But when all is said and done -- if I can afford it when it comes to buying it-- I'll get it because I like the fact that this is a special offer for me and my brothers here.

[STRATDELUXER97]

john, have you tried the fender 'big dipper' strat pups from the john mayer strat? ... they are said to have restrained mids with the highs and lows retained ... just a thought

good luck
t4d

If it's in his right handed model I haven't,but if it's something a guy could buy,it'd be worth checking out? Remember I'm lefty...

[STRATDELUXER97]

I understand completely. I'm not really excited about this humbucking pickup that they are coming up with. I'm really by and large a vintage kind of guy, especially when it comes to humbuckers. The extra dough for the a8 magnet, if that is what we end up deciding, doesn't thrill me either. But when all is said and done -- if I can afford it when it comes to buying it-- I'll get it because I like the fact that this is a special offer for me and my brothers here.

I'm cool with another humbucker if that's what majority wants...I just don't need another humbucker...The Brobucker is perfect in that it's filling the same need that this single coil would fill...I just won't be spending money this time on another humbucker,but that's all cool..

[Mr 9finger]

I think most of us go for buckers is because of the price discount. I'm not saying it's a bad idea at all, just that you can usually pickup a CS strat pickup for around $110....around the price we'll end up paying for a bucker.

I dunno. Talk it over w/ Evan. I personally use Bill Lawrence singles cuz they fit my purposes the best. But I could possibly be persuaded to build up a set of Duncan singles.

[STRATDELUXER97]

+1 and +1 and +1

I actually like the baseplate idea becuase I love Teles but a higher output SC that can rock while playing rhythm, and scream on leads - it's a great idea...
Aged A5 on the low two or 3 strings, A2 on the higher strings...

Maybe an A5 with some A2 overwounding - I think that's close to what they did on Eric Johnson's pups (only with A3 and A5).

I think we can leave the magnet choice to Syemour and MJ, I don't want a ceramic pup but I can go with whatever alnico that will be chosen. However, we'll have to talk about favorite Strat bridge tones (and maybe throw in some Tele twang) and see if we can even make them better.

Now we're coming up with some great ideas guys! Yeah A5 on the E,A,D poles to keep tightness and A2 on the G,B,and E for chime and sweetness...Wound around the specs of an Antiquity Texas Hot or Surfer Custom and with the aged magnets...Baseplate could be optional..Wound for vintage chime and mids,but be beefier in the lows? Don't want the mids too prominent though in my case! Not sure that the baseplate would help as I feel it's adding in extra mids? I Mean I Like the way the plate sounds (thanks to Jeremy) on the Texas Hot Custom I'm currently using...It's clean and clear but it's got great complexity of tone and that certain mojo that only the antiquities have..

[Lake Placid Blues]

I'm all for a SC. There's a gazillion humbucker options already. What I think would be cool is Seymourized strat set that adresses two of the weakness's common to strat sets: high magnetic pull and the weak sounding bridge pickup.

[STRATDELUXER97]

I think most of us go for buckers is because of the price discount. I'm not saying it's a bad idea at all, just that you can usually pickup a CS strat pickup for around $110....around the price we'll end up paying for a bucker.

I dunno. Talk it over w/ Evan. I personally use Bill Lawrence singles cuz they fit my purposes the best. But I could possibly be persuaded to build up a set of Duncan singles.

I'm not saying to do this now,but maybe if there's another brother forum pickup idea?

[gripweed]

I don't think we need to go off and beg Evan for a second special offer. If they make another in the future, then I think we need to push this single coil pickup. Lightening has struck twice here as far as I'm concerned. They were nice enough to give us the Brobucker. I can't believe they're allowing us to do this again. I think it goes to prove again why so many of us are Duncan loyalists.

[Mr 9finger]

I'm not saying to do this now,but maybe if there's another brother forum pickup idea?

As long as they're flat and not staggered...I'm lefty too

[STRATDELUXER97]

As long as they're flat and not staggered...I'm lefty too

Not an issue with me....I mount my staggered pickups opposite on my pickguard so the magnet pole heights are where they should be...The staggers aren't necessary these days though on the 9.5 radius and above necks and the unwound G string...But I do hear ya lefty brother!