Bridge bucker for classic metal

[spin]

lookin for a bridge bucker to go in a prs tremonti se (solid mahog lp style), that will do metal like Scorpion and UFO. Any suggestions?

[panamang]

A Duncan Distortion is the classic rock guitar pickup and sounds great in Les Pauls and other mahog bodies from my experience. The JB, while great in fat strats, might be a bit thin in your guitar.

[theodie]

Distortion, Custom, 59, etc! There are more choices though. What kind of amp do you play through?

[JeffB]

lookin for a bridge bucker to go in a prs tremonti se (solid mahog lp style), that will do metal like Scorpion and UFO. Any suggestions?

Scorpions= Stock Gibons PAF types (Mathias also used a SuperD in his strat)

Scenker Era UFO= Stock Gibson PAF types (T-tops mostly)


Grab a set of 59s, or a C-5/59. Duncan Custom is not a bad choice either for the bridge.

Distortion/JB IMO/IME is getting too far away from those tones.

[ErikH]

Grab a set of 59s, or a C-5/59. Duncan Custom is not a bad choice either for the bridge.

Distortion/JB IMO/IME is getting too far away from those tones.

Agreed.

Classic metal doesn't always equate to JB or Distortion. Those two pickups didn't really explode on the scene until the 80's. The JB may have been available beforehand, but the massive explosion in popularity and sales came several years later after word caught on about it. Before then, it was stock or the SuperD.

I will attest that the Custom 5 is excellent for that stuff though even though it hasn't been available near as long on the retail side. Since changing the mag in my CC to an A5, I'm getting tones from my hands that I haven't heard in a long time. If you don't like vintage output but like the '59, go with the C5. It really is a '59 on steroids.

[baritone]

I would put it between the DC and the C5.

[Jay 77]

Go for the custom. It's awesome.

[spin]

i'm liking the look of the custom, but my bridge can be quite harsh at times, will the custom just add to this?