Interesting Poll..............

bagouser · 11-20-2009, 12:10 PM

I'm sure this has been done before, but the results promise to be informative.
What is your favorite bridge humbucker?
I'm talking what you would want on your Signature Model Les Paul, SG, ES-335, or PRS or other HXH guitar.
Don't worry about what kind of music or amps or blah blah blah.......
If a Custom Shop Luthier was building your dream axe, what Duncan HB would you choose for the bridge?...........Poll is coming up.............max of ten choices, so write in votes are welcome.................

mudpuppy · 11-20-2009, 12:13 PM

My dream bridge HB wouldn't be going on a LP or PRS. It would be going on an ES335, ES175, or L5.

bagouser · 11-20-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudpuppy

My dream bridge HB wouldn't be going on a LP or PRS. It would be going on an ES335, ES175, or L5.

That's fine..........I want to know regardless of style, guitar, and amp.....

Christopher Caruana · 11-20-2009, 01:11 PM

My favorite bridge HB is the one I currently have in my LP. The Suhr Doug Aldrich!

devastone · 11-20-2009, 01:40 PM

I can't believe how many like the C5, I put an A5 magnet in a Custom and it made it way too thin, but as always, YMMV...

Zerberus · 11-20-2009, 02:56 PM

Duncan Custom, a PAF on Steroids that´s having a bad day and hasn´t had a cup of coffee yet

jacksontrader · 11-20-2009, 03:07 PM

One left out is the new Alternative 8. I'm working out a few issues with it but I really like it.

El CHupacabra · 11-20-2009, 04:14 PM

Pearly Gates Forever!

The best, sharp yet warm, near-indescribably good pickup. Almost as good as an A2P...

Binnerscot · 11-20-2009, 06:05 PM

I like the Custom, C5, the JB, and Pearly Gates, but my safest bet would be the Distortion....maybe one of the others would go in after hearing it, but maybe not. I couldn't really say until I had a little break in time with the guitar to hear what fit it best.

C-Martin · 11-20-2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zerberus

Duncan Custom, a PAF on Steroids that´s having a bad day and hasn´t had a cup of coffee yet

thats the best description of the SH-5 ive ever heard

i would normaly pick the Custom myself but recently ive discovered how much the JB just kicks as in the right guitar and since this is a question of "what if my dream guitar was built" then i pick the JB as i would probably go with a charvel/strat head type guitar with maple board and floyd, a nice bright guitar with a JB just kicks too much ass

xxxplorer · 11-20-2009, 06:53 PM

I voted the 59, as it is my favorite duncan pickup... and one of my all time favorites... but I really really dig my WCR Ironman for bridge... then the 59. I have something similar to the PG too... I like lots of stuff!

Christopher Caruana · 11-20-2009, 07:00 PM

Duncan wise......I voted JB

Reaper of Doom · 11-21-2009, 02:34 AM

I voted JB, but I'd stick an A2 in it. That thing removes small animals in the house across the street in my Mahogany San Dimas Charvel!

bagouser · 11-21-2009, 08:19 AM

I dunno what it is about the Custom 5, but I use mainly short scale mahogany/maple top guitars with rosewood fingerboards and it's absolutley perfect with that setup. It sounds like a really hot 70's Les Paul. I have the PG, P-Rails, Invader, Jazz Bridge, and Demon in other guitars and theyre all great in their own way, but the Custom 5 continues to impress me each time I play that guitar.
It will fatten up a Strat or make your Les Paul or SG really pissed off.
My guitar player put one in his PRS Custom 24 and he says it blows the PRS pickup away.
Just a great pickup all around.

11-21-2009, 08:31 AM

JB. I'm grateful that the good people at Jackson have the wisdom to use it in most of their nicer production guitars.

Diocletian · 11-21-2009, 08:42 AM

I went JB too. I'm surprised it's winning the poll, given so many people apparently don't like it.
I love lots of Duncans, for various tones, but the JB is just about perfect for what I like.

Simon_F · 11-21-2009, 09:20 AM

Pg

Dirtyking · 11-21-2009, 09:25 AM

Distortion.......but it should be called the BMF'r.

DrNewcenstein · 11-21-2009, 01:27 PM

Only one vote? Bleh.

I like the C5 and CC equally well in various guitars, even in two identical guitars, and probably couldn't settle for "just one or the other" even for a custom build.

Got_tone? · 11-21-2009, 01:42 PM

I went with the Duncan Custom but really any of the customs are great. You should have put a Custom Shop option. There are a couple of custom shop pups I want to try out.

View Poll Results: Favorite SD Bridge Humbucker?
59	4	8.16%
Custom	9	18.37%
Custom 5	5	10.20%
Custom Custom	2	4.08%
JB	12	24.49%
Screamin Demon	1	2.04%
Full Shred	1	2.04%
Invader	1	2.04%
Pearly Gates	7	14.29%
Distortion	7	14.29%
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

11-20-2009, 12:10 PM	#1
bagouser Tone Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 261	Interesting Poll.............. I'm sure this has been done before, but the results promise to be informative. What is your favorite bridge humbucker? I'm talking what you would want on your Signature Model Les Paul, SG, ES-335, or PRS or other HXH guitar. Don't worry about what kind of music or amps or blah blah blah....... If a Custom Shop Luthier was building your dream axe, what Duncan HB would you choose for the bridge?...........Poll is coming up.............max of ten choices, so write in votes are welcome................. __________________ Schecter S-1 Elite (Custom 5 /Jazz) Schecter S-1 Elite (Screamin Demon/Full Shred) Schecter CSH-12 String (Jazz/Pearly Gates) Schecter S-1 30th Anniversiary (P-Rails SET) Schecter Corsair w/Bigsby (Pearly Gates/Phat Cat) Fender 52 Tele RI (Hot Lead/Antiquity Neck) B.C.Rich Son Of Beast (Custom Shop Invader) 1978 Marshall 2203 MK II 100 Watt Lead Head Last edited by bagouser; 11-20-2009 at 12:15 PM.

11-20-2009, 01:11 PM	#4
Christopher Caruana Ultimate Tone Slacker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Age: 20 Posts: 2,561	Re: Interesting Poll.............. My favorite bridge HB is the one I currently have in my LP. The Suhr Doug Aldrich! __________________ 2003 Gibson Les Paul Classic w/ Suhr "Doug Aldrich" set (neck and bridge) 1986 Laney AOR "Pro Tube" 100MV 1983 Marshall JCM 800

11-20-2009, 01:40 PM	#5
devastone Super Toneologist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Longmont, CO, USA Posts: 1,298	Re: Interesting Poll.............. I can't believe how many like the C5, I put an A5 magnet in a Custom and it made it way too thin, but as always, YMMV...

11-20-2009, 02:56 PM	#6
Zerberus Baron Von Shred Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 13,435	Re: Interesting Poll.............. Duncan Custom, a PAF on Steroids that´s having a bad day and hasn´t had a cup of coffee yet

11-20-2009, 03:07 PM	#7
jacksontrader Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis Age: 39 Posts: 45	Re: Interesting Poll.............. One left out is the new Alternative 8. I'm working out a few issues with it but I really like it.

11-20-2009, 04:14 PM	#8
El CHupacabra Ultimate Tone Slacker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 16 Posts: 1,675	Re: Interesting Poll.............. Pearly Gates Forever! The best, sharp yet warm, near-indescribably good pickup. Almost as good as an A2P... __________________ Tuck Andress+Sonny Landreth+Mark Knopfler=All the guitarists you ever need. New quote finally: "I once killed a cougar with this key. It was a small cougar. It might have been a potato" -Bender "Bending" Rodriguez

11-20-2009, 06:05 PM	#9
Binnerscot Ultimate Tone Slacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Milwaukee WI Age: 38 Posts: 2,420	Re: Interesting Poll.............. I like the Custom, C5, the JB, and Pearly Gates, but my safest bet would be the Distortion....maybe one of the others would go in after hearing it, but maybe not. I couldn't really say until I had a little break in time with the guitar to hear what fit it best. __________________ Originally Posted by Aceman I have always found that the oppressed tend to be all about equality only for themselves, and no one else, at everybody else's expense.

11-20-2009, 06:53 PM	#11
xxxplorer Super Toneologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Age: 28 Posts: 1,101	Re: Interesting Poll.............. I voted the 59, as it is my favorite duncan pickup... and one of my all time favorites... but I really really dig my WCR Ironman for bridge... then the 59. I have something similar to the PG too... I like lots of stuff! __________________ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

11-20-2009, 07:00 PM	#12
Christopher Caruana Ultimate Tone Slacker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Age: 20 Posts: 2,561	Re: Interesting Poll.............. Duncan wise......I voted JB __________________ 2003 Gibson Les Paul Classic w/ Suhr "Doug Aldrich" set (neck and bridge) 1986 Laney AOR "Pro Tube" 100MV 1983 Marshall JCM 800

11-21-2009, 02:34 AM	#13
Reaper of Doom Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 31	Re: Interesting Poll.............. I voted JB, but I'd stick an A2 in it. That thing removes small animals in the house across the street in my Mahogany San Dimas Charvel!

11-21-2009, 08:19 AM	#14
bagouser Tone Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 261	Re: Interesting Poll.............. I dunno what it is about the Custom 5, but I use mainly short scale mahogany/maple top guitars with rosewood fingerboards and it's absolutley perfect with that setup. It sounds like a really hot 70's Les Paul. I have the PG, P-Rails, Invader, Jazz Bridge, and Demon in other guitars and theyre all great in their own way, but the Custom 5 continues to impress me each time I play that guitar. It will fatten up a Strat or make your Les Paul or SG really pissed off. My guitar player put one in his PRS Custom 24 and he says it blows the PRS pickup away. Just a great pickup all around. __________________ Schecter S-1 Elite (Custom 5 /Jazz) Schecter S-1 Elite (Screamin Demon/Full Shred) Schecter CSH-12 String (Jazz/Pearly Gates) Schecter S-1 30th Anniversiary (P-Rails SET) Schecter Corsair w/Bigsby (Pearly Gates/Phat Cat) Fender 52 Tele RI (Hot Lead/Antiquity Neck) B.C.Rich Son Of Beast (Custom Shop Invader) 1978 Marshall 2203 MK II 100 Watt Lead Head

11-21-2009, 08:31 AM	#15
Jessie Sammler Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Interesting Poll.............. JB. I'm grateful that the good people at Jackson have the wisdom to use it in most of their nicer production guitars.

11-21-2009, 08:42 AM	#16
Diocletian BrandNewGlossologist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 33 Posts: 7,200	Re: Interesting Poll.............. I went JB too. I'm surprised it's winning the poll, given so many people apparently don't like it. I love lots of Duncans, for various tones, but the JB is just about perfect for what I like. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/marchofalaric

11-21-2009, 09:20 AM	#17
Simon_F Administrator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Winchester, UK Age: 49 Posts: 5,270	Re: Interesting Poll.............. Pg

11-21-2009, 09:25 AM	#18
Dirtyking Toneologist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 935	Re: Interesting Poll.............. Distortion.......but it should be called the BMF'r. __________________ "Don't mistake lack of talent for genius" -RIP Peter Steele- GEAR: Gibson Flying V straight into a Mesa Recto of sonic DOOM!!!!!!

11-21-2009, 01:27 PM	#19
DrNewcenstein Mojo's Minions Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,250	Re: Interesting Poll.............. Only one vote? Bleh. I like the C5 and CC equally well in various guitars, even in two identical guitars, and probably couldn't settle for "just one or the other" even for a custom build.

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