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Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver
My fave combination is one pickup at the neck, and one at the bridge, for a total of two pickups!
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Mine too! Except on those days when I only want one...
I've got stock Gibsons in my '92 Std and '04 R8 (I really don't know which model pups that translates to). The '92 HBs have always toyed with me - one day they're fine and the next they seem muddy unless I crank up the treble on the amp. The '04 HBs don't seem to come across that way - they're consistenly right where I want them to be. I'm sure that's just me, because that difference doesn't make sense, but that's how I hear 'em.
When I'm feeling lazy and simple, or want the best cleans and crispest mids, I play my Jr. with one SD Antiquity P-90 (bridge, of course). If I had to pare things down to just one guitar/pickup, it'd be that one. For the same level of overdrive (and plain old volume) as the HBs, the amp has to be set higher, but otherwise the P-90 gives me everything I want with creative use of the guitar controls and picking positions.
Based on the above, I am planning on putting HB-sized P-90s in the '92. For my sounds (very similar to what you've described), I really think P-90s are the schnitz, but I doubt I'll ever even consider replacing the HBs in the R8. I love 'em.
My "amp" is a POD X3 live parked permanently on a Variac'd Plexi model as tweaked by Lincoln Brewster (thanks, B-squared
). From near-acoustic through Communication Breakdown tones without touching the amp controls, just the guitar's.