Which Pickup do you use the most?

lp59aholicDon · 09-23-2007, 06:24 PM

On your favorite Les and or others , Which Pickup , front- neck, Rear-bridge, both?

jimmydeuce · 09-23-2007, 07:04 PM

I loves the neck pickup!!

Caretaker · 09-23-2007, 07:15 PM

Neck or both, unless I`m playing something really raunchy.

rockinlespaul · 09-23-2007, 07:39 PM

Both, but I insist on a certain sound from each.

WildeStarr · 09-23-2007, 08:36 PM

EMG

5F6-A · 09-24-2007, 02:17 AM

both out of phase with each other.... altering the postion of the pots do the rest.

johnreardon · 09-24-2007, 05:55 AM

Mainly the neck on all of my guitars. Strats probably position 4

terence_tez · 09-24-2007, 07:14 AM

i think i'm wierd...i prefer the bridge fer rythym,and the neck fer lead...

WBPickups · 09-24-2007, 09:27 AM

Double hums, I tend to use both a lot for certain things. I love the in between tones a lot and like to play with the volume and tone knobs there. I can get some amazing tones that way. I am a neck player at times for most leads but love the growl of the bridge too... Close tie..

On my single pickup SG I use the bridge of coarse all the time. Although I have the pickups wired to a push/pull and split it and once again can get some great tones just messing with the volume and tone knob.

On my Strat I like all positions but mostly on positions 5, 4 & 2. Position 1 for quick picking stuff mostly...

On Tele's which I am really enjoying my Nashville Power Tele lately. I am all over the board. On this Nashville Power Tele, I really like running in Stereo and blending the Fishman with the passives. A lot of fun...

Hackubus · 09-24-2007, 09:33 AM

Bridge 80% of the time. When I do switch gears, it's to the middle position. I rarely use the neck p'up by itself. I think of all the p'up swaps I've done over the years, I may have replaced about 3 neck p'ups, but nearly every guitar I've owned has been treated to a bridge p'up upgrade.

PoorMan · 09-24-2007, 02:22 PM

The bridge by far.

LoKi · 09-24-2007, 02:45 PM

I use all 3 positions equally. I like the neck pickup for solos about the 12th, both pickups for the 7-11 fret range and the treble pickup for the first 7 frets.

It also depends on whether its clean rhythm or dirty, or clean, crunchy or searing solos... but all 3 positions have their uses. I love the clean sound with both pickups on, or that sweet bluesy sound with a bit of crunch.

Neck pickup goes from bubbly to woofy depending on where you're playing, and I love doing a bubbly arpeggio in the upper frets, and ending it on a high e string bend with the treble pickup.

tarddoggy · 09-24-2007, 04:33 PM

I like using the neck pup,but,when I really wanna get my point across,it comes from that growly bridge!

lifele55 · 09-24-2007, 08:39 PM

Bridge, 3/4 of the times... But I'm trying to utilise the bridge more often nowadays though. Looking at parts of songs where the Rhythm would come usefull.

coldsteal2 · 09-25-2007, 10:59 AM

Bridge man

Big Mike · 09-25-2007, 12:15 PM

Bridge and I ride the volume.

Mojo · 09-25-2007, 01:26 PM

Generally Both pickups all the time.

Marshal · 09-26-2007, 12:29 PM

It depends on which guitar I'm playing. On the Hamer XT Standard I play the neck pick up the most and on the Epiphone I lean more to the bridge. The Hamer has a SD 59 in the neck and a JB in the bridge. I like the 59 he best in that guitar. The Epi had WB HVTP's. It good on both but I tend to lean on the bridge more.

BENJAMIN71 · 09-30-2007, 09:38 AM

definitively neck pkup!
woman tone, santana stuff u name it ...........

dogbone94 · 09-30-2007, 08:41 PM

the bridge for me.....

ReverendJWblues · 10-01-2007, 12:07 AM

Now that I've stuck the reverends in my R0 Im really digging the neck But I'm normally all over the place. But that reverend neck pup to me is amazing. Guess I just got LUCKY.

lp59aholicDon · 10-02-2007, 03:19 AM

I am most usually on my neck pickup with either of my two main Les Pauls , When I hit my bride on my Les Paul 60 Reissue normally my tone is set to between 4 and half to seven, That 500T has a whole lotta scream in it, and can just about peal paint , When blending though with the front, then its usally run wide open

Bluesjam · 10-04-2007, 11:51 AM

Bridge!!!

Tone Seeker · 10-04-2007, 01:03 PM

Mostly bridge for overdriven leads and crunch chords. Mostly neck for clean leads and some clean rhythm. Middle position for most clean rhythm.

I'll work my tone controls fairly often, and to some extend my volumes.

Terry.

loneguitar · 10-04-2007, 01:12 PM

I love the '57's I have in my 335, and the filtertons in my country gentlesman
the gretsch is for the twang and the 335 is for all the rest

tintin · 10-12-2008, 08:36 PM

Nanomag! LOL!

When using distortion or just twangy clean, bridge, usually with just a touch of neck blended in (5:1 ratio).

lp_junkie · 10-13-2008, 12:24 AM

bridge, most often a Dimarzio Super D.

pawpek · 10-13-2008, 10:35 AM

On Strat, my own custom made and Brian May middle and bridge, on LP, bridge, and play with the tone controls,

Wuchak · 10-13-2008, 10:48 AM

It was neck most of the time but since the Vitamin Q's were installed I find myself using the bridge more with the tone rolled back a bit. I find the extra treble from the bridge is a little more difficult to control and is less forgiving of bad picking technique.

Seeing Joe B play almost entirely on the bridge pick-up also convinced me to try it out some more since I love his tone.

The more I play with the Epi stock pickups and the Vitamin Q's the more impressed I am and the less desire I have to do any pickup swaps. The stockers are darn good but they needed the PIO caps to let them breath.

st.bede · 10-13-2008, 02:22 PM

use them all...but tend to end up using the neck a bit more...and it really depends on the situation and guitar...what I want to say, is the WBs I have are by far my fav bridge PU...it is so sweet..never thought I could like a bridge PU so much....(just to be fair the LOllars and WCRs are also great PUs...)

09-23-2007, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
lp59aholicDon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina in the Mountains Posts: 5,224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Which Pickup do you use the most? On your favorite Les and or others , Which Pickup , front- neck, Rear-bridge, both? __________________ I am a sheepdog, Its not just a vocation, its my nature Live with it, Lead, Follow, or get the hell outta my way . Tis better to have the sword and live by it, than to reach in need and find the scabboard empty .Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on whats for dinner- Ben Franklin Don't be talkin' the talk if you can't walk the walk

09-23-2007, 07:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
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09-24-2007, 02:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Back and forth the UK Posts: 4,897 Thanks: 152 Thanked 240 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? both out of phase with each other.... altering the postion of the pots do the rest.

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johnreardon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brackley, UK Posts: 491 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? Mainly the neck on all of my guitars. Strats probably position 4

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terence_tez V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: singapore Posts: 2,096 Thanks: 2 Thanked 24 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? i think i'm wierd...i prefer the bridge fer rythym,and the neck fer lead... __________________ they have firm bodies n exotic curves.they cry n scream bt we love them all the same--who need women anyway?

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WBPickups V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ® Somewhere off the I15. Posts: 2,138 Thanks: 28 Thanked 108 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? Double hums, I tend to use both a lot for certain things. I love the in between tones a lot and like to play with the volume and tone knobs there. I can get some amazing tones that way. I am a neck player at times for most leads but love the growl of the bridge too... Close tie.. On my single pickup SG I use the bridge of coarse all the time. Although I have the pickups wired to a push/pull and split it and once again can get some great tones just messing with the volume and tone knob. On my Strat I like all positions but mostly on positions 5, 4 & 2. Position 1 for quick picking stuff mostly... On Tele's which I am really enjoying my Nashville Power Tele lately. I am all over the board. On this Nashville Power Tele, I really like running in Stereo and blending the Fishman with the passives. A lot of fun... __________________ www.myspace.com/wbcustompickups www.wbpickups.com loving it!

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Hackubus Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 306 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? Bridge 80% of the time. When I do switch gears, it's to the middle position. I rarely use the neck p'up by itself. I think of all the p'up swaps I've done over the years, I may have replaced about 3 neck p'ups, but nearly every guitar I've owned has been treated to a bridge p'up upgrade.

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LoKi V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 6,119 Thanks: 132 Thanked 23 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? I use all 3 positions equally. I like the neck pickup for solos about the 12th, both pickups for the 7-11 fret range and the treble pickup for the first 7 frets. It also depends on whether its clean rhythm or dirty, or clean, crunchy or searing solos... but all 3 positions have their uses. I love the clean sound with both pickups on, or that sweet bluesy sound with a bit of crunch. Neck pickup goes from bubbly to woofy depending on where you're playing, and I love doing a bubbly arpeggio in the upper frets, and ending it on a high e string bend with the treble pickup.

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Marshal Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cordova Illinois Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? It depends on which guitar I'm playing. On the Hamer XT Standard I play the neck pick up the most and on the Epiphone I lean more to the bridge. The Hamer has a SD 59 in the neck and a JB in the bridge. I like the 59 he best in that guitar. The Epi had WB HVTP's. It good on both but I tend to lean on the bridge more.

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ReverendJWblues MLP Chaplain Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere in the middle Posts: 3,190 Thanks: 28 Thanked 48 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? Now that I've stuck the reverends in my R0 Im really digging the neck But I'm normally all over the place. But that reverend neck pup to me is amazing. Guess I just got LUCKY. __________________ JW http://www.myspace.com/jwblues54 *Robert Johnson went to the crossroads to sell his soul to the Devil, what have you done with yours?*

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lp59aholicDon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina in the Mountains Posts: 5,224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? I am most usually on my neck pickup with either of my two main Les Pauls , When I hit my bride on my Les Paul 60 Reissue normally my tone is set to between 4 and half to seven, That 500T has a whole lotta scream in it, and can just about peal paint , When blending though with the front, then its usally run wide open __________________ I am a sheepdog, Its not just a vocation, its my nature Live with it, Lead, Follow, or get the hell outta my way . Tis better to have the sword and live by it, than to reach in need and find the scabboard empty .Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on whats for dinner- Ben Franklin Don't be talkin' the talk if you can't walk the walk

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Tone Seeker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Regina, Canada Posts: 489 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? Mostly bridge for overdriven leads and crunch chords. Mostly neck for clean leads and some clean rhythm. Middle position for most clean rhythm. I'll work my tone controls fairly often, and to some extend my volumes. Terry.

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loneguitar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Memphis Posts: 1,725 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? I love the '57's I have in my 335, and the filtertons in my country gentlesman the gretsch is for the twang and the 335 is for all the rest __________________ " Without a song The road would never bend, Without a song, A man ain't got a friend, Without a song, The day would never end Without a song So I keep singing a song "

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tintin Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 503 Thanks: 84 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Which Pickup do you use the most? Nanomag! LOL! When using distortion or just twangy clean, bridge, usually with just a touch of neck blended in (5:1 ratio). __________________ 08 Epiphone Les Paul Ultra-II Tiger's Eye Faded Cherry 02 Black and White Mexican Fender Standard Stratocaster with SD Hot Rails Seafoam/Surf Logan Custom 62 Vintage Tele Swart Space Tone Reverb-Tweed Carbon Acoustics X

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