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Originally Posted by Willum
hi thanks for the help money isnt really an issue ile spend whatever to make my guitar sound nice (if i can make it properly  )
your giving me all the great website which are useful and thx but ur also saying there selection is really good when i havnt got a clue what to select?!!? keep the help coming its all really useful  |
Well, if money is REALLY no object, I'm rather partial to Jason Lollar's Imperial Humbuckers ($150 each), although, unfortunately, he doesn't have sound clips available for those, only his strat pickups and P-90s.
Lollar Guitars & Pickups—Sounds
The sound of humbuckers has only one major variable: how hot it is. Older humbuckers used a moderate amount of windings, and typically had resistance of 7,000-9,000 ohms. They also used mild sorts of magnets -- alnico, rather than ceramic (with the exception of the cheapest ones). Together, they give the classic humbucker sound. Vintage style humbuckers tend to have better highs, and be clearer and cleaner sounding overall, compared to hotter ones. They also have somewhat lower output, and some might feel that they sound weak or thin compared to an overwound pickup.
For those who want loud, powerful-sounding pickups with tons of sustain, which easily drive an amp into the dirty range, that's what the overwound (hot) ones are about. Some of those go as high as 18,000 ohms, or even beyond. They may use alnico or ceramic magnets. Many of them sound muddy and deficient in highs, but none of them sound wimpy. If you're going to do shred stuff like using all 10 fingers on the neck (and skip picking at all), these are the pickups for you, vintages don't have the output or sustain to do that well.
Of course, there are some in between, but you get the general idea. Good detail and tonal balance in one direction, more power and sustain in the other.
just have to make anothere one after this 
