Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell

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Offline KH Guitar Freak

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Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« on: June 04, 2015, 04:05:37 AM »
Need advice guys. What would be good in the bridge position to pair with a Humbucker from Hell in the neck? Preference wise I would like something that sounds more balance EQ wise. Granted, having drastically different tones can work, but it's just not my preference for my next "project" guitar. Thanks in advance

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Re: Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2015, 09:47:57 AM »
You're saying you want something like the HFH in the bridge?
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Re: Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2015, 01:14:00 PM »
Although they are very different on paper the old I&W "Petrucci combo" with the HFH and Tone Zone works great. Another pickup thats even closer to the HFH eq-wise is the Norton. Both are great combinations.

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Re: Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2015, 07:16:08 PM »
36th Anniversary worked well for me with an HFH.

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Re: Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2015, 10:13:19 PM »
Turns out the guitar I bought came with a Dimarzio Fred in the bridge. Might just pair that with the HFH and see if it works to my liking. Dimarzio via email told me it should pair just fine. Wish me luck  8)

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Re: Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2015, 09:26:21 PM »
The HFH is a great all-round neck pickup. I've used it with an Air Zone, a Breed Bridge, a Tone Zone, a Duncan Perpetual Burn, a Duncan Full Shred, and the one I think meshes with it best right now, which is a Gibson 498t that I took out of my SG.

The HFH is not a muddy boomy neck pickup and can sound thin by comparison if (and only if) you par it with a really fat warm bridge humbucker like a Duncan Custom/Custom.

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Re: Good pickups to pair with Humbucker from Hell
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2015, 02:43:56 PM »

Turns out the guitar I bought came with a Dimarzio Fred in the bridge. Might just pair that with the HFH and see if it works to my liking. Dimarzio via email told me it should pair just fine. Wish me luck  8)

Definitely try it with what you already have.

DiMarzio has a # of good options for the.l neck and the HFH is worth checking out.
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