What is a good neck pickup to go with a Rickenbacker in the bridge?

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brrobert	What is a good neck pickup to go with a Rickenbacker in the bridge?	Lead	[-]
(11/01/09 11:14 PM) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I have an electric guitar project that I'm working on.... It is a Fender-esque solid body and it will have a Rickenbacker pickup in the bridge-- the black hi-gain version from the late 80's, not the vintage toaster top. I'm really undecided on what to use as the neck pickup... I'm leaning toward a Tele or Strat neck pickup, but a humbucker could be nice. Or a P-90... I'd be interested in reading some opinions! Bob
fuzzworks		#1	[-]
(11/01/09 11:52 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I am currently smitten with the Fralin high-output DeArmond-style pickups. Gorgeous neck position tones. http://www.fralinpickups.com/jazzguitar.asp
RevGeo		#2	[-]
(11/02/09 11:54 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Since you've got a high gain pickup at the bridge you would probably want something that has close to the same amount of power in the neck position. My tastes would lean towards a P-90, but I would wonder about the volume difference. A hot humbucker in the bridge is going to be pretty loud. If you have a weaker pickup in the neck you will hear a definite volume drop when you switch to the neck position. That Ricky is what? Maybe 8k ohms or so? Maybe as high as 10 -11k if it is marketed as 'high gain'. A TV Jones Gretsch copy Classic (which would look way cool) is rated at 4.0k. The Classic Plus is rated at 7.8k. Most Strat and Tele pups are right around 6.0k. A good Alnico 'bucker from Seymour Duncan or DeArmond would probably be a good match. What kind of tone are you looking for in a neck pickup? Ricky pups are pretty bright so maybe a darker sound, like a Duncan Pearly Gates at the neck might give you a good balance of tone and output level. Messing around with different pickups is one of the really fun aspects of building your own electric. Rev George
bjewell		#3	[-]
(11/02/09 4:12 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A vintage P-90, no brainer... -L-
Guitone		#4	[-]
(11/02/09 6:06 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	P-90 just because All things retro, Martin guitars, Rivendell bicycles, Converse Chuck Taylors.
bjewell		#5	[-]
(11/02/09 10:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	P-90 boy howdy...
brrobert		#6	[-]
(11/04/09 8:46 AM) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the advice, guys! I actually have a couple of neck pickups waiting to be used-- a GFS Dream 90 (a P-90 clone which looks like the Ric pu) and a Duncan '59, so sounds like I won't have to do any shopping.
Topographic		#7	[-]
(11/04/09 10:12 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	P-90 http://www.myspace.com/howardgloria

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