shuffle Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 What is the big difference between the BurstBuckers and the BurstBucker Pros? I was thinking about putting one type in my epiphone les paul. Also, I understand that the BustBuckers have four different types. Which combination would produce both warm and a hot sound (and have the most capability for a variety of sounds)? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 For starters, BBs are alnico 2. Pros are alnico 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffle Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Ok... i looked those up, and well i didn't really learn much. Is one type better quality or is it just preference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Whats the difference between the 1, 2 and 3's though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Whats the difference between the 1' date=' 2 and 3's though?[/quote'] Different output with 1 being the lowest and 3 the highest. Most of the time it's a combinations of 1 and 2 but sometimes 2 and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibis Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 BBpros are wax dipped, BB's aren't (unless they come from a Custom Shop guitar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 What does wax dipping do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnappleking Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Its meant to reduce feedback by keeping the pickups steady, i am told it was clapton that originally did it, i have my doubts about the story however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrktwn Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Its meant to reduce feedback by keeping the pickups steady' date=' i am told it was clapton that originally did it, i have my doubts about the story however[/quote']Credit (Gasp!) Leo Fender for this. Dipping eliminates a pickups microphonic tendencies. It also creates a drop in high end frequencies. Unfortunately, it means that without this, the good ones sound awesomely awesome, while the bads one you cant even really use. I'm not for certain but I think some or all of those BurstBucker series have unmatched coils. One of the coils in the pickup has more windings than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Without wax potting, they are more susceptible to going microphonic. A little is a pain in the butt, keeping the volume down to avoid the squeal. At some point the squeal will render the pickup worthless and it will have to be potted again to be salvaged. Been there, done that. (Send it to Lindy Fralin) That's the reason I avoided the BB 2,3 because of the bad luck I've had with microphonic pickups. Tough call because I LOVE Alnico II pickups and the lower output. I would be the one guy out of 100 that would get a dud. My personal preference is the 57 Classic over the BB Pro, at least in a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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