Submit2NeckDive Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 This is the patient. Firebird Natural Guitar of the Month Edition. It has stock ceramic Gibson Firebird pickups that are higher out put yet, vintage sounding and low gain. Pretty good compromise. At low gain you have a bluesy singing pickup in the front and a country twang in the back Pleasant, but a lower gains it can sometimes sound hot and unbalanced. The ceramics really excel at high gain playing dynamics, but frankly I like my LPs/SGs with humbuckers better for that sort of thing. So at this point I'm considering replacement pickups, that excel more at clean than high gain. Alnico preferable because I want this to have more of a vintage voicing. My request, please post some sound clips or video of some great Alnico Gibson Firebird Pickups replacements. Feel free to mention some companies that I should consider, but pretty aware of most companies that make firebird pickup replacements, just I'm having a hard time find their clips. I was considering DiMarzio but looks like they cut back on their Firebird pickup selection, and I'm not finding a lot of their videos/sounds Especially their alnico ones. I wonder if there is great video/sound clips of Gibson Alnico pickups. Btw my playing style is Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country for this guitar. Thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Submit2NeckDive Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 BTW off topic... Ceramic Firebird pickups are damn good for Jazz. That's something a lot of people don't know. But I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Seymour Duncan has IMO a good range of Firebird P/U's Sound clips on their site Or how about a P90 approach.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Submit2NeckDive Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Seymour Duncan has IMO a good range of Firebird P/U's Sound clips on their site Or how about a P90 approach.... V Thanks! I've actually got a Firebird with 3 P90 which I'm loving! I wasn't convinced by their sound clips. Any live playing examples you've seen on a mahogany slab body guitar. I've just heard teles mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 That is the finest Firebird I've ever seen............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Submit2NeckDive Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 That is the finest Firebird I've ever seen............. Thanks Damian. High Praise. Considering changing it out to gold hardware, but it's already looking darn good. I'm leaning against it for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtew Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I've got one of those too...awesome 'Bird, eh? Mine's stock...but...in a couple of my other 'Birds I've got Sey Dunc SM-3 pups...they're wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Seymour Duncan SM-2 bridge here in a single P/U Tokai Firebird 4 conductor...very nice indeed V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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