Best pickups on Reddit
153 reviews from r/telecaster, r/guitars, r/Guitar and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Seymour Duncan
4.5
(38)
"Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound PJ set."
"I put SD antiquities in mine couldn’t be happier."
"I have Seymour Duncan black winters in my 7, and use it in a progressive metal band. Sounds great"
"I dropped Seymour Duncan quarter pounders and my tele and man oh man I haven't regretted it since."
"I love them."
"I've got Duncan quarter pounders in my Jazz. They have a fat sound."
"Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders are a popular option if you'd rather stay in passive mode."
"Sound incredible."
"I have Pearly Gates in my LP copy."
"Seymour Duncan 59's, or Dimzarzio PAF's would fit the bill."
#2
Fender
4.8
(23)
"I love my twisted tele pickups."
"I put Pure Vintage 64s in mine and was very happy With the result."
"Texas special."
"I got my hands on some Texas Specials for $200 brand new."
"I really like the Fender Pure Vintage '51s."
"I put Texas Specials in mine as well."
"Really like my nocasters."
"I upgraded my Fender player with a set of VMod 2s."
"You can't go wrong with a set of Fender Texas Specials."
"I recommend the Fender "American Vintage '52 Tele" set- Fender P/N 0992119000."
#3
Duncan
4.6
(10)
"Duncan 59s. Maybe jb if you want a bit more output."
"JB in the bridge, Jazz or 59 in the neck."
"JB in the bridge, Jazz or 59 in the neck."
"JB in the bridge, Jazz or 59 in the neck."
"Duncan JB in the bridge."
"‘59 in the neck."
"I put a JB in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck and it sounds fantastic."
"I put a JB in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck and it sounds fantastic."
"Duncan Custom(SH5) Your welcome."
"I’ve had the JB in a few guitars and really hated the midrange bump in the pickup."
#4
Lollar
4.7
(7)
"If you want to really get some sweet tone, Lollars."
"Phenomenal pickups."
"Lollar. They’re amazing."
"If you want to spend a fortune, get the Lollar Special Ts."
"I’d go with a Lollar special t in the bridge and vintage t in the neck."
"Lollar P90s are sweet."
"Lollar Novel 90 if you don't want to go with a Gibson P94."
#5
Bare Knuckle
4.7
(6)
"Bare Knuckle War Pig are the only pickups I ever want to play with anymore!"
"The mid range is stellar and really cuts through."
"I absolutely love them"
"They sound awesome."
"I know Bare Knuckle makes HB sized versions of all of their P90s."
"I'm going to be putting a pair of Bare Knuckle Supermassives in my SG."
#6
Fralin
5.0
(4)
"I'd go with Fralins, Lindy Fralin will sit on the phone and talk to you to try and get what you want."
"Fralins if you can swing it. Love them in mine."
"Bartolini or Fralin"
"Fralins are great pickups for strats."
#7
DiMarzio
4.8
(4)
"He used DiMarzio Area T's. Sounded phenomenal."
"I put a set of DiMarzio Twang Kings in mine. Now it's my No. 1 guitar."
"DiMarzio True Velvet. They are not mis-named."
"I like my Dimarzio Titans better than my Bare Knuckles for rhythms."
#8
EMG
4.5
(4)
"I’m a big fan of EMG’s original T set if you want noiseless and pristine."
"My favorite Stratocaster pickups are the EMG DG-20 pickups."
"I have the EMG T-set in mine. They sound great."
"This set just sounds beautiful at every setting."
#9
Railhammer
4.3
(4)
"Seriously the best pickups I've ever played!"
"Pop a set of Nuevo 90’s in there."
"Railhammer Billy corgan signature pickups."
"I’d consider Railhammer Humcutters."
#10
Bootstrap
4.3
(4)
"Bootstrap. Can’t go wrong. Hand wound for a cheap price, don’t own them personally, but I have only heard great things. $50 bucks a set."
"Bootstrap palo duro."
"I heard Bootstrap pickups are amazing, and they're really cheap."
"Check out Bootstrap pickups, they're made in America and cheap."
#11
Lace
4.3
(4)
"I highly recommend, for this weird ass bass, a lace alumitone deathbucker run passive."
"I’m just going to be weird and unpopular and suggest a Lace Sensor for the bridge."
"I like lace sensors in my Mustang. Blue and silver, but might go for a red in the bridge."
"Weird but I like Lace Sensors, I have not used their “Deathbucker” but I am curious."
#12
Lindy Fralin
5.0
(3)
"Lindy Fralin Blues specials."
"I have Lindy Fralin SP43’s in my MIJ tele."
"Lindy’s mos def. arcane makes very good strat pickups as well. tried a hell of a lot and lindy’s are my favorite."
#13
Gibson
5.0
(2)
"I really like the burstbucker pros it has."
"I'd go with a matched set of Gibson P94s."
#14
Bootstrap Pickups
4.5
(2)
"Have bootstraps on my jazz master they are incredible!!!!! And usually a set runs around 60usd."
"I believe I put bootstrap pups in mine. Not too expensive, nice sound."
#15
GFS
4.5
(2)
"I love GFS pickups and I use them for most of my mod projects."
"I am partial to GFS pickups. They’re relatively inexpensive and sound really, really good."
#16
Bartolini
4.5
(2)
"Bartolini or Fralin"
"I’d throw a Bartolini in there."
#17
P90
4.0
(2)
"Hey, I recommend some P90 pickups for this SG."
"I would try P90’s."
#18
Shed
5.0
(1)
"I got a set of Shed pickups from England and they sound great."
#19
Wilkinson
5.0
(1)
"Same in my tele with 500k pots and love them."
#20
Alnico
5.0
(1)
"I had an Alnico 2 set made for me, and they're amazing for bluesy stuff."
#21
Texas Specials
5.0
(1)
"Texas specials are pretty much always the best choice"
#22
Greg Koch
5.0
(1)
"Greg Koch Fluence."
#23
BKP
5.0
(1)
"I put BKP true grit tele set in mine and it is superb."
#24
EP Customs
5.0
(1)
"I've got a custom set from EP Customs in my 65 mustang."
#25
Curtis Novak
5.0
(1)
"I’ve used Curtis Novak pickups in several mods across a variety of guitar types."
#26
Lundgren
5.0
(1)
"Imo Lundgren M are the best passive pickups out there."
#27
Razor
5.0
(1)
"Razor Blood moon telecaster pickups, I recently put them in mine."
#28
Analog Man
4.0
(1)
"The Analog Man neck pickup …. Big T!"
#29
Epiphone
4.0
(1)
"I really like Epiphone ProBuckers for a cheap option."
#30
Kent Armstrong
4.0
(1)
"I threw a Kent Armstrong soapbar into one of my Wishbasses. Cheap (100USD last time I got one) and sounded pretty good."
#31
Suhr
4.0
(1)
"In the US I'd go for a Suhr SSH+/SSV set. Similar price to SD but I think a lot more clarity and balance."
#32
SD
4.0
(1)
"Sd hotrails?"
#33
Jazz Master
4.0
(1)
"Jazz master."
#34
Jaguar
4.0
(1)
"Jaguar pickups."
#35
Mustang
4.0
(1)
"Maybe get some single coil mustang pickups?"
#36
Musiclily
4.0
(1)
"I replaced the stock bridge single coil with a cheap Musiclily single coil sized rail humbucker."
#37
Quarter Pounder
4.0
(1)
"Maybe quarterpounder strat pickups?"
#38
Tex Mex
4.0
(1)
"I recommend tex mex or stock stang ones if you can find those."
#39
Black Mass
4.0
(1)
"I’d personally go with black mass wr-style humbuckers."
#40
Fishman
4.0
(1)
"I put 3 voice fishmans in mine."
#41
Manlius
4.0
(1)
"The Manlius T90s are really cool sounding."
#42
Wolfetone
4.0
(1)
"Wolfetone Mean / Meaner / Meanest Combo depending on how mean you need it."
#43
G&L
4.0
(1)
"G&L MFD's. Beefy ceramic magnet single coils."
#44
Electrical Guitar Company
4.0
(1)
"Electrical guitar Company also makes some JM pickups."
#45
Guitar Madness
4.0
(1)
"I put a set of Guitar Madness hot rail type pickups in my $60 Monoprice Tele."
#46
Mr Glyn's
4.0
(1)
"Mr Glyn's Black Sand humbucker sized P-90s."
#47
Irongear
4.0
(1)
"Irongear do Alchemist 90s which I really liked the sound of."
#48
Squier
4.0
(1)
"As a cheap option, see if you can find used Squier 40th anniversary pickups."
#49
Hot Rails
3.0
(1)
"I really like the sound of hot rails in a the bridge position for heavier stuff."
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