Best pickups on Reddit
137 reviews from r/guitars, r/telecaster, r/Stratocaster and 11 more subreddits
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#1
Seymour Duncan
4.5
(39)
"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."
"Or the Seymour Duncan Joe Bonamassa signature Bonnie Strat pickup set."
"Sound incredible."
"Seymour Duncan Dimebucker!"
"My favorite...setting between the PAF vibe and the heavier side...is the Seymour Duncan Custom Hybrid."
"I have Pearly Gates in my LP copy."
"Seymour Duncan 59's, or Dimzarzio PAF's would fit the bill."
#2
Fender
4.7
(14)
"I recommend the Fender "American Vintage '52 Tele" set- Fender P/N 0992119000."
"These have a gorgeous sound."
"Fender 60’s custom classics"
"Fender custom shop '51 nocasters."
"Can’t go wrong with the fender custom shop nocaster set. I love them."
"Then you want Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials."
"Tons of glassy strat tones."
"They're great"
"I have these in one of my strats, they're great"
"Do exactly this."
#3
Duncan
4.6
(13)
"100%."
"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."
"Classic 70s Les Paul sound is twin Super Distortions."
"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."
#4
Bare Knuckle
4.6
(5)
"The mid range is stellar and really cuts through."
"I absolutely love them"
"They sound awesome."
"I'm going to be putting a pair of Bare Knuckle Supermassives in my SG."
"I’d go with the ragnaroks."
#5
Lollar
5.0
(4)
"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."
#6
EMG
4.5
(4)
"Go grab them, a life changer."
"My favorite Stratocaster pickups are the EMG DG-20 pickups."
"I have the emgx in my 8 string."
"This set just sounds beautiful at every setting."
#7
Tonerider
4.5
(4)
"The Hot Classics sound like the Fender Nocaster set for less than half the price."
"The Tonerider sets are all great. Alnico II Blues are really sweet sounding."
"The Vintage Plus are a very good standard set."
"Tonerider Firepower is about 40 euro a pickup. I have their alnico 2 pafs in a guitar and i love em, though the Firepowers are something else all together."
#8
Dimarzio
4.0
(4)
"Dimarzio model J"
"Hot enough to handle high gain and distortion without sounding like shit."
"Knopfler used Dimarzio FS-1, but not really a tele style pickup."
#9
Fralin
5.0
(3)
"Bartolini or Fralin"
"Fralins are great pickups for strats."
"I really love Fralin’s run BEAD."
#10
Bootstrap
4.7
(3)
"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."
"Look up bootstrap pick ups. a guy in ohio makes them in his garage, and they’re incredible."
"Check out Bootstrap pickups, they're made in America and cheap."
#11
Railhammer
4.3
(3)
"Seriously the best pickups I've ever played!"
"I’d consider Railhammer Humcutters."
"Railhammers."
#12
Lindy Fralin
5.0
(2)
"I have Lindy Fralin SP43’s in my MIJ tele."
"Also so do Lindy Fralin blues set"
#13
Bartolini
4.5
(2)
"Bartolini or Fralin"
"I have Bartolini J's in an Ibanez, sound really good, not as fat as the Duncan's, but solid and bassy."
#14
P90
4.0
(2)
"Hey, I recommend some P90 pickups for this SG."
"I would try P90’s."
#15
Gibson
5.0
(1)
"I'd go with a matched set of Gibson P94s."
#16
Lundgren
5.0
(1)
"Imo Lundgren M are the best passive pickups out there."
#17
Razor
5.0
(1)
"Razor Blood moon telecaster pickups, I recently put them in mine."
#18
Arcane
5.0
(1)
"Super sick wide range style pickups."
#19
Tone Planet
5.0
(1)
"Tone planet makes a loaded strat pick guard called the supremacy."
#20
Sonic Pickups
5.0
(1)
"Sonic Pickups make my favorite single coils, and his most versatile set is his Studio Series."
#21
Mojotone
5.0
(1)
"Mojotone choice of strat pickups."
#22
Geddy Lee
5.0
(1)
"I have Geddy Lee pups in my FrankenJazz, love em"
#23
Custom Shop
5.0
(1)
"Custom shop heavy wound pick ups"
#24
Lambertone
5.0
(1)
"Lambertone Blondies."
#25
Bareknuckle
5.0
(1)
"Every time I try something different, I come back to Bareknuckle flat 52s."
#26
Radishop
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Radishop Pickups"
#27
Lace Sensor
5.0
(1)
"Get a set of Lace Sensor Gold pickups."
#28
Bill Lawrence
5.0
(1)
"Bill Lawrence humbucker or a Dimebucker in the bridge."
#29
Blackhawk
5.0
(1)
"They rip!"
#30
Black Mass
4.0
(1)
"I’d personally go with black mass wr-style humbuckers."
#31
Fishman
4.0
(1)
"I put 3 voice fishmans in mine."
#32
Manlius
4.0
(1)
"The Manlius T90s are really cool sounding."
#33
Wolfetone
4.0
(1)
"Wolfetone Mean / Meaner / Meanest Combo depending on how mean you need it."
#34
G&L
4.0
(1)
"G&L MFD's. Beefy ceramic magnet single coils."
#35
Electrical Guitar Company
4.0
(1)
"Electrical guitar Company also makes some JM pickups."
#36
Guitar Madness
4.0
(1)
"I put a set of Guitar Madness hot rail type pickups in my $60 Monoprice Tele."
#37
Mr Glyn's
4.0
(1)
"Mr Glyn's Black Sand humbucker sized P-90s."
#38
Irongear
4.0
(1)
"Irongear do Alchemist 90s which I really liked the sound of."
#39
Squier
4.0
(1)
"As a cheap option, see if you can find used Squier 40th anniversary pickups."
#40
Michal Tůma
4.0
(1)
"I've tried several pickups and finally settled on the '63 Custom pickups from Michal Tůma."
#41
Creamery
4.0
(1)
"I'd throw Creamery into the mix."
#42
Jaguar
4.0
(1)
"Imo - jaguar pickups! These nail the surf."
#43
Lace Sensors
4.0
(1)
"Consider looking for a used set of lace sensors."
#44
P-90
4.0
(1)
"If you're upgrading anyway, see how you feel about any type of P-90."
#45
Mr Glyn
4.0
(1)
"Mr Glyn's Integrity set."
#46
Warman
4.0
(1)
"My go to are Warmans, they're cheap and they get the job done."
#47
Fishman, Duncan, EMG
4.0
(1)
"Doesnt matter, fishman, duncan, emg, either is more than enough"
#48
PRS
4.0
(1)
"The PRS SE at $500 to $800 is a great option."
#49
Gorilla
4.0
(1)
"Gorilla pickups in italy have some gnarly options."
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