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DimarzioForum.Com => The Pickup Place => Topic started by: ToneGrinder on October 03, 2018, 11:05:33 AM
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I'm building a partcaster and was going to do a Humbucker (Bridge) Single Coil (Neck) config, and leaning toward the Chopper in the neck position.
What would be a good bridge humbucker to balance with that? I was thinking maybe the AT-1...
Anyone tried that combo? Also looking to split and combine coils.
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Bumblfoot from Sons of Apollo uses a chopper neck with a Tone Zone bridge. His toned sound pretty good.
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What kind of tone are you looking for in a bridge humbucker?
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A well rounded sound with good clarity and harmonics. Fat but not over the top fat and muddy. I have the Chopper T in my Tele and love it - read that it makes a great neck pickup also, so part of my choice depends on how well it will interact with the neck.
Not looking for super high output - more on the high end of medium.
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I would say AT-1 or Norton. I think both would work well with the Chopper in the neck.
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Couple more questions:
1. Do I need F Spacing for the Hipshot US Contour tremolo bridge? String spacing on that E-E is 2.08" or 52.832mm.
2. Would The Chopper (in the neck) be too high output to balance well with the AT-1? The former is 260 and the latter is 320. I'm asking in regards to audible volume - I don't want to have to play with the volume all the time. By comparison (and this may be arbitrary), Andy Timmons pairs his AT-1 with The Cruiser, which only has less than half the output at 140.
I would likely wire it to be able to split the Chopper for more of a spanky Strat single kind of tone.
My alternative would be to use the slightly hotter Tone Zone in the bridge...
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Dimarzio recommend F spacing if the bridge saddles are 53mm apart, E to E. Your bridge sounds so close to that measurement that I would say use F spaced. Normal spaced pickups are usually for Gibson style bridges.