Originally Posted by
Eric
... I like the neck pickup to be something that works on softer/slower songs, blends in easily while strumming, and does a good job on sustained notes when arpeggiating. Clarity while remaining soft/warm (i.e. not too biting) are probably key. Also, pairing with the bridge to make a usable middle position on the guitar is absolutely key. I use the middle position most of the time, so it's important to have that be something that sounds good....
...The latest input I got is that a Seth Lover would probably clean up better. ...
I have the SH55N Seth Lover in the neck of my G&L ASAT ClassicBluesboy. Alnico 2, NOT wax-potted...so it could tend to be 'microphonic'; described as 'warm', 'soft attack'....blah, blah, blah. Bottom line: It's a repro of Lover's original '55 PAF bucker, an 'old school' humbucker, not a supercalifragilisticexpialidotious hopped up hot rod. Some might say the bottom end with a Lover is a bit muddy, or 'loose', while the 59, a repro version of the 4 -year newer 'improved' 59 PAF (stronger Alnico 5 bar mag , wax-potted) has a 'tighter', stronger bottom end, like the mids are scooped. Lower output than the 59 by nature of its weaker Alnico 2 bar magnet. the Lover is definitely clean, and pairs well with a hot, bright bridge pup or in a bright wood guitar -- which the G&L MFD single coil in the ASAT (maple neck, swamp ash body) surely is...when played as you like in a middle position (both pups).
Since I also have a Wash Idol WI66 with that 59/SH11 Custom Custom config, that set pairs well, too.
Which of those 2 guitars are more like your Godin?
Since you obviously do your due diligence (homework), Eric, in researching before you decide, you may have found in the Duncan site that it suggests a Lover pairs well with a Custom Custom. But in what type of guitar?
The hardest part of all this input is it's all hypothetical and essentially poppycock; anyone can subjectively describe how pickups sound & what they like, etc...but you won't really know til you have the pups in your guitar playing thru your amp.
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