Best humbuckers for the Mark V?

[LPJunky]

Hijack alert: Just had a first gig with my new guitar last night equipped with a Jazz SD at the neck. I was very happy compare to previous guitar. I could dial the volume and tone on the guitar like never before. Very very please. Pickup not very hot that is correct.

 

[adamlanghans]

Does anybody here realize that pickup height is adjustable? I've tried many many pickups, and I've found that it's best to get a high-output pickup and lower the height if you want that classic feel. It's better to have leeway, in my opinion. Another option is just turning your volume knob on your guitar down.

Think of it as a loudness war for guitar. It's better to have that headroom, but then back off.

 

[rika_gd]

mines are high output and rolling off the volume pot (and rising the output) will not do the job right, just for some parts, but not for everything..I think the best combination is HSS, is the best balance between power and musical.

 

[adamlanghans]

I agree that lowering the volume knob doesn't get the best tones, too. I just added that in case someone else liked how it sounded. It is all opinions...

I get the best tonal effects of lowering the pickups from dimarzios, though. (For reference, I haven't played Duncan that I liked)

 

[bcdon]

I really like the way my Seymour Duncan Blackouts sound.

 

[magh8]

So far i haven't come across a guitar that sounds shitty with a mark V.I grabbed a small scale squier that belongs to one of the kids and it still sounded pretty **** good.