Humbucker Al!!!!

[mesadualrec]

What do you guys think of an Al with humbuckers!!!


Im looking for a new axxxxxe,and EBMM is the way to go.
I have my petrucci which I love and it really is the best guitar on the planet

I think I have played every ball except the Albert Lee and all I hear about them is good,

I like the way they look too

but Im a humbucker guy so if I were to get one I would stick some minibuckers in it

let it scream!!!!

 

[robelinda2]

do it! i will attempt to do it myself in the near future, for sure! AL's rule.

 

[mesadualrec]

your response was really the one I was looking out for,

I may....
have to start saving

 

[leftyguitarblue]

I think Rob has a chip implanted in him thats goes off if the word "AL" appears in these threads. He is the first to jump in. I think it's great!! You go Rob!

 

[LoudGtr]

I'm waiting for the AL to be available with humbuckers like the one Saraceno plays. Maybe a custom limited run would be nice **cough cough* for the EB faithful. Seriously get it done already!! My cash is going the way of PRS and others hoping for this thing!! Don't forget the maple top too. Ah... throw in the Mahogany tone block as well if you're gonna do it! DO IT!!

 

[tommyindelaware]

duncan makes a little 59er that sounds real good...& will fit right in an al bridge position. make sure u don't lose the original pickup though. u very well may wish u had it later on.

 

[THE_EB_KID]

I put a Dimarzio mini tone zone in the bridge of my trans orange Al,
and its cool, i still have the sunburst that I routed for the humbuckers
and it rocks too!!

 

[mesadualrec]

sweet

 

[markpoulter5150]

I'm waiting for the AL to be available with humbuckers like the one Saraceno plays. Maybe a custom limited run would be nice **cough cough* for the EB faithful. Seriously get it done already!! My cash is going the way of PRS and others hoping for this thing!! Don't forget the maple top too. Ah... throw in the Mahogany tone block as well if you're gonna do it! DO IT!!

im so with you on this i will keep fighting for a blues EB till i die and im only 23 so i got years of fight in me lol

 

[gerry d]

YES YES YES YES...... please......

 

[mbgreene]

Ben just put in a new HSS set into Tyler's AL with a single sized Duncan JB in the bridge.

Here's the thread
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/28024-albert-lee-electronics-question-4.html

We're waiting for the results

 

[DrBob]

Do you know it's funny, because before my wife bought me my first Ball (The Purple Axis) my main gigging guitar for a decade or so was a Green Tartan Yamaha Blues Saraceno.
And now after dalliances with a fair proportion of the EBMM range I've settled on the 2 Balls that you could arguably morph together to create Blues' guitar (Axis, Albert Lee).
And as a final bizarre Blues related twist, I'm about to start playing some shady pub gigs again and I was looking for a cheap guitar that would act as a backup to either the Axis or the Albert should I pop a string. So I thought SSH, chubby neck, trem of some sort, compact body shape....
Any guesses ?

 

[Jimmyb]

Do you know it's funny, because before my wife bought me my first Ball (The Purple Axis) my main gigging guitar for a decade or so was a Green Tartan Yamaha Blues Saraceno.
And now after dalliances with a fair proportion of the EBMM range I've settled on the 2 Balls that you could arguably morph together to create Blues' guitar (Axis, Albert Lee).
And as a final bizarre Blues related twist, I'm about to start playing some shady pub gigs again and I was looking for a cheap guitar that would act as a backup to either the Axis or the Albert should I pop a string. So I thought SSH, chubby neck, trem of some sort, compact body shape....
Any guesses ?

You've found an Axis Sport?

 

[DrBob]

You've found an Axis Sport?

See, you're thinking waaayy too classy with that selection Jimmy.
No, as much as used Axis Sport's do represent fantastic value for money think really cheap with a Blues Saraceno twist..

 

[phatduckk]

i did my first route job on a 12 year old POS guitar i have and it came out pretty clean... clean enough that i am considering routing out my AL. still not ready to take the plunge but its soooo tempting

 

[gerry d]

See, you're thinking waaayy too classy with that selection Jimmy.
No, as much as used Axis Sport's do represent fantastic value for money think really cheap with a Blues Saraceno twist..

not a Samick.....??? surely...

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Here's my special Big AL with 'bucker...

and Silhouette Special HSS switching.

DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Now I'm gonna play devils advocate and go t'other way.

Leave it as it is and get yourself a Seymour Duncan pickup booster.

Those AL SSS single coils are REALLY nice pickups.

 

[JeffreyB]

I'm waiting for the AL to be available with humbuckers like the one Saraceno plays. Maybe a custom limited run would be nice **cough cough* for the EB faithful. Seriously get it done already!! My cash is going the way of PRS and others hoping for this thing!! Don't forget the maple top too. Ah... throw in the Mahogany tone block as well if you're gonna do it! DO IT!!

Man...you got the right idea...with the tone block....hell yes...just for the EB faithful...

 

[TylerDowBryant]

the Seymour Duncan JB Jr. is a nice mini humbucker! I have it in my Al. It's very nice!