Humbucker suggestions?

[mynameistaken]

Hi,

Just got my Silo Special the other day and I like everything but the bridge humbucker. The Hi Mids sound ice picky with my rig. Positions 2-4 sound awesome and I really like the single coils. My other guitars have a Seymour Duncan JB and sound very good.

If I change the pickup to a JB is it going to wreck my position 2 sound?

What pick ups have you guys changed to with good results?

Thanks!

 

[TonyEVH5150]

I've had great results with the Tone Zone in the Silo Special.

 

[mynameistaken]

Also, does anybody know what kind of Dimarzio the stock pick up is?

 

[andynpeters]

Changing the bridge humbucker on a SS special will change all the sounds except 4&5 due to the way the PUs are wired. 1 is the H, 2 is one coil of the H with M, and 3 is 1 coil of the H with N

 

[wolf5150]

I've just done that..

I've had a WCR Goodwood made with an A2 and it's UNBELIEVBLE !

 

[alf cockle]

To each their own..I love the stock bridge humbucker!

 

[jamminjim]

I'd be wantin to try a PAF 36th Anniversary in my Silo Spec bridge.

And believe it or not, I think I'd like a Sub 1 bridge pup in my Sub Spec better than the stock pup. Sub 1 bridge pups rock..... flat out! But they only come in black.

 

[mynameistaken]

Well I went ahead and put a Seymour Duncan JB in my Silo. I am much happier with this pick up than the dimarzio. Positions 2-3 still sound nice and twangy so all good there. More bass and less Hi Mids so very good for chunky Mesa style rhythms.

 

[candid_x]

Also, does anybody know what kind of Dimarzio the stock pick up is?

As I've been told, prior to 2005 it was a DiMarzio custom pickup. After that it was a DM Virtual PAF. According to the DM site, that one was discontinued for the Air Classic™ Bridge model, the original uncovered version of the PAF Classic™. However, I've heard no official word from MM about what HB they are now using since the end of the Virtual PAF.