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hello everyone! I'm new to this board so... let me start by giving you my setup and a description of what sound I'm looking for.

I'm currently using a Fender Cyclone(original) loaded with a Duncan SH1 59 in the bridge and a Fender gold Lace sensor in the neck. I play everything from Radiohead type clean souding stuff to heavy stuff like Isis/Crowbar. So as you can imagine, I need some help figuring out which Humbucker/single coil combo will alow me to go from extemely mellow to extremely heavy. I tend to lean towards a darker tone, something that cuts through without blistering highs. I also like my distortion tone to be a little loose sounding, I'm not a fan of super tight distortion. I like my palm mutes to sound sludgy.

I think the 59 with distortion sounds ok but seems to have some harsh highs (to my ears) and the clean tone sounds even worse. I think the lace sensor sounds good on clean and distortion but the output is obviously lower than the 59's and the bass response is much greater.I know for sure that I want to replace the 59 but I'm not sure about the Lace Sensor.

what do you guys think?

any suggestion for a good combo would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance

Mark,

Custom Custom, if the gold lace sensor is ok right now, dont replace it right now.

Another vote for the CC.

For the single, a Quarter Pound, or an SSL-6, both quot;tappedquot;, would be nice. Use a push/pull pot for the volume, and you get an additional range of tones.

Use a push/pull tone pot to split the humbucker, and your range of tones doubles again. I think that adds up to eight unique tones out of two pups.

thanks for all your suggestions!

I've been reading a lot about the Duncan CC. it seems like everyone really likes the CC's buttery tone. How is the clean tone? How does it compare to a 59B? can it go from clean to classic rock to heavy? would it be a good match for my lace sensor?

I'm definitely leaning towards a CC for the bridge position, thanks for bringing it to my attention. however... I don't think the gold lace sensor will keep up with a 14.k humbucker.

can you guys suggest a single coil pickup that will hold its own against a 14.k humbucker without sacrificing tone?

does anyone else recommend a Quarter Pound or Custom? will these give me hum problems?

what about Cool Rails?

thanks again,