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I hear so many here rave about it.

Well the PG period, not even just the neck.

The coils are mismatched creating a bit of texture not present in a the other Duncans. It has more midrange than the other SD PAFs.

It is also the hottest PAF style pup SD makes which is why so many get it by default I think.

Luke

not as big a bottom as a 59 with a bigger mid voice and a little extra kick on top to make sure it cuts thru


Originally Posted by jeremynot as big a bottom as a 59 with a bigger mid voice and a little extra kick on top to make sure it cuts thru

That's about it...just a way cool pickup, especially the neck version. A very unique upper midrange texture and presence and personality. You have to hear it in order to get what it's all about. Lew


Originally Posted by jeremynot as big a bottom as a 59 with a bigger mid voice and a little extra kick on top to make sure it cuts thruYep, sums it up for me too. Think of it as quot;fat with sparklequot; and you're a good ways towards getting it.

BTW, I didn't know it was the hottest PAF Duncan makes. Can anyone rank the PAF's from hottest to coolest?
Havent played the neck version, but the bridge PG is my favorite bridge humbucker. It possesses a unique tone that is very versatile and can rock really hard.

PG neck= sweet

(in a Les Paul anyway)...

..in the neck position I like it, as it cleans up well, and also can get almost sorta kinda stratty....

I don't like it though in the bridge (again in a Les Paul)...it's entirely too bright/icepicky for my personal tastes..though...hmmm...anyone try it with 300K pots?

I wouldnt say the mismatched coils have a whole lot to do with it myself. My PG neck is only .04K difference between the 2 coils. I have seen other pickups that have matched coils that a more different than that. Unless, the coils may be mis-matched becasue of a different wire guage??? I have not heard that though. I think Duncan probally uses a special wind for it and thats how it gets its Mojo.


Originally Posted by JeffBPG neck= sweet

(in a Les Paul anyway)...

..in the neck position I like it, as it cleans up well, and also can get almost sorta kinda stratty....

I don't like it though in the bridge (again in a Les Paul)...it's entirely too bright/icepicky for my personal tastes..though...hmmm...anyone try it with 300K pots?
I have a PG set in my ec-1000... the bridge can be a little picky at times but I mostly use it with the tone-control set around 7-8... It sounds great that way... To me the PG is the kind of bridge pick-up you have to learn to use your tone control to get it to sound perfect in about any situation... it's really versatile once you get used to it... Just my personnal tastes tho...


Originally Posted by theodieI wouldnt say the mismatched coils have a whole lot to do with it myself. My PG neck is only .04K difference between the 2 coils. I have seen other pickups that have matched coils that a more different than that. Unless, the coils may be mis-matched becasue of a different wire guage??? I have not heard that though. I think Duncan probally uses a special wind for it and thats how it gets its Mojo.

Mismatched coils allows one coil to dominate the other just a bit and opens up the mids a little. Gives the pickup just a touch more of a quot;single coilquot; quality...but not enough that you'd ever mistake it for a single coil. Don't know what else they're doing to make the PG sound the way it does though...I'm sure you're right about the wind and all too. I like the clarity and slight sizzle I get out of the PGn...I have trouble with most neck humbuckers sounding muddy to me especially when I roll down the volume of the guitar to play rythym. The Seth, AIIPro, PGn and Antiquity are the neck humbuckers I like best. I also like the Jazz neck and 59n but those to often have more bass than I need from a neck pickup. Being mostly a Strat and Tele player and acoustic guitarist, I like my neck pickups clear and clean when I play chords. Lew


Originally Posted by JeffBPG neck= sweet

(in a Les Paul anyway)...

..in the neck position I like it, as it cleans up well, and also can get almost sorta kinda stratty....

I don't like it though in the bridge (again in a Les Paul)...it's entirely too bright/icepicky for my personal tastes..though...hmmm...anyone try it with 300K pots?I run a 500k volume pot for my bridge PG with a 250k tone pot and a .047mfd Orange Drop cap. It rolls off a bit of the highs, but it still leaves much of the PG's character intact.

Has anyone tried the PGn in the bridge position?