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SecondEdition wrote:J. Burns wrote:SecondEdition wrote:A neck pickup that sounds good?Humbucker-sized?Yeah.Mean 90 is good, as is the Surf 90. I don't mind the GFS dual lipstick either. As far as more "traditional" humbuckers, the DiMarzio EJ Custom and the Duncan Jazz, well... they don't make me puke. If you dig a little bit on Reverb or Ebay you might be able to find a DiMarzio N2, which is an OEM model used in Parker and EVH guitars. I have one in my Epiphone Genesis, and it's actually kinda fun. There's no direct replacement in the reg'lar DiMarzio line, but apparently the Fred and Air Norton are close. I just went with the N2 because it matched the Air Zone in the bridge. And it was cheap.

GFS Mean 90 or Dream 90, depending on how hot you want it. Those things sound so good. There are more options for more money but those things sound so good for so cheap that I'd just go with that.

SecondEdition wrote:J. Burns wrote:SecondEdition wrote:A neck pickup that sounds good?Humbucker-sized?Yeah.Duncan Triple Shot Mounting Ring/Duncan P-Rails. The combo gets you -- Strat Rail.- P-90- Series Humbucker.- Parallel Humbucker.without any nonsense. Two dip type switches on the ring.

A friend and I wanna fuck around with an analog synthesizer but have a combined worth of maybe 12 cents.What's good for a budget?

A neck pickup that sounds good?

J. Burns wrote:SecondEdition wrote:A neck pickup that sounds good?Humbucker-sized?Yeah.

uglysound wrote:Also, the prices on that waveformless link are out of date, but some of the stuff can still be found relatively cheap.Yep. There's good shit in the comments, too (Korg DW-6000, e.g.)

rayword45 wrote:A friend and I wanna fuck around with an analog synthesizer but have a combined worth of maybe 12 cents.What's good for a budget?Check out this thread.But here's a quick answer:If you're cool with it being a lil toyish but super cheap, the Korg Volca Keys is pretty fun. ($160ish new)If you're after something a little more befitting a lab-coat, the Korg MS-20 Mini and the Arturia MiniBrute are not bad at all. ($450-500ish new)If you're willing to slum it a bit with some older and more cantankerous (but way cheaper) stuff, I'll reiterate what I posted in that other thread: this list has some great under-the-radar stuff on it, some of which is not 100% analog. (DCOs instead of VCOs, e.g.)

SecondEdition wrote:J. Burns wrote:SecondEdition wrote:A neck pickup that sounds good?Humbucker-sized?Yeah.lollar p-90 hmb

rayword45 wrote:A friend and I wanna fuck around with an analog synthesizer but have a combined worth of maybe 12 cents.What's good for a budget?Adding to what FM brephophagist just said...What can you realistically scrape-up/save? Where do you live? What do you need/expect from the synth? Also, the prices on that waveformless link are out of date, but some of the stuff can still be found relatively cheap.