Could anyone please tell me what pickups buckethead is currently using in his white les paul. thanks
I\'m pretty sure that gibson was custom made for Buckethead, so good luck trying to get the pickups in that guitar.
I\'m pretty sure they are DiMarzio but I don\'t know the xact models. Therewas an article about his Les Paul but I don\'t remember. You may want to call or email DiMarzio
I would bet he uses so many different guitars and pickups that it just won\'t matter. I own about 26 guitars, most of which are electric. Name brand pickups..eh, not all they\'re cracked up to be. I buy a lot of pickups from parts brokers which means they\'re equal or greater quality, somewhat custom and a loooot cheaper.
Anyway the point is, you want to find pickups that compliment your guitar\'s sound rather than buying some celebrity guitarist\'s pickups thinking you will get the same sound. Sure some pickups will sound great no matter what you put them in but that\'s not always the case.
I\'m betting buckethead does a looooot of frankensteining. If you\'re interested, I know some great suppliers on ebay. My favorites to date have been thinblade humbuckers, quad rails and a few select humbuckers from my favorite brokers.
What type of sound do you get out of those PU\'s you mentioned? I\'m assuming they are good for rock/metal?
He mainly uses Dimarzio X2N\'s, the ones with the covers though i\'ll shrug at. most likely to be dimarzios of some sort too.
are x2n like emg 81\'s
http://www.bingeandgrab.com/bucketgear.html
under the guitar section...click on the custom Gibson.
"the pickups are DiMarzio of some sort"
What Gibson had to say about this Les Paul:
"As for the specifics on the guitar, you need to contact Buckethead. Please understand that we do not discuss the specifics of a customer\'s Custom Shop guitar with other people" They did say however that they hadn\'t seen the white metal hardware before, so I assume it was custom made for him.
BIG HUGZ! ;D
Quoteare x2n like emg 81\'s
X2N\'s arent active like the 81\'s. The livewire set which are active were made by Seymour Duncan. They were made to compete with EMG active 81/85 set.
They look more like Super Distortions.
Someone (obviously a gibson insider) said:
the pickup\'s (which is what everyone seems to want to know)
neck p/u is a Dimarzio Tone Zone, bridge p/u is a Dimarzio Air Norton.
:O really? that gives me almost all the info I need to make a Bucket Paul :P
Except for where to find the white guitar bridge. That\'s what I had difficulty finding.
(Btw, the X2N\'s are awesome, I picked one up a couple months ago, they have a killer sound/)
If I had to guess, I\'d say he probably got gibson to paint the bridge white, I forget if he has a white or gold tune-o-matic atm.
Question still remains what kind of tuners, body wood type, circuity, and exact paint color. Too bad I can\'t find the strap.
They use to be on ebay. Thats where I got mine.
Lets all hope that Gibson releases a signature Buckethead Les Paul.
QuoteExcept for where to find the white guitar bridge. That\'s what I had difficulty finding.
(Btw, the X2N\'s are awesome, I picked one up a couple months ago, they have a killer sound/)
BH has a new gibson with a gold bridge. He\'s using it on this tour.
QuoteSomeone (obviously a gibson insider) said:
the pickup\'s (which is what everyone seems to want to know)
neck p/u is a Dimarzio Tone Zone, bridge p/u is a Dimarzio Air Norton.
Do you mean the other way around? Dimarzio Tone Zone for bridge and an Air Norton for neck. That seems to be a popular Dimarzio combo. I also hear from his guitar tech that his are Gibson 500T and a 496R combo. This is the first time I\'m hearing the Tone Zone/Air Norton combo as far as buckethead using them.
O_o Gold bridge... Imagining that I still think that the white bridge is nicer, just because it\'s his signature... But w/e, I still can\'t wait to see him in October.
But with the white hardware, Gibson had nothing to do with it it seems.
http://www.bingeandgrab.com/buckets_les_paul.html
"They did say however that they hadn\'t seen the white metal hardware before, so I assume it was custom made for him."
The wiring I am sure has one tone adjustment for both pickups (observing the change in tones live), and the bridge pickups tone in about all of his guitars is a on/off spdt killswitch (same wiring I had done)
Everytime I see this thread I think it should say "Buckethead pickup lines". Like, "Is that a severed hand in your pocket or are you just happy to see me."
I know nothing about guitars.
haha it\'s ok, we won\'t judge you.
favorite pickup line, non buckethead related-
If you were a booger, I\'d pick you first.
i can tell u for a fact that the pickups on his new les paul are gibson pickups with the covers removed. it even looked like the neck pu was painted white at one point. I not sure what he used before but those were gibsons with the cover removed.
P.S. WHO CARES?
For those guitar players, it can help you determine which pickups you should get yourself. All of the pickups make a different and unique sound, and some people might want the same that Buckethead has. He does have a nice sound you know....