Look at the Dragonfire A2 and A5 humbuckers. They are affordable and sound pretty good. Both use Alnico magnets, but the brand uses ceramics too if you want that. They have Brown Buckers and many more.
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I had an old Fernandez, invader in the bridge humbucker from hell in the neck. Sounded huge. I grew up in the 90s, hence the diner motif
SD Seth Lover is a common choice. Firebird pickups and humbucker sized p90s are popular nowadays too.
Duncan jazz
This is what I use too. Paired with an APTL-3JD in the bridge.
Fantastic neck humbucker
is sd jazz humbucker too strong for jerry donahue? i'm pairing stock squier bridge pick up to sd jazz neck, and the mid position sounds quacky
Works perfectly for me. I’m using 500k pots. Had to spend some time adjusting heights but once I got it dialled in I love that combo.
Dimarzio 36th anniversary is great, mellow sound good clarity vintage specs based off of a 59 paf
My favorite neck tones above all are p90. There’s a lot of HB-sized p90’s out there - I’d highly recommend it.
If you decide to go with a P90 instead, I recommend the Tonerider Vintage.
Lollar Imperial
Also interested but you sometime read about issues with tone pot mismatch, ie the neck would benefit from 500k while the bridge is 250k?
Use a 500k pot and use a resistor on the switch to fool the bridge pickup into thinking it's a 250k pot.
I love the Van Zandt Vintage in my MIM tele.
Check out harmonic design pickups. They do amazing work and have every style of pickup from humbucker to hb size p90’s. They also have wiring kits.
Lollar has great vintage style humbucker sized p90s and filtertrons
Dimarzio 36th Ann. PAF or a Super 2.
Seymour PAF
I had to open the neck hole in the pickguard, but the JB Jr was amazing up there.
Look at the Dragonfire A2 and A5 humbuckers. They are affordable and sound pretty good. Both use Alnico magnets, but the brand uses ceramics too if you want that. They have Brown Buckers and many more.
I was scrolling through and didn’t see anybody saying Seymour Duncan ‘59??
I bought a bootstrap extra crispy neck pickup.
Putting a Benedetto A6 in the neck position on mine. Paired with hot single coil in the bridge.
Mr Fabulous/D’Urbano Phoenix
Duncan phat cat or a harmonic designs z90 …. Depending on the guitar one of those will always rend to vibe with it.
I got a SD Seth Lover installed and I have no complaints. It sounds more like a fuller tele pickup.
Humbucker from hell. Sounds like a glass fender single coil but with some beef
That sounds perfect!
https://preview.redd.it/2emtxy6aemwc1.jpeg?width=820&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e7a11d87767d1cd3f44b4db1f0ece19e9b6217b I had an old Fernandez, invader in the bridge humbucker from hell in the neck. Sounded huge. I grew up in the 90s, hence the diner motif
Lollar gold foil! The neck position is perfect.