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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

1258.0. "Q: on Duncan's Hawkbucker." by GIAMEM::DERRICO () Fri Apr 14 1989 16:08

       Has anybody had a chance to try out the Duncan "Hawkbucker"
    Bass pickup? It's a Double Bladed Humbucker originally designed 
    for luthier John Hawk. I have one on order through Wurlitzers,
    I should be getting it soon.
       It's supposed to give you a punchy high end and is good for
    Slaps & Pops.
    
    
       John 
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1258.1Progress report.MFGMEM::DERRICOWed Jan 24 1990 01:4123
       Well...Time flies, when you're having fun! I've been using the
    Hawkbucker for about 8 months now. I am using it in conjuction with
    a Duncan Jazz Stack (Classic I think) in my G&L, I think it's an 
    overall good pickup.
       It has a very good mid to high range and has a very "Boomy" bottom
    end, this might be due to the way my cabinets are set up though. The
    high end is very crisp and clear, very good for slapping & popping.
    I am using it with the Coil Splitting option, this has allowed me to
    get a great variety of tones. It's set up to use Humbucking-,Single Coil-
    or Series switching. 
       I opted for the Neck position pickup due to the J-pickup at the
    Bridge, I think this is the best setup sofar. I've used it in recording
    with good results, it's a good pickup for percussive sounds, and good 
    for using with digital effects due to it's high frequency end.
    If I had to rate it's performance by itself, I might give it about an
    7.9 to 8. Using it with the Jazz pickup, boosts it to about 8.5 to 9
    rating. 
       As of yet, I still think that there are still a great amount of
    possibilities undiscovered!
    
    
    John  
    give it about an