Dual Humbuckers

[Amp Mad Scientist]

When I'm changing pickups I usually go with a matched pair from the same manufacturer. Lately I've been thinking I would get more variety from the same guitar with a mismatched pair. Say a creamy A2 PAF in one position and a high gain ceramic in the other. Does any one have a setup like this? How do you like it? I'm thinking high gain in the bridge but has anyone tried it the other way?

It really goes like this:
typically the neck PU is overloaded and too boomy in the low frequencies.

And so lately, PU winders have reduced the output of the neck PU so that it's not so powerful. This helps to match it up and reduce the tendency to overload the amp. It's not so overly -bassy, but more balanced and usable.
I think Loller started that trend, they are pretty cutting edge.

 

[ninjaking67]

I had a PRS Mira Core for a while that had a 36th Anniversary BRIDGE pickup in the neck position and an SD 59/Custom hybrid in the bridge. It was a great combination.