Most popular 80's vintage heavy metal / hard rock pickup?

[fishyfishfish]

Don't forget the Dimarzio Super 2 and original Bill Lawerence. XL500

 

[metalmaniac93]

1. Super Distortion
2. Duncan JB
3. BKP Rebel Yell
4. MCP Detroiter or Garuda

 

[ibenhad]

Dimarzio Super Distortion

Indeed. I have an ancient one that I potted myself. I don't remember why. Maybe it squealed. Tiz the one to have. I prefer the JB but that's just me.

 

[James Lugo]

When I think of 80's, hair metal PAF I think JB. But when I was a kid there was a divide, people into Duncan and people into Dimarzio, I was always a Duncan guy. But I know a lot of people loved the Dimarzio Super Distortion. I was also a GHS Boomer guy not a D'Addario guy. I worked in a music store all through the early 80s to late 80s and it always seemed like Duncan guys liked Boomers and Dimarzio guys liked D'Addario strings.

 

[rupe]

Dimarzio guys liked D'Addario strings.

It was an Italian thing

 

[Anonymous]

Back in the days you had to have a high output pickup to push the amp
Now with tons of high gain amps and boosts, medium output pickups is where it's at, unless you're still rocking the JCM 800