What is your favorite pickup type and why?

[JackFawkes]

Surprised no-one has mentioned Lace Sensors yet.

Like Jaguar018 mentioned, I do like them in a Strat... in fact, I 've been meaning to swap mine back in on my next string change...

[mgeek]

Single coil.

The two I use most is strattish ones and burns trisonic and they are both great. Never got on with any humbucker

[Shadoweclipse13]

There are so many that I haven't yet tried, but really want to. Of all the guitars I've had, I've enjoyed aspects of every pickup type that I've played. I absolutely live the sounds of P-90s in the bridge position, as it is the quintessential rock or punk sound to my ears.

But if I was gonna put together a new guitar, to be my perfect guitar (or say I was famous and Fender approached me to make a signature model), it would likely be a Tele bridge (single coil) and either a JM neck or P-90 neck pickup.

[burpgun]

I'm a P-90 guy but I have a mystery on my hands. My main guitar is an SG Classic that the prior owner stuck Lollars in, don't know the type. I hear folks complain about noise but with my guitar, it's pretty quiet and much, much less noisy than one of my Classic Player Jazzmasters with Pure 65s in them. I asked the last owner if they were some sort of humbucker sized P-90s and he said no, and I usually play with some dirt, so the lack of noise surprises me.

When it comes to bass--my main instrument--I can safely say after going through Fenders and Squiers, an Ovation Magnum, Gibson Grabbers and SGs, plus Epiphone Thunderbirds and now a disappointing Jack Casady, the P style pickup is by far the best. It's perfect, you have a P in your bass, you're good, stop worrying and just play.

[Nudger]

For some strange reason, because my first electric guitar was a Danelectro, the lipstick pickups are „the sound of an electric guitar“ to my ears. Sounds like I‘m a teenager again. It’s an emotional thing I guess.

Got a teisco that I slapped a couple o lipsticks in that I dust off now and again.. Sounds amazing for 60s punkish sounds. Find myself knocking out numerous riffs.. All sounding like bad variations of louie louie
Hooked on strat pickups for some time.. Digging "Alan Entwistle AS57"

[wooderson]

Right now I'm really in love with the Lollar P90s in my Eastman hollowbody and wondering about a set in a Jazzmaster.

[JVG]

Strewth, this is a hard one! So many awesome pickups….

With a gun to my head I would vote for a Strat neck or middle, and Telecaster bridge.

[higgsblossom]

lipstick pickups

Sounds amazing for 60s punkish sounds.

Exactly. I am not a particularly accomplished guitarist, I don't play melodies. But for what I do - punk riffing - lipstick pickups are spot on!

[MC5tooge]

If you'd asked me a couple of weeks ago I'd have said Jazzmasters - but I finally got round to installing these vintage Hofner H513s and they are incredible...
Totally understand now why Jamie Hince is obsessed with them.