Built In Single Coil in an Archtop

[tsp17]

Hey all- Happy New Year.

I love the sound of the old Dearmond Rhythm Chief 1000 and 1100.  I played a Guild Artist Award with that pickup a while back and was blown away with that sound.  I was thinking about putting a Kent Armstrong single coil in my incoming Eagle Classic.  I’ll give the already installed PAF style humbucker  a chance, but I’d like to explore the single coil sound in this archtop.  Everything else I’ve got has a humbucker.    I do need something that stays pretty clean.  

Thoughts? Other ideas?  

[RJLII]

Lollar has a Charlie Christian in a humbucker sized package. I installed one in my Nocaster and love it. I’ve heard clips of them in arch tops and they sound very old school. 

[tsp17]

5 hours ago, RJLII said:

Lollar has a Charlie Christian in a humbucker sized package. I installed one in my Nocaster and love it. I’ve heard clips of them in arch tops and they sound very old school. 

Thanks much.  I’ve heard good things about them. I have Lollar Imperials in most of my guitars.  Terrific design and sound. 

Just ran across Tom Brantley Rewind pickups….anyone tried one of these?  

 

Looks like a specific attempt at what I’m talking about: https://tombrantleyrewinds.com/newpickups/dearmond-style-goldfoil-in-humbucker-size