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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: RoryB on October 30, 2007, 02:36:34 AM

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on October 30, 2007, 02:36:34 AM

So I'm thinking of putting some BKP's in my flying V, its a neck-through body type, maple neck, ebony board and mahogany sides, it also has a floyd rose tremolo (not floating). I play hard rock, metal and shred stuff. I want something huge sounding, but i don't want scooped mids. I'm thinking maybe ceramic warpig, but i do love pinch harmonics so maybe miracle man, and the mids or PK are meant to be nice, so...? What do you guys think? I definitely want a ceramic magnet in the bridge, not sure about neck though.
Cheers
RoryB
(I'm a newbie and this is one awesome forum)

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: ericsabbath on October 30, 2007, 07:00:51 AM

you already answered yourself  :lol:

a miracle man will sound great
if you think you want more mids from the pickup, just do the mid boost trick with an equalizer before the amp (like randy rhoads, dimebag darrell, kerry king, eddie van halen)
they all used pickups with few mids and a huge mid boost before the distortion

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: Orpheo on October 30, 2007, 08:47:55 AM

I think the painkiller. that one had a lot of grind, thick mids, and good pinches. with a maple neck and ebony fingerboard, a lot of mids arent a luxury, but a neccasaty, in my opinion...the warpig would be great aswell i presume; good pinches aswell.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: Antag on October 30, 2007, 10:34:08 AM

Welcome to the forum :)

Of the MM & PK (don't have any WPs so can't/won't comment on them), I'd choose PK.

MM would sound good, I don't think it's strictly true that it's "scooped", although it certainly has less mids than the PK.  A good adjective for the MM under high gain would be "smooth".  I just find that the PK is a bit more aggressive & more to my taste (I like mids, my favourite BKP is the Holy Diver...)

If it's any help, I posted a shootout (http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7038) a while back...

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on October 30, 2007, 12:00:43 PM

Ok, so I'm thinking either Ceramic Warpig or Painkiller for the bridge and Holy Driver or Nailbomb for the neck, what do you guys think. Has anyone got these combinations? (the shoot out was good, and helped, thanks Antag)

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on October 31, 2007, 01:50:15 AM

What are the mids like on the Ceramic Warpig?

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: MDV on October 31, 2007, 05:01:35 PM

Huge sounding, non-sccoped mids, good pinchability

Ceramic Warpig

Its mids are quite even and grinding. Its bass is tight, huge and hammering and the highs scream. Its the best all-out bludgeon/flamethrower metal pickup out there.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on November 01, 2007, 09:45:44 AM

CWP sounds like the way to go then. Does the huge bottom end detract from the singing solo ability? I'm the lead guitarist and definitely indulge in some (alot) of solos.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: MDV on November 01, 2007, 01:32:49 PM

C-pigs leads are clear as a bell. So are the low notes. Its a paradox-pickup: very , very heavy, but perfectly clear. It takes a lot to mud up a C-Pig.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on November 01, 2007, 11:22:02 PM

Thanks MDV! Warpig in the bridge, and HD in the neck I am thinking.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: JamesHealey on November 02, 2007, 08:23:44 AM

Ceramic Pigs rock for soloing.. absolutely amazing.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on November 02, 2007, 10:30:49 AM

Do you think a CWP bridge and HD neck or a CWP bridge and a A5 WP neck, would be better, I think i'm leaning towards a WP set.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: Roobubba on November 02, 2007, 10:49:10 AM

I haven't tried them myself, but a lot of people here rave about cold sweats in the neck position.

Mind you, I never use the neck pickup anyway, so what would I know :D

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: Will on November 02, 2007, 05:58:01 PM

people don't generally comment that much on the HD neck, I think its low powered(?)
Apparently the CS neck is different to the dirty fingers neck, but my dirty fingers neck is very fluid, and (with comfirmation that the DF neck has similar feel (but not as good as the CS obviously :P) and the fluidness) I would highly recomend it for shred!

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: Iron Horse on November 03, 2007, 01:51:31 PM

The Cold Sweat neck is NOT like Dirty Fingers, because it's influence is John Sykes' LP neck pup, a 70's PAF-style Gibson.

As for the neck pup to go with the CWP, I think War Pig might be the way to go.

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: maverickf1jockey on November 03, 2007, 03:06:24 PM

Quote from: RoryB

Do you think a CWP bridge and HD neck or a CWP bridge and a A5 WP neck, would be better, I think i'm leaning towards a WP set.

the neck pup to go with the CWP is alnico as standard.
In fact; the vast majority of BKP necks are alnico as this tends to bring out the warmth of the position better than a ceramic and adds a bit of extra flavour for solo work (at least in my CWP set anyway...).

Title: Pickups for Flying V, CWP, MM or PK
Post by: RoryB on November 05, 2007, 09:05:26 AM

Thanks guys, I reckon its a CWP bridge and a WP neck then.
Cheers