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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Transcend on November 19, 2007, 05:14:13 PM

Title: new pickup received
Post by: Transcend on November 19, 2007, 05:14:13 PM
My nailbomb came to me this morning..

Just off to borrow our lasses dads soldering iron as mine is busted.

Clips shall follow soon
Title: new pickup received
Post by: indysmith on November 20, 2007, 11:03:11 AM
SWEET. What guitar's it going in?
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Transcend on November 20, 2007, 01:34:31 PM
it's going into my vintage superstrat

basswood body
maple top
24 frets
maple neck

already placed the pickup in couldnt manage to get a soldering iron so will have to get one at the weekend.....it seems so far away

heres some pics of the pickup in the guitar( all cream plastic will be removed)

http://www.hategrow.ho8.com/media/P19-11-07_22.33.jpg

http://www.hategrow.ho8.com/media/P19-11-07_22.34%5b02%5d.jpg
Title: new pickup received
Post by: ailean on November 20, 2007, 09:37:40 PM
Looking forward to seeing what you think of the NB. I love mine :)
Title: new pickup received
Post by: machine_of_god on November 20, 2007, 10:07:47 PM
My Nailbomb and MQ are sitting at home... tempting me to shove them in to my 335... but no!

I must wait for the new pots, switch, jack and braided wire to arrive before I can get busy...

Such a tease, those damn things...
Title: new pickup received
Post by: HTH AMPS on November 20, 2007, 10:22:56 PM
I was waivering on the Nailbomb in my Explorer, but after getting some awesome tones out of it with a mkI Guv'nor, it's back in favour.

Nailbombs do indeed RAWK!

 :twisted:
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Peter Antal on November 20, 2007, 10:33:12 PM
That pickup looks vaguely familiar... Looks nice in your guitar. 8)
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Transcend on November 20, 2007, 11:18:46 PM
Quote from: Peter Antal
That pickup looks vaguely familiar... Looks nice in your guitar. 8)


yup cheers peter.

also another question is it aged nickel or raw nickel??
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Crazy_Joe on November 21, 2007, 10:02:56 AM
That looks awesome, can't wait to hear it :D
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Peter Antal on November 21, 2007, 07:30:24 PM
Quote from: hate_growth
also another question is it aged nickel or raw nickel??

It's raw nickel that was played a few times a week for a few months. It seems to age extremely fast... :twisted:
Title: new pickup received
Post by: WezV on November 21, 2007, 07:47:56 PM
any nickel parts will age quite fast depending on your sweat.

the raw nickel is just like aged nickel but you are doing the  final ageing bit yourself at an accelerated rate compared to shiny nickel
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Transcend on November 21, 2007, 08:43:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Antal
Quote from: hate_growth
also another question is it aged nickel or raw nickel??

It's raw nickel that was played a few times a week for a few months. It seems to age extremely fast... :twisted:


thats cool.

Got it all wired in now and i absolutely love it. It sounds absolutely HUGE only thing i have a problemn with is its FAR too easy to hit pinch harmonics..... so much that i keep getting them by accident.

Will post clips when i have more time to play.

Cheers Peter much appreciated
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Peter Antal on November 22, 2007, 12:52:54 AM
I'm glad you like it! Yeah, the Nailbomb has crazy harmonics, it behaves in a very lively way with overdrive, guess that's where the organic quality comes from. Tim was spot on with his description - 'chaos in a pickup'. :twisted:
Title: new pickup received
Post by: The Emperor on November 22, 2007, 01:40:52 PM
Cool that you like the NB !

 I easily think that you can compare this pickup with the Miracle Man in high gain territory slight less...which people don't on this forum usually but NB really have it's own voice and love distortion and the cleans are great 8)


//E
Title: new pickup received
Post by: Transcend on November 22, 2007, 01:46:33 PM
Quote from: The Emperor
Cool that you like the NB !

 I easily think that you can compare this pickup with the Miracle Man in high gain territory slight less...which people don't on this forum usually but NB really have it's own voice and love distortion and the cleans are great 8)


//E


well personally i prefer this to my miracle man but that could be because im going off ceramic pickups lately and my music taste is venturing further away from thrash metal which the miracle man is perfect for