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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Sailor Charon on February 08, 2008, 05:05:30 PM

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Post by: Sailor Charon on February 08, 2008, 05:05:30 PM: Ok, so I've complained about my local music shop having nothing in particular...
Before Christmas, they got in an SG Special. On offer. [Basically, it turns out, internet price] It's on a street I walk down most days...
I think you can guess the rest. Thinking, 'Oh well, I'll try it, it'll be all wrong, and I can just shrug' was, on reflection, a mistake. Because it wasn't.
Why couldn't I just, y'know, ignore it?

Anyway, what's a good set of uncovered humbuckers to put in an SG?
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Post by: MDV on February 08, 2008, 05:15:34 PM: Happy New Guitar Day!

What sound/s are you after?
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Post by: gwEm on February 08, 2008, 06:17:29 PM: congratulations on your new SG! a very wise purchase :) you have one with warpigs don't you? so what about something with vintage output..?

i know you've specifically said humbuckers, but single coil mississippi queens would be a nice contrast in your collection perhaps? (dont know what else you've got)
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Post by: Sailor Charon on February 08, 2008, 07:36:23 PM: Quote from: gwEm
congratulations on your new SG! a very wise purchase :) you have one with warpigs don't you? so what about something with vintage output..?

i know you've specifically said humbuckers, but single coil mississippi queens would be a nice contrast in your collection perhaps? (dont know what else you've got)

I've got one with mississippi queens already. :) I'm thinking Mules or Riff Raffs...
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Post by: Sailor Charon on February 08, 2008, 07:40:53 PM: Quote from: MDV
Happy New Guitar Day!

What sound/s are you after?

Hmmmm....
Well, I've got one SG with Warpigs, and one with Mississippi Queens...
I'm thinking, either something inbetween, or something OTT. Probably something inbetween.
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Post by: Jonny on February 08, 2008, 07:59:59 PM: Riff Raffs! PDT_003
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Post by: Adam.M on February 08, 2008, 09:30:17 PM: Mules! PDT_003
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Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 08, 2008, 09:32:59 PM: What kind of music do you play?
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Post by: Philly Q on February 08, 2008, 09:54:48 PM: Riff Raffs! Or a Riff Raff bridge and Stormy Monday neck.
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Post by: MDV on February 08, 2008, 10:03:57 PM: OTT:

C-Pig and painkiller neck

In between:

Crawlers.
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Post by: Sailor Charon on February 08, 2008, 10:04:44 PM: Quote from: FernandoEsteves
What kind of music do you play?

Whatever I can get round to learning:)
But mostly Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin...
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Post by: MrBump on February 08, 2008, 10:43:26 PM: Was thinking about the same SG purchase myself - 400 notes, or thereabouts?

Weirdly enough, I'd be tempted to put the PG Blues in mine... LOVE that inbetween tone...

:P

Mark.
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Post by: PoshCollins on February 08, 2008, 11:31:15 PM: Rebel Yells! PDT_003
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Post by: FernandoDuarte on February 08, 2008, 11:45:25 PM: Hummm I like Rebel Yell too!
The samples from Hunter and Steve Stevens are amazing! :D
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Post by: Twinfan on February 08, 2008, 11:53:00 PM: You know what I'm gonna say, right?

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Post by: gwEm on February 09, 2008, 01:20:47 AM: ;) ok with the mississippi queens!

i must say i have a couple of favourite sets of BKP vintage output humbuckers, and i think they would work well in an SG too, as well as my Vs. maybe this gives you some ideas:

Riff Raff Bridge + Stormy Monday Neck:
Since the Riff Raff is quite biting, and sounds totally 1970s, its quite nice to pair it with a stormy monday. the stormy monday and riff raff neck pickups are similar in many ways, but the riff raff neck can be a bit cold i think when clean. with this combination, you have two pickups which work together, but you get the possibility to jazz/mellow blues it up on the neck.

Mule A5 Bridge + Mule A4 Neck
This is a really great set, and I'm very happy with it. I love 1970s hard rock, and the riff raff certinally gives it to you in spades. but it can be a bit too much at times, and you sometimes want something a bit more neutral. the mule gives that, but with a5 magnets it has the extra bite too! keeping an a4 neck means you can still sound warm clean. i really like the in between tones, which have a really distinctive sound due to the difference in magnet types. overall, i think this gives you a very good palette of sounds, and i heartily recommend it.

of course it depends on what music you want todo, but i get the impression you want something a bit different from what you already have, and what to keep as many options open as possible - musically that is. if you wanted something over the top... painkillers? ;) :twisted:
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Post by: Philly Q on February 09, 2008, 11:30:47 AM: ^
Excellent descriptions, Mr gwEm. :D
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Post by: Elliot on February 09, 2008, 01:46:56 PM: Sorry to hijack - but what pickup covers The Doors' Robby Krieger's SG tone? SM?s
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Post by: Henk on February 09, 2008, 04:44:31 PM: Grats!

SM's for SG is the way IMO. Didnt like my Mules at all in the SG.
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Post by: Sailor Charon on February 10, 2008, 08:03:24 PM: Quote from: MDV
OTT:

C-Pig and painkiller neck

I like the sound of that. T'would be the voice of angels (Specifically, the Lords of Shouting (also known as the Masters of Howling).

I'll have to wait a few months and maybe get a vintage AS6...

And thanks for the advice folks...