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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Transcend on March 17, 2008, 12:49:49 PM

Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Transcend on March 17, 2008, 12:49:49 PM
ive never really had good experiences with alder guitars... but i just love this guitar

(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/ag3000tribalblue3.jpg)

(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/ag3000tribalblue4.jpg)

(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/ag3000tribalblue5a.jpg)

the specs are

Perfectly balanced solid Alder body is contoured for comfortable play
Active pickups included two humbuckers and a passive single coil; they help reduce hum and noise by offering superior performance and giving a thicker fuller sound than single coils alone
Two tone and one volume control are recessed into the body
These controls plus a five way pickup selector switch let you create limitless tonal variety!
Angled headstock helps increase the tension of the string on the Graph Tech Nut and therefore helps transfer string vibration to the guitar for superior sustain
The Tune-O-Mattic brige with string-thru-body design also helps increase sustain
Increadibly fast Set-In Maple neck
Neck joint is sculpted for comfortable play
24 jumbo frets and Ebony fretboard with adjustable trus rod and Abalone dot inlays
Sealed black Grover tuners with 18-1 ratio for ultra fine tuning (Grover model 102-18B)
Black finish and black hardware create a sleek look
Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8"; at the 21st fret: 2 3/16"
Neck taper/thickness at the 1st fret: 21.5 mm; at the 12th fret: 23.5mm
Scale length: 25.5"
Actual Weight is only 8 lbs
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Transcend on March 17, 2008, 01:03:18 PM
just realised i posted this in the wrong section can a mod please move it to the pickups section.
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: il˙ti on March 17, 2008, 01:59:29 PM
The word is that Holy Diver excells in alder. Another one that comes to mind is the Crawler if you want a more classic sound, and it's been mentioned that the Painkiller is voiced for alder aswell.
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 17, 2008, 02:39:12 PM
Painkiller!
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Transcend on March 17, 2008, 02:58:24 PM
this is looking good, HD and PK are too pickups ive been interested in for a while.

I shall now go and hunt through all the masses of clips
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Catalyst77 on March 17, 2008, 03:29:50 PM
I have a holy diver in my 1 piece alder wolfgang.  It really is superb; punchy articulate and tight, not woofy or tuby at all.  Really good for crunch and clean sounds.
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Scotty477 on March 17, 2008, 04:53:32 PM
I've no idea about the pup's for the guitar but I just had to say that is a beautiful looking top .....


(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/ag3000tribalblue5a.jpg)
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Jonny on March 17, 2008, 08:11:31 PM
Mine's better. :D
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: splawnster on March 21, 2008, 09:23:36 PM
I have the crawler in a kramer stagemaster maple with alder wings, Love it It really bring the natural sound of the guitar out.
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: ericsabbath on March 21, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
Quote from: splawnster
I have the crawler in a kramer stagemaster maple with alder wings, Love it It really bring the natural sound of the guitar out.


that's one beautiful superstrat

what was the difference between the holy diver and the crawler in your guitar?
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: splawnster on March 27, 2008, 07:10:50 PM
Quote from: Eric Hellstyle
Quote from: splawnster
I have the crawler in a kramer stagemaster maple with alder wings, Love it It really bring the natural sound of the guitar out.


that's one beautiful superstrat

what was the difference between the holy diver and the crawler in your guitar?

 The HD was a little to middy, in that guitar, to me, anyway. although it wasn't bad I just thought giving the Crawler a try. The crawler vintage in a way, very balanced.
Its a lot like the HD but a little warmer and with less top end. I but the HD in a mahogany winged strat type, and it worked out great. Dam I love BKP Once you use one they're are no other pickups.
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: Fikealox on March 27, 2008, 08:13:29 PM
Nice guitars, guys! Alder guitars sound beautiful. The quilt on the blue guitar is really nice, and the Kramer is so metal.

I have a couple of alder guitars, but my favourite is my ESP M2 Custom neckthru. It's got some cosmetic battle-scars and rubbed hardware, but I love it all the more for that :D
Title: what pickups would work well in alder??
Post by: splawnster on March 29, 2008, 03:34:28 AM
ESP II are one of my favorite, I have a M-1 custom waiting for a VHII