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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Angantyr on April 17, 2008, 11:45:38 PM

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: Angantyr on April 17, 2008, 11:45:38 PM

Hi.

Im trying to get a sound similar to Michael Angelo Batio's, such as that in these two clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiT6qtM09tI

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJU6AiUSkAo

I have an alder bodied guitar with a single coil on the neck and humbuckler on the bridge position. It has a maple neck and ebony fret board with 24 frets.

Can you please suggest which pickups would be best for achiving such a sound ?

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: ailean on April 18, 2008, 06:32:30 AM

Welcome to the forum.

I'm out of my depth on that one I'm affraid. If I had to make a guess... VHII? But I could be wildly out on that, I look forward to being torn down for that :)

Make sure you email Tim, he's the best one for this kind of advice. Hopefully someone here will be able to match that tone for you.

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: Nolly on April 18, 2008, 08:47:23 AM

Hey there mate, welcome :)

As ailean says, Tim is the best person to ask. He knows his pickups better than anyone, and always gives great advice.

From the sounds of it, a Cold Sweat bridge or Holy Diver (or even Nailbomb) bridge humbucker with a Trilogy Suite single in the neck would suit you pretty well. The VHII certainly wouldn't be a bad suggestion, but the lower output will be less forgiving if your technique isn't flawless.

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: ericsabbath on April 18, 2008, 09:25:38 AM

definitely something ceramic
i'd put a painkiller, maybe a miracle man
maybe the old ceramic holy diver

batio has emg's in his signature dean and used dimarzio super distortion for years

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: JamesHealey on April 18, 2008, 09:32:15 AM

painkiller i'd say.

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: Angantyr on April 18, 2008, 08:23:29 PM

Thanks for the advice everyone.

I emailed Tim, he has suggested a miracle man and sinner single coil.

=)

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: ilÿti on April 18, 2008, 08:39:14 PM

Next thing you're gonna want his hair-do aswell.

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: Angantyr on April 18, 2008, 08:47:09 PM

LOL I WANT THAT TOO !!

HAHAHAHAHA and his talent =P

im a HUGE Batio fan =)

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: ericsabbath on April 19, 2008, 12:09:31 AM

Quote from: ilyti

Next thing you're gonna want his hair-do aswell.

LOL

(http://videodetective.com/photos/019/000813_12.jpg)

Title: Advice on choosing pickups
Post by: maverickf1jockey on April 19, 2008, 12:17:10 AM

He is a monster player but everything about him reminds me of Shaggy from the Scooby Doo cartoons; even his voice is the same!