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Title: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 20, 2008, 05:04:21 PM
(http://www.icedearth.com/icebucker/icebucker187.jpg)

Seems like Schaffer from Iced Earth has gone off BKP's?

He now has his own signature set made by WCR pickups.

http://www.wcrguitar.com/IceBucker.html

""I'VE BEEN BUYING WCR HANDWOUND PICKUPS FOR THE LAST
FEW YEARS AND I CAN SAY HANDS DOWN, THEY ARE SECOND TO NONE. THESE BABIES REALLY MAKE YOUR EARS PERK UP, AND RECORDING WITH THEM IS PURE HARMONIC MAGIC. WHILE I HAVE SEVERAL MODELS IN VARIOUS GUITARS, JIM HAS NOW DEVELOPED A NEW SIGNATURE PICKUP THAT IS WOUND SPECIFICALLY FOR MY PERCUSSIVE PICKING STYLE.

THIS NEW PICKUP, CALLED THE "ICE BUCKER", IS A KILLER HUMBUCKER PICKUP THAT IS HARMONICALLY RICH AND EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE TO THUNDEROUSLY FAST PICKING STYLES. JIM AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND IT'S DIALED IN AND READY FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION."

                                                  -JON SCHAFFER
Title: Re: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: il˙ti on September 20, 2008, 05:31:45 PM
Old news. ;)

He never used BKPs exclusively. He has many guitars that he uses on different occasions, some with Wagners, some with BKPs.
Title: Re: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 20, 2008, 08:03:51 PM
I'm mostly shocked at the price, it's insane! 300 something dollars for a pair.
Title: Re: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: sambo on September 20, 2008, 08:24:02 PM
^Er, the same price as a BK set...
Title: Re: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: il˙ti on September 20, 2008, 08:28:39 PM
^ Yes. :lol:
Title: Re: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 20, 2008, 09:49:56 PM
Haha oh yeah, just remembered all the bkp's i've had are from ebay i think so i've never paid full price for them. :lol:
Title: Re: Jon Schaffer signature pickups
Post by: sambo on September 20, 2008, 09:55:18 PM
:lol:


Pretty much all the guitar gear I've ever bought has been 2nd hand! :lol: