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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: PhilKing on October 10, 2005, 01:50:00 AM

Title: 2 Pigs, 2 Queens and a couple of friends.......
Post by: PhilKing on October 10, 2005, 01:50:00 AM
These are my latest pickups, I finally got everything fitted and set up.  The Explorer has a Warpig and Mississippi Queen, both in raw nickel.  The junior is a Pig-90, and the Nial McDonough custom has a Mississippi Queen, Slowhand and Mini-Mule.  The two 3-way switches allow me to get any combination of the 3 pickups, the mini-switch is series/parallel for the mini-Mule and there is a coil tap on the MQ, accessed by a push-pull volume pot.  The body is one piece of walnut, with a flamed walnut neck and ebony fingerboard.
Title: 2 Pigs, 2 Queens and a couple of friends.......
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 10, 2005, 02:04:56 AM
Looks like you made it home in one piece after Friday night's jaunt!!

Nice guitars & pups, Phil. I wanna check out the Explorer, even tho it's cr@p. ;)

The leather couch makes a nice backdrop, too. :)
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Post by: Tol on October 10, 2005, 02:34:02 AM
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: lulusg on October 10, 2005, 03:43:47 AM
Beautiful!!!!!! :)
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Post by: ShredHead on October 10, 2005, 07:17:04 AM
Those guitars look beautiful. How would you describe the sound of the warpig, is it as brutal as everyone says? :twisted:
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Post by: Ratrod on October 10, 2005, 11:06:23 AM
Looks great. I guess you've beaten me to it. I'm walking around with a similar idea for an explorer. A '79 series Dean Z in classic black with a nickel ceramic Warpig in the bridge and an AV MQ in the neck. (I'm hoping to capture Hetfield's tone on the Black Album). Have to save up some cash again.

How does the explorer sound? Any chance of clips?
Title: 2 Pigs, 2 Queens and a couple of friends.......
Post by: PhilKing on October 10, 2005, 11:45:34 AM
Quote from: ShredHead
Those guitars look beautiful. How would you describe the sound of the warpig, is it as brutal as everyone says? :twisted:


I like the Warpig.  It has a lot of bottom end grunt, but it lives up to it's namesake!  It sounds really nice in parallel too, it cleans up really well.  It is a great combination for the MQ, they blend well in the middle setting, and have a nice contrast in tones.

The Pig-90 is amazing too.  Lots of old Black Sabbath tones.  Think Sleeping Village and Wizard.  It is a P-90 with a lot more bass but all the bite :P
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Post by: HJM on October 10, 2005, 02:07:32 PM
I didn't know what to expect with the title..............especially now you're near NY.......
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 10, 2005, 02:25:33 PM
Quote from: HJM
I didn't know what to expect with the title..............especially now you're near NY.......

 :!:
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Post by: PhilKing on October 10, 2005, 04:56:49 PM
Quote from: HJM
I didn't know what to expect with the title..............especially now you're near NY.......


To say nothing of hanging out with Ben  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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Post by: big steve on October 10, 2005, 07:49:24 PM
nice! especially the walnut guitar

gotta get us some clips out of those MQs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: 38thBeatle on October 10, 2005, 08:10:41 PM
Wow Phil, they look great. Spoiled for choice when playing- what a lovely problem to have to solve. The Junior is my favourite. Nice one( or should I say three)
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 10, 2005, 08:30:53 PM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Wow Phil, they look great. Spoiled for choice when playing- what a lovely problem to have to solve. The Junior is my favourite. Nice one( or should I say three)

I think Phil just plays 'em in alphabetical order, to keep the rotation going.
 PDT_008
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Post by: Johnny Mac on October 10, 2005, 09:04:31 PM
Thye look cool and sound exciting! Man you have so many guitars! How many have you got? Do you get in spin swapping them around. If i had all those i would never go out!
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Post by: Elliot on October 10, 2005, 10:31:06 PM
Phil do you ever have, like, guitar guilt as in i'm not playing that one enough, better have a go with that one or it will get jealous type feelings?
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Post by: Tol on October 10, 2005, 11:26:07 PM
Quote from: Elliot
Phil do you ever have, like, guitar guilt as in i'm not playing that one enough, better have a go with that one or it will get jealous type feelings?


Excatly.  I have one and don't play it enough!  

Phil: Where do you keep all of them!  Did you ever order the Abraxas with V?
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Post by: PhilKing on October 11, 2005, 12:52:48 AM
I do sometimes feel like I should be playing some more than I do.  I probably have way too many guitars, but I have been collecting them for more than 30 years now.  

I changed my mind on the Abraxas V when Tim redesigned the Holy Diver, and now have a pair of them coming for the PRS.  

I also need more room for the guitars!  I have a room with cupboards on 2 sides, but i am out of space!
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Post by: Ratrod on October 11, 2005, 11:56:36 AM
I would store some for ya! :D