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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: sebby123 on April 26, 2009, 08:37:52 AM

Title: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: sebby123 on April 26, 2009, 08:37:52 AM
So i am going to start on another custom build from warmoth this time a little different from my mahogany taste, Alder body with a Splated maple top All rosewood neck.

After searching on the forum i found these work best in alder:
C-pig , Holydiver , Painkiller

Now :
C-pig: i love the sound of these in Bulb's Clips...I wonder if hes using them for clean though?
Love the compression but since this guitar is only going to have one bridge humbucker it needs to have a decent clean sound as well (Note: I love the sound of ceramic cleans love the tele quality of my cold sweats)

Holydiver : Questionable about this one...I know it will be very thick sounding but not clear on complex chords with high-gain yet will probably best of the bunch for leads.

Painkiller : Some say its a little dry sounding but thats not a bad thing to me ill take that as very punchy and compressed which  is a must , On Nolly's youtube channel i like the sound of his blackmachine best with these very clear punchy that low mid grind and ceramic! which i love at the moment.

What do you guys reccommend out of these or outside of these? I want tight bass, Smooth highs for leads, lots & lots of clarity Low mid grind, Also thick sounding with high output.

Thanks again
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: Jonny on April 26, 2009, 11:46:47 AM
I have an alder guitar, with a ceramic warpig in it.

For the neck I'd go for a Miracle Man, which is what I have in it right now and it sounds good imo.
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: the prince of shred on April 26, 2009, 05:56:55 PM
I have an alder guitar, with a ceramic warpig in it.

For the neck I'd go for a Miracle Man, which is what I have in it right now and it sounds good imo.

he said the guitar only has one bridge humbucker, no neck...
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: sebby123 on April 26, 2009, 07:56:13 PM
Ha ive done that many times all good tim suggested a painkiller which what i was hoping he would reccomend
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: the prince of shred on April 26, 2009, 07:58:00 PM
should be wicked  :lol:
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: sebby123 on April 26, 2009, 08:08:34 PM
Heres a couple of pics of what im hoping it to look like without the retartded f-hole

(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv189/Yngiwewylde690/Warmothbody-300Serialnumber-s3008c.jpg)


(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv189/Yngiwewylde690/sn6136a.jpg)

(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv189/Yngiwewylde690/8691-061808_03.jpg)
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: dheim on April 27, 2009, 10:00:05 AM
it's absolutely stunning!!

anyway the f-hole doesn't look bad. absolutely... is it just painted?
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: dheim on April 27, 2009, 10:02:41 AM
anyway i'd say warpig. alnico maybe is a little more versatile.

but why bridge only?
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: Demolisher on April 27, 2009, 02:04:49 PM
How are painkillers cleans from the bridge?
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: dheim on April 27, 2009, 04:02:35 PM
extremely middy and not so clean...
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: ericsabbath on April 27, 2009, 04:47:33 PM
Holydiver : Questionable about this one...I know it will be very thick sounding but not clear on complex chords with high-gain yet will probably best of the bunch for leads.

not true
the HD is the most open sounding and the clearest model on the contemporary line
it's like the Soldano SLO of pickups  :lol:
fat low end and very clean midrange
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: ericsabbath on April 27, 2009, 04:53:14 PM
(that f-hole looks more like an "s-hole" :lol: :lol: :lol:)
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: Dr. Vic on April 27, 2009, 04:58:11 PM
the HD is the most open sounding and the clearest model on the contemporary line

Hey Sith Eric, isn't the CS the clearest in the contemporary line, while the NB will be the most open one ?

Of course, that's just a question, not a contradiction !  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: sebby123 on April 27, 2009, 07:53:48 PM
Ive been thinking for awhile if i wanted a neck and im leaning towards the idea as for pickups i spoke with tim and we both agreed on a painkiller :)

And dheim its not painted its a splated maple top
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: dheim on April 27, 2009, 08:57:21 PM
And dheim its not painted its a splated maple top

of course!
i asked just about the f-hole!  :P
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: sebby123 on April 27, 2009, 11:30:50 PM
Oh! ha ala-paul gilbert no its really a semi-hollow but mine is not thats a suhr exotic top amazing looking and sounding guitar. If your familiar with rig-talk its the owners and hes selling it which is where i first saw it
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: ericsabbath on April 27, 2009, 11:53:11 PM
And dheim its not painted its a splated maple top

of course!
i asked just about the f-hole!  :P

you mean s-hole  :lol:
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: ericsabbath on April 28, 2009, 12:03:01 AM
the HD is the most open sounding and the clearest model on the contemporary line

Hey Sith Eric, isn't the CS the clearest in the contemporary line, while the NB will be the most open one ?

Of course, that's just a question, not a contradiction !  :mrgreen:

the CS is the crunchiest (the warpig and miracle man have some kind of 'grind' instead of crunch, the painkiller has a stronger and also crunchy midrange, but still cleaner), not the clearest
never played the nailbomb, but sounds like a more hairy/grindy and more focused holy diver
the holy diver midrange is fat, but VERY clean (which can explain why dheim found it 'scooped'), not really compressed
that works really well for detailed open chords/notes separation
that might cause an impression of "hollow' mids through distortion, but it's very middy, and they are very noticeable on the clean tones
Title: Re: Pickups for a Alder Super-Strat
Post by: sebby123 on April 28, 2009, 04:04:53 AM
Intreasting I do love my Cold sweat's painkiller seem good for tht guitar or holydivers there really different hmm