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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Whitestrat on October 21, 2009, 03:18:18 AM

Title: Help me revive my guitar!
Post by: Whitestrat on October 21, 2009, 03:18:18 AM
Guitar in question: Ernieball Musicman JP6.
Problem: I'm getting bored with the whole scooped mids thing in the bridge. The Steve's Special was nice when i was still after that early Petrucci tone. Now, I'm sort of after tonal size and serious chug. I don't really like compression, as i find that sort of reduces your tonal footprint. For the neck, I need something fat, yet clear, since the stock neck pup (based on an air norton) isn't really working. The guitar, being a 24 fretter, already closes up the tone a bit, unlike a 22 fretter.

So, good experiences in the past have been on the Nailbombs. I remember Tim recommending Holydivers in the past for a warmer tone than the NB bridge. I'm open to ideas now, as I'd like to salvage this guitar into something I really want to play all the time. the feel and vibe is perfect. The pickups are the final issue.

I don't play much metal, mostly rock. Output isn't really an issue. Alnico is preferred.

Rebel Yells?
Title: Re: Help me revive my guitar!
Post by: MrBump on October 21, 2009, 06:59:18 AM
Sounds like Nailbomns or Crawlers to me...

I love my Nailbombs - very versatile - at full volume you can get screaming metal, roll the volume back for crunch or clean.

Mark.
Title: Re: Help me revive my guitar!
Post by: Whitestrat on October 22, 2009, 02:22:25 AM
Sounds like Nailbomns or Crawlers to me...

Yeah. I really like the NBs I got in my S7320. (see? I keep having these shredder guitars, but I'm far from being a shredder!!!)

How are the crawlers? Tim once said that the 2 sets closest to the NBs in tone, but in different outputs, were the Rebel Yells and the Riff Raffs. I'm tempted to get a set of Rebel Yells with the etched covers! That'll be totally cool on my JP6!