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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: csharp on October 24, 2009, 08:33:12 PM

Title: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: csharp on October 24, 2009, 08:33:12 PM

Hello. I have an Alder body Strat, and i'm looking for a bridge humbucker that is tight with tight low side bass, nice treble, and some nice mids. A good mix of both high and low mids. I also like bright side pickups. "I played a Dimarzio EVO for years." I mostly play metal, and don't really care about cleans. I'm looking at the Miracle man, Cold sweat, and Holy diver. Can somebody compare them? Thanks.

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: MDV on October 24, 2009, 08:39:51 PM

What exactly do you mean by "nice"? Its not really a descriptive term

Welcome, btw

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: MDV on October 24, 2009, 08:40:30 PM

And so wel have a reference, whats wrong with the evo?

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: csharp on October 25, 2009, 12:04:01 AM

Quote from: MDV on October 24, 2009, 08:39:51 PM

What exactly do you mean by "nice"? Its not really a descriptive term

Welcome, btw

My bad, I mean not mid scooped.

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: csharp on October 25, 2009, 12:06:06 AM

Quote from: MDV on October 24, 2009, 08:40:30 PM

And so wel have a reference, whats wrong with the evo?

Its great in my LP, but a little too screamy, and brittle in the highs for my Strat. I also want something more focused.

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: MDV on October 25, 2009, 12:14:38 AM

Well, BKs arent brittle (any of them)

Focus, tight bass, sharp, clean treble and even mids (by no means scooped, but not emphasised) - ceramic nailbomb

Focus, tight bass, sharper trelbe, lots of high mid crunch and big fat mid hump - painkiller

One of these sounds like what you want, from what you've said so far.

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: ericsabbath on October 25, 2009, 01:51:07 AM

nailbomb

Title: Re: Which pickup for this guitar/sound?
Post by: dheim on October 26, 2009, 11:47:14 PM

BUT i read wonderful things about Holy Divers in alder strats/superstrats...