Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: hunter on December 16, 2009, 06:35:58 PM
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Bridge: Burnt Chrome Emerald, Neck: Chrome VHII
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Natural relic'ing ?-)
Never been a huge fan of transparent finish - as far as I'm concerned, the OneTrueColor is black (with a cream or parchment white pickguard) - but this one makes me feel like I'd like to play it.
So, how's the emerald ?
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Natural relic'ing ?-)
Never been a huge fan of transparent finish - as far as I'm concerned, the OneTrueColor is black (with a cream or parchment white pickguard) - but this one makes me feel like I'd like to play it.
So, how's the emerald ?
Haha, it's the soft shimmer of the nitro laqcuer that makes the difference ;)
The Emerald is cool, hotter and brighter than I expected but gives a perfect rock tone. I have the feeling I gotta lower it a bit to get a better balance with the VHII neck, but at the moment I am enjoying teh ROCKZS - check my clip in the Players section.
Most remarkable thing about the Emerald - more than with any other pickup I've come across - is how crunchy it is on the low strings but stays mega thick when you widdle up the dusty end of the neck - most other pickups can go thin on the top strings/frets when you have a crunchy setting, not the Emmie!
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That's a very beautiful guitar!! I like the color and seeing through, by the clip it does sounds great too!! The description of the Emerald is accurate, balanced all across the board! Excellent Rock pickup!
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sweet :D
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The Emerald is cool, hotter and brighter than I expected but gives a perfect rock tone. I have the feeling I gotta lower it a bit to get a better balance with the VHII neck, but at the moment I am enjoying teh ROCKZS - check my clip in the Players section.
I'll check this tonight @home.
Most remarkable thing about the Emerald - more than with any other pickup I've come across - is how crunchy it is on the low strings but stays mega thick when you widdle up the dusty end of the neck - most other pickups can go thin on the top strings/frets when you have a crunchy setting, not the Emmie!
Mmm... Yummie. 8)
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Most remarkable thing about the Emerald - more than with any other pickup I've come across - is how crunchy it is on the low strings but stays mega thick when you widdle up the dusty end of the neck - most other pickups can go thin on the top strings/frets when you have a crunchy setting, not the Emmie!
Would you say it's mostly an LP-friendly pickup, or do you think it would work in bolt-ons as well?
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Most remarkable thing about the Emerald - more than with any other pickup I've come across - is how crunchy it is on the low strings but stays mega thick when you widdle up the dusty end of the neck - most other pickups can go thin on the top strings/frets when you have a crunchy setting, not the Emmie!
Would you say it's mostly an LP-friendly pickup, or do you think it would work in bolt-ons as well?
That's a good question Phil. Thinking about it I would think its character is quite similar to the DiMarzios in my Axis, so if it's for a rock axe à la Charvel or so, it would surely work. I wouldn't put it in a guitar that's already overly bright. My Edwards is rather bright sounding for a LP and it works well there.
Think of it as a meatier/slightly more compressed VHII or a BlackDog with tighter bass and/or more top end.
I think taking a covered version fits that pickup nicely, as it rounds off a bit the inherent crunchiness.
In the description of the Emerald it says something of added wounds with thinner wire, I wonder if that creates the mix of crunchy rhythm and thick treble strings tones.
Played it again last night and it doesn't seize to impress me. I am getting used to the looks of the burnt chrome, wonder if I should burn that VHII in the neck myself to make it match - how does Tim do the burning?
8)
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Think of it as a meatier/slightly more compressed VHII or a BlackDog with tighter bass and/or more top end.
That's very interesting, gingataff told me that's how Tim described it to him (or something very similar).
Thanks, I've always been interested in the Emerald and now I feel like I'm finally getting an idea how it might sound! :D
I am getting used to the looks of the burnt chrome, wonder if I should burn that VHII in the neck myself to make it match - how does Tim do the burning?
I think that would be asking for trouble! :lol:
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Where is the old VH2 going Hunter?
Interesting description :)
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Where is the old VH2 going Hunter?
Interesting description :)
Not sure yet Gwem. Maybe if I'm getting sick of the MiracleMan in my PRS - it's not really a metal guitar by nature - it might go in there. Or if I get one of these new Charvels (1C-1H), it might fit well in there :lol:
(http://charvel.com/images/7th_batch.jpg)