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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: mitch on June 25, 2010, 07:53:07 AM

Title: mahogany tele HS pickup advice
Post by: mitch on June 25, 2010, 07:53:07 AM

hi all!

subject is tele-style guitar with bridge humbucker + neck single

mahogany body
bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard
25.5" scale

equipment:
h&k puretone or custom made crunch head marshall plexi style + ts + other fx

sound requirements - huge rock sound, not so hi-gain, but punchy and chuggy in bridge + rather clear and twangy in neck position (due to single-channel amplifier, clean sound achieved using volume on neck pickup)

sound for example - band alexisonfire

my choice is:
covered alnico warpig in bridge and covered piledriver in neck

any suggestions?
thank you in advance!

Title: Re: mahogany tele HS pickup advice
Post by: mitch on June 27, 2010, 09:43:05 AM

this is it, guys! :D

once again, any suggestions?

Title: Re: mahogany tele HS pickup advice
Post by: Twinfan on June 27, 2010, 10:22:47 AM

The Warpig will sound FAT if that's what you want?

Title: Re: mahogany tele HS pickup advice
Post by: MrBump on June 27, 2010, 11:18:39 AM

Warpig sounds like a pretty extreme choice, if you ask me...

A good, crunchy low/medium output bridge HB sounds to me like Mule/VHII/Black Dog kinda territory...

Don't fear the "vintage" or "vintage hot" lables; Ace Of Spades sounds AWESOME on my Mules!!!

As for the neck, you could do worse than the Apache. 

Mark.

Title: Re: mahogany tele HS pickup advice
Post by: mitch on June 27, 2010, 06:42:48 PM

yes, i want really FAT sound, as i enjoy some bass-style rhythm playing on lower strings, tuning is also drop C#

check this rehearsal live demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PEy4AyCyDU

i think warpig will do the job =)

Title: Re: mahogany tele HS pickup advice
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on June 27, 2010, 08:52:54 PM

If you want to tighten up the bass you could go ceramic warpig