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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: tyler on December 14, 2005, 01:30:16 PM

Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: tyler on December 14, 2005, 01:30:16 PM
hey guys! was wondering if anyone has a list of the pickups names and where the names come from as i understand that there all named after songs? especially the mother milk set, is this after the chilli peppers album of that name? regards
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: willo on December 14, 2005, 02:34:56 PM
Yeah, there were always a few I wasnt too sure on. Here's what I know:

Stormy Monday - Allman Brothers?
Riff Raff - Angus Young
Black Dog - Jimmy Page
Emerald - Thin Lizzy tone
Miracle Man - Zakk Wylde?
Holydiver - there is a Dio album called this (don't know the guitarist)
VHII - Van Halen (second album)
The Sultans - Mark Knopfler
Mother's Milk - John Frusciante
Slow Hand - Eric Clapton
Irish Tour - Rory Gallagher
Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen?
Apache - Hank Marvin
Yardbird - well, the band, don't know which guitarist though
The Boss - Bruce Springsteen

Is that about right?
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: MDV on December 14, 2005, 03:21:40 PM
Plus:

Warpig: Tony Iommi
Nailbomb: Max Cavalera
Brown sugar: kieth richards
Piledriver: status quo......? Why the hell do I think its status quo?
Sinner......?
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 14, 2005, 03:33:44 PM
Cold Sweat: John Sykes
Rebel Yell: Steve Stevens
Painkiller (still in production): Glenn Tipton
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: Elliot on December 14, 2005, 03:43:05 PM
Mississippi Queen - Leslie West of Mountain
Mule - Warren Haynes
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: dave_mc on December 14, 2005, 05:41:35 PM
the crawler- geoff whitehorn ;)

country boy? vintage tele tone?
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: Skybone on December 14, 2005, 06:00:54 PM
I believe that they're named more for the "feel" of the sound of the band/guitarist, rather than being "exact" replica's of the pickups that were used or "modelling" the pickups.

Holydiver - Viv Campbell (now in Def Leppard)
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: March on December 14, 2005, 06:55:07 PM
Country Boy = Albert Lee
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: Tim on December 14, 2005, 07:25:27 PM
Full marks guys :D
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: 38thBeatle on December 14, 2005, 07:37:25 PM
Willo, the guitarist in the Yardbirds is, I believe, Jeff Beck- though I stand to be corrected.Jeff used a Tele in those days.... but then so did Eric. Oh blimey I thought I had it sussed for a mo. Lets just say that a Tele seems to have been a component of the early Yardbirds sound and have done with it. ( disappears muttering to himself)
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: willo on December 14, 2005, 08:25:54 PM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Willo, the guitarist in the Yardbirds is, I believe, Jeff Beck- though I stand to be corrected.Jeff used a Tele in those days.... but then so did Eric. Oh blimey I thought I had it sussed for a mo. Lets just say that a Tele seems to have been a component of the early Yardbirds sound and have done with it. ( disappears muttering to himself)


Yes this is what I was thinking - I',m a huge Jeff Beck fan but of course, Jimmy Page was also in the Yardbirds, which then became the New Yardbirds (?) which was essentially Led Zeppelin, and they toured Scandanavia under the Yardbirds moniker as a contractual thing. Anyway, at this time Jimmy Page was using Telecaster as his primary guitar too...its all so confusing!

Anyway, as mentioned above, the names are just general things, rather than specifics. I have VHII's and I couldnt really give two hoots for Van Halen, but who cares, they sound great!
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: Tricalibur on December 14, 2005, 08:31:16 PM
Quote from: MDV
Plus:

Warpig: Tony Iommi
Nailbomb: Max Cavalera
Brown sugar: kieth richards
Piledriver: status quo......? Why the hell do I think its status quo?
Sinner......?

I believe 'Sinner' was a song by Judas Priest
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on December 14, 2005, 09:05:29 PM
The next pup in the bkp staff will be a custom one
The Unholy Humbucker- Crafted to Crush your Amps and stereos with Tight Bass, Crushing Mids And Unholy Highs.. Output to shake the earth and articulation to go as low as possible in the downtuning.
not for the faint of heart lazy metal guitarrists.
ahahahahahahaha
J.P
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: Peterku on December 14, 2005, 09:11:27 PM
:lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on December 14, 2005, 09:12:44 PM
tHAT WILL be a Hellīs Bells Pickup
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: Ratrod on December 14, 2005, 10:02:56 PM
Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
tHAT WILL be a Hellīs Bells Pickup


The Riff Raff is Hells Bells.
Title: Pick ups names- where are they all from
Post by: indysmith on December 14, 2005, 10:46:52 PM
Quote from: Ratrod
Quote from: WITH FULL DISTORTION
tHAT WILL be a Hellīs Bells Pickup


The Riff Raff is Hells Bells.

HAHA! this was great idea for a thread - one of those things that many of us often wander about, but never thought to ask about...