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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: oilpit on April 13, 2011, 01:16:10 AM

Title: 24 fret guitar - throaty, vintage neck pickup?
Post by: oilpit on April 13, 2011, 01:16:10 AM

I've been eyeing a PRS Mira for some time now, they're awesome guitars...but I don't get along with 24 fret necks, IMO they kill the neck pickup tone.  However I really adore everything else about the guitar, and I might just bite the bullet and get it anyway.

If I do though, I wanna get a pickup that will sound rich, creamy, throaty and PHAT.  Nothing too modern (think Slash not Petrucci) and something that splits relatively well.  The idea is to get as close to a Les Paul tone as possible.

If it changes anything, there will probably be a Crawler, Black Dog or Abraxas in the bridge.

Title: Re: 24 fret guitar - throaty, vintage neck pickup?
Post by: Telerocker on April 13, 2011, 01:31:16 AM

I would look at the Crawler-neck or maybe a BD-neck.

Title: Re: 24 fret guitar - throaty, vintage neck pickup?
Post by: kevinr on April 13, 2011, 02:44:04 AM

I have been there before and what works for me is, Holy Diver, AV Mule and Nailbomb! I have found that AV seems to sit better for the LP sound in 24 fretters, this is just my opinion.