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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: mbchepburn on May 07, 2011, 08:17:49 PM

Title: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: mbchepburn on May 07, 2011, 08:17:49 PM
Ok basically I'm looking at getting Aftermaths for my guitar, but has anyone else heard on 99% of peoples home recordings using that pickup, it has a sort of squishy sound when people play palm mutes. I know I'm not imagining it because I've heard it on many recordings, but its almost like for a fraction of a secong theres a very high pitch noise coming out of the palm mutes kinda like a squished sponge. I just wanted to know if anyone else is hearing this?
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: Transcend on May 07, 2011, 08:32:55 PM
are these recordings all done with guitars with trems? if so it will be the springs ringing these can easily be dampened to stop this.

I never noticed any such issues with my aftermath

also are they all done with modellers? as modellers all have odd high frequency artifacts which is the reason i dislike them so much
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: mbchepburn on May 07, 2011, 09:15:34 PM
That's a good point. I'll be fitting it in a Les Paul and a play a Bugera 333 with JJ tubes. But just have a listen to people's recording, they do seem to have a squelching sound in the  palm mutes
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: Transcend on May 07, 2011, 09:17:20 PM
Hmm could you show me the recordings in particular?

this is the only recording i really have of my short time with the AM

http://soundcloud.com/wartime-novelty/root-of-all-evil-am-test-for-jonny

you can hear the springs ringing a little bit
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: MDV on May 07, 2011, 09:20:54 PM
http://soundcloud.com/mdv/apotheosis-by-mdv

VHT pitbull CL. Dunno if you've already decided what youre hearing is in there or not; its in players somewhere.
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: Telerocker on May 07, 2011, 09:53:18 PM
I read it's quite scratchy when picked, I don't know if this has something to do with it.
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: mbchepburn on May 08, 2011, 12:43:19 AM
Them 2 recordings sound normal in my opinion. None of what I was talking about. To name one recording would be the MP3 in this link http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=24435.0;topicseen. I'm not moaning about the playing. It' sjust the palm mutes are giving off a squishy sound.
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: Transcend on May 08, 2011, 08:24:50 AM
I think what you are hearing there is a combination of the recording equipment.

Amp EQ & the pick attack that the aftermath has that the amount of gain in this clip is really amplifying
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: Grim on May 09, 2011, 03:40:09 AM
Aftermath? Squishy?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: dark order flying V on May 09, 2011, 05:27:46 AM
Hmm could you show me the recordings in particular?

this is the only recording i really have of my short time with the AM

http://soundcloud.com/wartime-novelty/root-of-all-evil-am-test-for-jonny

you can hear the springs ringing a little bit
WOW DUDE! In my other post about Aftermath vs Seymour Duncan Distortion, I said that I hope the Aftermath is what I'm looking for, like an SD sh6 but with more fuller mids without lossing the pickattack chunk I like from the Scott Ian tone, and your soundclip is the first time I've heard someone play a Thrash Metal type riff (as opposed the gay 'Justin Beiber hardcore/Metalcore', which freakin hate as a Thrasher) with the aftermath, and dude...sounds like I'm gonna like the Aftermath!!!!
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: Transcend on May 09, 2011, 08:09:40 AM
Hmm could you show me the recordings in particular?

this is the only recording i really have of my short time with the AM

http://soundcloud.com/wartime-novelty/root-of-all-evil-am-test-for-jonny

you can hear the springs ringing a little bit
WOW DUDE! In my other post about Aftermath vs Seymour Duncan Distortion, I said that I hope the Aftermath is what I'm looking for, like an SD sh6 but with more fuller mids without lossing the pickattack chunk I like from the Scott Ian tone, and your soundclip is the first time I've heard someone play a Thrash Metal type riff (as opposed the gay 'Justin Beiber hardcore/Metalcore', which freakin hate as a Thrasher) with the aftermath, and dude...sounds like I'm gonna like the Aftermath!!!!

The aftermath is an absolutely brilliant pickup for this sort of stuff and is also a lot more versatile than people would expect. i was pleasantly surprised with it.

The only reason i got rid of it was because i didn't feel it was the right pickup for the guitar. Now however i am regretting it and thinking of back tracking somewhat :P
Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 09, 2011, 09:50:49 PM
http://soundcloud.com/mdv/apotheosis-by-mdv

VHT pitbull CL. Dunno if you've already decided what youre hearing is in there or not; its in players somewhere.

that sounds badass Mark, loving it.

Title: Re: Doesn anyone else hear this bad quality about the Aftermath?
Post by: MDV on May 10, 2011, 08:27:05 AM
Cheers dude :D