Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Lukas on May 16, 2011, 08:56:13 AM
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Hey everyone!
This is actually my first post as I just discovered the forum! haha. I'm trying to get more into the technical side of things and school myself in tone. So I wanted to ask for some advice on replacing my old pickups!
7-string Bernie Rico: I bought this guitar 2nd hand a few months back (love it to death). It came loaded with a Dimarzio Liquifire in the neck and a Painkiller in the bridge, but I'm not totally in love with the pickups and want to try something new. In the bridge, I play/write a lot of tech/prog metal that also consist of thick, layered, distorted chords. So tightness and clarity is a major concern for me there. For the neck, I'd like to have the versatility of a fat jazz clean tone but also creamy, smooth soaring leads. The stuff I'm writing has a load of post-rock sensibilities, so I'd like to consider that too.
Strat: This one's more straight forward. I'm aiming for a Hendrix/SRV/Mayer trio style tone. I love that blues finesse for fooling around and going back to my roots. So I want that rich Strat sound to really soar and sing.
Oh, and here's my BR JR if anyone's interested:
http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h433/Onfireee/7%20String%20Bernie%20Rico%20Jr/
I'm also unsure as to which covers to get, so I'd love to read opinions on that too haha. Cheers guys!!
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I just realized I forgot to post which woods are in the BR JR, which might help. Maple neck, ebony fretboard, mahogany body w/ a top layer of quilted maple. Thanks again!
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that's one nice looking guitar
did you try messing with the bridge pickups height?
what you didn't like about the painkiller?
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It's actually more the Liquifire I'm unhappy with. I definitely did have that problem at first with pickup height, but a friend was kind enough to help set it up and the painkiller turned out to be pretty, well... killer. It might be a bit too high output and a tad shrill for my liking though. I just wanted to throw it out there and get some other opinions before I purchase two new pickups with covers.
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and the painkiller turned out to be pretty, well... killer. It might be a bit too high output and a tad shrill for my liking though.
From that description it sounds like the Aftermath set could be right for you.
Cheers Stephan
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Love that BRJ :D
I hated the Aftermath bridge in my Rico, was way too bright and still had that "ceramic shrill" to it
that I hate.
I'm waiting on a Holydiver for my rico right now.
What kind of tone are you looking for ? more uppr mids? lower mids?
I've got a Rebel Yell in my CT that I love but it definitely has it's own sound to it.
Nailbomb would work too.
I haven't tried a MiracleMan in mahogany yet but I really like it in Basswood 7's.
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As goes for the strat I'll say Mothers Milk or Irish Tours. The milks being closest to Mayer and Hendrix - the tours closest to SRV.
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Thanks for everyone's input so far! I'm leaning towards an Aftermath in the bridge and either a Cold Sweat or Holy Diver (camo or aged nickel covers haha). I still gotta do some research on the strat pickups though. I'll look into Mother's Milk & Irish tour's!
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the painkiller turned out to be pretty, well... killer. It might be a bit too high output and a tad shrill for my liking though.
well, the aftermath is as high output as the painkiller
if you like the strong midrange but you want less output and a less abrasive texture, I guess you would enjoy the holy diver or maybe the rebel yell as well