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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Kain on June 05, 2011, 06:17:25 AM

Title: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Kain on June 05, 2011, 06:17:25 AM: so i need a PUP that can do both of the stated topics. i was thinking a warpig would be good for that. if anyones got some good suggestions itd be nice to hear. also the PUPs dont have to be BKP, they are allowed to be DiMarzio and SD and any other good PUP company.

i was honestly really contemplating a few suhr model PUPs.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Roobubba on June 05, 2011, 12:01:58 PM: Well you're on the BKP forums so have a little guess about what we're going to recommend to you on here, eh?

What have you currently got? What's the guitar, wood, construction etc? What don't you like about your current tone with your setup?

Without that extra info, we could suggest some pickups, but frankly we'd be guessing as much as you.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Telerocker on June 05, 2011, 01:43:39 PM: Info needed. For anything bolt-on , check out the Holy Divers.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Nolly on June 05, 2011, 02:53:26 PM: The Holy Diver would be a great choice in all but the darkest guitars.

EDIT: The VHIIs are also excellent for hard rock and fusion tones
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Slartibartfarst42 on June 05, 2011, 03:18:52 PM: It would be great to know more about the setup but it sounds like Holydivers are perfect for this.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Kain on June 05, 2011, 03:23:57 PM: yah your right. that s a bit vague. it was fairly late last night so ill give you a bit more detail.

body: Soloist
Mahogany+koa top
Maple on maple neck (bolt on)
floyd rose bridge

and interms of setup, its incomplete. ive been building a warmoth soloist for a little over 8 months now and the neck is being built and will ship soon. so ive no idea what it sounds like ATM. umm if it helps i have a a DiMarzio cruiser in the neck and a chopper in the middle.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Nolly on June 05, 2011, 03:26:32 PM: The Holy Diver would be excellent in that.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: ericsabbath on June 05, 2011, 08:38:18 PM: Quote from: Nolly on June 05, 2011, 02:53:26 PM
The Holy Diver would be a great choice in all but the darkest guitars.

not an absolute truth
it does sound awesome in some really dark guitars
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Kain on June 07, 2011, 12:40:12 AM: so the holy diver is a good pickup for cutting highend 80's tone?
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Modular1 on June 07, 2011, 12:50:39 AM: Quote from: Kain on June 07, 2011, 12:40:12 AM
so the holy diver is a good pickup for cutting highend 80's tone?
yup :)
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Slartibartfarst42 on June 07, 2011, 07:54:11 AM: The Holydiver IS 80s Metal tone and a lot more besides.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: mattc on June 08, 2011, 03:13:37 PM: As much as I love the BKPs I have in my other guitars...

I have a Warmoth soloist body, mahogany with Koa top, maple on maple neck. It has the Suhr Aldrich in the bridge and sounds fantastic, it does the 80s sound really well, and with extra gain on the amp handles modern tones as well. The Aldrich is the only non-BKP pickup I use.

FWIW, for bridge pickups I have a Painkiller, Cold Sweat, Ceramic Nail Bomb, VHII, Rebel Yell (and I had a warpig). Of those the VHII will definitely do the 80s thing really well, I just don't know that it would cover the high gain fusion side of things as well.
Title: Re: 80's And Mid to high gain fusion. theres a pick up for that?
Post by: Slartibartfarst42 on June 08, 2011, 04:28:27 PM: The most gain I use on my Holydiver is when I play 'Enter Sandman' and it handles it just fine.