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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: fltlll on September 09, 2011, 01:09:55 PM

Title: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: fltlll on September 09, 2011, 01:09:55 PM

same background info as before: have a mahogany schecter with an AM in the bridge. I think I want a more grinding midrange (which would be the painkiller), but if I wanted more high end definition and presence, what could I go for? Cold Sweat? I tune to drop C, which doesn't mean I need the tightest pickup (AM) possible.

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: Sancho on September 09, 2011, 01:30:33 PM

Cold Sweat. I'm thinking about putting those in an all mahogany Explorer. It was Tim's recommendation for that guitar.

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: Telerocker on September 09, 2011, 06:28:06 PM

Or a Miracle Man, which I see as a beefed up CS. Maybe I'm wrong.

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: Alex on September 09, 2011, 09:20:17 PM

The Miracle Man could work indeed, it has a quite strong high end.

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: fltlll on September 10, 2011, 04:39:03 AM

Quote from: Alex on September 09, 2011, 09:20:17 PM

The Miracle Man could work indeed, it has a quite strong high end.

If so, what's the difference between the MM and CS? This is for a mahogany Saber body (really thin), but it still has a dark sound that I want to "open up."

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: ericsabbath on September 10, 2011, 06:27:07 AM

the miracle man has a lot of treble, but it's a lot darker voiced

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: fltlll on September 11, 2011, 04:30:25 PM

Quote from: Eric Hellstyle on September 10, 2011, 06:27:07 AM

the miracle man has a lot of treble, but it's a lot darker voiced

Hmm, that almost seems paradoxical! :p

I think I would just like to hear more top end with a nice mid-grind. I THINK the CS seems to be what I want... (going into an ibanez Saber body).

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: ericsabbath on September 11, 2011, 06:02:40 PM

yeah
the high strings sound sharp and cutting, but the low strings sound growly and dark
it seems to capture the strongest frequency extremity
a trebly  and thin sounding  guitar will probably sound treblier, but a dark sounding guitar won't get brightened up

a good mid term between the cold sweat and the miracle man would be the ceramic nailbomb
guess that should deliver a bit more mid grind than both as well

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: darkbluemurder on September 12, 2011, 10:11:11 AM

Quote from: fltlll on September 10, 2011, 04:39:03 AM

If so, what's the difference between the MM and CS? This is for a mahogany Saber body (really thin), but it still has a dark sound that I want to "open up."

Then it's Cold Sweat. Miracle Man is definitely darker. I had the bridge pickups in the same guitar and can tell for sure.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: pickup with good high-end presence for mahog?
Post by: mattc on September 12, 2011, 02:25:36 PM

I've had the MM, CS and C-Bomb in the same guitar.   The MM had good top end, but a lot of bass and a scooped mid range.   The CS had great top end bite, a bit of scoop and controlled bass.  The C-Bomb was the best of both worlds.... more bass than the CS but not as much as the MM, and a little more mid range grind than either.