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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Jofipe on March 21, 2012, 08:34:19 PM

Title: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: Jofipe on March 21, 2012, 08:34:19 PM

Yep.. that was my question :)

They are going into a Gibson Custom V with maple neck and ebony fretboard.. it sports a Floyd Rose aswell.  Ofcourse it has a mahogany body.

We play slow, dark heavy metal... with a "big" sound.

this is what we sound like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZak2l3S9F4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZak2l3S9F4&feature=related)

What would you suggest? :)

Tim suggested aftermath.. I can quite follow that one.

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: HTH AMPS on March 21, 2012, 08:41:44 PM

listening to the song you linked it screams Warpig, maybe a ceramic one though.

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: HTH AMPS on March 21, 2012, 08:42:13 PM

or an alnico (stock) Warpig if you want it more sludgy.

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: Jofipe on March 21, 2012, 08:51:18 PM

I thought so aswell!  I have a LP with a Nailbomb. The overall layout of the tone is GREAT, but I want a bit more compression.. a bit more metal.

I recon a more metal version of the alnico NB is an alnico WP?

Is the ceramic one, more scooped, but brighter?  I like mids...

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: mongey on March 21, 2012, 11:10:52 PM

I have a NB set and I just put a alnico warpig in my other guitar last week

I'm really loving  it . The A-pig is brighter than you think it is. it has a roll off in the highs for sure but the bass and mids are very present ,clear and bright and there is still treble there .

I still love my NB set as well but the Apig is way more metal which is what I wanted for this guitar as well . I actually havent had a chance to try it for real with the band yet. our rehearsal time  at the moment is dedicated to mixing  a few demo tracks rather than playing . but I can give it a little volume at home during the day and I think its got the goods

wouldve loved to try the ceramic as well just to see which I liked more but thats not an option . I'm super happy with my alnico decision .
 

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: Jofipe on March 22, 2012, 06:02:39 AM

Sounds great!
I'm getting them for that gibby ;)

Also for my Jackson Kelly Star.

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: Sarkasis on March 22, 2012, 03:22:49 PM

The two BKPs I have experience with so far.

The Warpig is supposed to be the most compressed metal-style BKP. But you can always put a compressor in front of your amp anyway.

The Pig and Aftermath are quite different. The Aftermath is brighter, and has a hard crunch. It has a broad sounding, angry midrange with strong center mids; the Warpig is focused differently, and sounds "thicker." The Aftermath also sounds chimey, for really detailed sounding chords under high gain, which you may or may not want as much.

I can get a similar sound to what you're doing with my Aftermath though, with a little EQ'ing. It's just a question of what kind of feel you want out of your guitar; a choice between dry tightness, or thickness.

Title: Re: Is the aftermath more compressed than the Warpig?
Post by: ericsabbath on March 22, 2012, 06:58:50 PM

short answer: no
the midrange is very saturated, though, but hard and "peaky"

here's a somewhat sludgy riffs short clip I recorded in drop C#


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcEEuCMnRI