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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: centaurporn on October 16, 2012, 09:55:24 PM

Title: Pickup suggestion for Swamp ash/Maple Warmoth build
Post by: centaurporn on October 16, 2012, 09:55:24 PM

Gentlemen,

I am waiting on wood to arrive from Warmoth.  Specs:
-Swamp ash body with a Quilt maple top
-AAA Flame Maple Neck
-Stainless frets.

I currently have a set of painkillers in my all Mahogany Soloist that work well but I know they would be a bit much in for the build I am doing.  I am looking for something with quick bass tracking anda nice throaty mid range Growl. Maybe a little more open and not as hot as the PK.

Something that splits well would be nice but not necessary since I do have a USA Strat for single coil tones.

I play everything from Pink floyd and Zeppelin to Death and Opeth. .. something between the 2 extremes and fairly versatile would be nice.

Aftermath?

Any help would be very much appreciated

Title: Re: Pickup suggestion for Swamp ash/Maple Warmoth build
Post by: Telerocker on October 16, 2012, 11:18:05 PM

I would consider the Holy Dive for an ash guitar, but if you want a PAF-ish tone the Abraxas closes the gap between vintage(hot) and contemporary. Don't know how tight the Abraxas is. It will be less tight then the Diver I suppose.

Title: Re: Pickup suggestion for Swamp ash/Maple Warmoth build
Post by: darkbluemurder on October 19, 2012, 05:05:28 PM

From the description, Aftermath would certainly do the fast bass tracking and the midrange growl. I do not really see it doing Pink Floyd and Zeppelin too authentically ... I guess it's almost as hot as the PK.

Actually I had the Holydiver and the Abraxas bridge models in the same guitar. Both sounded very good and not too different. The HD had a bit more output whereas the Abraxas was a bit more open. Both had that strong warm midrange, and both were quite tight in the bass.

For the bands you quoted I would choose the HD over the Abraxas.

Cheers Stephan