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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: n1c094 on March 01, 2013, 10:40:49 AM

Title: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: n1c094 on March 01, 2013, 10:40:49 AM

Hi guys,
just a question about the match between the p90 supermassive in neck position and the holy diver in the bridge... would it work great for progressive stuff (more rock than metal) as for heavy rock and metal in a solidbody guitar?
Thanks for answering ;)

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: GuitarIv on March 01, 2013, 11:31:19 AM

Depends on the guitar. What woods does it have? What scale length? How does it sound acoustically?
I love the Holydiver, it's more than tight enough for metal, role the volume pot down and you can do blues and classic rock, it has a great lead tone, but it's picky. I hated it in my Strat, which is a very midrange heavy guitar. Sounds lovely in my Jackson which has a Mahogany Body, a Maple Neck and a Rosewood Fretboard.

No experience with the Supermassive. Someone else might chime in.

Cheers

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: n1c094 on March 01, 2013, 01:39:27 PM

First, thanks for the reply!
Mine is a singlecut with mahogany body and maple top.
i'm searching for versatile pickups, do you think i'm good with the holy diver?

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: n1c094 on March 01, 2013, 04:19:50 PM

I just forgot, i have a 25.6 scale length and a rosewood fretboard.
It sound real good unplugged (quite good sustain i mean  :lol:)

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: darkbluemurder on March 01, 2013, 04:36:09 PM

I think the Holydiver bridge will work well for what you want. I don't have experience with the Supermassive but it will definitely have more than enough power to keep up with the HD. I would rather worry about it having too much power.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: n1c094 on March 01, 2013, 05:12:06 PM

Hi Stefan!
I thought it would be the right pickup to play pink floyd's kind of solo or santana's with a smooth overdrive.
It surprises me that a p90 could have as much power as an high output humbucker

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: n1c094 on March 03, 2013, 10:24:23 AM

So, should i rather go for a nantucket neck?

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: GuitarIv on March 03, 2013, 07:25:45 PM

I guess your best bet would be to e-mail BKP directly and ask for their opinion. They know their pickups the best ;)

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: Telerocker on March 03, 2013, 11:13:01 PM

For Santana you might want to consider a humbucker like Abraxas- or Emerald-neck. Even with a Mule-neck you can get smooth leadsounds.

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: n1c094 on March 04, 2013, 12:54:36 PM

Thanks for all your answers, you're all great :)
I'll see very soon with BKP themselves...

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: darkbluemurder on March 04, 2013, 05:38:18 PM

Quote from: n1c094 on March 01, 2013, 05:12:06 PM

It surprises me that a p90 could have as much power as an high output humbucker

Remember the position it is in - in the neck spot a pickup is always louder because of the increased string movement. Of course if you play both pickups in the bridge position the HD will most likely be louder.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: Holy diver / Supermassive p90
Post by: TheyCallMeVolume on March 04, 2013, 06:47:33 PM

Quote from: n1c094 on March 04, 2013, 12:54:36 PM

Thanks for all your answers, you're all great :)
I'll see very soon with BKP themselves...

Good idea.