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Title: emerald/rebel yell combo?
Post by: ptgold on December 05, 2013, 10:23:25 PM

So I just got my emerald Abraxas combo and they absolutely slay.  Now im looking to change the pups on my other LP and want to try out the rebel yell bridge, but and im really digging the emerald neck and probably want to order a  mixed set of these.  Ive been searching around but cant seem to find anything on this combo.  I imagine they should go fine together no?

Title: Re: emerald/rebel yell combo?
Post by: Dave Sloven on December 05, 2013, 10:32:43 PM

I've been thinking that they should go together well, and I've been wanting to try this combination out myself.  You can be sure that they will both sound great in a Les Paul, and tonally I think they seem like a good fit.

Title: Re: emerald/rebel yell combo?
Post by: darkbluemurder on December 06, 2013, 08:57:02 AM

Same here - go for it. BTW - glad you like the Abraxas bridge - I am also a big fan of it. Still have to try the Emerald neck.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: emerald/rebel yell combo?
Post by: fhn_lopes on December 06, 2013, 05:31:27 PM

+1 wanting to try that combo.... I had an emerald neck and it is the best damn neck pickup ever made... I can't beleave I was dumb enough to sell it... I'm stuck betweem HD/EM or RY/EM combos...

Title: Re: emerald/rebel yell combo?
Post by: Yellowjacket on December 24, 2013, 09:32:33 AM

Rebel Yell sounds awesome in a Les Paul, particularly with a more modern sounding high gain head. 
Every Les Paul is different but I think with the current production "Traditionals" (or are they back to Standards now?)  i.e. the weight relieved guitars there can be a problem with the bridge sounding thin and the neck sounding boomy or muddy.  This is not so much the case with Marshall style amplifiers but moreso with amps like boogies that have an extended low frequency spectrum. 
I've found that the calibrated Rebel Yell set tends to be a bit much on the bass for the neck pickup and a bit thin for the bridge at the same time.  BUT, I think an Emerald neck and a Rebel Yell bridge should balance fine.  I actually may have to try this solution myself.  The other thing I'm thinking about is an Emerald Bridge and a Nailbomb Neck.  I like a thick and phat bridge pickup drive tone and I like a more dynamic neck that cleans up well. 

Rebel Yell is perfect for a Dual Rectifier or this sort of an amp but a more vintage / midrange focused amp can start sounding honky pretty quickly.