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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: tartanmartin on March 18, 2006, 04:31:24 PM

Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: tartanmartin on March 18, 2006, 04:31:24 PM: Just wondering what you folks think of this as an HSH setup?

I wanted a mixture of tones from my pickups, ranging from a lovely warm clean channel to screaming metal. This is the setup I was recommended and I was wondering what other people think of this. I need to be sure before commiting myself to the best part of £250.
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: indysmith on March 18, 2006, 04:45:37 PM: that set-up sounds just dandy to me my friend! You've got indy's big thumbs up :wink:
What kind of sounds are you looking for in particular? (bands? songs?)
Hope yu enjoy the pupz
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: tartanmartin on March 18, 2006, 05:22:39 PM: I play a lot of Metallica, with other favourites including Sabbath, Foos, AC/DC, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Rage etc

I have an Epi Les Paul with Seymours in and I want my Ibanez RG to give me a much heavier sound similar to what I could get from an EMG 60, SA, 81 setup.
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: dave_mc on March 18, 2006, 08:36:17 PM: is the MM in the bridge?
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: tartanmartin on March 19, 2006, 12:16:26 AM: Yeah, its MM bridge, Cold Sweat Neck. From what Ive heard, this will give me the palette of tones Im looking for.
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: dave_mc on March 19, 2006, 12:17:46 AM: I've heard some people say that the MM is the better neck pickup for cleans, while the CS si better for overdriven lead/shred in the neck, but I haven't tried either...
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: tartanmartin on March 19, 2006, 12:23:47 AM: If, as some say, the MM is better for a neck pickup when clean, what is the best as a bridge? Is the Nailbomb a better option along with an MM?

It was Tim that recommended the Cold Sweat, Trilogy, MM setup. This is the problem, I cant afford to pick and choose my setup, aslong as it is vertsatile and gives me the ranges I require I am happy.
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: sambo on March 19, 2006, 12:33:18 AM: cant help you on pickup choice but i would say H-S-H is a great combination... comparing say two guitars which i find VERY similar- (a washburn H-S-S and an Ibanez JEM H-S-H) the ibanez has more variety, beef, and warmth.... and its not the JEM itself doing it- i actually prefer the washburn for everything other than the actual sound..... just my opinion.... probably doesnt reflect the physics/logic of things at all but thats my experience....

having said all that, H-S-S still gives you a massive variety anyway, and that example is probably useless..... dunno where im going with this.....

cr@p....
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: Bird on March 19, 2006, 02:56:53 AM: I'd go with Tim's recommendations, it's a safe bet you'll get the tones you want with that setup. :)
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on March 19, 2006, 12:54:50 PM: That sounds like a great combo to me, go for it!
Title: MM, Trilogy and Cold Sweat
Post by: JamesHealey on March 21, 2006, 10:14:07 PM: i use

MM, Irish Tour, VHII as HSH..

great combo and if tim says that combo is the way forward he's usually right. I found mine through trial and error i guess.