Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Chargrilled on November 26, 2015, 04:19:51 PM
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I'm awaiting delivery of a Ibanez Prestige Mahogany body, and I was wondering what are main differences between the pickups mentioned and which would be better for that wood.
I sold my Basswood RG8 with Juggernauts in the neck and bridge, however I really liked the Juggs so I'm in two minds - 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' and 'suppose there's something even better'... :grin:
By the way this is only for the bridge, I used to have Holydivers in my old Ibanez Apex 2 and they sounded amazing in the neck so I'm returning to those.
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The Blackhawk is very saturated, sort of like an EMG. The Juggernaut has more clarity and is punchier. I personally prefer the Juggernaut, seeing as if I wanted a saturated sound I would go with the tried and true EMG 81.
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both would work pretty well in mahogany i think. the juggernaut, being a mix of alnico 5 and ceramic magnets gives it a very dynamic sound. it can cover a ton of ground. cleans and dirty alike. and i think it would match a lot better with the holy diver neck than the blackhawk would. but others may have a different experience.
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Here's a video of the two Black Hawk bridge versions
I quite like the alnico version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qacdnnbe2k
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Thanks for the responses, might stick with the Juggs - tried and tested