Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Dave Sloven on December 30, 2015, 04:38:55 AM

Title: Ibanez SC-420
Post by: Dave Sloven on December 30, 2015, 04:38:55 AM

Anyone familiar with this model of guitar?  My cousin has one but is not pleased with the sound.

His taste would C-bomb / Miracle Man territory I would think.  Loves Slayer etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgMuAldI1-0

I found this video with Di Marzios too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC5EgF8mnaY

Any recommendations?  From what I can tell it is mahogany body, rosewood board, maple bolt-on neck, gotoh hardware (wraptail), MIJ

Title: Re: Ibanez SC-420
Post by: ericsabbath on December 30, 2015, 01:04:27 PM

painkiller = instant slayer

but pretty much every ceramic bkp should sound good enough

Title: Re: Ibanez SC-420
Post by: Telerocker on December 30, 2015, 05:56:48 PM

The Ibanez stockpickups are usually nothing to rave about, so any ceramic BKP will be an improvement.

Title: Re: Ibanez SC-420
Post by: Dave Sloven on December 30, 2015, 10:32:23 PM

Yeah I am thinking either Painkiller or C-Bomb set would suit him best

Title: Re: Ibanez SC-420
Post by: Kiichi on December 30, 2015, 11:05:32 PM

Ibanez stocks are the worst I have had to date. Mushy mess galore. Thus I second the idea of C-bomb or Painkiller, gravitating towards the later. Deadly, deadly chugs and insane tracking. Will be night and day compared to the stock...heck night and day does not do it justice.