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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: HEadoftheAges on February 21, 2016, 02:58:31 AM

Title: Abraxas or VHII for neck position
Post by: HEadoftheAges on February 21, 2016, 02:58:31 AM

The title says it all. I am, in essence, looking for a deep, piano-like clean tone that is capable of jazz and jangly post punk alike. It should be able to handle distorted solo-ing, as well. Which of the two pickups splits better?

-Alec

Title: Re: Abraxas or VHII for neck position
Post by: Sarkasis on February 21, 2016, 10:13:35 AM

VHII neck is hotter, so I would assume it would split better. But the Abraxas neck would definitely be better for anything jangly; the VHII is very warm and thick.

Title: Re: Abraxas or VHII for neck position
Post by: Kiichi on February 21, 2016, 07:24:26 PM

The VHII is also pretty asymetrical IIRC. That helps with the splits and also gives it a bit more SC character to begin with.

Title: Re: Abraxas or VHII for neck position
Post by: darkbluemurder on February 22, 2016, 12:35:00 PM

Difficult choice. I use both and both work well, full humbucking or split. VHII is the hotter of the two.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: Abraxas or VHII for neck position
Post by: HEadoftheAges on February 22, 2016, 07:08:28 PM

Hmmm...here is a more succinct question: which of the two pickups is more like the Seymour Duncan Jazz pickup?

Title: Re: Abraxas or VHII for neck position
Post by: darkbluemurder on February 23, 2016, 10:58:29 AM

Output wise the Abraxas neck should be closer but it is wound with a different wire type than the Jazz. The Holydiver neck would probably be closest to the Jazz.

Cheers Stephan