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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: mosferatu on September 09, 2017, 11:28:00 AM

Title: Painkiller in mahogany is perfection, so what about alder/maple?
Post by: mosferatu on September 09, 2017, 11:28:00 AM
Hey guys,

my number one guitar for a long time has been an all mahogany superstrat with ebony fretboard. I've always used a BKP Painkiller in this particular guitar, and I've never found such a perfect combination. I love the aggression, clarity and the huge amount of mids. No I've bought an ESP M-II neck thru with maple neck, alder wings and ebony fretboard. Which pickup in your opinion would get the closest results to mahogany/Painkiller combo? I've got a Warpig in one ash-bodied guitar, and I'm not as satisfied with that one. Also, based on clips I'm pretty sure i wouldn't like the aftermath. I'm more in favor of an "old school" kind of tone. Maybe Holy Diver, although I'm not sure about tightness/articulation with that one? By the way, I tune to C#. And yep, you guessed it, I play metal.
Title: Re: Painkiller in mahogany is perfection, so what about alder/maple?
Post by: ericsabbath on September 09, 2017, 12:46:27 PM
no pickup will make it sound the same
miracle man usually works very well, but it sounds quite different
perhaps the atermath or a c-pig could get closer
Title: Re: Painkiller in mahogany is perfection, so what about alder/maple?
Post by: capac on September 09, 2017, 05:13:55 PM
Why not try painkiller in that guitar? It could totally work.
Title: Re: Painkiller in mahogany is perfection, so what about alder/maple?
Post by: mosferatu on September 10, 2017, 07:04:14 PM
Why not try painkiller in that guitar? It could totally work.

I've been thinking about this option as well! So you don't think that painkiller would overly bright in a guitar like this?