Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: plastercaster on September 18, 2006, 05:08:15 PM
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OK, I can now get some pickups for my Tokai LP, but I'm stuck for the bridge one.
I've decided An AIV mule for the neck, The bridge Pup needs to contrast it. I Want to do big, crunchy, hard Rock Power chords, ala ZZ top, the darkness, AC/DC. However I also like A Tone thats Quite bright and cutting, what do you guys recomend?
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Emerald - I have this combination (with AIV Mule) in my Goldtop and I love the sounds I can get. Another alternative would be the Riff Raff. The difference is that the Emerald is a little bit fatter and drives the amp a bit more. Both have great harmonics and the classic rock sounds.
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Dan Hawkins uses Cold Sweats...
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I'm not keen on a riff raff, I think Angus' lead tone is too thin. Emerald could be perfect though, And im not sure about a cold sweat, is it versatile enough for the things I want? I always considered it to be a metal pup.
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Rebel Yell :twisted:
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Rebel Yell :twisted:
+1. It fits the description perfectly.
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Rebel Yell :twisted:
+1. It fits the description perfectly.
I actually thought RY right away too, though Phil's Emerald suggestion also seems good now that I think about it.
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ain't tried RY yet but love Emeralds in my bluesbird(tis like a LP)
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Rebel Yell :twisted:
+1. It fits the description perfectly.
I actually thought RY right away too, though Phil's Emerald suggestion also seems good now that I think about it.
I imagine you could use anything from a Black Dog to a Crawler here and it would do fine... what I'd base my suggestion off as what else other than AC DC do you want it to sound like?
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ain't tried RY yet but love Emeralds in my bluesbird(tis like a LP)
I haven't tried Emeralds and there is a lack of clips of them too!
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will try to do some more ain't that good but any suggestions for emerald clips other than emerald by thin lizzy
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will try to do some more ain't that good but any suggestions for emerald clips other than emerald by thin lizzy
lol, try... hmmm I don't know. Some Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and something 80s I guess?
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Yeah, crank out a few Zep, Sabs, AC/DC, ZZ Top riffs, solo across the top a little, and we'll get a vibe. I think it's interesting to hear the pickups doing something different from what their official name suggests. Gives a wider picture of their colouring ....
There is a lack of Emerald clips! I've long felt it's a very underrated beast.
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would an Abraxas work? From the clips Ive found The crawlers too much, But either an overwound emerald or an Abraxas could be just what I want. SGmyPod, what settings and amp etc. were you using for that GnR clip? I liked Philkings abraxas clip too.
Dan Hawkins uses Cold Sweats...
This has got me thinking, a lot of people say the neck cold sweat is quite sweet and mellow, would that balance with an Abraxas or emerald better than the mule? This has been brought on after I downloaded that JT clip with that bluesy solo on the neck in the middle, which I loved. Now I've thought this through I've realised I'd much rather have a borderline vintage-metal neck over a 'true' vintage one. How well do cold sweat necks handle cleans and low gain things? if not them I think I'll get an emerald neck.
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Abraxas is kind of like a hotter version of the Mule in many ways. If you're thinking Abraxas bridge, I'd definitely consider the Abraxas neck. I loooove the Abraxas (=Crawler) neck!
I hear what you mean about "borderline vintage-metal". But when you say the Crawlers are "too much", do you mean the bridge? The Abraxas bridge will be a little sweeter, but otherwise perhaps pair of Emeralds (if not an Emerald bridge/Mule neck combo) would be spot on for you? We are, I think, challenged here by a lack of Emerald clips for comparison!
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When I say crawler was too much, I was reffering to the bridge. I found it wasnt sweet enough, too thick, but maybe that was just the clips I heard. They were all bridge clips though, and the philking Abraxas neck sounded OK, However I loved Sgmp's Neck tone on his GnR clip
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Right, well, the Abraxas bridge is definitely a touch sweeter than the Crawler. I'd say that's the two pups' major distinction.
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Im still edging towards an overwound emerald... Out of the emerald and abraxas bridges, which would go better with a cold sweat neck?
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I am surprised when people say that the Abraxas neck is the same as CS or Crawler. The Abraxas is AIV magnets and as far as I know the only other pickups with AIV are Stormy Monday and Mules.
The Emerald is AV and will match better I think. I think the AIV is better in the neck position rather than the bridge. It is a sweeter tone and compresses a bit more in the Abraxas. The Emerald is more open and driving.
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I think the AIV is better in the neck position rather than the bridge
I think a lot of Mule owners will disagree with you there...
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I think the AIV is better in the neck position rather than the bridge
I think a lot of Mule owners will disagree with you there...
I should have clarified it a bit more and said in an A5/A4 combination I think the A4 is better in the neck.
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well carlaz can't quite remember...was through my podxt...will look it up....and my emeralds are overwound ones..sweet..
will try to do some more tracks with it in the next week..is my fav guitar
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I am surprised when people say that the Abraxas neck is the same as CS or Crawler. The Abraxas is AIV magnets and as far as I know the only other pickups with AIV are Stormy Monday and Mules.
Well, it's Tim who said to me that the Abraxas neck is the same as the Crawler neck when I was writing him to ask about the differences before I bought my Crawler set.
Quoting from my saved email via cut'n'paste, I asked: "how would you compare the Crawler neck and Abraxas neck"?
Tim replied: "They are the same pickup Carl.............it's a wind I really like, DC7.6K Alnico IV and I use it on both Crawler and Abraxas sets as a neck so it's bang on for the Santana tone."
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I am surprised when people say that the Abraxas neck is the same as CS or Crawler. The Abraxas is AIV magnets and as far as I know the only other pickups with AIV are Stormy Monday and Mules.
Well, it's Tim who said to me that the Abraxas neck is the same as the Crawler neck when I was writing him to ask about the differences before I bought my Crawler set.
Quoting from my saved email via cut'n'paste, I asked: "how would you compare the Crawler neck and Abraxas neck"?
Tim replied: "They are the same pickup Carl.............it's a wind I really like, DC7.6K Alnico IV and I use it on both Crawler and Abraxas sets as a neck so it's bang on for the Santana tone."
I am obviously wrong then, this is what happens when you don't get specs with all the pickups :oops:
It does reinforce my earlier statement of using the A4 in the neck with A5 in the bridge though.
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The Crawler has an Alnico IV neck pickup?? I did not know that. Hope fully on the new website they will give specs for both the bridge and the neck pickups.
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^+1 I'd love full info on all PUps, neck and bridge. I think I'll wait for the new site before I buy. good Soundclips on all Pickups should be able to help my decision (although they'll probably just make it harder :evil: )
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uhh... why hasn't anyone mentioned the nailbomb? It might be less hot than you think. It's really good for the 70's / 80's stuff.