Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: jimmy_fowler on October 30, 2006, 06:28:22 PM
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Hey guys and gals,
Considering a pickup switch, just wondering if you could make some suggestions.
Ok, so here's the background:
-My Guitar: Schecter S-1 Elite in Grey Mist.
-Current Pickups: Stock Duncan Designed HB101's.
-My amp: None at the moment; I'm being bought a new amp for my birthday in six months time, and I sold my cr@ppy Marshall solid-state for pickup money. So currently I'm just using my POD.
-I Play: Punk, hardcore, metalcore, and metal.
-I Need: A bridge and neck humbucker set.
And here's my requirements:
Bridge Humbucker:
- High output.
- Strong bass/good bass definition/preferably a bass-based pickup.
- Clarity and definition.
- Good cleans not so necessary, I usually use the neck for cleans.
- Not necessarily strong or dominant mid/high-range, but they must still be nice sounding.
Neck Humbucker:
- Output not so much of an issue; obviously a nice, smooth distortion sound is nice, but I don't need insane gain.
- This is the pickup I will use for my cleans; it needs to be smooth, rounded sounding.
- Good bass response, but with sparkly mid/highs to round out the tone.
- Clarity, no muddiness.
Thanks guys, fire away with suggestions! All help greatly appreciated.[/b]
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Custom Warpig :twisted:
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Nick, you need to start being specific as to what a "Custom Warpig" entails...obviously those of us who've been here a while know that it's a Warpig with ceramic magnet, but people who haven't been around as long know what to expect if they ask for a custom pig :lol:
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I'm pretty sure the ceramic warpig is the modern version of "diabolus in musica"... :twisted:
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Nick, you need to start being specific as to what a "Custom Warpig" entails...obviously those of us who've been here a while know that it's a Warpig with ceramic magnet, but people who haven't been around as long know what to expect if they ask for a custom pig :lol:
He asked for a suggestion, not a rundown :P
Anyway, there's clips and a search, and I was/am tired atm so NEH!
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I checked out some clips, and the Warpig sounds a bit too saturated for my-liking...
From what I've listened to I liked the Abraxas and the Holydiver... They've got more of a vintage vibe but still with gain... Which would you recommend of the two?
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Holydiver - but only 'cause I've got one :lol:
But seriously, for hardcore and metal, the Abraxas is probably a little underpowered...
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Miracle Man set..
Great bridge pickup and the neck cleans are fantastic, totally ace setup.
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Holydiver - but only 'cause I've got one :lol:
But seriously, for hardcore and metal, the Abraxas is probably a little underpowered...
I agree, the Abraxas probably doesn't have the power you might want for metal. Also, some people think Alnico 4 pickups get a little muddy with high gain.
The Holy Diver is a great pickup - my favourite BKP - & despite the name is capable of some serious brutality :twisted: Also, the HD neck in a calibrated set is very clear & does nice cleans (check out my clean HD clip in the players forum).
However:
Bridge Humbucker:
- High output.
- Strong bass/good bass definition/preferably a bass-based pickup.
- Clarity and definition.
- Good cleans not so necessary, I usually use the neck for cleans.
- Not necessarily strong or dominant mid/high-range, but they must still be nice sounding.
You've almost exactly described the Miracle man here. The Miracle Man neck in a calibrated set would probably meet most of your neck needs too, or perhaps the Cold Sweat neck (quite a few people have a MM/CS combination).