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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Dom5412 on November 13, 2006, 11:13:37 PM

Title: Advise please.
Post by: Dom5412 on November 13, 2006, 11:13:37 PM
Hello everyone. New to these forums. Coming from across the Pond to challenge you Brits!  :P

Anyway, I'm building a strat, and am looking hard at the Slowhands. My style would be almost constantly clean, but every now and then I feel the need to let 'em rip SRV style. Now, I've been reading the forums about the Irish Tours, and hear that they're a bit bright, which is not what I'd like.

So, my question would be how good the Slowhands are clean. Also, feel free to advise something other than Slowhands if you feel the need to.

Oh, and if it matters, the fretboard would be ebony and the neck is rosewood. Body's just the standard alder.

Thanks in advance guys.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: 38thBeatle on November 13, 2006, 11:17:26 PM
The Slowhands are very rich clean-nice rounded sound-I can only compare them to my other set of Apaches and in comparison they have thicker mids. They do cleans extremely well is the short answer.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: 38thBeatle on November 13, 2006, 11:17:47 PM
Oh, and welcome to the forum.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: MDV on November 13, 2006, 11:20:31 PM
I dont think ITs would be too bight with 250k pots and a rosewood neck

And welcome!
Title: Advise please.
Post by: Dom5412 on November 14, 2006, 12:24:48 AM
Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: RorySRV on November 14, 2006, 07:37:40 AM
Are you dom from UGF??

RorySRV,
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Post by: Dom5412 on November 14, 2006, 05:30:36 PM
^ The same.

Nice to find a fellow UGer.
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Post by: MDV on November 14, 2006, 07:27:19 PM
I used to visit UG (as D Man)

Left though.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: genocidal tendencies on November 14, 2006, 07:30:03 PM
Is anyone here actually not from UG? I blame dave.

edit - mc, that is
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Post by: sirens of the odium on November 14, 2006, 07:58:22 PM
I agree, If it wasn't for Dave_Mc, I would have never known about these
Miracles of human creation!
Title: Advise please.
Post by: RorySRV on November 14, 2006, 08:23:01 PM
Quote from: Dom5412
^ The same.

Nice to find a fellow UGer.


Hey Dom,

Its the top poster of UGF Here  8)

Guess who... :)

O and BTW back on topic I would say a set of Irish Tours  :wink:,

RorySRV,
Title: Advise please.
Post by: Dom5412 on November 14, 2006, 10:11:45 PM
I give up! I've actually sat and thought about it.

Come on now, reveal yourself!

Yeah, Dave Mc is the way I heard about BPs too. Nothing like shameless promotion!  :P
Title: Advise please.
Post by: MDV on November 14, 2006, 10:53:03 PM
Quote from: genocidal tendencies
Is anyone here actually not from UG? I blame dave.

edit - mc, that is


Pah! I was here first ;)
Title: Advise please.
Post by: dave_mc on November 14, 2006, 10:58:53 PM
I'll be accepting commission cheques made out to cash, tim...



:lol:


just kidding, as he says, mark was here long before I was.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: RorySRV on November 15, 2006, 07:33:37 AM
Quote from: Dom5412
I give up! I've actually sat and thought about it.

Come on now, reveal yourself!

Yeah, Dave Mc is the way I heard about BPs too. Nothing like shameless promotion!  :P


Tis JiMi,  8)

So which pickups set do you reckon you are leaning towards??

RorySRV,
Title: Advise please.
Post by: Dom5412 on November 15, 2006, 06:51:14 PM
Still the Slowhands. However, my dad got me a guitar without my knowledge. It's a strat copy, so maybe Irish Tours aren't too far off.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: genocidal tendencies on November 15, 2006, 08:42:00 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
I'll be accepting commission cheques made out to cash, tim...



:lol:


just kidding, as he says, mark was here long before I was.


To be fair, I was here before either of you. And you don't even own any BKPs... Which of course means that I'm entitled to just as much commission as you are, despite having mentioned BPK on UG somewhere in the region of twice.
Title: Advise please.
Post by: MDV on November 15, 2006, 09:54:56 PM
Quote from: genocidal tendencies
Quote from: dave_mc
I'll be accepting commission cheques made out to cash, tim...



:lol:


just kidding, as he says, mark was here long before I was.


To be fair, I was here before either of you. And you don't even own any BKPs... Which of course means that I'm entitled to just as much commission as you are, despite having mentioned BPK on UG somewhere in the region of twice.


No, I'm sparticus!
Title: Advise please.
Post by: dave_mc on November 16, 2006, 11:29:43 AM
:lol:
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Post by: jioyk on November 16, 2006, 03:02:05 PM
haha sorry i probably sound like such a noob but..
what is UGF?
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Post by: RorySRV on November 16, 2006, 05:05:47 PM
http://www.ultimateguitarforum.com

Although some people might be thinking of the forum on http://www.ultimate-guitar.com but I am not sure.

Or loads of people are going under different aliases...  :P

No problem in asking the question tho  :wink:

RorySRV,
Title: Advise please.
Post by: Dom5412 on November 17, 2006, 04:29:27 AM
ANOTHER QUESTION:

Ok, so I'm considering a HSS setup for added versatility. The Slowhands are given. But what to put in the bridge?

In terms of sound, I'm looking a ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Skynyrd tone. Southern/Blues rock, I guess.

What would you guys suggest for that? I was thinking Black Dog, but I really don't know. Advise please.

EDIT: Oh, is it possible to get a prewired HSS pickguard?
Title: Advise please.
Post by: RorySRV on November 17, 2006, 08:09:48 AM
I am probably not the best guy to recommend a set because I havent had that much experience of BKPs but I will stick my neck out and say:

A Black Dog or Mule and 2 Slowhands.

And I am guessing you should be able to get prewired HSS guards if you can get prewired SSS guards but it might cost you a bit more. But you will have to email Tim on that one  :wink:

Hope this helps :wink: ,

RorySRV,
Title: Advise please.
Post by: Kilby on November 18, 2006, 12:12:25 PM
Quote from: Dom5412
ANOTHER QUESTION:
In terms of sound, I'm looking a ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Skynyrd tone. Southern/Blues rock, I guess.

What would you guys suggest for that? I was thinking Black Dog, but I really don't know. Advise please.


Spoke to Tim ages ago and mentioned ZZ Top style tone (pre eliminator)and the suggestion was for The Mule (though the guitar was a wolfgang)

As for George Thorgood, I would say some variation of the P90 would be most appropiate.

Rob...
Title: Advise please.
Post by: Dom5412 on November 19, 2006, 03:47:26 AM
Thanks for the input everyone.

But, like boys with toys, new things just come up or spring to mind.

I was also thinking about a Les Paul type guitar. Yeah, that means I have another question!

Ok, you know the styles. Blues Rock/Southern Rock/Post-Rock.

Oh, and for those of you who don't know what Post-Rock is, here's one of my favorite Post-Rock bands. Explosions In The Sky. http://www.myspace.com/texasband  
Listen to "Your Hand In Mine," it's my favorite.

ANYWAY, you can tell by that that I need great cleans as well. So my plan is a Mississippi Queen in the neck for those Thorogood sounds, and I'm asking you guys what would be good in the bridge.

ADVISE PLEASE.

Thanks in advance guys.