Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Orpheo on November 30, 2006, 12:26:45 PM

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: Orpheo on November 30, 2006, 12:26:45 PM

First of all: Tim, thanks A LOT for the nailbomb set! its lookin great, and it sounds even better! (perhaps some of you still remember that I got an emerald bridge instead of a nailbomb, I send it back, and got a NB bridge back; LOVE IT!)


but now i've got a problem. I'm looking for a pickup which is extremely creamy, smooth, medium hot to VERY hot, with great (pinch)harmonics, a lot of mids (midrange grind) pumping bass and smooth highs, and rather different from my nailbomb-set, (upcoming!) mule-set and mississippiqueen set.

These are the ones i've got in mind so far (in order of which I think is best for me)
warpig ceramic bridge/alnicoV neck
Holy diver set
painkiller set
Rebel Yell set

but i dont want a pickup which is too close in character and tone to the nailbomb.

So, please, give me advice! :D :)

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: hunter on November 30, 2006, 01:40:15 PM

Get a set of BlackDogs

They kick ass ...

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: Twinfan on November 30, 2006, 01:45:11 PM

I'm with Hunter - Black Dogs would be perfect  :D

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: Antag on November 30, 2006, 02:10:58 PM

Yay! second time in as many days I get to recommend the Holy Diver ! :D

Quote from: Orpheo

extremely creamy, smooth, medium hot to VERY hot

Yep, the Holy Diver is all these things IMO

Quote from: Orpheo

lot of mids (midrange grind)

Yes, the Holy Diver has huge lower-mids

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rather different from my nailbomb-set

The Nailbomb is perhaps the HD's closest BKP relative, but they are different.  They have similar levels of output (the HD has maybe a shade more) but that's about where the similarity ends.
Best way I can describe the difference is to say that where the Nailbomb is quite precussive with loads of high-mid "cut", the Holy Diver is very thick with low-mid "chunk".

I'm sure the Black Dog does indeed kick ass (don't have one myself) but can you really describe it as even approaching "VERY hot"?

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: Orpheo on November 30, 2006, 04:00:48 PM

the black dog is absolutely a no-go for me. it's too much in the neighbourhood of the mule in my opinion.

hmm, holy diver a 'familymember' of the NB? then I will skip that one too  :oops:

so its down to:

warpigs
rebel yell
painkiller

but i guess the warpigs will be the best for me, huh? the les paul I want the in, is a bit thinner, and thus a bit more like an sg. I guess it will work fine, what do you guys think? (in combination with ebony fingerboard).

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: Antag on November 30, 2006, 04:42:51 PM

Quote from: Orpheo

hmm, holy diver a 'familymember' of the NB? then I will skip that one too  :oops:

I was only trying to make the point that in terms of output level, the Holy Diver & Nailbomb are fairly similar - but the tone & dynamics of the two pickups are totally different...

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: Orpheo on November 30, 2006, 11:30:44 PM

Quote from: Antag

Quote from: Orpheo

hmm, holy diver a 'familymember' of the NB? then I will skip that one too  :oops:

I was only trying to make the point that in terms of output level, the Holy Diver & Nailbomb are fairly similar - but the tone & dynamics of the two pickups are totally different...

i see. well, sorry, i guess i didn't understand you correctly.

does anyone have played a warpig and a holydiver? for a hand on comparison?

Title: just a question about les pauls
Post by: MDV on November 30, 2006, 11:52:28 PM

I dont see where you'd go wrong with a miracle man?

Maybe an A5 version?

Smooth? Check
Low mids? Check
Pinches? You'll need to be to check if youre dreaming the pinches are that good.