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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: metal mitch on January 05, 2007, 09:12:50 PM

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: metal mitch on January 05, 2007, 09:12:50 PM

hi,

what Bare Knuckle bridge humbucker would get close to Jeff Waters' crunch and lead tone?  

thanks

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: Crazy_Joe on January 05, 2007, 09:13:43 PM

Miracle man!!!

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: metal mitch on January 05, 2007, 09:38:56 PM

thanks for the suggestion,

would the Miracle Man sound good in a neck-thru Flying V with maple neck, alder wings, and ebony fingerboard?  again, I'm aiming for an awesome thrash tone ala Annihilator.

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: Crazy_Joe on January 05, 2007, 09:41:25 PM

It would sound very good, Miracle Man has his tradmark harmonics and is generally the best suggestion for a thrash pickup.

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: metal mitch on January 06, 2007, 06:16:30 PM

what about the Painkiller?

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: Miracle Man Matt on January 06, 2007, 07:11:09 PM

Yea I would vote MM.. plus alot of chorus :)


I LOVE annihilator!!! haven't as yet tried to play any of it.. not sure why as they are awsome riffs tey come up with!

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: fps_dean on January 07, 2007, 02:36:47 AM

I vote Painkiller at least for Jeff Water's earlier tones.

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: Davey on January 07, 2007, 03:39:28 AM

miracle man

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 07, 2007, 01:21:30 PM

I've used both the Miracle Man and the SD Distortion pickup (that JW uses) in my Les Paul and I'd say the MM doesn't quite have the mids for the job.  

I also know what Annihilator sound like (got records from back in the day and saw them live with 'Priest).  I would say Painkiller for sure.

 :twisted:

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: Miracle Man Matt on January 07, 2007, 02:06:03 PM

I would have said that annihilator is more of a 'scooped' sound rather than mid orientated?

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 07, 2007, 03:30:07 PM

mid-scooped? I remember 'Stonewall' and 'Word Salad' to be pretty meaty, not the typical scooped-mids thrash tone.

If you want scooped, go with the MM.

If you want a MM with more mids, get the Painkiller.

 :twisted:

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: metal mitch on January 07, 2007, 06:02:15 PM

okay I got that cashola on hand, so it looks like I'll order both the Miracle Man and Painkiller and see which I like better  :)

Title: getting that Annihilator sound
Post by: Tim on January 07, 2007, 08:08:53 PM

Painkiller for definate-pure mid grind!