Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Players => Topic started by: zerolight on January 19, 2007, 12:49:20 PM
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Got my HD's fitted to my McCarty today. The neck pup is absolutely wonderful. However I regret going for such a powerful bridge pickup after all. I should have listened to the suggestions and gone lower output... I'm thinking Mule.
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Sounds good to me! Maybe take the gain down on your POD and see if you like the change in tone.
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Hmm yeah the bridge clip does sound a bit buzzy compared to the neck.
Not tried any Mules in a PRS but the VHIIs seemed to sound really good when I played the PRS at music live with em in :twisted:
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Hmm, I like yer tone... and as Steve says drop the gain on the POD and hear what happens. Would be nice to hear thro a an amp as well.
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Would be nice to own an amp. ;)
Thanks for the comments.
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Would be nice to own an amp. ;)
Good to know there's someone else on the forum who doesn't own huge stacks of Splawns, Laneys, Oranges, Engls or VHTs.
I don't feel quite so inadequate now. :wink:
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Hehe. I sold my Rectoverb combo because it was too darn loud for the flat. Have never found a valve combo that had a nice tone at low volume yet. Not that it matters now I'm skint.
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I know exactly what you mean. I have a Rivera R55 combo but it's mostly used as a lamp stand and occasional footstool.
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Nice Metallica and Mötley Crüe stuff!
Not sure what the second part of the bridge clip was tho
I actually like the bridge more than the neck :?
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Twas Panama.
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I've played with them some more and have decided that I want a set of Rebel Yell's instead. Disappointing thing is that I opted to buy from a dealer rather than direct with Tim. As such, Tim's policy of taking em back and rewinding to another model doesn't apply. And the dealer doesn't seem to want to know. So I may be ebaying these for a loss (after just 1 day of ownership). :(
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I've played with them some more and have decided that I want a set of Rebel Yell's instead.
If it's a case of the HDs simply being too powerful (as opposed to their actual tone), bear in mind that the RYs are pretty pokey too. The bridge is about 14.5K (not that DC resistance is an absolute measure of "output").
Tone-wise, I believe the RY is brighter than the HD.
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wow, that sound awesome!
also, it sounds like if EQ'd and with the right amount of gain could nail Dime's sound.... but obviously MUCH better, with more balls and more life.
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I think the HDs are a little thick sounding for my already thick sounding guitar. I want a brighter sound. Slightly less powerful, slightly less modern. IF I can get the dealer to swap them I'll go for either the RY's or VHII's. Maybe Mules. I hear the RY's are a cross between Mules and VHIIs.
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Basically, for the type of music I play, the HDs are too tight maybe, too clinical. Everyone told me that I'd do well to have a pair of Mules of VHIIs in my PRS and they were probably right. That'll cover the vast majority of tones I need. I just wanted the output for the sake of it really.
Maybe you are right. Maybe the RYs will also be too hot. Maybe the sensible thing to do to is to buy Mules. I generally play Motley, Slash, Halen, that sort of thing. The HDs are really aimed at the more metal player I think.
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Yeah I think Mules or VHII would work really well for you. VHII for a bit more midrange and a slightly more aggressive tone (at least thats the impression I got when I played em). I have loads of clips of a Mule set in my Les Paul, the clips are on this forum and theres a load in the link in my sig.
edit - have you tried lowering the pickups a bit? Might improve the tone a bit if they're currently too high..
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They are very low. Any lower and the tone starts to get thin, and rather oddly, boomy. They sound excellent, just not what I'm looking for. The more I think, the more sensible the Mules sound.
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Basically, for the type of music I play, the HDs are too tight maybe....
....I generally play Motley, Slash, Halen, that sort of thing. The HDs are really aimed at the more metal player I think.
The RY bridge is really tight too. It's great, but I don't think it's the tone you're describing. I don't have Mules or VHIIs but - based on others' comments - I think they'll be better for the styles you play.
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The dealers going to work with Tim on Monday to arrange to swap my HDs for Mules.
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Nice clips
The HDs are really aimed at the more metal player I think.
Shame you didn't like the HD bridge - I love it, easily my favourite BKP :)
But then I am an unreformed metaller so I guess I would :twisted:
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Posting them back to the dealer later today and then I'll wait for the Mules. :)
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Mules went in a couple of weeks ago. Happier with their tone. Not had a huge amount of time to play around with them right enough as I've been away on business a lot.