Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Mavet on January 23, 2007, 03:14:24 PM
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hello
this "which pickup" is for a H-S-H maple neck through 7 string, that has a slightly longer than normal scale length (666mm :twisted: ), so its a bit brighter.
My favorite sounds are of:
death (symbolic, soun of perserverence)
cynic
wintersun
necrophagist
symphony x (oddisy)
I want the bridge pickup to be very punchy and articulate, slightly rounded top and not too compressed or mid-heavy, with good mids and tight bass. (see bands above)
the neck sohuld be of slightly slower attack and fatter, but not hollow, and should sound good coil-split and for cleans as well. (again - see bands above)
the middle single-coil just have to provide funky cleans (stratocasterish) and balance well with both humbuckers (coil tapped).
the only reference I have is my SD Invader 7, which is undynamic, too mid heavy and sounds unpleasent with chords more complex than power-chords. I want an invader antichrist :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
also I dont want to have boomy bass left after each palm-mute.
I know anything Tim makes will sound good (so I've heard), but I want it to sound as the above-description-good :D
any reply would be very helpful
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Everyone else who replies will no doubt only recommend BKP pickups. Don't get me wrong, they're great stuff... but I would still try heading over to www.dimarzio.com and see what they have. I tihnk you may well suit... by the sounds of things... this is what I came up with:
BRIDGE: X2N7
MIDDLE: Blaze Middle
NECK: D-Activator7
Just ideas, I suggest going checking it out over there. 8)
Personally, I'm a Seymour Duncan fiend and would recommend the classic JB (bridge) and '59 (neck) with something like an Alnico Pro II in the middle.
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^Burn him!!!!! :evil:
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Hahaha. No. He's got good suggestions. Keep them in mind.
For BKP's, I think a miracle man in the bridge would be best. Its tight, heavy, but doesn't have a huge amountof bass (like the warpig or invader), so you probably won't get any boomyness.
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