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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: CONAN DESTROY on March 30, 2007, 11:22:27 AM

Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: CONAN DESTROY on March 30, 2007, 11:22:27 AM
Bearing in mind my previous post should I go Alnico or Ceramic?

Thanks.

Jon.
Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: Doadman on March 30, 2007, 02:29:36 PM
From what I gather, if you want a warm and more organic tone then you'd be better going with an Alnico V magnet as I usually find the ceramic ones a little more artificial and sterile in nature. I was also looking for a heavy but tight distortion sound and thought of a WP but was told that it might be a bit too powerful for my set up. To be honest, I'm not sure why that should be the case. Maybe it's something to do with my amp being only a 65 watt combo and the guitar is mahogany thru-neck. I really don't know but but I'd be intrigued if someone could explain it to me.
Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: WraithChild on March 30, 2007, 06:43:14 PM
My thing against Duncan's is they lack personality, they don't have that unique characteristic I find in Dimarzio's.


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Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: Davey on March 30, 2007, 06:52:52 PM
alnico WP: less compression, no huge overbearing bottom end, that can easilly turn to mud, if it's used with strings of lesser tension and on a dark sounding amp, a more broader sound

ceramic.. no idea, but i WANT TO TRY IT OUT!
Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: 99_not_out on March 30, 2007, 11:08:31 PM
Alnico for more old school chaos ... Ceramic for modern chaos :) I like mid range, so went for the Alnico and wasn't disappointed. From the clips I've heard the Cermaic pigs are better for the modern scopped metal sound.

+1 on the Strings comment from Davey. I beefed up the low end on my guitar after getting a pair-o-pigs (alnico) and it made a huge difference.

I have a mahogony guitar (SG) and play if through a 65W Roland amp. The alnico warpigs sound fine to me ... in fact its f*&$@ng superb  :twisted:  Sounds like a bass and guitar rolled into one beautiful wall of noise ... <drifts off into rapture> ...
Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: ericsabbath on March 31, 2007, 02:56:18 AM
duncan invader sucks
either warpigs will crush it
Title: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader?
Post by: maverickf1jockey on March 31, 2007, 03:28:38 PM
Quote from: Doadman
From what I gather, if you want a warm and more organic tone then you'd be better going with an Alnico V magnet as I usually find the ceramic ones a little more artificial and sterile in nature. I was also looking for a heavy but tight distortion sound and thought of a WP but was told that it might be a bit too powerful for my set up. To be honest, I'm not sure why that should be the case. Maybe it's something to do with my amp being only a 65 watt combo and the guitar is mahogany thru-neck. I really don't know but but I'd be intrigued if someone could explain it to me.

$%&# that was scary!
I forgot that I changed my avatar :lol: