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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: SAMLP on May 27, 2007, 08:28:24 PM

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: SAMLP on May 27, 2007, 08:28:24 PM

which pickup would be best for a whitesnake style 80s hair metal tone (eg. here i go again)

would it be possible to achieve this kind of tone with a miracle man?

cheers

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: Fourth Feline on May 27, 2007, 09:14:20 PM

Hiya,

 Whitesnake = John Sykes = Cold Sweat  ...

8)

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: Twinfan on May 27, 2007, 09:15:30 PM

What guitar is it going in?

I'd say a MM would be a bit too metal and crisp - you'll want something a touch more organic (i.e. an Alnico magnet rather than ceramic).

Edit:  FF beat me to the John Sykes reference  ;)

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: SAMLP on May 27, 2007, 09:51:50 PM

its actually for my custom made RAN V that i'm ordering
it'll be made out of alder if thats any help

the problem is, i always switch between hair metal and thrash depending on my mood

i got a miracle man in my les paul standard

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: Doadman on May 28, 2007, 03:16:18 AM

I'd agree with FF. If you're looking for that John Sykes sound it has to be a Cold Sweat. You'd be after a warmer sound than a MM would provide. Even though the Cold Sweat IS the John Sykes tone, he played a warmer mahogany guitar so maybe a Holy Diver might be better in this case.

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: ericsabbath on May 28, 2007, 05:47:53 AM

cold sweat, of course
both holy diver versions will do it too
if want a more aggressive approach, go with painkiller

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: Crazy_Joe on May 28, 2007, 01:27:38 PM

I suggest Holy Diver for this.

Title: Whitesnake
Post by: Catalyst77 on June 01, 2007, 04:10:29 PM

Cold Sweats - Thats what They're for!

Title: Which pickup for whitesnake tone?
Post by: JamesHealey on June 11, 2007, 07:17:34 PM

Cold Sweat i'd suggest or Mules.