Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Lysander on June 02, 2007, 02:25:25 PM
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Hi guys
I am new here. I have been playing electric guitar for about 2 years and I wanna buy a pickup now. I have an U.S.A. built Fender Stratocaster with 3 single-coil pickups and I am thinking about replacing the bridge pickup with a BK pickup (there is plenty of space in there).
Heavy metal is what I want to play, I'd love to have a sound like ''Into the Void'' of Black Sabbath ''Metal Gods'' of Judas Priest or ''Suicide Solution'' of Ozzy, generally 70's and 80's stuff. Basically I like the middle frequences boosted and I DONT like an electric/trebly sound.
I use a 40 Watt tube amplifier, a Traynor one. Wich pickup should I get to sound heavier?
Thanks
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Here.... is....the. PAINKILLER!
Yeah Painkiller i just got a calibrated set for my Explorer and have been playing heavy riffs all day!
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for a strat i'd go with warpig or holy diver
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Warpig i think would be a bit overkill for what he wants. I agree with Holy Diver though that could be an option.
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will a humbucker fit?
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You would need a new scratchplate - But I can't see why it shouldn't fit in the cavity.
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will a humbucker fit?
Yes, I removed the pickguard and there is space enough for a humbucker in the bridge position.
I'd like a dirty, middle boosted sound for solos. but as I said, not an electric, thin, trebly sound. Something ''fat'' and heavy.
I like to palm-mute when soloing, especially in the low strings and that needs a fat sound to work.
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Ive seriously thought of doing this...
get a set of Uber sinner single coils, there is a clip on the players section and they sound AMAZING!!! perfect for what u want and, imagine the look on peoples faces, when they see a 'standard' stat soundling like a war machine!
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Ok, I'll think of what you guys say, but when I tried to order a Warping pickup, several options I hade to chose confused me a bit:
Spacing: 50mm or 53mm
What does this mean? How do I know if my guitar is 53mm or 53 mm?
Should I open the cover?
:x shite I just changed strings!
Thanks again
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Ok, I'll think of what you guys say, but when I tried to order a Warping pickup, several options I hade to chose confused me a bit:
Spacing: 50mm or 53mm
What does this mean? How do I know if my guitar is 53mm or 53 mm?
Should I open the cover?
:x shitee I just changed strings!
Thanks again
the difference spacing measurements are for if you have a floyd or not and only applies to the bridge pickup
i cant remember which is which though,,,,......
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If you can fit a humbucker in the bridge, I would go with a Holydiver, Cold Sweat, or Rebel Yell. If you can only use single coils then a Sinner/Trilogy Suite set would work great as well.
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Ok, I'll think of what you guys say, but when I tried to order a Warping pickup, several options I hade to chose confused me a bit:
Spacing: 50mm or 53mm
What does this mean? How do I know if my guitar is 53mm or 53 mm?
Should I open the cover?
:x shitee I just changed strings!
Thanks again
Use a ruler to measure from E string to e string over your bridge pickup.
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Use a ruler to measure from E string to e string over your bridge pickup.
OK, thanks it seems to be over 5 cm, must be 53mm.
What if I get a Floyd-Rose? I am planning to get one, can I do it if I have a 53mm spacing, or only if I have a 5mm?
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By the way, I think I'll get the Warpig. From what I read in the specifications it must be ok for the stuff I wanna play.
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Floyd Rose spacing is 53mm, so you will be fine.
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Ok, and something more then: Should I get the pickup calibrated, or can I do this myself? Will it affect my sound?
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This confused me at first when i bought my Nailbomb, it's a calibrated SET, meaning that you get a bridge and a neck pickup.
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This confused me at first when i bought my Nailbomb, it's a calibrated SET, meaning that you get a bridge and a neck pickup.
NO,no,no I just want one bridge pickup, not two.
So I get thhe 'not calibrated' pickup,right?
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This confused me at first when i bought my Nailbomb, it's a calibrated SET, meaning that you get a bridge and a neck pickup.
NO,no,no I just want one bridge pickup, not two.
So I get thhe 'not calibrated' pickup,right?
yep just order a single Nailbomb bridge pickup
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NO,no,no I just want one bridge pickup, not two.
So I get thhe 'not calibrated' pickup,right?
This can be a little confusing.
Calibrated set refers to a set of pickups that don't suffer from the huge volume jumps which some manufacturers pickups suffer when switching from neck to bridge positions.
Rob...
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This can be a little confusing.
Calibrated set refers to a set of pickups that don't suffer from the huge volume jumps which some manufacturers pickups suffer when switching from neck to bridge positions.
Rob...
Ok, but since I just want one pickup in the bridge position, I don't have to worry about calibrating right?
Wich is better for a FAT, clean yet heavy-distorted sound? Something like 'Little Dolls' of Ozzy or 'Warpigs' (!) of Black Sabbath or 'Aces High' of Iron Maiden
The Warpig or the Painkiller?
Sorry, but as you see i don't know many things about pickups, gotta learn
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I would say Holy Diver :lol:
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for most guitars i'd say holy diver too, but to make a strat sound FAT, i must say alnico warpig
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for most guitars i'd say holy diver too, but to make a strat sound FAT, i must say alnico warpig
The Alnico V one?
I have to get a new pickguard now, I wanna get a aluminum-mirror one, bu I can't f***ing find one!
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I would say the Holy Diver is more fat sounding than a Warpig.
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I would say the Holy Diver is more fat sounding than a Warpig.
Alright, finally I decided to go for a Holy Diver, thanks mates!
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Wise choice, i love my set :D