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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: RetRockhardt on July 15, 2007, 04:05:14 AM

Title: The Dirty Sultan
Post by: RetRockhardt on July 15, 2007, 04:05:14 AM

So I've been looking into getting some new pickups for my strat, and so far I really like the warm, glassy sound of Sultans on clean.  What I'm wondering though is how much gain can they stomach before the definition melts?

Alternatively, can you get a similar clean tone out of hotter sets like the Trilogy if you roll the volume back?

I'm not looking for a ridiculous amount of gain.  Like 70's rock sort of levels.

Cheers!

Title: The Dirty Sultan
Post by: Bird on July 15, 2007, 04:39:06 AM

I had the trilogy in the middle position on an ibanez rt and it got a really good clean sound. I used it a bit for a Hendrix type vibe. Not sure about the other single coils but you can check the Players section for clips. Here's a link to a clip of my Irish tour pickups with a bit of distortion on them.  :wink:  
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=330&highlight=dirty+irish

Title: The Dirty Sultan
Post by: 5F6-A on July 19, 2007, 07:26:56 PM

A set of Apaches will do nicely IMHO