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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 12:35:17 PM

Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 12:35:17 PM
spec is as follows...
Construction: Neck through body
Body: Ash
Neck: Maple+Ash
FingerBoard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 25-1/2" (648mm)
Radius: 400mm
Frets: 24
Machine Head: Die-Cast Type
Tremolo: Floyd Rose Type
Hardware: Chrome
Pickups: Humbucking x 2
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone,
3 Lever Swich
Finish: Stained Oil, Natural

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usual styles playing old school metal such as metallica megadeth pantera with some children of bodom norther and black label society thrown in there
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 19, 2007, 02:18:27 PM
Painkiller!
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 02:22:57 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Painkiller!


so thatll be painkiller bridge in two of my guitars.... now to decide on neck pickups

also to choose covers for this as its natural and i hate open coils

(http://i24.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/9c/b0/cb43_10.JPG)

(http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/9c/b0/c228_10.JPG)
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 19, 2007, 02:39:59 PM
Chrome covers to match the knobs and bridge?
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 03:11:22 PM
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Chrome covers to match the knobs and bridge?


why didnt i think of that lol.//.///


cheers dudes
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 19, 2007, 03:18:24 PM
Try get some Cream pickup rings to go with them... :p
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 04:07:18 PM
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Try get some Cream pickup rings to go with them... :p


i think that would be a bit :S

but i have some laying around from an old encore les paul that my old housemate had so ill see what its like
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 19, 2007, 04:22:08 PM
^ Les Paul pickup rings are arched on the bottom, don't forget, for the carved top ...
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 05:47:05 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
^ Les Paul pickup rings are arched on the bottom, don't forget, for the carved top ...


thats a very good point... well i can put them up against it to see how it looks
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 19, 2007, 06:09:07 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
^ Les Paul pickup rings are arched on the bottom, don't forget, for the carved top ...


Not if you sand it off ;)
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 19, 2007, 06:14:28 PM
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
^ Les Paul pickup rings are arched on the bottom, don't forget, for the carved top ...


Not if you sand it off ;)

HUH?!!!
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Transcend on July 19, 2007, 06:40:44 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
^ Les Paul pickup rings are arched on the bottom, don't forget, for the carved top ...


Not if you sand it off ;)

HUH?!!!


i think he means if you sand the bottom of the pickup ring so that it isnt arched
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 19, 2007, 07:02:12 PM
Quote from: hate_growth
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
^ Les Paul pickup rings are arched on the bottom, don't forget, for the carved top ...


Not if you sand it off ;)

HUH?!!!


i think he means if you sand the bottom of the pickup ring so that it isnt arched

HUH?!!!
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 19, 2007, 07:37:31 PM
^ :lol:
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: JamesHealey on July 24, 2007, 08:44:25 PM
I found the VHII worked really well with Ash, although it's not the most powerful pickup.
Title: What pickups would you recommend for an ash guitar
Post by: Jp. on July 25, 2007, 12:49:21 PM
are you a metal man or do you play other stuff?

and as for pickup rings.... get chrome with chrome covers it looks absolutely awsome on the Les Paul GT

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Guitars/LesPaul/Les%20Paul%20GT/#

click on the close up of the body..... DROOOOOOL