Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Inner_Self on October 04, 2007, 01:30:31 PM
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I am currently building a warmoth guitar with a mahogany explorer body and maple/ebony neck. I would like a bkp in the bridge position but am completely stuck between warpig or painkiller, I noticed there was a previous post on this for lighter wood bodies but I was wondering if anyone has advice for a mahogany guitar, I am looking for a sound that is really chunky and having good distinction between notes at high speeds is important too.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated,
Tom
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a friend of mine have an 7 string ibanez with custom brazilian mahogany body
he plays industrial/thrash metal, something between Korzus (Brazil) and Divine Heresy
he bought a Warpig set first, as he asked me for a pickup for Jeff Loomis sound (well, he uses an emg 707/85 on Nevermore)
he liked the clarity and note separation, but wasn't happy with the bass, cause he wanted something with a tight and hard edge like the gibson 500t on his other guitar, so he ordered a painkiller to replace the bridge warpig
now he's completely satisfied
the PK voicing sounds very close to the gibson 500t/duncan distortion, but it sounds tighter, heavier, bit less aggressive (actually it doesn't have all that dirt and noise), with a lot more clarity
tons of lows, mids and highs
if you want a similar kind of tone, but with less center mids, the miracle man will satisfy you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlmnmW6GM14
(this song was recorded with the cr@ppy stock pickups, but he'll record new songs with the painkiller soon)
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I have Painkillers in an all mahogany explorer and they cut through the thick mahogany really well, lots of mids, articulation and power but also surprisingly versatile.