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Pickups / Prs Se custom 24 08 new pickups

« Last post by Ale84 on May 07, 2025, 07:37:38 AM »

Hi guys,
I have a prs se custom 24 08 that i want to upgrade with new pickups. I really like the guitar and how it sounds but i want to add more clarity, 3d sound and thickness/fatness. I play mostly distorded but i want something capable of doing great split sounds. I’m considering the  holydiver but i’m open to other options.
Thanks

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Guitars, Amps and Effects / Re: New Guitar Day!

« Last post by themetallicat86 on April 30, 2025, 04:08:05 PM »

Gosh, I'm terrible at forum stuff lol.  Currently this guitar has a different neck (that's super fat, love it) and a DiMarzio Imperium (I just meant single pickup BTW) and is tuned to C# standard.  Eventually it will be fitted with an Evertune bridge.  Eventually.

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Pickups / Re: Ragnarok stratitis

« Last post by alexwong0702 on April 28, 2025, 12:57:53 PM »

Good point, but I'm pretty sure lowering the Rag is reducing the effect with other pickups selected. I will go back and check again though. Thanks

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Pickups / Re: Ragnarok stratitis

« Last post by timmy_pix on April 28, 2025, 10:13:46 AM »

Stratitis is a thing because the pole pieces are the magnets, hence why they can affect individual strings, and they have a much stronger pull than any humbucker could ever have because they're so much stronger and closer.

If the magnets in your humbucker were pulling on the strings, they'd pull on all of them evenly. That it's only affecting one string pretty much guarantees it's nothing to do with the pickup at all; I imagine the only reason lowering it is helping is because the signal is getting weaker so everything is less audible.

The first thing you need to do is change the string - it could just be a dud! Then you need to look at potential issues with the nut, saddle or a high fret somewhere.

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Pickups / Re: Something between a Mule and a Rebel Yell

« Last post by falcopryor on April 28, 2025, 06:26:20 AM »

True Grit.

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Pickups / Ragnarok stratitis

« Last post by alexwong0702 on April 27, 2025, 08:58:40 PM »

I have a Ragnarok in my Strat. The Low E string seems to have a weird chorus like thing going on. Is this stratitis? Lowering the rag does seem to help but it needs lowering a long way to reduce it. Is there anything else I can do or do I need a lesser magnet pickup?

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Pickups / Re: Another Pickup Suggestion Thread

« Last post by alex.pinheiro.soares on April 22, 2025, 08:40:35 PM »

Thanks for the reply!

I was almost sure to go with The Mules, but know i am fearing they will be to bright! The Black Dogs/Emeralds i fear they will be to "aggressive", and i really need something that reacts great to volume knob and picking dynamics to switch between overdrive and clean!

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Pickups / Re: Nomad compared to flat 50 bridge

« Last post by cuttingEdge on April 20, 2025, 07:26:48 AM »

the Diezels are kind of odd/different. they have a lot of bass pre distortion, and if the guitar PU combo is too fat, it get's crazy fuzzy. just horrible. Had this with the Boss.

Anyway, the flat50 bridge is great! beautiful string separation and great clear fast and cutting attack. makes for a defined clipping, not the bloated mess i get with some other PUs. and all this without thin sounding!

I have it in a bright Ash/maple tele. So for now it's hard too tell for me how much is the PU and how much is the guitar, but i had the boss in this one too, and even in this the Boss was too full for my setup. i have a accoustically very full sounding Ash/maple tele, too. sounds good unplugged, but i haven't found a good PU for it yet.
The flat 50 sounds great where it is, but i will move it at one point, because i hope it will save this guitar.

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Pickups / Re: Something between a Mule and a Rebel Yell

« Last post by ericsabbath on April 19, 2025, 01:06:58 PM »

Abraxas?
In my experience the Black Dog sounds nothing like the Mule nor Rebel Yell

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Pickups / Re: Another Pickup Suggestion Thread

« Last post by b.gandt on April 18, 2025, 08:05:33 PM »

Good god, I need to edit better…