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K-Roll

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ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« on: November 16, 2009, 11:40:21 AM »
Hi,

so I just bought a ceramic Warpig and a alnice cold sweat to replace the bridge pickup i had in my dellinger 2. Originally there was the PH-r, which i find quite gritty and somehow lazy (even though caparison say this is a high output pickup i do not find it that hot). The CS is great as for the neck position.
I threw in a ceramic BKP warpig. What i was looking for was clarity, a nice mid-sweep that would stress the usual caparison sound when playing, not too bassy, rather singing. And i think i failed, because it gave me even more bass in an already bassy sounding guitar and an overkill of gain, which now gives me a rather boomy and fizzy sound, which i quite don't like.
I am running my delli 2 into a 5150 - into EVH cab. love the tones of evergrey and am looking for a tone like that. (which many people say the PH-r should deliver but it did not sound that way at all).
If you have any suggestions? or if there are any dellinger 2 owners - what pickups do you use in yours? would a painkiller work better? or any other BKP or nonBKP?


Thanks

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Re: ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2009, 11:44:44 AM »
Warpig (with either magnet) is probably the last pickup you want if "not too bassy" is one of your criteria :)

A Painkiller would be a far better bet, as would a Nailbomb...
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Re: ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2009, 11:48:40 AM »
thanks a lot. I am somehow afraid to put a nailbomb into a mahogany body/ maple neck/ebony fretboard guitar.
ah i forgot to mention.. i will highly probably use drop C tuning with this guitar..  or drop D but definitely not standard ones
« Last Edit: November 16, 2009, 11:50:55 AM by K-Roll »

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Re: ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2009, 08:44:55 PM »
thanks a lot. I am somehow afraid to put a nailbomb into a mahogany body/ maple neck/ebony fretboard guitar.

why? it should work very well unless it's a very dark sounding guitar... in that case i'd prefer a painkiller, a cold sweat or a rebel yell, depending on what are your tonal preferences...
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Re: ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2009, 08:51:44 PM »
The cold sweat bridge is the right one in this imo.

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Re: ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2009, 02:08:35 AM »
To be honest I think you need a more mid punchy pickup like the Holy Diver. This is a good example of its punch in a clip I did recently

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=938649&songID=8036136

A rebel yell may be a good option too though I havent tried one. I didnt like the painkiller I found it too harsh and not punchy enough in the low mids but thats just my taste

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Re: ceramic BKP warpig in Dellinger 2
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2009, 09:33:02 PM »
To be honest I think you need a more mid punchy pickup like the Holy Diver. This is a good example of its punch in a clip I did recently

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=938649&songID=8036136

A rebel yell may be a good option too though I havent tried one. I didnt like the painkiller I found it too harsh and not punchy enough in the low mids but thats just my taste

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