New pickups on my Yamaha SG 2000

[Marco78]

The neck is slightly thin compared to my Tokai LS 150, but for me is very confortable.

The bridge pup is 50 mm spacing like Les Paul, but it is necessary to change the pickups rings, because stock pickups have three screws. I have measured  the Tokai rings and they are more high, but I think that this isn't a problem. 

I have ask to Tim what his pickups is more adapt and he told me that Riff Raff is more adapt. I think that Abraxas are more "PRS/late Santana" sound, more dark and compressed sound.

[FenderBender]

If that's the case then "Abraxas" really is a bad name.  To me that evokes the tone of Black Magic Woman, Samba Pa Ti, etc., not the mushy PRS sound. 

As to necks, they're not super-super thin, but I like a bit more heft.  I think it's somewhere similar to a Fender modern C neck.  My SG3000 is 4kg, so the weight's not too bad, and my SG1300T is 3.5kg, not bad at all.  The latter has a body that's maybe 1cm thinner.  It's a bit like an ESP Eclipse to the SG3000's Les Paul.

[Marco78]

If that's the case then "Abraxas" really is a bad name.  To me that evokes the tone of Black Magic Woman, Samba Pa Ti, etc., not the mushy PRS sound. 

As to necks, they're not super-super thin, but I like a bit more heft.  I think it's somewhere similar to a Fender modern C neck.  My SG3000 is 4kg, so the weight's not too bad, and my SG1300T is 3.5kg, not bad at all.  The latter has a body that's maybe 1cm thinner.  It's a bit like an ESP Eclipse to the SG3000's Les Paul.

Yes, the neck isn't very thin. My SG2000 is 4,6 kg because have a brass plate under the bridge, that there isn't on the SG 3000.

I have hear a couple of Abraxas videos and I think the sound is really compressed and dark, otherwise Tim advice me this pickups instead that Riff Raff.

[Philly Q]

I've only tried the neck model, but from what I've read/heard I don't think the Abraxas is a dark sounding set.  It's not bright, but the neck pickup had a bit more presence than the Crawler neck, for example.



(Hmmm, Fender Modern C, too thin for me.  And they still sound a bit on the heavy side!  :lol:  )

[Marco78]

I've only tried the neck model, but from what I've read/heard I don't think the Abraxas is a dark sounding set.  It's not bright, but the neck pickup had a bit more presence than the Crawler neck, for example.



(Hmmm, Fender Modern C, too thin for me.  And they still sound a bit on the heavy side!  :lol:  )

Probably isn't a metal pups, but probably is too much "heavy" in comparison to a PAF model.

[Telerocker]

Abraxas is still PAF-ish, but I think you can't go wrong with AIV Mules.

[Marco78]

Abraxas is still PAF-ish, but I think you can't go wrong with AIV Mules.

From sample I like the esmerald!