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jamieoldfield

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New guitar, WHICH pickup should i get?!
« on: March 08, 2014, 09:02:43 PM »
hey guys im new to this forum so nice to meet you all!

im getting an ibanez s470SOL similar to the old guitar herman li had. im looking to get a bareknuckle put in the bridge (will have a neck pickup put in sometime afterwards)
was thinking either the nailbomb or the blackhawk ceramic

i will be playing metal mainly. sylosis, bleed from within, metalcore/thrash metal etc. and im used to playing emgs or seymour duncans.

i know what sound i like but i dont know what to go with based on the width of the guitar im getting as i understand the type of wood and the thin-ness of it will have a big impact. hence why im asking for your help :D

thanks again guys
any help will be appreciated ;D!

Kiichi

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Re: New guitar, WHICH pickup should i get?!
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2014, 09:18:20 PM »
Hi and welcome!

So you got a thin mahagony body, maple neck, rosewood board Ibanez. Generally a light guitar with a bit of mahagony depth, but a lot of thin and maple brightness.

Metal...metalcore...ok I am having the Miracle Man, the Blackhawk, and the Juggernaut in my mind for something like that. MM and Jugg probably the frontrunners for me though. The MM will give you a wonderfully "delivers what EMG promises" kinda thing. What I mean by that is crushing low mids and cut in the high end with a present but not emphasised mid range. The Jugg will give you something which might be best for you as it is said to bring a big, dry, yet organic low end and musical high end.
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jamieoldfield

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Re: New guitar, WHICH pickup should i get?!
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2014, 09:24:47 PM »
thanks man. appreciate it!
spoke to the guy from bare knuckle and he recommended the nail bomb thats the only reason i thought about it.
i dont know much about them tbh
would be great if i could try some out but i dont have much choice lol

this is the tone i usually go for. this is with a dimebucker in a schecter


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darrenw5094

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Re: New guitar, WHICH pickup should i get?!
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2014, 10:31:08 PM »
Thrash metal is the Nailbomb and if the dude at BKP suggested it, then i suppose that is the one to go for. :)
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