I recently came into possession of two Ibanez S7420s, these are 7 string mahogony body, maple neck Ibanez S (thin body) guitars.
My style of playing is a sort of mix from heavy distorted chugging riffs to fast overdriven solos. So I'm looking for a neck pickup that will give me the power for the riffage, but a neck pickup that's hot enough for some fancy soloing (and ofcourse switch to the bridge when I need that extra power or to cut through).
I was first considering a ceramic 'pig for the bridge and a nail bomb for the bridge, but after reading a little more here on the forums I'm thinking that might be a little 'too much' power. Any opinions on this combination?
If I were looking for pickups that'd give me a nice clear sound when I'm playing fast, what would you recommend? (We're talking Petrucci/Satriani kinda sound, and a little Vai style tremelo abuse).
Another thing I'm wondering is how the high output pups will sound in these Ss with them being mahogany bodied? I've read that they sound 'better' in basswood..
If anyone here has 7 string BKPs I'd love to hear what you think of them, and what sets you have (and in what positions), for your style of playing.. I'm not going to buy any till I've completely made my mind up what I need.
Thanks in advance for any help..