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Twinfan

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New neck pickup suggestions
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2007, 01:06:18 PM »
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Have you considered a Riff Raff neck?  I have a pair in my SG and the Alnico V magnet is great for blues stuff yet clear enough for higher gain too.  I'd personaly go with that in your case over the Stormy Monday.


I have thought about the riff raff but I thought it might be a bit too spiky sounding, as I prefer a smoother sounding neck pickup.


It's really not that spiky!  You can get a great blues tone out of it.  It does have a slightly more pronounced treble that say a Mule, but that works well in a neck pickup giving clarity.  Depends how "sweet" you want the neck pickup to sound.  It would be this order:

Sweeter/woollier/smoother  --  --  --  -- Brighter/clearer/more transparent

Stormy Monday  (Alnico II)  --  --  Mule (Alnico IV)  --  --  Riff Raff (Alnico V)

As Phil says, it's down to preference on your part and the tones you're after.

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New neck pickup suggestions
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2007, 08:26:20 PM »
I've emailed Tim and he says the nailbomb stormy monday combo will be fine so just need to wait until I get paid at the end of the month and I'll get it.
Thanks for the help :)
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