Hi,
I was on a pickup crusade like a year ago, got some quality replies here, but some unsuspecting things have changed since then and I ended up same as in the beginning - stock EMG is still in my guitar.
I will be getting some money in a month and I really think that it's not gonna slip out of my hands this time.
I will most probably buy a calibrated set of NBs, that seems the best idea in my eyes right now (at least for my needs).
What I have is an all mahogany 7 string guitar, with arch top body and only one pickup - for now it's an EMG707.
I wanna swap it for something else, but I also wanna route cavity for the neck pickup (not really, gonna give have some tech to do it instead).
What I want (or most accurate description) is that huge, tight enough, yet not "sterile" tone ( or should I say organic), with low mid grind, no sharp highs but also with jazzy cleans (lame description I know). Like that early 90s Death metal (so yeah, aggressive).
Now, I have figured out by now that NB cleans up well, but I can use the neck pickup for that, but I'll wire both of them series/parallel too. I will use it mainly through Peavey 6505, it will be the main amp for recording with my band's album that we are about to record in a few months. Maybe some Engl e530 in the future too.
So, keep in mind - it's all mahogany (bolt-on); tuned to ADGCFAD;
I want - tight (ala Death - TSOP maybe?), but not super tight like today's modern Death metal production; huge, aggressive, no chalk on blackboard, organic, but with jazzy cleans (that's why I'm gonna route cavity out for the neck pickup).
I know this is just words, but it's all I can made use of right now.
My main concern - will NB calibrated set do the job? (Considering its all mahogany, maybe a ceramic NB in the bridge? Or it's not necessary, 'cause I would like to retain some warmness too))
How much of a job needs to be done to route neck cavity out (EMG 707 is there at this moment)?
