Schecter C-1 pickup suggestions?

[drawnacrol]

Body: Mahogany w/ Quilted Maple
Neck: 3 Piece Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony
Frets: 24 Medium with Scale: 24.75"

I'm going to pick up this guitar in the next week or two but I'm stuck on what pickups to get. I've another guitar I want to put these stock pickups in. I'm looking for a bridge pickup that is tight for rhythms but is still warm for leads and doesn't have that shrill/tin sound on the higher strings, an example would be Protest the Hero where a lot of their leads are played on the bridge pickup, and for rhythms Between the Buried and me/Necophagist would be the tightness/clarity I'm looking for. I find my EMG 707 bridge pickup to shrill/bright/harsh for playing leads, it just doesn't pleasing to the ear compared to the neck pickup.

For the neck pick up I want really warm leads for sweep picking/bending etc but has a lot of clarity on the lower strings.

I'm leaning towards the Dimarzio Crunchlab & Liquifire Combo but I've heard great things about Bareknuckle Pickups. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Nolly]

Welcome!
I think you would enjoy a Nailbomb bridge, paired with a Cold Sweat in the neck.
The Nailbomb has plenty of midrange snarl and a tight low end, while being organic and smooth for lead work. I can't think of a better pickup for the kind of tones Protest the Hero or BTBAM go for, and I find it very capable of that slightly squishy Necrophagist tone too when desired.
The Cold Sweat in the neck is a firm favourite for many players - very articulate, clear and "tubular". It's a great match with the Nailbomb bridge in terms of output as well as voicing.

[PhilKing]

I think an abraxas neck will be just what you want in that guitar.  I fitted that for a friend and he gets incredible tones out of it. He's uses a cold sweat bridge.

[Alex]

For the neck pick up I want really warm leads for sweep picking/bending etc but has a lot of clarity on the lower strings.

I'm leaning towards the Dimarzio Crunchlab & Liquifire Combo but I've heard great things about Bareknuckle Pickups. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I think a Miracle Man would work very well for that. I found mine had a lot of clarity on the lower strings and lots of power.
I also heard that the Miracle Man in the neck is a very good neck pickup - and warmer.
Sounds like what you are looking for.

[Telerocker]

Nailbomb/Coldsweat is an excellent choice.  But I would look at the Stockholm P90 in HB-format too.

[drawnacrol]

Cheers for the ideas guys!!!!!

Welcome!
I think you would enjoy a Nailbomb bridge, paired with a Cold Sweat in the neck.
The Nailbomb has plenty of midrange snarl and a tight low end, while being organic and smooth for lead work. I can't think of a better pickup for the kind of tones Protest the Hero or BTBAM go for, and I find it very capable of that slightly squishy Necrophagist tone too when desired.
The Cold Sweat in the neck is a firm favourite for many players - very articulate, clear and "tubular". It's a great match with the Nailbomb bridge in terms of output as well as voicing.

Thanks for the post dude, checked out a lot of Nailbomb videos on youtube and came across a few of yours, awesome playing I might add. I think I'm set on the Nailbomb/Cold Sweat Combo. Just a few more questions:

Whats the difference between open and covered pickups? Should I choose the alnico or Ceramic magnet for the Nailbomb?

[Grim]

Cheers for the ideas guys!!!!!

Welcome!
I think you would enjoy a Nailbomb bridge, paired with a Cold Sweat in the neck.
The Nailbomb has plenty of midrange snarl and a tight low end, while being organic and smooth for lead work. I can't think of a better pickup for the kind of tones Protest the Hero or BTBAM go for, and I find it very capable of that slightly squishy Necrophagist tone too when desired.
The Cold Sweat in the neck is a firm favourite for many players - very articulate, clear and "tubular". It's a great match with the Nailbomb bridge in terms of output as well as voicing.

Aftermath is super tight and crunchy, and the Cold Sweat neck is a phenomenal neck pup that fans of the LiquiFire will go nuts for.



Thanks for the post dude, checked out a lot of Nailbomb videos on youtube and came across a few of yours, awesome playing I might add. I think I'm set on the Nailbomb/Cold Sweat Combo. Just a few more questions:

Whats the difference between open and covered pickups? Should I choose the alnico or Ceramic magnet for the Nailbomb?