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mbchepburn

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What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« on: June 30, 2011, 06:22:15 PM »
Having a custom soloist made by Warmoth and I wondered if anyone with Nailbomb pickups could shed some light in which body wood it sounds best in? Wether that be mahogony, ash, alder, basswood etc?
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Re: What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 06:43:25 PM »
Quote from: mbchepburn on June 30, 2011, 06:22:15 PM
Having a custom soloist made by Warmoth and I wondered if anyone with Nailbomb pickups could shed some light in which body wood it sounds best in? Wether that be mahogony, ash, alder, basswood etc?

I've only tried them in a SG,  and I'd say these pups really needs a fat, dark, warm sounding guitar - at least to get the kind of tones I like. But that's only my tastes and opinions and there will probably be some counter-examples....
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Re: What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 12:59:30 AM »
Had the bridge in a basswood super-strat and a mahogany Les Paul copy. Sound better to me in the LP - sounds a lot thicker and heavier. Can't comment on the neck model though.
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Denim n Leather

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Re: What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2011, 03:33:03 AM »
Basswood.
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Re: What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2011, 01:05:56 AM »
Quote from: Denim n Leather on July 01, 2011, 03:33:03 AM
Basswood.

Why do you say Basswood Denim? I'm interested in getting a nailbomb for a basswood guitar
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Re: What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2011, 01:27:27 AM »
My own experience with NBs has been that they have been best in brightish sounding guitars for MY tastes.

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Re: What Body Wood for an Alnico V Nailbomb?
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2011, 01:49:20 AM »
In Basswood, how wood a Nailbomb (both AV an Ceramic) sound for instrumental style music? For eg. the beginning of the song is a nice warm, but still kind of bright, clean tone, playing a very beautifully sounding melody. As the song progresses, a little gain is added to make the tone sing a little bit more, and by the climax of the song, the gain is high on the lead channel, whilst you play a very emotionally, really putting your heart into it.

Sorry but that was the best way i could describe it, haha. I'd also be playing Dream Theater style music as well, though.
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