Author Topic: pickup suggestions (hums)... (Read 5148 times)

barefinger · « **on:** February 19, 2006, 04:30:44 PM »

the guitar is an all mahogany with vintage trem and rosewood fingerboard...

can you give me any suggestions for neck + bridge hums regarding music styles like Led Zep ACDC and ZZ top... not metal! Blues, and most styles or Rock...

thanks

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:04:38 PM »

mules, riff raff (for acdc), black dogs (led zep) would be the ones to look into, i'd have thought. Crawlers would be worth a look too.

Having not tried them, I can't really say much more than that.

Ratrod · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2006, 06:08:48 PM »

What's the guitar? SG, LP, Strat?

barefinger · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2006, 06:42:38 PM »

i described the guitar in the first post... its a strat like guitar (all mahogany with rosewood fingerboard) and vintage trem... i'd like to change both the neck and bridge humbuckers....
for blues and rock styles...

Ratrod · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2006, 11:37:42 AM »

I think Crawlers are the way to go. Perfect blues/rock pickups that work equally well in strats and LP's. Geoff Whitehorn has a mahogany strat and sounds great.

_tom_ · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2006, 12:58:49 PM »

Mules are pretty versatile but sometimes I wish there was a bit more "bite" in the bridge position, so I'd maybe go for Riff Raffs for a bit more of an aggressive vintage tone. However I havent tried Crawlers which also seem to be very versatile.

barefinger · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2006, 03:08:11 PM »

thanks for the replies so far... i know things about magnets and how mahogany is rich in mids... the fact is that what i am looking for is versatality... i.e. blues from neck and rock-heavy rock from bridge... i don't want a pickup that will go muddy on me... (although i highly doubt that BK makes muddy pups)

Ratrod · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2006, 04:10:48 PM »

Crawlers are relatively middy but certainly not muddy. Crawler, Mules or Riff Raffs would all be good for what you want. Did you check some of the clips in the players section?

barefinger · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2006, 05:22:06 PM »

i checked some of the clips... do you think that Abraxas pups would siut these woods?

PhilKing · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2006, 07:17:13 PM »

Quote from: barefinger

i checked some of the clips... do you think that Abraxas pups would siut these woods?

When I was going to put Abraxas in an all mahogany PRS standard, Tim suggested the Abraxas V not the IV (alnico V magnets vs IV). Other than that, they will work fine. The new Holy Diver (which is what I have in the PRS), is an amazing rock pickup, excellent drive and lovely harmonic feedback. It is still a new pickup, but there may be some clips of it around.

barefinger · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2006, 12:55:55 PM »

hey, thanks... actually i will put them in a PRS too ! with a trem which i don't use ! (its locked)! btw ceramic is a bit too harsh for me, does it clean up nicely...?

EDIT: I am thinking mainly hor Alnico 5 magnets...

PhilKing · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:05:33 PM »

Hi, the new Holy Diver is Alnico V. Tim changed the spec completely and it is a great pickup (others have said so too!!). It cleans up great - no muddiness, just a sweet lead tone and an incredible chord sound.

barefinger · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:10:39 PM »

thanks a lot! i didn't find any clips of it ! can it do anything??

PhilKing · « **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:19:33 PM »

check this thread:

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2649

It is sort of what the JB should be.

barefinger · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:29:29 PM »

i am suprised that you said JB ! :lol: ! anyway... i am going to read through this...

EDIT: ok so i read it ! they can handle rock heavy rock and metal well!

blues????