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nkay

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Bridge Mule in the neck?
« on: September 03, 2013, 02:36:39 PM »
I have a used bridge Black Dog (nickel cover) on the way to me for my LP traditional.
I'm trying to decide what to do with the neck, I don't have any other nickel-covered pickups to go with it, and I'm a little reluctant to take off the cover of the Black Dog (worried about wax gunk, and the bobbins are supposedly zebra which isn't high on my list of colours).

Someone local to me is selling a Mule bridge pickup with nickel cover at a great price, so I'm thinking of throwing that in the neck. Now personally, I don't really use neck pickups that much, but I'm willing to experiment. When I do use neck pickups, I like them powerful and bright, not low output, warm, etc..

So I'm thinking this pickup may go well the bridge Black Dog, what do you think?

PhilKing

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Re: Bridge Mule in the neck?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2013, 06:10:05 PM »
It would be a good mix with the Black Dog, but I don't know if it will tick your boxes for sound.  Powerful & bright put me in mind of a Rebel Yell.
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ericsabbath

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Re: Bridge Mule in the neck?
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2013, 11:02:04 AM »
should be similar to the neck vhii, but smoother and a little middier
probably a good match for the dog, although they have a quite different midrange texture

but did the seller tell you it's a zebra pup or are you just assuming that from the website pic?
it should be black unless the guy specifically asked for zebra bobbins on the purchase
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