Tired of my Cbomb I ordered a Cpig (update: installation done + pics)

[Dave Sloven]

That's strange, the writing on the pickup faces right-side-up on mine for the bridge, upside-down for the neck.  Also note that my Warpigs have two holes in the baseplates (unused hole marked red), and the wire comes out of a different hole depending on whether it is the neck or the bridge.  I am not sure that your seven string ones work the same way, as they only have one hole on each. It might be the case that it comes out the same place on each, with the bridge wire routed across and down (this can work because you don't need as long a wire for bridge pickups, and yet the wires are the same length on all the pickups).



I would check with BKP.

[one]

That's strange, the writing on the pickup faces right-side-up on mine for the bridge, upside-down for the neck.  Also note that my Warpigs have two holes in the baseplates (unused hole marked red), and the wire comes out of a different hole depending on whether it is the neck or the bridge.  I am not sure that your seven string ones work the same way, as they only have one hole on each. It might be the case that it comes out the same place on each, with the bridge wire routed across and down (this can work because you don't need as long a wire for bridge pickups, and yet the wires are the same length on all the pickups).



I would check with BKP.

Thanks a lot, mate, I'll do. Would it have anything to do that my pickup is chrome covered or prepared to be splitted?

[Dave Sloven]

I have no idea.  I think it's just a different baseplate design.  I would be surprised though if they intend for the bridge pickup to be installed with the text upside down.

[one]

The BKP guys didn't answer about the difference between yours and my design, but they confirmed that:

"On the bridge pickup the hook-up wire should be on the bridge side when installed, on the neck pickup the hook-up wire should be on the neck side when installed"

[Dave Sloven]

Maybe then my neck pickup is really upside down? Sounds okay

[one]

Maybe then my neck pickup is really upside down? Sounds okay

I ask them again showing your pic and the said its upside down, mate, but I guess if it sounds good to you, it should be ok.

[Dave Sloven]

It sounds fine. Next time I have the bridge and pickguard off I will flip it and see if it sounds different

[one]

Great, AO. By the way, I just updated the first post with a few new pics of the results

[Yellowjacket]

How does it SOUND!?  It looks like it needs a juggernaut neck to complete the new look and sound!   

[one]

^Sadly I hadn't had the chance to try it yet, don't know if I'll be able to do it before next rehearsal session next Saturday :( Anyway, I like the way it looks. I have a couple of Juggs in my other guitar and though I love them, I like the Cold Sweat in this one too a lot :)

Well I hope it's not to boomy, I'll try to plug it later even if it is just for 5 min.

[one]

Not good at describing the tone, but there was something I didn't like in my Cbomb, so I finally decided to throw a Cpig in and I think I made a good decision. Even considering it's a mahogany guitar, I think my ear piercing 5153 compensate for it. I was afraid it wasn't a good match for my Csweat neck but I think they pair greatly.

I had barely 10 min. to try and probably won't be able again until next rehearsal the following Saturday, but I think it solved a couple of things I didn't like in my former Cbomb. The palm mutes seems more focused and tight, with the Cbomb I felt they were loose and a bit boomy. The solos are much better with the Cpig though I'll try to use the neck pickup, they sound a bit more in your face than with the Cbomb, which I found shrill and too treblish. The cleans I like them more too.

But anyway, I thought it was going to be a festival of darkness. It sounds deep, but not so much, maybe the amp helping here. Even the CS sounds darker, probably I mix dark and round, as I said before, very bad describing sounds, especially in a foreign language :) maybe it's the alnico neck what I find rounder in comparison to the ceramic bridge.

I find the Cpig extremely aggresive, that's right, even more than the Cbomb, and was wondering if I should lower the poles or they are right a bit up as it came from bareknuckle in comparison with my CS neck.

What do you think of my impression, guys?

[Yellowjacket]

I get it.  That sounds really awesome!!  The C-Pig seems to have some some of the characteristics that I love about the Juggernaut. 

RE: Pole pieces.  Pole pieces higher will give more treble and articulation while putting them down and raising the pickup gives more compression and fattens the tone. 

[Dave Sloven]

I have an A-Pig with the hex bolts and I keep the pole pieces set fairly low, although the back row of each pickup is set slightly higher than the front to compensate for the pickup/neck angle.