Author Topic: Bright Pickups (Read 2394 times)

dave1221 · « **on:** March 06, 2007, 01:56:12 AM »

My friend recently ordered a Ceramic Warpig and Alnico V Cold Sweat for his bridge and neck pickups (respectively). He had them put into this RG1527 and found them to be excessively bright. We, as him and I are in the samre band, have been trying to find some solutions to this problem, but have yet to think of one. I have heard that he should change his pots to 250k instead of 500k, but would that really make a big impact on his tone? I am thinking that there was something wrong with the way the pickups were installed, but I am not sure. All help will be greatly appreciated...

-Dave

Oh, he plays through a Mesa Single Rectifier head with a matching cab, if that helps any.

Muzzzz · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2007, 07:14:06 AM »

Not surprising, RG's are naturally bright guitars... Would adjusting pickup height solve this? I really don't know... :oops:

Neemo · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2007, 07:59:13 AM »

First check that the pickups have been installed correct. If they're fine then you could try 250k pots as they will lower the output slightly and tame the highs.

JamesHealey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2007, 09:26:52 AM »

BKP's are bright by nature due to the scatterwinding process it's a matter of personal taste, BUT! changing the pots will make a difference and might just land you in the right tonal park.. worth a ago as it's dead cheap to do.

metal_god · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2007, 11:57:17 PM »

if they are so bad i think i might take them off your hands hehe

steve · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2007, 09:11:23 AM »

I would'nt say bright, clear and defined maybe.

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2007, 09:44:54 AM »

Make sure that you dint just copy the Dimarzio colour code to instal
the pickups would be out of phase with themselves and sound thin and bright and a bit "Yuk" too!

Tim · « **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2007, 10:51:40 PM »

Ditto on that-check your wiring first. RGs are bright but Warpigs aren't, they have a really thick tone.
As a very quick check you can wire either pickup direct to the jack socket-red to hot, black and screen to ground.This way you'll hear the pickups in their natural state without going near the pots/switch etc.

everton_fc · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:49:05 PM »

I've been wondering that BKP seem fairly bright. Didn't realise until reading this thread that scatterwinding produces a bit more brightness.