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Madiac

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Pick-up names and voicing?
« on: January 07, 2009, 10:21:15 PM »
Hey, just wondering, since the pick-ups are named after songs, are they voiced after the tone of that song or band they are named? I was thinking for example the Riff Raffs (Ac/Dc) etc.. but then i thought of the War Pigs (black sabbath), which to me seem more like high gain modern metal pick-ups more than black sabbaths old tone. So how does it all work? Thanks!
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maverickf1jockey

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Re: Pick-up names and voicing?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 10:45:30 PM »
To answer the question, yes, although they aren't designed as carbon copies.

Other people will be able to get you further info as I only have the Ceramic Warpig set.
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Re: Pick-up names and voicing?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 11:40:41 PM »
I don't think the warpig sound exactly like old Sabbath, but it does capture that sludgy midrange grind
more like the '98 reunion album and the new Heaven & Hell DVD
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Madiac

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Re: Pick-up names and voicing?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2009, 05:21:48 PM »
Well, anyhow, if they are indeed very close to the "name" then im just glad and i surely made the righ choice by ordering a pair of mississippi queens, that tone rocks haha;)
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ailean

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Re: Pick-up names and voicing?
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2009, 06:37:40 AM »
We have a MQ neck and that is a seriously nice tone, we had a NB bridge with it though. I hope you like them!
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Re: Pick-up names and voicing?
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2009, 01:56:22 AM »
could be wrong here, but i thought i remembered something about about the pickups capturing more of the essence or something of the song, but not necessarily that exact tone.