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Stabbing_Westward33

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2010, 01:24:59 AM »
I e-mailed Tim and asked him for his suggestion on what pickup I should get and he suggested the Aftermath...I looked up the soundclip for it and was blown away by how tight it sounded in droptune! Does anyone here have any experience with the aftermath? Is it versitile or sound good clean?

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2010, 12:18:11 PM »
It does sound pretty good clean, but it is primarily aimed at aggressive high gain articulate punchy sounds, which is does superbly well!

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2010, 03:08:28 PM »
The Black Dog would work great, or you could consider the Riff Raff, which would would offer a similar vibe with more bite.
Don't be put off by the lower output, these pickups can be just as brutal as the contemporary models when needed.

If you definitely want a contemporary output level, the Aftermath is a monster for low end tightness and clarity. The Cold Sweat is also very clear no matter how low, but isn't as inherently aggressive.
I asked Tim about a bridge pickup for drop C in a similar guitar, mentioning Aftermath an C-Bomb, and that I want a pickup with bite for high gain rhythm playing, and he recomanded Could Sweat. So I started to consider Could Sweat, and now this. I'm lost again. What do you mean by contemporary output level? Higher?
So, Aftermath is more aggressive?
It sounds thicker, because of the low mids I belive, but Could Sweat appears to have more piercing highs. But they are medium output, don't they? So...   

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2010, 03:34:53 PM »
What really trips me up is that anytime someone wants to play teh brutalz metalz, everyone says to get Cold Sweats... Nail Bombs are supposed to be overwound Cold Sweats and are higher output... This place confuses me...

I ordered some zebra Miracle Man's BTW!

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2010, 07:02:57 PM »
Zebra MM ... Excellent, hope you like them!!
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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2010, 10:01:35 PM »
I asked Tim about a bridge pickup for drop C in a similar guitar, mentioning Aftermath an C-Bomb, and that I want a pickup with bite for high gain rhythm playing, and he recomanded Could Sweat. So I started to consider Could Sweat, and now this. I'm lost again. What do you mean by contemporary output level? Higher?
So, Aftermath is more aggressive?
It sounds thicker, because of the low mids I belive, but Could Sweat appears to have more piercing highs. But they are medium output, don't they? So...   
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Well I think the reason he recomended me the Aftermath is because I tune in G, so I needed a pickup that sounds real tight and clear in drop tunings...as that was my main concern. Since your guitar is tuned in drop C, You probably don't need to focus on tightness as much as I do...plus I think Tim would know the pickups he built more than anyone...I've never heard of someone who has been disapointed by the sound of a pickup he recomended for them...I'd take his advice.

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #21 on: November 29, 2010, 11:17:24 PM »
What really trips me up is that anytime someone wants to play teh brutalz metalz, everyone says to get Cold Sweats... Nail Bombs are supposed to be overwound Cold Sweats and are higher output... This place confuses me...

I ordered some zebra Miracle Man's BTW!

What confuses me is that when people mention brutal metal, then they start about djent stuff :S Djent is hippie music.

When i think of brutal metal, then my thoughts fall on bands like Myrkskog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_CspSE1BDA - This is brutality
Your music will never be as hard as this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFrqhJwbhE
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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #22 on: November 29, 2010, 11:37:56 PM »
Yeah, I wonder a bit at things some people describe as "brutal" but then what even constitutes "heavy" can vary wildly from person to person, so it's all relative, obviously.

Really though, it's not brutal till it's as horrible as Revenge :lol: Necro Bestial War Metal for the win!

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #23 on: November 30, 2010, 12:14:53 AM »
What ever happened to standard tuning?

It got flushed out with the poodle hair & make-up

Yeah, I do c--k rock it up a little. I play in Eb too, is that considered cool these days...?

 :P

Drop G# here.  :lol:

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #24 on: November 30, 2010, 04:01:40 PM »
Yeah, I wonder a bit at things some people describe as "brutal" but then what even constitutes "heavy" can vary wildly from person to person, so it's all relative, obviously.

Really though, it's not brutal till it's as horrible as Revenge :lol: Necro Bestial War Metal for the win!

Norwegian Necro bestial goat war metal from canada. I really hate that genre. I grew up with a couple of guys who was into all that kind of shitee. I just ditched them because those suckers became neo-nazis and all they do now is play this shiteety kind of music and then hands out pamplets about how bad the jews are..
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Your music will never be as hard as this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFrqhJwbhE
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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #25 on: November 30, 2010, 05:19:51 PM »
What really trips me up is that anytime someone wants to play teh brutalz metalz, everyone says to get Cold Sweats... Nail Bombs are supposed to be overwound Cold Sweats and are higher output... This place confuses me...

I ordered some zebra Miracle Man's BTW!

What confuses me is that when people mention brutal metal, then they start about djent stuff :S Djent is hippie music.

When i think of brutal metal, then my thoughts fall on bands like Myrkskog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_CspSE1BDA - This is brutality


That's moronic metal

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #26 on: November 30, 2010, 05:29:12 PM »
Yeah, I wonder a bit at things some people describe as "brutal" but then what even constitutes "heavy" can vary wildly from person to person, so it's all relative, obviously.

Really though, it's not brutal till it's as horrible as Revenge :lol: Necro Bestial War Metal for the win!

Norwegian Necro bestial goat war metal from canada. I really hate that genre. I grew up with a couple of guys who was into all that kind of shiteeee. I just ditched them because those suckers became neo-nazis and all they do now is play this shiteeeety kind of music and then hands out pamplets about how bad the jews are..

Revenge are great. So are all the cats doing that stuff. It does also appeal to all the NSBM clowns too, though. Presumably because Graveland, Hate Forest et al are terrible, so they gravitate to good bands and just pretend they're singing about hating Jews so they can justify them to their pals.

What really trips me up is that anytime someone wants to play teh brutalz metalz, everyone says to get Cold Sweats... Nail Bombs are supposed to be overwound Cold Sweats and are higher output... This place confuses me...

I ordered some zebra Miracle Man's BTW!

What confuses me is that when people mention brutal metal, then they start about djent stuff :S Djent is hippie music.

When i think of brutal metal, then my thoughts fall on bands like Myrkskog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_CspSE1BDA - This is brutality


That's moronic metal

Nope. You're thinking of Disturbed.

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #27 on: November 30, 2010, 05:44:22 PM »
No thats Mormon metal ;D
Your music will never be as hard as this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFrqhJwbhE
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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #28 on: November 30, 2010, 06:16:07 PM »
I thought that track was pretty awesome, just really generic.

Madsakre

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Re: Bridge Pickup Suggestion
« Reply #29 on: November 30, 2010, 09:17:47 PM »
Generic maybe. That track is 8 years old. and myrkskog, hate eternal etc made that sound
Your music will never be as hard as this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFrqhJwbhE
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