Black Dogs Vs Abraxas

[Twinfan]

Similar to my McKorina with Emeralds then!  :lol:

[Philly Q]

Similar to my McKorina with Emeralds then!  :lol:

Yeah, I was always considering Abraxas or Emeralds, but now it seems like they might be more similar than I thought!  :lol:

I still imagine the Emerald bridge will be a bit more "biting" and aggressive than the Abraxas, but perhaps not....

I notice both sets have AIV neck pickups, but the Emerald neck has a higher DC resistance.  43 vs 42 gauge wire, maybe?  I'm assuming the Abraxas neck is pretty much a PAF variant (I did own one once, it was quite similar to the Crawler neck but I still haven't tried the Mule neck).

[brian_ward]

get a mississippi queen!

[ericsabbath]

the black dog is quite dark compared to most bridge pickups I had

you should consider the riff raff
it's no near as middy as the black dog, but it's a lot more open sounding and has a quite bright, but still smooth top end

[Machek]

I know the Riff Raff quite well ;) (see my last post in the Player section)

But my band has dual guitars and my band mate has Rebel Yells in his V.
Quite bright, high mids and trebles. Cutting and biting.

I'm in charge of the fatness and the "roar". Emphesizing lower and center mids.
Without sacrificing top end, dynamic and precision.

So yeah bright pups are not an option ;)