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Eric

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Pickups for a Warmoth build
« on: August 02, 2011, 10:20:03 PM »
OK here's the specs

24 3/4" scale maple neck and fretboard with 24 frets

Swamp ash body

Wilkinson tremolo, Sperezel tuners, Graphtech nut


I want a single coil in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge. I need something fairly hot and that can do old school metal( like Priest and Maiden), some prog(like Rush), thrash(Anthrax, Megadeth), King's X, old Van Halen, Primus. I know this is asking  a lot from one guitar but this is the music I tend to play.

They'll probably be wired to a 5 way switch with positions something like this. 1. Bridge series 2. Bridge parallel 3 Bridge and neck 4 Bridge split and neck 5 neck.

Fire away with your suggestions. Thanks.

Denim n Leather

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Re: Pickups for a Warmoth build
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2011, 12:45:17 AM »
I have a guitar with a VHII in the bridge and a Trilogy Suite in the neck that is super versatile; I think that would suit your needs well.

Telerocker

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Re: Pickups for a Warmoth build
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 01:39:12 AM »
I have the VHII in an alder strat and it nails VH tones well. Not sure it's the pu for Megadeth etc. Maybe the Holy Diver and a Trilogy would be a little more versatile set.
Mules, VHII, Crawler, MM's, IT's, BG50's.

Pete24v

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Re: Pickups for a Warmoth build
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2011, 09:09:29 AM »
+1 for the Trilogy in the neck, i have one in a strat and find it very versatile indeed.