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Madsakre

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Bolts or screws, any difference?
« on: August 21, 2011, 10:28:19 AM »
As the title says? Are there any tonal difference between hex bolts and regular screws? I ask because i had two a5 warpigs once. the difference of those were the bolts. the one with bolts were much more open, while the one with screws were much more bassy.. ?

I fell in love with my painkiller again.. Actually so much it has become my fav pickup recently. And now i consider to buy another and put it in my V. I just think it would look much cooler with black hex bolts instead of screws.
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2011, 04:30:44 PM »
Last time I ordered my Holydiver I was told that you can get the allen bolts only on the warpig and aftermath... but maybe they changed their opinion ;).
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2011, 05:01:16 PM »
im Tim's only child. i get what i want....  :D
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2011, 06:14:20 PM »
The differences are minimal but you are correct, the allen bolts are more focused and somewhat brighter than the flat heads.

Have allens on my MQ's.
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2011, 10:04:51 PM »
The big-assed allen bolts on the Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader are used to give the pole-pieces more surface area and a unique voicing.
Compare the Invader to the Dimebucker (which uses rails) to hear what I'm on about, as they're identical, aside from the poles.
Not quite the answer you're looking for, I'm sure, but I figured I would chime in, regardless.
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 11:17:58 AM »
Tonal difference or not, it still looks waaay cooler!  :lol:
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 02:24:55 PM »
Quote from: explorer76 on August 21, 2011, 04:30:44 PM
Last time I ordered my Holydiver I was told that you can get the allen bolts only on the warpig and aftermath... but maybe they changed their opinion ;).

I have this Holy Diver:
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2011, 04:26:05 PM »
Wow Alex, that looks so incredibly badass....I need a PU like that!
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 08:04:00 AM »
Bugger me sideways that looks AWESOME Alex!!
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 08:48:11 AM »
Quote from: Alex on August 22, 2011, 02:24:55 PM
Quote from: explorer76 on August 21, 2011, 04:30:44 PM
Last time I ordered my Holydiver I was told that you can get the allen bolts only on the warpig and aftermath... but maybe they changed their opinion ;).

I have this Holy Diver:


That was what I wanted to have... but I didn't get it...
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2011, 04:07:04 PM »
Are you sure? I think it would be part of a battlescarred cover? I think they all come with such screws, there are many examples in the gallery.
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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2011, 06:33:03 PM »
Quote from: Alex on August 23, 2011, 04:07:04 PM
Are you sure? I think it would be part of a battlescarred cover? I think they all come with such screws, there are many examples in the gallery.

Maybe Tim just came to the conclusion that some "cosmetic" features compromise the tone he was after when designing the pickup? I emailed him with a question regarding a bridge Cold Sweat with double screw coils (like the Dirty fingers has) and he replied that they dont do Sweats with double screw coils because it gives them too much bass or something like that... Well, I just happen to have a CS with double screw coils that I ordered straight from the shop a few years ago  :lol:

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Re: Bolts or screws, any difference?
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2011, 08:43:44 PM »
this was the mail I got:
Hi Bastian,

Thanks for the order, but the bolts are only available on the Aftermaths and Warpigs.

Kind Regards,

Ben

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