Next one to be knuckled -> Fame Forum V Gothic

[explorer76]

Hello guys,

my newest toy has to be knuckled cause I want to get rid of those awful EMGs in there.
The guitar is a Fame Forum V Gothic (built by Mayones in Poland) PRS Style, alder body, swamp ash top, maple set neck with rosewood fretboard. Pickupwise I currently use an EMG 60 neck and an EMG 85 in the bridge position. Ampwise I use a Bogner Überschall Head.

What do I want?
I want it more organic, more dynamic and not that much output especially in the neck position. The guitar itself is pretty middy and fat sounding...
Most important: I don't like ceramic magnets and the bridge pickup should not be "hotter" as the Rebel Yell in my LTD Viper or the Holydiver in my Caparison Dellinger.
I play mostly metal(core) like Killswitch Engage or Times of Grace type of stuff, the guitar is tuned down to Drop B.
Personally I was thinking about the Emerald, but do not have any experience with it...

So please help and give me some recommendations :-).

[explorer76]

No recommendations for me?

I talked to Ben and he told me to go for a Nailbomb set with a C-Bomb in the Bridge. Is there anybody who can tell me something about the NB neck compared to an EMG 60?

[Telerocker]

Sorry, you'd better ask Nolly or others. You said you don't like ceramics, but get a recommendation for a C-Bomb, which surprises me a bit.

[explorer76]

Well...
you could say that Ben and I don't really understand each other ;).
I am more the AlNiCo type of player, but there is no problem using a ceramic pickup if it fits my needs. The Painkiller I had before had too many highs and was too "piercing" for me, even with my low Tuning.

[Telerocker]

Maybe the alnico Nailbomb is tight enough for drop-B, though ceramics are usually tighter. The Rebel Yell has a leaner bass, but that could be an advantage in this tuning. Never read here anyone using the RY for drop B, but I hope other forummembers with downtune-experience will chime in.

[explorer76]

I use the RY myself tuned down to Drop B or C in my LTD Viper, works fine! But the Viper is much darker than the Fame, so I don't know if the RY might be too bright, but it's definitely worth a try!

Made up my mind and searched the board and I will order a VHII neck and use my RY bridge for the Fame and order an Emerald bridge to put into my Viper, Nolly made me quite curious about it :). And if it works on the low strings in a 7 string it'll definitely work on Drop B!

[explorer76]

And thanks Telerocker for chiming in  PDT_015

[Telerocker]

Cheers, but in this case I'm afraid I cannot really help you out. Maybe you could pm Nolly. He played all the clips and knows a lot about BKP's. He owns a bunch of them and he plays downtuned too. Just as a last sec. opinion.