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JohnZAH

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what pickup for my new build?
« on: January 30, 2012, 09:57:11 PM »
hey guys. I'm building a Warmoth Jazzmaster. Actually, it's only jazz master shaped ha. A jazzBLASTER if you will.

Anyway, I am putting a p90 of some sort in the neck but what would be a good choice for a hum bucker in the bridge? It has an alder body, maple neck and rosewood fretboard.

I play mostly rock and hard rock
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AnnunakiMassacr

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2012, 10:51:00 PM »
Everyone seems to be making Warmoths these days lol. You thought about a Holy Diver?
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JohnZAH

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2012, 11:24:21 PM »
Yeah actually, I'm considering the diver, nailbomb and I like the idea of a rebel yell but I don't want anything overly bright
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AnnunakiMassacr

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2012, 11:26:00 PM »
Yeah actually, I'm considering the diver, nailbomb and I like the idea of a rebel yell but I don't want anything overly bright

Sounds like to Holy dive to me then :)
BKPs: ESP Eclipse I CTM FT w/Riff Raff bridge/Mule neck - ESP Eclipse I CTM w/Rebel Yells - LTD EC-1000 FT w/Aftermaths - Music Man JPIX w/Juggernauts

Telerocker

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 12:21:56 AM »
Depends on what character you're after, but next to the Holy Diver you could consider the Abraxas too. It's has more PAF-flavour, but good output, fat mids though balanced tonespectrum, great cleans and it will do nice in a bolt-on alder-guitar. The uberversion of that, the Crawler, excels in bolt-on guitars. It has more a bit more compression then the Abraxas. It growls really nice when driven. Solotones never get shrill.
The RY in alder is always a bit risky bec of the bright topend and it's quite heightsensitive. A Nailbomb could do too, it's more agressive then the centermid focussed, creamy HD, has more bass, a uppermid peak and more treble. My choice would HD, Abraxas or Crawler.
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darkbluemurder

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2012, 09:09:18 AM »
Another fan of the Abraxas bridge here. Crawler needs a bright guitar to be really happy.

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 09:55:45 AM »
Another fan of the Abraxas bridge here. Crawler needs a bright guitar to be really happy.

Cheers Stephan

I think the Crawler is the ideal bucker to tame ash and swampash.
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JohnZAH

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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2012, 09:56:53 AM »
Yeah the crawler seems pretty cool. I've never really looked into the abraxes but I think a HD might be what the doctor ordered!
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Re: what pickup for my new build?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2012, 10:39:55 AM »
The HD will do the job, don't worry. Just fiddle with the height to find the best sound, scatterwound pickups are sensitive for (the right) height.
Mules, VHII, Crawler, MM's, IT's, BG50's.