Aftermath-favorite tonewood?

[EffigyForgotten]

Hey BKP lovers, out of all the guitars you have tried which wood does the aftermath sound the best in?

[DoomBuggi]

Hey BKP lovers, out of all the guitars you have tried which wood does the aftermath sound the best in?

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I was wondering the same, as well as how would it fair in an LP?

[EffigyForgotten]

Same here, the eq chart shows more treble/mids than bass but most people describe the pickup as a growly pickup sorta like the warpig which I wouldn't think would sound to great in a heavy full mahogany body guitar.

I would also like to know how much ouput/gain this pickup puts out, like I can hear a HUGE difference between an EMG 81 and a duncan distortion, the dd in a les paul sounds a little fizzy and is no where near as compressed as the EMG and doesn't sound very tight.

[Attica!]

The Aftermath is one of them pickups, in my experience, that sounds great in all guitars - which is rare.

I personally like it in Maple Neck Thru guitars though. But that's probably because I use them for metal, and my other "exotic" wood guitars are used for more individial tones.

I can say I've tried it in all varieties, from Les Paul to Bolt On Fenders and it sounds great.|

Another notice is, you'll find you turn your Drive/Gain on your amp more as it eats your distortion because it's that clear. It's like having your own built in Noise Gate. That's my problem when it comes to overly feedbacky amps, with my noise gate, I find it way too dry. But I luckily own a custom made amp which is georgeous and lets me have a great tight metal tone without it sounding like I'm Djenting my way to Oblivion with a Noise Gate.

Many people (well some I know) use the Aftermath for Metalcore - as people put it - playing through Peavey 6505s, but I find the Miracle Man will really sound better through your Peavey for that style.

The neck I've actually never had, so I can't really comment on that.

Excuse the essay, I just thought I'd cover a few more points I guess  :shock:

[ericsabbath]

it was a beast in my '73 les paul custom
low end was too scratchy for me, though
it's a lot like the holy diver, but DRY
it's very mid centered and the mids are quite aggressive without getting muddy unlike the duncan distortion
like a slightly cleaner painkiller with mids shifted a bit to a lower frequency and a smoother top

[DoomBuggi]

I also wondered how well the Aftermath would do in a dark toned explorer....

[darkbluemurder]

... and how well it can fatten up a guitar with a Floyd Rose.

Cheers Stephan

[EffigyForgotten]

How would it sound in a basswood body maple neck through? I actually kinda like the way basswood sounds but there's always the problem of finding a pickup that doesn't sound bad through it. I would go for a miracle man but I don't want a lower mid focused pickup and I want the tightest passive pickup I can find that is thicker than the 81 and I honestly think the emg 81 is to tight to play anything beyond super fast metal.

[Philly Q]

I've only heard it in Feline's Ibanez Sabre (hardtail) which I think was mahogany with a bolt-on maple neck.

Sounded good but, as others have said, very tight, dry and, well..... djenty.

[Attica!]

How would it sound in a basswood body maple neck through? I actually kinda like the way basswood sounds but there's always the problem of finding a pickup that doesn't sound bad through it. I would go for a miracle man but I don't want a lower mid focused pickup and I want the tightest passive pickup I can find that is thicker than the 81 and I honestly think the emg 81 is to tight to play anything beyond super fast metal.

You definitely won't like the Aftermath or Miracle Man then if you think the 81 is too tight for anything beyond superfast metal. I say you've just described the Holy Diver on what you want. It works well in Basswood and works well in Maple. I've got one in a Maple Neck Thru/Alder Body and it rocks.

[Madsakre]

How would it sound in a basswood body maple neck through? I actually kinda like the way basswood sounds but there's always the problem of finding a pickup that doesn't sound bad through it. I would go for a miracle man but I don't want a lower mid focused pickup and I want the tightest passive pickup I can find that is thicker than the 81 and I honestly think the emg 81 is to tight to play anything beyond super fast metal.

Warpigs sounds very, very decent in basswood

[EffigyForgotten]

I do play super fast metal as well as meshuggah type stuff but I don't want to be limited to that.

[EffigyForgotten]

And I like the emg 81 but I think it lacked a bit of thickness and body and is the worst thing I have ever heard on a clean channel in my life.

[DoomBuggi]

I do play super fast metal as well as meshuggah type stuff but I don't want to be limited to that.

I just installed a Painkiller Set into my Les Paul.  It is tight, crushing, and raw.  Despite what some people may think, I believe it can be a very diverse pickup.  I absolutely love them!   I'm still interested in the Aftermath, too.

[EffigyForgotten]

I do play super fast metal as well as meshuggah type stuff but I don't want to be limited to that.

I just installed a Painkiller Set into my Les Paul.  It is tight, crushing, and raw.  Despite what some people may think, I believe it can be a very diverse pickup.  I absolutely love them!   I'm still interested in the Aftermath, too.

Some people say its to harsh sounding, what do you think?