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Telerocker

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2012, 01:26:01 AM »
You could consider a VHII- and a CS-neck too. Great cleans, but fluid leadtones.
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twistofcain

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2012, 07:29:52 AM »
I'm torn between a high output and a low output! I don't know if I don't like low output pickups, or if I just don't like Gibsons low output pickups.

I had a JB in an LTD EC-400at (les paul shape) and I liked the output, just not the highs... Had too much highs, and was a little scooped too.

A beefier, hotter, less scooped JB would be rad!
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darkbluemurder

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2012, 09:06:08 AM »
Alnico Nailbomb and VHII neck would be a nice combination.

Cheers Stephan
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itamar101

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2012, 10:11:08 AM »
Quote from: twistofcain on September 14, 2012, 07:29:52 AM
I'm torn between a high output and a low output! I don't know if I don't like low output pickups, or if I just don't like Gibsons low output pickups.

I had a JB in an LTD EC-400at (les paul shape) and I liked the output, just not the highs... Had too much highs, and was a little scooped too.

A beefier, hotter, less scooped JB would be rad!
That'll be a holy diver.
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darrenw5094

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2012, 03:44:18 PM »
Holy Diver.
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WeAreNotGentlemen

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2012, 12:38:06 AM »
I have a question. How was your JB scooped??? Mine was pretty much pure midrange.
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darrenw5094

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #21 on: September 15, 2012, 12:56:22 AM »
I just took a JB out of my LP and was stinking. Sterile, processd mids, kinda wish it was scooped. lol

Anyway, the Abraxas went in and won't be coming out.
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Fole 666

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2012, 12:15:41 AM »
Quote from: WeAreNotGentlemen on September 15, 2012, 12:38:06 AM
I have a question. How was your JB scooped??? Mine was pretty much pure midrange.


Mine too.
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TheyCallMeVolume

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2012, 06:56:58 PM »
Quote from: Fole 666 on September 16, 2012, 12:15:41 AM
Quote from: WeAreNotGentlemen on September 15, 2012, 12:38:06 AM
I have a question. How was your JB scooped??? Mine was pretty much pure midrange.


Mine too.

Me too, wouldn't associate JB with scooped.
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twistofcain

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2012, 10:00:58 PM »
Not scooped I guess, but the highs and lows were more pronounced. They were fine in standard tuning, but once you dropped the tuning, the highs were pretty piercing, and the lows got pretty flabby.

Another thing about my pickup choice, is they'll have to be able to sound good tuned down to around C standard.
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dingleberry

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #25 on: September 18, 2012, 12:11:22 PM »
Holydiver is pretty tight it should hold up pretty well in lower tunings.  One you may want to consider would be the Emerald, I just fitted one into my PRS SC245 and it's very tight I can see why people use it on 7 strings.  EQ chart says it's bright but feels more articulate than bright in my axe, if your LP has some girth to it EM bridge could work out famously.
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twistofcain

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #26 on: September 18, 2012, 08:10:41 PM »
I think I'm going to go for the alnico nailbomb, or alnico warpig set. I have just over 2 weeks to make a final decision.
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itamar101

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #27 on: September 18, 2012, 08:40:15 PM »
YOu certainly wont want a warpig in a les paul going into an orange.
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twistofcain

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #28 on: September 18, 2012, 08:42:44 PM »
The ad 140 actually LACKS low end. It is just as bright as the JCM800 I traded for it. No loop to put an EQ in either. That's what sparked this whole thing haha.
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itamar101

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Re: Another pickup recommendation... Les paul/Orange
« Reply #29 on: September 18, 2012, 08:52:16 PM »
Really...? I've always thought that the AD was the darkest, softest and most open orange amp that i'd tried. I own a TH30 and I've tried out about half their range.
Of course i'm totally aware that i may be wrong because, especially with orange amps, they tend to sound very soft and lack high end until cranked at least a 1/4 way up... This may have been the case because I tried the AD quieter than usual...
Still... I think that the warpig might have too much low end.
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