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Author Topic: Choose which pick-ups to put on a LAG Arkane for a Drop-C Hard/Metal tone  (Read 1358 times)

Fab06

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Hi to everyone!

I am looking to change the pick-ups on my guitar by BKP ones! I had already a look at the catalogue, and a friend who is already using BK pick-ups already provided to me some hints but advised me to post here to have experts views :)

I have a french manufactured guitar: LAG Arkane 3000.

The specs:
http://www.zikinf.com/materiel/lag-arkane-3000,12386

Body: mahogany, maple table
Neck: Canadian maple, screwed
Fingerboard: Ebony
Frets: 24 jumbo frets
Pickups: 2 DiMarzio humbuckers (Air Norton and Tone Zone)
Controls: 1 volume + 1 tone with push-pull (Split), selector 3 positions
Bridge: floyd rose tremolo
Tuners: Schaller Precision

I am tuned in Drop C, playing in a hard/Metal band. To give more detail on the music played please listen to "Alter Ego" on:
http://www.myspace.com/delights_in_disorder

My current pick-ups lead to some unprecise bass, and so I m looking for DropC proof humbuckers, with sharpened response, mostly on bass and high, guitar being plugged on a high gain Amp

In the list of pickups for metalI have:
- Black Hawk: Maybe the output is not strong enough?
- Aftermath
- Painkiller: Maybe to much "killer" mids? :)
- Holydiver
- Miracle Man
- Warpig: But maybe too extreme

So if you have some hints on which of these I should choose, you help would be highly appreciated!

Aditionnal bonus questions:
- In the order form, I should mention the "leg", small or long. How could I see which of the 2 I should choose?
- If I take a set, where could I mention that I want Ceramic for bridge and Alnico V for neck? Or is it automatic depending on the pick-ups chosen?

Thanks in advance!
Fabrice




« Last Edit: October 24, 2012, 04:21:57 PM by Fab06 »

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Fab06

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OK that's clear! Not sure why I made a so long post then :-/

Any other views? Many thks!