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Author Topic: Differences, similarities: Aftermath and Painkiller  (Read 7556 times)

witeter

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Re: Differences, similarities: Aftermath and Painkiller
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2012, 07:09:15 PM »
No worries man-youre welcome!

Hmmm i havent played the Blackhawk but sounds like it could fit the bill?

GuitarIv

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Re: Differences, similarities: Aftermath and Painkiller
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2012, 12:07:04 AM »
Been thinking about them, yeah. They certainly will be brighter than the Invaders tough.

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Re: Differences, similarities: Aftermath and Painkiller
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2012, 09:44:15 PM »
Hey guys, I have a question directly related to both pickups: I'm debating which of the two to get!
The guitar I'd be putting them in would be in the bridge of my PRS Custom 24. It has a mahogany body and maple top.

What sound I'm trying to achieve: I want clarity despite high distortion, a slight amount of grit on top of the clarity, much like how a tube amp has that certain "rawness" to it. I also want the low end to be tight and not flopping around in a muddy mess. I'm kind of going for the sound that Misha Mansoor is (clarity in full-string chords, high output, etc.), but I also want to have a certain amount of naturalness to the sound. In essence I want a passive pickup that acts like an active as far as output goes, and has that hyper-distorted nature. Obviously both pickups do that, but I'd like some help deciding which of the two would fit best in my Custom 24's natural sound.

Thank you!  :)

EDIT: I forgot to mention I tune to Drop-C/ D standard, if that makes any difference lol
« Last Edit: November 20, 2012, 09:45:57 PM by Djentleman! »