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Hey I'm new to BKP, and am interested in putting a set in my new guitar.  I'm getting a Carvin DC 127 specs are alder body, maple neck, maple top, ebony fretboard, neck-through neck.

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thrasher1997

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First time pickup switch advice
« on: January 15, 2013, 09:28:26 PM »
Hey I'm new to BKP, and am interested in putting a set in my new guitar.  I'm getting a Carvin DC 127 specs are alder body, maple neck, maple top, ebony fretboard, neck-through neck.  I mostly play heavy metal, more specifically thrash and grunge.  I'm looking for a bridge pickup that'll do similar to Scott Ian's tone from their new Record "Worship Music" , and that'll do old-school Metallica, and that's sounds great with heavily distorted palm muting. As for the neck, something similar to John Petrucci's Dimarzio Liquifier, something articulate, and fluid.

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Re: First time pickup switch advice
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2013, 10:10:35 PM »
Hey I'm new to BKP, and am interested in putting a set in my new guitar.  I'm getting a Carvin DC 127 specs are alder body, maple neck, maple top, ebony fretboard, neck-through neck.  I mostly play heavy metal, more specifically thrash and grunge.  I'm looking for a bridge pickup that'll do similar to Scott Ian's tone from their new Record "Worship Music" , and that'll do old-school Metallica, and that's sounds great with heavily distorted palm muting. As for the neck, something similar to John Petrucci's Dimarzio Liquifier, something articulate, and fluid.
Holy Diver + Cold Sweat, if you prefer 90's tones to 80's tone maybe a Nailbomb would be better than the HD.

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Re: First time pickup switch advice
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 12:51:42 AM »
Nailbomb is more trashy then HD, CS-neck pairs nice.
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Re: First time pickup switch advice
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2013, 06:01:43 AM »
ceramic nailbomb for the new anthrax tones, although Scott's been using a JB
I had his old el diablo custom shop signature pickup and it sounded more like an alnico nailbomb x warpig crossover, but more compressed than both
very bassy, treble isn't tamed, but sounded smooth (alnico 2) and the clarity wasn't great under high gain

the neck cold sweat works for petrucci's stuff, but it's more balanced, like a paf pro
not a super hot and middy pickup like the liquifire
maybe the neck aftermath might be closer
Riff Raff, Mules, Black Dog, VHII's, Cold Sweat