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Cam_H

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Re: Neck pickup advice needed
« Reply #30 on: July 27, 2013, 11:41:49 AM »
If you decide on the Nailbomb neck, please let us know what it's like. I've always fancied putting one in a guitar, but never really took it much further. If you don't, I'll most likely get one and do a review :)

Slartibartfarst42

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Re: Neck pickup advice needed
« Reply #31 on: July 27, 2013, 02:13:44 PM »
Sounds a good plan.  Even if it doesn't work out, I think it will have been a valuable exercise to try the Holydivers as a matched set! :)

This is all interesting for me, because I like the "rounded" neck pickup sounds you're trying to get away from.  Thinking about re-visiting the Crawlers and I'd also like to try the VHII neck.

Everybody wins  :D

The thing is, I don't want something that's particularly 'thin' and as a result, I have nothing against a 'thick' or 'fat' pickup (Holydiver and Crawler bridge models) but I do seem to have a problem with something that is noticeably rounded as it seems to dull the sound to me when I like something more articulated and cutting that that. Horses for courses.
BKP owned:

Bridge - Emerald; Cold Sweat; Crawler; A-Bomb; Holydiver; Miracle Man; Sinner; Trilogy Suite

Neck - Emerald; Cold Sweat; Crawler; Holydiver; Sinner; Trilogy Suite