Author Topic: Which Pick up? (Read 4763 times)

SV · « **on:** March 20, 2006, 07:31:16 PM »

Sorry about if the post has been covered before, but this is my first foray into the forum world.

I've play a Yamaha Pacifica 112 for longer than I can remember and am looking to change the bridge pickup. Was thinking of following the heard and getting a Duncan or a DiMarzio but the reviews made me think otherwise.

I play mostly rock (lots of early VH / Nuno / Dramagods). I'm looking for a powerful yet versatile pickup for gigging - getting those harmonics jumping off the fretboard while maintaining clarity (almost clean when the volume is turned down to about 4.)

I was thinking of either the VH2 for the versatility or the Miracle Man for the crazy toddler-on-a-sugar-rush high gain.

I was just wondering if anybody have any suggestions?

Ta

SV

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2006, 07:34:42 PM »

maybe a nailbomb?

HJM · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2006, 07:45:14 PM »

Welcome!

They're great guitars for the £££££

If the guitar's nice and resonant a VH2 will sound pretty good in there. They work nice in an alder body - but although the harmonics are there the VH2 can't push an amp like the high gain modern pickups like the Miracle Man. The VH2 is old school Hot PAF, bags of harmonics and crunch.

As dave_mc says, the Nailbomb is a great choice, probably the most versatile pickup in the BKP range, enough for modern styles, bags of grind and harmonics but when you back off the gain the vintage tone is still there.

The Miracle Man is lots of fun but not as versatile, has bags more low end from the ceramic magnet but has less upper midrange which is where the Nailbomb shines through :twisted:

Tim · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2006, 08:37:23 PM »

I'd fall in line with HJMs comments and also add a Crawler............slightly warmer than a NB with a hint more vintage tone about and they always sound great in HSS format as they split really nicely in pos 2.

steve · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2006, 09:22:24 PM »

I agree with the pickups mentioned but i must add that the Abraxas strangely does a cool Nuno style tone.Well it did for me anyway.

dave_mc · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2006, 11:10:22 PM »

Quote from: HJM

Welcome!

They're great guitars for the £££££

+1 on those two sentiments too, hayden.

:D

Muttley · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2006, 01:20:44 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

Quote from: HJM
Welcome!

They're great guitars for the £££££

+1 on those two sentiments too, hayden.

:D

Yeah, the Pacifica's are fantastic. Especially for the price. In my last band I recorded one of the guitar tracks on our demo with my mates Pacifica instead of using my own SG or JEM. The sound just worked better for the part. :)

And welcome sv. I've just had some Nailbombs fitted to my SG and will hopefully get some clips up tomorrow. :)

Muttley

SV · « **Reply #7 on:** March 22, 2006, 05:48:14 PM »

Thanks for the advice everybody!

I've been listening to the sound clips from the other forum section and think I might go for the Nailbomb for the power and versility.

I have to say i've not yet found a bad review anywhere on the web (... is somebody out there winding me up?) but I have to say i'm really looking forward to experiencing it myself.

The Pacifica is a great guitar and 13 years on I thought I'd treat her (and myself) for my birthday and while I've not even got it on my guitar yet I feel myself thinking about the single coils to accompany it ... hmmm.

I'll try and get a picture of it when it's installed and perhaps some sound clips up too

MDV · « **Reply #8 on:** March 22, 2006, 06:52:01 PM »

Yeah, I was curioud about the review and looked scanned through most of them on HC. Most are 10s, maybe 1/3 9s, a couple of 8s and one 1!!

Someone thought an apache sounded 'thin'. Methinks he wanted it to be a warpig :lol:

Elliot · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2006, 07:28:09 PM »

Nah = that was Seymour Duncan trying to diss the opposition :D

dave_mc · « **Reply #10 on:** March 22, 2006, 08:20:40 PM »

Quote from: Elliot

Nah = that was Seymour Duncan trying to diss the opposition :D

I thought it was krank who did that?

:lol:

sgmypod · « **Reply #11 on:** March 22, 2006, 10:29:15 PM »

new to bkp's but had duncans etc.....bkps blow them away....my crawlers are very sweet lots of tone....and my nailbomb is great high gain...and even great clean and single!!

Underground_Player · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:12:48 AM »

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Welcome!

They're great guitars for the £££££

+1 on those two sentiments too, hayden.

My old Pacifica resonates more than my Organic. Believe me that's saying great things about the Yamaha!
Plays nice too; honestly IMO there's no logical reason to buy, for instance, a Mex Strat over a Pacifica 112 these days.

Man if I'd stuck with that guitar I could have bought pups for every day of the week......

Andy RV · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:56:08 AM »

I've only played the nailbomb so I can't comment on any of the others.

I love my nailbomb it sounds amazing, great clean, nice amount of mids, great crunch. I'd buy another.