Emerald bridge plus Black Dog neck?

[darkbluemurder]

Has anybody used this combination, and if so in what guitar and what were the results?

Many thanks and kind regards,
Stephan

[darkbluemurder]

Maybe I should add a little background. I have a set of Black Dogs in a Tele Deluxe which I put together from parts (Warmoth ash body, Kollitz one piece maple neck, Rutters La Burrito V bridge). While I generally like the tone of the Black Dogs I would welcome a bit more beef from the bridge position and a fuller split mode. I want to keep the bite with this guitar, however.

Cheers Stephan

[Serratus]

Hmm, I have both (BD bridge and EM bridge) although they're in different guitars. I don't think of the EM as any more beefy than the BD, despite the higher output. It's a lot lower in low mids and bass than the BD, with really smooth highs, which make it feel quite different.
Have you considered a Holy Diver bridge? That's immediately what I think of if I want a similar tone to the BD but with more beef!!

[metale]

This^

But my initial thought was Abraxas.

[darkbluemurder]

Guys,

many thanks for your comments. I have indeed considered both the Holydiver and the Abraxas (and also the Rebel Yell). And before I put in the Black Dogs I tried the Miracle Man in the bridge but that one had too much bass and made the lower strings too boomy. I am afraid that both the Holydiver and the Abraxas would cause the same problem in that particular guitar.

Cheers Stephan

[metale]

The Abraxas does not have A LOT of bite, indeed.

That being said, I have it on a mahogany body/neck guitar, tuned to drop C with 12-54s and I wouldn't call it boomy, even though it does get a hit of blanket-over-speaker.

Bottom line: it probably isn't the correct choice in this case.

[Serratus]

Hmm, despite what I said earlier I certainly wouldn't want to put you off from an Emerald bridge - I really love mine, and the lows are very controlled so it may suit you well in that guitar - but it's not necessarily a beefier alternative to the BD, in my mind anyway. Although again if it's a very bass heavy guitar then it might well suit if perfectly...