Author Topic: i am also new and dont really know anything (Read 11224 times)

Mister Crowley · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2006, 09:38:51 PM »

Correct me if I'm wrong by Warpig's were not made with Black Sabbath distortion in mind. They have a DC resistance of 22.5K for God's sake! That's searing, bone crushing distortion if you ask me, definitely much hotter than Sabbath's vintage distortion. And in the Guitar magazine review posted on this site, it says that the Warpigs were made to sound like Zakk Wylde's BLS tone, albeit in a passive pickup. I'd get one guitar with two calibrated Warpigs, 4 wire so they can be split (for better cleans). The other guitar I'd get a set of Nailbombs, again with a 4 wire for splitting. Finish the last guitar with two Trilogy single coils and a Holydriver in the bridge. Sorry I know there are a lot of Miracle Man fans here but I find any ceramic magnet pickup to be lacking in overall tone and versatility.

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2006, 10:53:09 PM »

i think i got about all the help i needed thanx a million.. if there are any other suggestions they are welcome though

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #17 on:** May 17, 2006, 12:24:41 AM »

actually there is one question in mind.. when it comes to the single coil spaces is it worth just getting 2 trilogies or should i get 1 trilogy and one of something else (say the irish whatever or whatever else is good)?

carlaz · « **Reply #18 on:** May 17, 2006, 11:12:31 AM »

Quote from: Mister Crowley

Correct me if I'm wrong by Warpig's were not made with Black Sabbath distortion in mind. They have a DC resistance of 22.5K for God's sake! That's searing, bone crushing distortion if you ask me, definitely much hotter than Sabbath's vintage distortion. And in the Guitar magazine review posted on this site, it says that the Warpigs were made to sound like Zakk Wylde's BLS tone, albeit in a passive pickup.

Yeah, the Warpigs are more like "passive EMG killers". 8) A lot of the BKP names are not indicating so much an exact tone, but more of a vibe or feel. You know that the intro chords to "War Pigs" feels monstrous, even though the pups and amps weren't that extreme by current standards. But we'd all love to play that with a BKP Warpig pup! :twisted:

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2006, 03:08:34 PM »

whether or not a get two trilogies or a trilogy and something else, what is the difference between vintage staggered and flat profile?? do they look different?

Elliot · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2006, 03:52:11 PM »

You make that choice based on your fretboard - a modern flat fretboard needs flat poles while a curved vintage fretboard (or fretboards on new 'vintage' guitars) needs staggered pole pieces. So with Jacksons I reckon its flat poles.

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2006, 03:57:16 PM »

well yes my guitars are jacksons (2003 for 2 of them and 2005 for the other) so i guess flat is the way to go? also am I going to want 50mm or 52mm spacing?

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2006, 05:44:31 PM »

does anyone know where i can find pictures of the trilogies?? i didnt see any in the gallery.. those cant be engraved??

Searcher · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2006, 06:14:20 PM »

Quote from: BaLLsAgNe

well yes my guitars are jacksons (2003 for 2 of them and 2005 for the other) so i guess flat is the way to go? also am I going to want 50mm or 52mm spacing?

52mm spacing is most common for guitars with trems. You can measure the distance between the strings (or the centre of the pickup poles) to check. Or you can possibly find out from the specs on the Jackson website.

Antag · « **Reply #24 on:** May 17, 2006, 07:58:55 PM »

RR1, DK1 & SL1 all have Floyd trems right? If so, then definitely 52mm

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #25 on:** May 17, 2006, 09:35:44 PM »

thanks ill get them in 52mm then.. im still having a problem selecting the two single coils for my soloist.. the common choice seems to be the trilogy, but is it worth putting two of them in or should i put that in say the neck spot and something else in the middle?? also are any of the single coils hum canceling? I have a noise gate so it probably wouldnt be much of a problem anyway i just thought i would ask.. and i guess ill ask again if anyone knows where I can see some pictures of the trilogy (or any single that i might want to put in) the reason I ask is because i dont know if i want to get my humbuckers covered or open and part of my decision would be based on how a covered humbucker looks with the two singles by it (being that I dont think they can be covered or anything like that)

dave_mc · « **Reply #26 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:05:58 PM »

^ the singles aren't hum cancelling, they're true single coils. I don't have any idea about the rest, but i figured i might as well answer one of your questions.

Searcher · « **Reply #27 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:23:44 PM »

Usually, all positions except on the guitars' five-way switch except for 5 and 3 will be hum-cancelling. The single coils don't cancel hum on their own.

I don't have a pic for you, but the single coils should look fine beside a covered humbucker, IMO. You could also email Tim and see if they'll do covered single coils for you.

As for whether you ought to mix your pickups completely in any one guitar, that's really up to you and the sounds you're after. You'll probably notice more of a change when you switch to different pickups.

BaLLsAgNe · « **Reply #28 on:** May 18, 2006, 12:13:29 AM »

i guess my last question before i order would be what color is the engraving? i plan on getting the humbuckers with the black cover and the engraving but i couldnt tell from the picture if the engraving was gold or silver?

fps_dean · « **Reply #29 on:** May 19, 2006, 09:18:23 PM »

Quote from: Muso

Hi

I would reccomend a nailbomb, good all round pickup which has a lot of edge and clarity to it.

He has three guitars.. nailbombs should only go into one of them probably, unless one is only a backup to another.

I'd mix and vary. Nailbombs in one, cold sweats in another, and miracle mans in the other, or something like that.

In the soloist, a Cold sweat in the bridge and sinners in the middle and neck look apealing.

I would probably put Miracle Mans in the V and use that as your mean-thrash-metal guitar (for the looks, obviously)

And maybe nailbombs in the DK-1.

Just my two cents ;)