Author Topic: Mississippi Queen or Nailbomb in the neck (Read 2889 times)

Mister Crowley · « **on:** June 13, 2006, 11:21:56 PM »

Ok I was originally going with a set of calibrated Nailbombs with a 4 conductor wire for my Les Paul Silverburst. But after reading so many great things about the MQ I'm thinking of that in the neck instead of a Nailbomb. I'd be playing the neck mostly clean, but I'm a fuzz but and love the sound of fuzz on the neck pup. A coil tapped Nailbomb would be more versatile I think, heavy HB sound for distortion and a coil tap for cleans and fuzz. But do you think that an MQ would sound better all around? Let me know! Thanks.

deg0ey · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2006, 11:28:32 PM »

ooo good question...i'm interested in this also :) (sorry i can't be of any help :P)

Mister Crowley · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2006, 11:37:21 PM »

It's ok, I'm glad to see there are other people with good taste out there :D I don't think a lot of people touch on the fact that all BK HB's can be split.

Mister Crowley · « **Reply #3 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:34:54 PM »

bump! inquiring minds want to know!

Searcher · « **Reply #4 on:** June 20, 2006, 07:45:21 PM »

I've yet to meet a split humbucker that sounded better than a true single coil, everything else being equal.

Mister Crowley · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2006, 12:19:48 AM »

That's true, I'm sure the MQ will have better cleans than a split Nailbomb. I'm just asking if the MQ can handle dirt as well as an unsplit Nailbomb.

markofled · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2006, 06:07:57 PM »

What would they sound like together in the middle position? Ive also been interested in buying a MQ + Hum bridge im mostly intersted in nailbomb in bridge. THe middle pos is the only thing that puts me off. i would imagine the MQs can handle dirt quite well. Matt Bellemy (MUSE) is useing them. I saw him on Jonathan Ross last Friday and he had a guitar fitted the MQs and his sound wasnt clean at all, Still sounded good.

Mister Crowley · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2006, 06:36:10 PM »

Yeah the middle position I don't know about. Tim makes calibrated versions of the MQ and the Warpig, I don't know if the middle in that combo would be very useable either. At this point I am leaning towards the MQ for the neck and a Nailbomb in the bridge, I hardly ever use the middle position so it wouldn't be too much of an issue for me.