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BaLLsAgNe

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Nailbomb neck?
« on: June 27, 2006, 09:14:39 PM »
i plan to get a nailbomb bridge pickup but i want to if i should also get one in the neck or if there is a better pickup to put with a nailbomb?

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« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2006, 09:17:36 PM »
well it really depends on
a) what kind of sounds you want
b) what guitar you'll be putting the pickup in...
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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2006, 09:23:42 PM »
Couldn't agree more.
For a balanced set then yes, the Nailbomb neck makes a lot of sense but if you have a specific use for your neck p/up that demands a different set of criteria than your bridge then something else may be suitable ie, Coldsweat for shred, Stormy Monday for a sweet fluid blues tone etc
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BaLLsAgNe

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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2006, 09:29:24 PM »
fair enough. yes it would be a calibrated set should i chose the nailbomb for the neck. its going into a USA Jackson RR-1 and i play metal (along the lines of Iced Earth, Hammerfall, Dream Evil etc

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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2006, 11:44:58 PM »
I will be going with a Mississippi Queen in the neck and a Nailbomb in the bridge for my Les Paul setup, though it's more to handle sweet cleans, fuzz, etc. If you just play metal I'd say get a calibrated set of Nailbombs with the 4 conductor wiring so you can split the coils.

BaLLsAgNe

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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2006, 12:54:38 AM »
yeah i pretty much play metal so i guess ill get a calibrated set.. USA jacksons would use 52mm spacing?

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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2006, 02:36:34 AM »
Good question, but measure it yourself...If it has a trem, no doubt it's 52 mm, but if the guitar has a stop-tail bridge or other bridge, then I wouldn't doubt that it is 50 mm. Those small differences, eh? :wink:
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BaLLsAgNe

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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2006, 10:57:38 AM »
its a floyd rose (so im assuming thats 52)

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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2006, 11:06:57 AM »
Quote from: BaLLsAgNe
its a floyd rose (so im assuming thats 52)

yep :)
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« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2006, 07:18:37 PM »
I thought neck pickups were always 50mm for trem and normal :?:

BaLLsAgNe

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« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2006, 02:31:05 AM »
well if anyone knows if thats actually the case let me know. im assuming i need 52mm spacing since i have the floyd rose so hopefully if im wrong someone tells me

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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2006, 11:09:31 AM »
50mm is for Gibson styles Bridges and ANY neck pickup.
52mm is for Fender/Jackson/Ibanez Bridge Only.

If you order a set of Calibrated pickups with 52mm spacing, the neck will be 50mm without you having to specify this.

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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2006, 01:30:52 PM »
im getting the nailbomb mississippi queen combo too. have you got them yet? if you have what do they sound like?