Author Topic: Rebel Yell (Read 5067 times)

Jhiggins · « **on:** February 13, 2007, 10:44:09 PM »

When will the description for the Rebel yell be added in the products section? Its been "coming soon" for a year.... Im quite interested in this pickup, can anyone give me some info?

shaman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2007, 03:46:24 AM »

it brought my les Paul to life-I had a Pearly Gates for years, and I loved the harmonics and open feeling of it-the ry was exactly what I was looking for-much like the Sduncan Pg, but with more heat/the picking dynamics really bite, which is nice with a paul(big ass slab o'hogany)-my playing has picked up-if my tone is happening,so is my playing-it is rich and open, but entirely focused during single note runs-the burstbuckers in my other paul sound so dull and shrill in the higher register in comparison-I really get a sweeeet Warren HAynes neck tone from neck pup-listen to the steve stevens ry clip-if you have a nice high gain tube amp, its gonna sound like the clip-Icant help but playing that rocking riff he plays in the middle of "eyes without a face" every time I plug up-the frequency is there and it is perfect with my boogie mk Iv and my 74 MArsh!!

hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2007, 06:04:27 AM »

see signature ... 8)

Scali · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2007, 08:54:35 AM »

How hot are these Rebel Yell pickups, approximately?
I mean, if you compare to eg DiMarzio, would they fall in the vintage (eg PAF), medium (eg PAF Pro) or high output range (Evolution, X2N etc)?

apmaman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2007, 05:29:02 PM »

from soundclips id say the medium. No where near a dimarzio EVO. there just insane.

Philly Q · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2007, 05:35:42 PM »

It's hotter than a Fred or PAF Pro, not as hot as a MegaDrive or X2N.

This is one of those cases which prove DC Resistance isn't a reliable measure of "power", because at 14.5K the RY has higher DCR than, say, a Super Distortion, but no way is it a "distortion" pickup.

Sailor Charon · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2007, 05:51:22 PM »

Quote from: Philly Q

It's hotter than a Fred or PAF Pro, not as hot as a MegaDrive or X2N.

<Bad joke>
MegaDrives? Does Steve Hackett use them?
</Bad joke>

I was always more of a Super Famicom kind of gal myself... :)

I really must try to deal with my gag reflex... as well as find out more about p'ups ...

Philly Q · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2007, 06:07:18 PM »

Quote from: Sailor Charon

<Bad joke>
MegaDrives? Does Steve Hackett use them?
</Bad joke>

I had to look that one up. It's a Sega games console called the Mega Drive in some markets and the Genesis in others, right?

I'm so ignorant about anything to do with gaming.

Sailor Charon · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2007, 07:50:27 PM »

Quote from: Philly Q

Quote from: Sailor Charon

<Bad joke>
MegaDrives? Does Steve Hackett use them?
</Bad joke>

I had to look that one up. It's a Sega games console called the Mega Drive in some markets and the Genesis in others, right?

I'm so ignorant about anything to do with gaming.

Pin Pon! Sorry 'bout that, I have a tendancy to make (bad) jokes at all ((in)appropriate) moments. [I also tend to use too many brackets]

I must admit I'd not heard of the pickups of that name, but then again, that's one of my areas of ignorance :(

Jhiggins · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2007, 12:59:16 PM »

Thank you for the replies. The only thing im having trouble understanding is.. If all of the pickups are named after an artist/song, and presumably if you buy one of the pickups your wanting to sound like them. Why not just buy the gear they are using on that particular song/album? Wouln't that actually get you closer to their tone? It seems a bit odd that the whole range is made to "immitate" supposedly inferior pickups and the tone they produce?

lulusg · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2007, 03:00:53 PM »

They are designed to create a Vibe, not the specific tone. The quality product and sound you get is proportional to the quality of your gear as well. You do get, and this has been tested countless of time, a pickup that stands and delivers more than the mere name. I guess that for most of us, it is difficult to pass, and let go of the image that a certain name conveys. Think of it as a high quality product, that stands out of the usual, and well known array of market oriented products, we have been bombarded with to accept as the industry standard. C*@p

Peter Antal · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2007, 03:15:42 PM »

I think it's not about imitating a certain sound but rather capturing a certain vibe that sound has.

EDIT: Oops, you beat me to it. :)

Jhiggins · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2007, 04:46:02 PM »

How would you say the pickups compare with the other British pickup manufactures? Swineshead, Shed pickups and Bulldog are among the evergrowing list, all claming they are the best, using only the highest quality materials and so on.
Has anyone compared them all?

Peter Antal · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2007, 10:05:31 AM »

I don't know if anyone has compared these British brands here. They all look like really fine pickups. I think that's the level where the variety of models, customer support and things like this forum, fancy covers or the wooden bobbins by Swineshead become the most significant difference for most of us.

carlaz · « **Reply #14 on:** February 20, 2007, 02:58:02 PM »

Just adding another voice to the point about the vibe, not specific tones from specific artists or songs.

The obvious example is the Warpig, which is way hotter than whatever pickups Tony Iommi used on the original recording of "War Pigs" (presumably stock P90s). And Iommi has various pickups of various different characteristics (in various guitars, through various amps) over the years, so one humbucker could hardly be expected to nail them all. But the Warpig is right for a brutally heavy, crushing tone -- the vibe of the intro to Sabbath's "War Pigs", if not the actual tone.

Whether this is the perfect naming strategy is debatable -- but it's no worse than names like "Custom Custom 7-11" or what-have-you ... ;)