Author Topic: How will the Warpig improve on a SD Invader? (Read 2909 times)

CONAN DESTROY · « **on:** March 30, 2007, 11:22:27 AM »

Bearing in mind my previous post should I go Alnico or Ceramic?

Thanks.

Jon.

Doadman · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2007, 02:29:36 PM »

From what I gather, if you want a warm and more organic tone then you'd be better going with an Alnico V magnet as I usually find the ceramic ones a little more artificial and sterile in nature. I was also looking for a heavy but tight distortion sound and thought of a WP but was told that it might be a bit too powerful for my set up. To be honest, I'm not sure why that should be the case. Maybe it's something to do with my amp being only a 65 watt combo and the guitar is mahogany thru-neck. I really don't know but but I'd be intrigued if someone could explain it to me.

WraithChild · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2007, 06:43:14 PM »

My thing against Duncan's is they lack personality, they don't have that unique characteristic I find in Dimarzio's.

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Davey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2007, 06:52:52 PM »

alnico WP: less compression, no huge overbearing bottom end, that can easilly turn to mud, if it's used with strings of lesser tension and on a dark sounding amp, a more broader sound

ceramic.. no idea, but i WANT TO TRY IT OUT!

99_not_out · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2007, 11:08:31 PM »

Alnico for more old school chaos ... Ceramic for modern chaos :) I like mid range, so went for the Alnico and wasn't disappointed. From the clips I've heard the Cermaic pigs are better for the modern scopped metal sound.

+1 on the Strings comment from Davey. I beefed up the low end on my guitar after getting a pair-o-pigs (alnico) and it made a huge difference.

I have a mahogony guitar (SG) and play if through a 65W Roland amp. The alnico warpigs sound fine to me ... in fact its f*&$@ng superb :twisted: Sounds like a bass and guitar rolled into one beautiful wall of noise ... <drifts off into rapture> ...

ericsabbath · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2007, 02:56:18 AM »

duncan invader sucks
either warpigs will crush it

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2007, 03:28:38 PM »

Quote from: Doadman

From what I gather, if you want a warm and more organic tone then you'd be better going with an Alnico V magnet as I usually find the ceramic ones a little more artificial and sterile in nature. I was also looking for a heavy but tight distortion sound and thought of a WP but was told that it might be a bit too powerful for my set up. To be honest, I'm not sure why that should be the case. Maybe it's something to do with my amp being only a 65 watt combo and the guitar is mahogany thru-neck. I really don't know but but I'd be intrigued if someone could explain it to me.

$%&# that was scary!
I forgot that I changed my avatar :lol: