Author Topic: Painkillers (Read 2718 times)

Crazy_Joe · « **on:** June 03, 2007, 10:57:23 PM »

These pickups rule and i love my Explorer once again!!

ericsabbath · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2007, 07:48:03 AM »

looks better now :D
i prefer open coils
and what about the sound?
how does it compare to gibson 500t/496r in a explorer or v?
i'm curious about painkiller, specially the neck pickup

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2007, 12:33:40 PM »

Haha i wouldn't know i don't have Gibson pickups as this is a Tokai explorer.
They are just heavy pickups! i have tried miracle man, custom warpig and nailbomb in it and i think these are finally the right pickups for it, i wanted pure heavy/80's metal and this is what i have got and it rules.

lifted · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2007, 02:53:32 PM »

Cool, man, can't wait to hear some clips. I just got an Ibanez RG4ex and already have a nailbomb I took out of a strat, but at Tim's suggestion, have decided on a Painkiller neck, I am pretty sure. Have you heard the new Megadeth?, and if you have, can you get that neck solo tone the new guitar player has with the Painkiller?

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2007, 03:17:28 PM »

Well done Joe
looks cool and i know it sounds cool

Got a couple of sets in guitars myself
All black covered ones in my V!

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2007, 04:50:19 PM »

Quote from: lifted

Cool, man, can't wait to hear some clips. I just got an Ibanez RG4ex and already have a nailbomb I took out of a strat, but at Tim's suggestion, have decided on a Painkiller neck, I am pretty sure. Have you heard the new Megadeth?, and if you have, can you get that neck solo tone the new guitar player has with the Painkiller?

Yeah you probably can i don't see why not, though that Glenn Drover sound is quite a smooth sounding neck sound i think so maybe a Cold Sweat would be better for that kinda sound, but i'm not a neck pickup expert as i use the bridge 80% of the time.

Cheers Jonathon!
I took a risk going back to contemporary even though i said i wanted something low gain, but it has paid off because i love it again now. :D
BTW you got any pics of those V's? :P

gwEm · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2007, 06:20:17 PM »

this surely needs a black/white/black scratch plate ;)

(you know it makes sense!)

congrats on your new pickups!

99_not_out · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2007, 08:55:55 PM »

Nice. Definitely improved by the open coils :)
Glad you have arrived at your metal Nirvana! :twisted:

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2007, 10:58:24 PM »

Quote from: gwEm

this surely needs a black/white/black scratch plate ;)

(you know it makes sense!)

congrats on your new pickups!

ahaha i have been saying that for years now and never got round to it, one day though i will get it!!

dave_mc · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2007, 03:29:16 PM »

looks nicer with the open coils, I think.

didn't you used to have a warpig in there (ceramic?)? you prefer the PK's, i take it?

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2007, 04:54:40 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

looks nicer with the open coils, I think.

didn't you used to have a warpig in there (ceramic?)? you prefer the PK's, i take it?

I've had a Ceramic Warpig, Nailbomb and Miracle Man (bridge only) in there, i prefer the Painkillers in it. Not that the others sucked, but the Painkillers are better suited to my tastes. I thought they would be more artificial sounding due to the sound of the Painkiller album but they are not at all.