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jstcrsn
May 18 2011, 01:09 AM
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well,I don't like the active pups in my hellraiser( they don't have any finesse)
I have searched and can't seem to find any comparisons that I need- wich is
1. as much gain as possible as I am a Metal head
2. but the more dynamics you have, make the heavy parts more intense( volume/tonal changes throughout)
3.brigde-humbucker with tap.---neck the same


so ,is this to tall of an order, or do you GMCers have the answer for me thanks
Chris

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May 18 2011, 03:10 AM
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QUOTE (jstcrsn @ May 17 2011, 08:09 PM) *
well,I don't like the active pups in my hellraiser( they don't have any finesse)
I have searched and can't seem to find any comparisons that I need- wich is
1. as much gain as possible as I am a Metal head
2. but the more dynamics you have, make the heavy parts more intense( volume/tonal changes throughout)
3.brigde-humbucker with tap.---neck the same


so ,is this to tall of an order, or do you GMCers have the answer for me thanks
Chris


I'm going to guess they are EMG 81/85? Just because they are as sterile as they come. I know you said you didn't want to stick with actives but look into Seymour Duncan Blackouts on some videos they have a more natural tone and my guitar tech claimed they are plug and play with the EMG wiring.

I use to have a Dimebucker and they were pretty high gain for a passive pickup. My friend has some knock off of Dimarzio x2n, I almost put a set of them in my Dean ML. But I went with EMGs and they do what I need. But I'm sure someone can clear this up but I believe almost all humbuckers can be coil split its all on the pots and how its wired. I'm sorry I'm not much more of a help. But just look up some of your fav guitarists that you like the tone and see what they use and maybe amp settings to see how they round their tones out for that distinct metal sound.

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May 18 2011, 03:41 AM
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I dont have the answer for you. But I do love the active emg's on my schecter and esp. So interested to know the tone you are after.
Can you compare the sound of those with the sound that you are after? I'm interested to hear the difference.
Are you sure changing the pups will get you that sound? or it could be something else in the signal chain? Amp, settings, wood/body of the guitar etc etc.

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May 18 2011, 04:03 AM
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QUOTE (jstcrsn @ May 18 2011, 12:09 AM) *
well,I don't like the active pups in my hellraiser( they don't have any finesse)
I have searched and can't seem to find any comparisons that I need- wich is
1. as much gain as possible as I am a Metal head
2. but the more dynamics you have, make the heavy parts more intense( volume/tonal changes throughout)
3.brigde-humbucker with tap.---neck the same


so ,is this to tall of an order, or do you GMCers have the answer for me thanks
Chris


Dude try the EMGs passives ones, im using the OC1 bridge and neck, this pickups have a lot of clarity, gain, a bright tone and a lot of punch, i can play everything with this pickups, since funk/ska to drop tune metal \m/ \m/. My guitar have Basswood body, the wood influence a lot the tone

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May 18 2011, 09:46 AM
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A advise you to slow down for a second there. Pickups could be the least of your worries. What amp do you use?

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May 18 2011, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ May 18 2011, 09:46 AM) *
A advise you to slow down for a second there. Pickups could be the least of your worries. What amp do you use?


I use a Laney 100 lead for power and a rp 1000 for tones
it isn't the distortion-that I love
is seems that, that is all there is and if I want to turn down, it does not do that very well,no nice mellowy blues tones that I like to get
with just a pickup change and a quick roll back with volume
Thanks ,I am taking it slow as I don't want to screw up my most comfortable guitar

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Ivan Milenkovic
May 18 2011, 08:23 PM
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The problem is I believe in your amp and processor, not the pickups. That Laney amp is AOR? I don't believe it is suitable for modern rock tones. The processor won't get your far on anything as well.

I advise that you consider changing the amp if it isn't distortion that you like. It may seem like a big step, but you can be very satisfied in the end. What I recommend is using only the amp for creating the distortion you need, and you use multiFX processor in FX loop, without distortion, only for effects.

Go into the store, bring your guitar with you, and use your guitar on some metal amps in the store. Say you are serious buyer and want to test out the amps. The amps that you should check out are Peavey 6505, 6505+, JSX, XXX, Bogner Alchemist series, Engl heads and combos. These amps can all be interesting to you.

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