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Sep 9 2008, 11:44 PM
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I would suggest Dimarzio set:
neck> Air Norton or Paf Joe Bridge> D Activator for Bridge -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Sep 10 2008, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Sep 10 2008, 12:47 AM)  81/85 emg, it's a standard for modern metal (from Hammerfall to Blind Guardian, they all use EMGs) I'll support that suggestion as well, EMG's are active and built for heavy 
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Sep 10 2008, 04:17 PM
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QUOTE (Rated Htr @ Sep 10 2008, 01:23 AM) Thanks for the suggestions, I already knew the 81/85 set up, and although it's good, I would like to run into other alternatives so I can make my sound and doesn't sound that similar to others Yeah I got the same idea me too, when I was looking for some alternatives for my seven string guitar, looks like everyone uses the same pick-ups D-sonic from dimarzio, I wanted to stand out, something different, so I searched a bit the net, and I got this guy pick-ups, http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ After many emails about the tone I was looking for, I got the Nailbomb, it's an Alnico V with balanced bass, punchy mids and excellent top. After Playing a while with my seven string and my mark IV, when I was switching back to my music man petrucci with stock pick-ups, I got the feeling that something was missing in tone, later I figured out that the difference was in the making process, they are wound by hand, and this gives a random winding that produces more and better harmonics, and a fat fuller sound. One of my favorite quotes from Leo Fender is, "No machine can wind a better sounding or tighter wind than a well trained person" So my personal suggestion is, go for hand wound pick-ups if you wanna stand out, and stay away from active pick-ups passive pickups capture less of the string sound and more of the wood so if your guitar is not well seasoned, or just a plank of ply, the actives will improve the sound. If you have a nice sounding chunk of wood then the passives will tend to reveal this better than most of the conventional actives. In the end your ears will be the judge. Take Care Joe Kataldo P.S. All my lessons are recorded with bare knuckles! This post has been edited by Joe Kataldo: Sep 10 2008, 04:19 PM -------------------- ________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Sep 10 2008, 04:22 PM
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QUOTE (Joe Kataldo @ Sep 10 2008, 11:17 AM) Yeah I got the same idea me too, when I was looking for some alternatives for my seven string guitar, looks like everyone uses the same pick-ups D-sonic from dimarzio, I wanted to stand out, something different, so I searched a bit the net, and I got this guy pick-ups, http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ After many emails about the tone I was looking for, I got the Nailbomb, it's an Alnico V with balanced bass, punchy mids and excellent top. After Playing a while with my seven string and my mark IV, when I was switching back to my music man petrucci with stock pick-ups, I got the feeling that something was missing in tone, later I figured out that the difference was in the making process, they are wound by hand, and this gives a random winding that produces more and better harmonics, and a fat fuller sound. One of my favorite quotes from Leo Fender is, "No machine can wind a better sounding or tighter wind than a well trained person" So my personal suggestion is, go for hand wound pick-ups if you wanna stand out, and stay away from active pick-ups passive pickups capture less of the string sound and more of the wood so if your guitar is not well seasoned, or just a plank of ply, the actives will improve the sound. If you have a nice sounding chunk of wood then the passives will tend to reveal this better than most of the conventional actives. In the end your ears will be the judge. Take Care Joe Kataldo P.S. All my lessons are recorded with bare knuckles! Wow Joe, great answer. I actually have heard this before about the hand wound and machine wound. The truth is I have never played a hand wound pickup, Now I am curious, There was someone at GMC winding his own pickups I wonder how they came out This post has been edited by Jose Mena: Sep 10 2008, 04:23 PM |
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