NGD - Something green with EMG's :p

[Phantasmagoria]

The things I do for guitar science ..sheesh

Time for more experimenting...

Swung the mic over a bit so it was pretty much dead centre 'cause I wanted a crisper sound with a bit more bite. I thought I'd have a go with one of the Kramer's too..cuz ..why not?

So now we expand the pool: No-name passive vs. Emg Fat 55 (checked & confirmed) vs. Blackouts Metal



Starting with the Kramer..

Then the two actives with the same mic placement..

[Phantasmagoria]

Finally d/l 'd a couple of new YT backing tracks this morning..

So I thought I'd check them out & also take the opportunity to do a couple of comparisons (retroactives vs Blackouts) in the name of guitar science

First go's with the EMG Retro's & the second's with my Blackouts' Metal. It's pretty obvious that the Blackouts metal is far hotter & a bit more middy, but otherwise they're both fun 'tapping & shred' pickups.

The backing tracks about 6 min's long ..so after that comes 'V2' with the Blackouts Metal (also 6 mins )
Same setup as my last bunch of clips. Used my Laboga The beast 30 Plus head & Laney 2x12 w/ cheap chinese mic & Zoom G1x Four in the loop for a bit of delay/reverb..no other fx/studio magic lol.

[Phantasmagoria]

haha ...**** happens.

Speaking of batteries....new battery, new strings, and just to keep things novel & exciting I switched the mid-bass boost on the amp from "on" to "off" for this one

lol..I really need a new backing track.

[Mincer]

Re: the access plate

Battery boxes for EMG equipped guitars are dumb. A pair of humbuckers will last like 1500 hours. Really not the thing you need quick access for.

But the batteries only go bad at a show on the 2nd song of the 3rd set.

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: the access plate

Battery boxes for EMG equipped guitars are dumb. A pair of humbuckers will last like 1500 hours. Really not the thing you need quick access for.

[Phantasmagoria]

Thanks dudes...yeah, Mincer...it's got a top like a Brian Moore C90. Plays great and sounds great too but obviously at a fraction of the price . Still a pretty well spec'd guitar for what I paid (decent discount for it being in storage for years/displayed). Looks perfect though, apart from a few semi-rusty screws, so I'm really happy with it. Frets are perfect, action is low/slinky with no buzz whatsoever, stay's in perfect tune even with severe divebomb/whammy abuse lol. The finish is even more insane than it looks in the pics. I had it out in the sun yesterday for a bit & it really looked Spectacular. Kinda reminds me of the underside of a large alligator/crocodile ...it's kinda reptilian

When you are changing the strings pull the pickups. I bet they are Fat 55 based on your description. I’d like to try those and the Super 77s.

And do you believe everyone now about the Jack access panel?

Oh, after googling a few Ibanez pics I believed everyone anyway (just did'nt say anything ). I just thought they maybe had the battery in there as well. My Ibby's are all Sabre's ..no jack plates on those..

As for the string change, I'm a bit ahead of you. Did that right after my last post with the video. Also I tune all my guitar's down half a step so I had to re-adjust the bridge springs to get the trem angle right. (What I was doing when I took the pics)

I'll check next time I need to change strings. But yeah, based on the tone I think you're probably right about them being Fat 55's...

[Demanic]

When you are changing the strings pull the pickups. I bet they are Fat 55 based on your description. I’d like to try those and the Super 77s.

And do you believe everyone now about the Jack access panel?

What about the jack access plate?

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[Mincer]

This looks a little like a Brian Moore C90 from the late 90s or so...very nice!

[Dudeman7]

Really nice quilt on that top! Cool guitar, man!

[Kac]

Looks badass!!

[PFDarkside]

When you are changing the strings pull the pickups. I bet they are Fat 55 based on your description. I’d like to try those and the Super 77s.

And do you believe everyone now about the Jack access panel?

[Phantasmagoria]

Lol....something green

Looks like this one went into amp central by mistake. Mods kindly shift this to the guitar section?

[Phantasmagoria]

Looks even cooler than I remembered and plays beautifully. Sweet ****in ' tone too











Looks like the pup's are indeed Retroactives of some kind. First thing I did was replace the battery though. The old one must've been in there about 4 years. Next up...string change (I can feel the rust on them)






Little clip....

The pup's sound an feel like (lightly boosted) passives which is what they are I guess. Really nice dynamics & clarity but open & fat with a bit of roundness to them as well...nothing like an 81 at all.