I can do them on an acoustic so I know any pickup can do them. Just wondering if one of these is better that the other. I know the Zakk Wylde's are made for them but I think the ZW's are a little too harsh for me. thanks
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
PG will make you play, sound and eventually look like Billy Gibbons.
just kidding, but it's a great pup.
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
PG rules!
B
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
Originally posted by Scott_FPG will make you play, sound and eventually look like Billy Gibbons.
just kidding, but it's a great pup.
I have the PG in a mah/maple bodied, mah/RW-bolt-necked guitar with a string-through fixed bridge with the 24.75 scale, and the DC in a mah-bodied, mah/EB-bolt-necked/Floyd Rose-equipped Strat-style, and to me pinch harmonics are equally easy to do on either. Granted, the PG-loaded guitar sounds deeper and thicker, but that's the matter of the scale.
Man, I'm not sure if this post helps at all... Geee
Peace
TonyGibson Hawk Series guitars rule!
Fave SD pups: Duncan Custom, Alnico II Pro, Pearly Gates, Phat Cats; Nashville Studio and Alnico II Pro for Tele; a Sadducer in my Crafter acoustic.
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
Both do harmonics well, but I like the more open response of the PG better than the more saturated character of the Custom. I think a good combo would be PGn and Custom at the bridge. It'll cover a lot of styles well and will get you good harmonics, even from the neck pickup.Ain't nothin' but a G thang, baby.
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
I dont know if it is me or what, but i found that it is not the pickup that makes the pinch harmonics easier but the pick type/attack/ technique/gain you use?
pickup wise i have always got them with ALL pups with ease
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RG is totaly right
It is totally your technique and the amount of gain you use with your amp, and how your pick and fingers interact with the strings, high output pickups may only help alittle cause of the extra ouput and gain. I find it is not harder to to pinch harmonics on any one pickup, pickups are there to add a unique voicing to your guitar, the harmonics may sound slightly more edgy or mellow with different pickups. AnywaysPRS McCarty (59n, 59b)
1990 Fender Strat Japan (SSL-1, SSL-1, APS-1)
Orange Dual Terror Head
Blackstar HT-5
2 Fender 12" Cabs with Celestion G12H30, Vintage 30
Vox Pathfiinder 15R
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
Originally posted by RG 2570I dont know if it is me or what, but i found that it is not the pickup that makes the pinch harmonics easier but the pick type/attack/ technique/gain you use?
pickup wise i have always got them with ALL pups with ease
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
Originally posted by Benjy_26Both do harmonics well, but I like the more open response of the PG better than the more saturated character of the Custom. I think a good combo would be PGn and Custom at the bridge. It'll cover a lot of styles well and will get you good harmonics, even from the neck pickup.
....Bob
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
I also found that on some guitars that were more resonant and responsive harmonics were easier to get and also those with certain necks, i,e an Ibanez with a floyd, I got harmonics jumping out all over the place especially with the Dimarzio pickups which seemed to fit it very nicley (though I dont like the sound of Ibanez gats) whereas with cheap copys it is harder to get.PRS McCarty (59n, 59b)
1990 Fender Strat Japan (SSL-1, SSL-1, APS-1)
Orange Dual Terror Head
Blackstar HT-5
2 Fender 12" Cabs with Celestion G12H30, Vintage 30
Vox Pathfiinder 15R
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