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  • #1

    Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

    Hi there, I am looking to upgrade my stock pickups in my Ibanez S570B to something a bit more chunk and response. My guitar has a Mahogany body and 3 piece Maple neck, but due to the body being thinner than other mahogany based guitars i need a bridge and neck pickup that can compete with a live band.

    The style I play is Metalcore and my sound influences range around Trivium to Killswitch Engage. I'm running this guitar into a Peavey 6505+ with Mesa 4x12 cab if it helps.

    Hope you's can help me out here.

    Thanks!

    P.s. To add I drop tune my instrument to Drop C#
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    Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

    SH6 for both bridge and neck.
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    • #3
      Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

      Yup, SH6 set.

      You could also go with a '59, Jazz or full shred neck model instead of the SH6N.

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      • #4
        Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

        Full Shred set

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          Double post

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          • #6
            Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

            Depends on the type of metal and the specific guitar (body design and thickness, and mahogany varies more than you think), but I'd recommend either Full Shreds (Opeth) or P-90s (Sabbath). You cannot go wrong with either.
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              Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

              Originally posted by jafo View Post
              Depends on the type of metal and the specific guitar (body design and thickness, and mahogany varies more than you think), but I'd recommend either Full Shreds (Opeth) or P-90s (Sabbath). You cannot go wrong with either.
              P90s probably won't be what he is looking for. He's playing metalcore, not Sabbath. (as awesome as Sabbath is)
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              FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! DC RESISTANCE DOES NOT DETERMINE ACTUAL OUTPUT OF A PICKUP.

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              • #8
                Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                Originally posted by youngthrasher9 View Post
                P90s probably won't be what he is looking for. He's playing metalcore, not Sabbath. (as awesome as Sabbath is)
                I have the P-Rails Hot in my guitar and it's perfect for thrash as well as modern metal. Honestly, that pickup set made me love the guitar and ended the pickup swapping in that guitar. It's my holy grail of pickups. The tone of P-90s and a unique thick, crisp humbucker tone with P-90 traits all in one pickup... yes please!

                That said, the Ibanez S series are thin body guitars, correct? I'd go with something that would beef it up, like the Distortion or Invader. Dimarzio X2N might be another good choice.

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                • #9
                  Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                  Blackouts.

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                    Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                    Originally posted by Edgecrusher View Post
                    SH6 for both bridge and neck.
                    Originally posted by CTN View Post
                    Yup, SH6 set.

                    You could also go with a '59, Jazz or full shred neck model instead of the SH6N.
                    Another vote for Distortion neck and bridge.
                    Originally posted by Bad City
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                    • #11
                      Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                      Originally posted by youngthrasher9 View Post
                      P90s probably won't be what he is looking for. He's playing metalcore, not Sabbath. (as awesome as Sabbath is)
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                      • #12
                        Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                        Man, I have a mahogany body Ibanez and I have a Duncan El Diablo in it. METAL!!!

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                        • #13
                          Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                          you have so many options for that sound

                          those guys play EMG's and Corey from Trivium plays Blackouts

                          distortion bridge and screamin demon (a bridge pu) in the neck would be awesome
                          -IM

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                          • #14
                            Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                            on another note, you should also think about getting a Maxon 808 if you dont have one!
                            -IM

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                            • #15
                              Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

                              For an S series - Blackouts if active, invaders if passive

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