I've been looking for a Duncan replacement for a Humbucker in a Schecter I recently picked up, cheap. It's not bad, just a little too... muddy(?) for my taste. I prefer something a little tighter, although the music I'm making lately seems to trend towards stoner metal(?) - think Fireball Ministry. I recently made a personal demo of all the Humbucker bridge pickup guitars I have (7) and I was surprised to find that my two favorites are the Charvel with a JB in the bridge (actually no surprise there) and the stock Alnico II bucker in the MiM Player HSS Strat (very surprised).
So, back to the task at hand; what to put in the Schecter. It's my "D-tuned with a Floyd" guitar, to complement my D-tuned Solar hard tail. I really want to try the Nazgul, if for no other reason than it's the best named pickup ever. I've seen some demos online and I like its balance - heavy but not as "harsh" as the Black Winter. But maybe a Pearly Gates or Alnico II Pro JB would work. It's all so subjective lol.
To be clear, I'm just using these guitars to do home recordings, using virtual amps... mostly Amplitube, for what it's worth. Is there any validity that a low output bucker works just as well with a software amp as a high output? I'm really just trying to figure this all out. Pretty sure in the long-run I'll end up getting both, but I don't have a lot of space for a guitar with every pickup. If only!
So, back to the task at hand; what to put in the Schecter. It's my "D-tuned with a Floyd" guitar, to complement my D-tuned Solar hard tail. I really want to try the Nazgul, if for no other reason than it's the best named pickup ever. I've seen some demos online and I like its balance - heavy but not as "harsh" as the Black Winter. But maybe a Pearly Gates or Alnico II Pro JB would work. It's all so subjective lol.
To be clear, I'm just using these guitars to do home recordings, using virtual amps... mostly Amplitube, for what it's worth. Is there any validity that a low output bucker works just as well with a software amp as a high output? I'm really just trying to figure this all out. Pretty sure in the long-run I'll end up getting both, but I don't have a lot of space for a guitar with every pickup. If only!
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