Hey guys! I need a bit of advice. I'm an ex metal guitar player who have been playing the blues for the last 20 years or so. Back in the day though I was a full on shred guy (Vai/Satriani-style leads) but played death metal (Florida-style). I'm in my 40:ies now and looking back feeling death metal nostalgia creeping up on me. I have quite a few guitars nowadays but no metal guitar. So I pulled the trigger on an 2003 Ibanez RG, black and everything! Let the mayhem begin, of sorts.
The guitar's great but the pickups (stock) are too muddy for my taste. What pickups should I buy? I know nothing about metal pickups. Way back when we only used stock pickups and never thought much about it. But you get pickier.
I'm looking for a bridge pickup that's tight enough in the bass for some great Chuck Schuldiner chug. But still with great separation and highs for a Vai-like solo tone. It's maybe impossible but the best of both worlds kind of pickup. And yeah, it has to be Duncans. There are a gazillion pickup winders out there and to narrow it down I decided long ago that Duncan's my brand. They're huge and have a ton of pickups.
For reference:
In teles I use Jerry Donahue lead and Vintage for tele neck
In Les Pauls: 59/Custom lead and 59 neck
335: Seth Lover all over.
The guitar's great but the pickups (stock) are too muddy for my taste. What pickups should I buy? I know nothing about metal pickups. Way back when we only used stock pickups and never thought much about it. But you get pickier.
I'm looking for a bridge pickup that's tight enough in the bass for some great Chuck Schuldiner chug. But still with great separation and highs for a Vai-like solo tone. It's maybe impossible but the best of both worlds kind of pickup. And yeah, it has to be Duncans. There are a gazillion pickup winders out there and to narrow it down I decided long ago that Duncan's my brand. They're huge and have a ton of pickups.
For reference:
In teles I use Jerry Donahue lead and Vintage for tele neck
In Les Pauls: 59/Custom lead and 59 neck
335: Seth Lover all over.
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