Recent content by crimson highway

I understand the these pickups are stacked humbuckers? so they are not true single coil pickups, correct? in the tone and dynamics depts, are they more closer to a full-size humbucker or a single-coil? or neither? do they fall somewhere between? I've read several Yngwie interviews where he...

I just picked up a Floyd-equipped neck-thru Schecter with a mahogany neck and wings and ebony fingerboard. I'd like to try an Evolution in the bridge. this guitar has the usual tonal qualities of mahogany, but the neck-thru construction really adds some brightness. would the Evo be too much...

so of all the pickup brands, which model has the most tightest, punchiest, zero-mud/mush response, through a super high-gain full-stack? I can think of these right off: EMG 81 SD Full Shred DiMarzio Megadrive Bareknuckle Nailbomb any others? thanks!

which has more metal authority and aggressive voicing? not death, black, hair, or nu-metal per se, but just old school headbanging stuff like Metal Church, Anvil, Megadeth, Armoured Saint, Laaz Rocket, Overkill, etc. this would be for a single humbucker, mahogany, neck-thru Soloist with an...

hello, I bought a used American Precision bass that has no pickup, electronics, or wiring installed. I also bought a Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound P-Bass pickup and I want to wire this bass up with the "standard" passive P-Bass setup: 1 Vol & 1 Tone. I was wondering what kind of pots I needed...

hello, I just bought a used Gibson Gothic Explorer with no pups and want to try some Duncans. I've been using EMGs for so long I'm ready for a change. anyway, I'm an old fart and still like to play old school agro metal of the early/mid 80s: Metallica - Kill 'Em All Venom - Black Metal...