Recent content by GrabtharsHammer

Hi all, There seems to be a trend for active pickups with a more passive tone and feel. I still love my EMG 81 for its unmatched tightness for high gain rhythm guitar. But sometimes I feel that because of its massive low cut (which basically is the reason for its tightness) there is just a bit...

Hi all, I just bought a new PRS S2. Amazing guitar, but it sounds just a little bit too dark for my taste. I am already considering to install a pair of SD pickups, but before I do that, I would like to try to bypass the load of the tone control. Perhaps that could already give me that little...

Hi guys, So far I had a JB in the bridge and a 59 in the neck position (with an Alnico 4 magnet to tame the low and high end of the 59) and the pickups really worked well together. Now I have a Distortion in the bridge position and the combination with the 59 just doesn't work that well. So...

Hi guys, I have a JB in the bridge position of my Framus Diablo Supreme (mahogany neck, mahogany body w. maple top). I like it for leads, but for heavy & chunky rhythm guitar it is not really that satisfying - to me the midrange sounds too honky, the highs too dull and the lows too loose. I am...

I am searching for a new bridge pickup. I mostly play metal, a lot of atmospheric and melodic stuff but I generally like a tight and bright thrash metal rhythm guitar sound. Basically everything from Doom, Gothic to Thrash, Black and Death Metal. Currently I have a Duncan JB in my mahogany...

Hey, Can someone tell me what dimensions a trembucker magnet has? Thank you!

Hi, I have a Duncan Custom Trembucker in my PRS SE. I am mainly a high gain player and generally like the Custom's tight sound. However, its "ice-picky" attack in the upper midrange can get a little annoying depending on the amp sim. With Peavey 5150/6505 and Recto sims it's quite okay but with...

Re: Nazgul in PRS Custom 24

Hey folks, I am considering to buy a new magnet for my Seymour Duncan 59 Neck. I would like the pickup to have a more emphasized midrange, sweetened highs and less boomy bass. I am not a shredder, but I like slow, atmospheric lead guitar playing and want a sound that stays "sweet", defined and...

Hey, I have a problem with my PRS SE Standard. The G string sounds buzzy (sounds mechanical like fret buzz, not like an electronic shielding problem), but strangely the buzz is only audible when playing through the neck pickup. When I play the guitar clean without amplification I don’t hear any...