Recent content by weepingminotaur

I've gotten a lot of recs for the Distortion in my Epi LP. Not tried it myself but it might do the trick. The Black Winter can do way more than just metal. The name and the presentation scare people off but both bridge and neck are very versatile, and split very well.

Any particular reason you wouldn't try a JB first, since you use 'em in your Strats so you already know you like it? The JB will definitely give you more of everything and has the versatility to handle all flavours of rock plus metal.

I own both 22- and 24-fret guitars. Different tools for different applications. They're both good. The Charvel Dinky is great for rock solos high on the neck -- sometimes you do need the full two octaves. For blues, my Les Paul is a better fit.

I use a modelling amp (Boss Katana) so I'm never going to be all the way there on this tone or that tone. But I can get in the ballpark. Lambchopper on Youtube has a great series of metal tone presets for the Katana, so I've used those as the base for my own tweaking. Ultimately, I like a...

Oh, absolutely. Voicing, fingerings, and positions are important. I generally replicate what's in the tab if I trust it, but sometimes I have to make a change because my ears tell me a different story or my fingers are uncomfortable with the way a riff is played, or both. And there are...

What about the Dave Mustaine Thrash Factor? Part of what the promo copy promises is a "tighter low end." And it's basically a modded JB anyway. Something to consider. (I haven't actually tried the Thrash Factor myself.)

I know, I may as well be playing K-pop, right?

Very nice! As a Black Winter cultist, I am dying to try the BWR. Actually haven't tried the Blackened version either. But the regular Winters are in my LTD EC-1000 and they sound killer in Db. Great for melodeath and so on.

I've never found the BW, JB, or Nazgul to be honky, but I am a mid-forward guy.

I had BWs in the Les Paul a few years ago in E standard. They were good but I felt like I needed maybe a tad less in the way of mids. But that's a good suggestion. I'll think about it. (or maybe ... this is the opportunity to go BW Rails??) And yeah, I'm gonna give the JB a good solid run in D...

I thought of the Dimebucker too, but I have no personal experience of that pickup. Is it more or less scooped than, say, the Mark Holcomb Alpha-Omega pickups?

So I've had a JB in the bridge of my Epiphone Les Paul (Standard PlusTop Pro), and it sounds great. Problem is, my uses for the guitar have changed. Instead of E standard, I want the LP in D standard playing almost exclusively metal: contemporary Exodus, Sepultura, and Megadeth, that sort of...

The grain swirls are pretty rad. Great-looking axe!

I think the Winter bridge and neck are both very versatile, but hey, we all experience pickups differently. I enjoyed both the reviews.

I've got a direct-mount Full Shred in the bridge of my Charvel Dinky and it's great. Excellent articulation for lead work but not grating or shrill. I did have to adjust my amp settings to get the requisite crunch I needed for palm-muted riffing, but it wasn't too onerous. EQ a bit of bass back...