Recent content by weepingminotaur

Gave the Charvel DK24 some love tonight, learning "The Lodger" from the last Judas Priest album and working on some classic Rust-era Megadeth.

Tonight was dialling the EC-1000 LTD back into C# to dust off some Behemoth and late '90s / early aughts Slayer. I can notice some decent raw speed differences in my tremolo picking, but string-skipping while doing it is still rough. More work to do...

Haven't been able to play the past two days, grrr. Gonna fix that tonight.

Yeah, it depends on what genres we're discussing. I'd disagree that it can't do heavy metal well. For hard rock, the Distortion may have an edge. But yes, the BW is a modern-sounding pickup, so in that sense, it will sound very different from a JB or a Super D.

No, the BW specs don't suggest versatility. But that is why you can't just go by specs. As Rex says, I think the versatility was a happy accident, not intentional, but it's a great result. The BW manages to be both better at chugging (more attack, focus, and bite) *and* more versatile than just...

Busted the Epi Les Paul out tonight for some Megadeth in D standard. Man, just when I think, "I dunno, maybe the JB isn't heavy enough for this tuning / genre / guitar, maybe I need to think about other options," I feel like the JB tells me, "Shut your face and just listen to how good I sound."...

Absolutely, and I should have mentioned that. It's eminently usable even when the volume knob isn't at max.

I play through a Boss Katana Gen 3 100W, and I'd say that if you don't like the JB, the Black Winter will cover a lot of ground for you. It can do a lot more than just metal, and it splits really well (assuming you have coil-splitting on your LP). I'd recommend the Winter first.

Yeah, I think that once you get to 14-16k, you're not really in "medium" output territory, but it all depends on the pickup. Definitely agree the Custom punches harder than the JB. Same is true of the Nazgul. On the other hand, the Black Winter is full value for its DCR.

The Thrash Factor is 16k in DCR; not sure I would call it a "medium" pickup. (and it isn't listed as such on the SD site, unlike the Custom/C5 and so on)

Seconding the Full Shred rec. As far as voicing goes, it is definitely not a pickup you'd associate with traditional metal, but it has the articulation you want for the genre. It does need some EQ love (amp or pedal or both) to get to where you need to be for rhythm chugs and so on.

Glad you're liking the Jazz! On the matching issue, I guess that's where people need different things. Personally, I love the versatility of having a neck pickup that can do cleans and has good articulation and sparkle. So I don't really worry to much about it needing to "match" the JB. Not...

The other thing is that we have never lived in an age like now, where guitar manufacturing has become reliable and high quality on a mass scale and the science is more or less nailed down. So if you're an actual guitar player and not a collector, you can get a great guitar for half of what your...

Yeah, I have zero interest in spending (too much) money on a Gibson Les Paul, when ESP LTD and Schecter give me better bang for my buck in the single-cut modern realm.

Understandable. If you do decide to drop some money, I think you will like the Jazz, especially in a Les Paul and paired with the JB. To me, it's a match made in heaven.