Recent content by weepingminotaur

You tried the usual stuff first like adjusting bass-side pickup height and adjusting amp / pedal EQ? If you're after chug, Nazgul will do it even though it's mid-forward and not super-bassy. Custom might be your pickup if you must have extra bass and you want chugging tightness.

Agreed. I usually wind up lowering neck pickups a bit to reduce potential boominess. But like you, I'm a bridge-first guy in most situations (exceptions being when I play any jazz, neo-soul, or funk), so it's usually a question of making the neck fit with what the bridge is doing.

For sure, they're in the same pickup "family" for me. I think for once, though, I need a less middy pickup, because the Les Paul in question seems to have more mids to my ears, and is a bit on the dark side. So I'm looking for a pickup that doesn't mush out on thrash rhythm (Slayer, Megadeth...

Funny, I'm just at the point where I'm considering swapping the JB out of my Les Paul. It's not bad -- pretty good actually. But given that I want the Les Paul in E flat playing a lot of metal, I think I need something with a bit more definition and grind, and maybe fewer mids. Thinking...

JB would be a classic, safe choice. Custom might work in that guitar. I've never actually tried the Distortion so I can't speak to that one. But there could be many other bridge pup options depending on the genre of music you want to play and the tones you're looking to get out of the guitar.

I think this usually retails new for about $400 USD? It was used at the music store where my kid takes voice lessons, but in great shape. Got them down from their price of $355 to $296 (well, I'm in Canada, so it was in Canadian dollars, but I'm listing everything here in USD equivalent). Funded...

Never thought I'd really enjoy playing lower than D in tuning, but here I am, having a ball, practicing some slower Behemoth and modern Slayer tunes in C#.

Didn't manage to play today but did give this gal some cleaning and polishing ahead of a setup and string change.

Not sure I'll be able to play today, but yesterday I did bust out the Sterling HSS Cutlass (Pearly Gates / Classic Stack Middle / Classic Stack Neck) to dig back into some funk.

Tonight, the Charvel Dinky (Full Shred / AP2) in satin black.

Les Paul, today.

Zero exaggeration...

Tweaked the metal settings on my newly purchased Katana Gen 3 100. Adjusted the bass end of the pickup to be a bit higher, plugged in, and wow. Instant Rust In Peace and Countdown To Extinction Megadeth at my fingertips. Everything I want the JB to be for heavy music: organic but detailed, nice...

This finally came today! Looking forward to plugging in and seeing the difference from my 1st gen Boss Katana 50.

If you play metal, do you have experience shaping your tone to get chugs out of a guitar with a Full Shred in the bridge? I like the chugs I can get from my other metal guitars (Nazgul and Black Winter), but I'd like a little more oomph from the FS. Any tips, EQ settings, tricks? It's a direct...