7 string pickups

[SwedeNuck]

Hey everybody, I'm new here. Hopefully you guys will be able to help me out with a bit of a problem I'm having here. I've got myself and ESP H-207 seven stringer that's begging for an upgrade from the stock duncan-designed pu's. It's got an ash body, rosewood fretboard, and a tune-o-matic bridge on it. The kinda sound I'm looking for from the bridge slot is a really open sound that has a bottom end similar to that of an EMG 85. (and I'm not cutting up the thing to waste my money on EMG's, I'm not a fan of active pickup compression) I really like what I hear from the duncan custom in the bridge of my Les Paul, it's nice and tight and really defined; I just want a bottom end that sounds more like alnico 5. As for the neck position I'm pretty set on a dimarzio Air Norton because of John Petrucci, but I've got this nagging feeling about what a 59 would sound like in there. Thanks for reading everyone, I hope to hear some input that'll help me out.

Bryan

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: 7 string pickups

The general consensus is that the Custom is close to the 85, so that'd probably be a good choice. The '59 goes really well with the Custom, as well

Oh yeah, welcome to the forum

 

[Kac]

Re: 7 string pickups

From what I'm reading and your liking of the 81, I would suggest the JB for the bridge position. I've never heard the 7 string verion of the JB in person, but I'm a big fan of the 6 string version.
Good luck, and welcome to the forum.

Rock On :smoker:

 

[SwedeNuck]

Re: 7 string pickups

thanks guys, I'm a little worried about putting a JB in there though, I'm not really too much a fan of mid spike pu's. Does anyone know how well a Custom 5 would go and how much a seven string version would cost?

 

[Kac]

Re: 7 string pickups

thanks guys, I'm a little worried about putting a JB in there though, I'm not really too much a fan of mid spike pu's. Does anyone know how well a Custom 5 would go and how much a seven string version would cost?

:smack: Oops I read it wrong anyway, I change my suggest to a Custom.

Ha ha, Rock On :smoker:

 

[SwedeNuck]

Re: 7 string pickups

k, sweet. thanks for the input man

 

[SwedeNuck]

Re: 7 string pickups

Can I get some word on the neck pickup? Preferably from some 7 string guys around here. I know that I like the Air Norton in 6 stringers already, but I'm not sure if it would be too focussed in an ash body bolt on guitar. The axe has a lot of pop as it is.

Bryan

 

[SwedeNuck]

Re: 7 string pickups

bump

 

[SwedeNuck]

Re: 7 string pickups

one more bump here, come on dudes