alt. 8 bridge in neck position?

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metalthrasher83

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Thinking about putting a alternative 8 bridge in my neck position for my Jackson Kelly J's with a coil tap, what u guys think? Paired with a dd8
 
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I think you need to change your name to MetalthrasingMAD.

:lol:

Nah, seriously, the JB can work as a good neck pickup, but I've never tried an Alt8. Won't it overpower even a DD in the neck?
 
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the Alt-8 has a very high output. but it does have a lot of cut to it, so it would be very articulate in a neck position. don't be fooled by the tone chart, it's not going to even out to where it'll match up with a JB or a DD in the bridge... it has a lot more presence in the upper mids and in the highs that are going to make it be more in your face.

what are you looking for from splitting the Alt-8 coils? a different sort of dirty sound or something for a clean tone? I have one split in a bridge position and it's more sharp sounding when split than a lot of others.

if you want a DDn to go up against that DD8, I have one I'm looking to move.
 
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I've never understood the need for a high output neck pickup - to me the best neck lead tone for metal comes from something like a 59, Seth Lover or Dimarzio PAF.
 
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I'd like to try a jb I've never played but what I've heard I've liked! And metalthrashingmad would have been a good one haha! But I'm really not a lead player or anything but I guess it would be to have something that'll cut good when I do, do a lead, and maybe something for a clean
 
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I maybe interested in the oddness! I've been thinking about a mayhem set for my ibanez arz400 ill be getting
 
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metalthrasher83 said:
I'd like to try a jb I've never played but what I've heard I've liked! And metalthrashingmad would have been a good one haha! But I'm really not a lead player or anything but I guess it would be to have something that'll cut good when I do, do a lead, and maybe something for a clean
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If you have a spare Alt 8 sitting around then try it in the neck and let us know how it does.

But for me, a vintage, PAF style pickup is the best for metal leads.

That said, in a 24 fret guitar, I don't think it matters what pickup you use, you're never going to get an ideal lead tone from a neck pickup.
 
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darthphineas said:
the Alt-8 has a very high output. but it does have a lot of cut to it, so it would be very articulate in a neck position. don't be fooled by the tone chart, it's not going to even out to where it'll match up with a JB or a DD in the bridge... it has a lot more presence in the upper mids and in the highs that are going to make it be more in your face.

what are you looking for from splitting the Alt-8 coils? a different sort of dirty sound or something for a clean tone? I have one split in a bridge position and it's more sharp sounding when split than a lot of others.

if you want a DDn to go up against that DD8, I have one I'm looking to move.
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I'd be interested that ddn! I was thinking about a mayhem set for my ibanez arz 400 ill be getting!!
 
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I wouldn't do it, had one in the bridge pos of my strat - darker than a JB/distortion by quite a bit.
Would be a bit messy in the neck position, and that's to say the least.
 
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gman128 said:
I wouldn't do it, had one in the bridge pos of my strat - darker than a JB/distortion by quite a bit.
Would be a bit messy in the neck position, and that's to say the least.
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I've thought about a distortion neck in the neck but I was thinking about trying something different
 
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I have an alt8 sitting on my home studio desk.

Got nothing on Saturday , I may as well go where no man has gone before and chuck it in the neck of my guitar I'm still fusing around with a neck pu to match a bkp warpig.

I don't expect it to be good. But damn. Someone has to try it.
 
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cheameup said:
I have an alt8 sitting on my home studio desk.

Got nothing on Saturday , I may as well go where no man has gone before and chuck it in the neck of my guitar I'm still fusing around with a neck pu to match a bkp warpig.

I don't expect it to be good. But damn. Someone has to try it.
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that's the spirit!
 
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I did it last year. Leads were nice but no other option than fat, and it was too thick for anything else but leads imo, given it's already bass and mid heavy character in the bridge. Adding dirt just accentuated all this. And the output in series was enough higher than the invader bridge I'd had at the time to where it was a noticeable mismatch, even after messing with height. In parallel the output was better matched, but doing so made it feel a little flat.

I ended up ditching the invader and putting the alt 8 back in the bridge, but with a polished A5 mag; wow, what an improvement. It's been this way ever since because I'm pretty happy with it. I never tried it in the neck with the A5. I recall someone saying it should be close to a JB now. I've never played a JB, so I wouldn't know.
 
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I've never tried a jb either but I would like too, I have a dd8 in the bridge and I'm gonna try the alt8 in the neck with a coil tap! Worst case I don't like it and I can put something else in it
 
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metalthrasher83 said:
I've never tried a jb either but I would like too, I have a dd8 in the bridge and I'm gonna try the alt8 in the neck with a coil tap! Worst case I don't like it and I can put something else in it
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Never hurts to try it yourself. You may get result you like. I'm all about actually trying it, especially if you've already got it.

The alt 8 stock actually split pretty well in the bridge for me. I had actually wired it up to series/parallel split in the neck as well, but I don't remember actually selecting split and what it sounded like...lol. I was trying a lot of stuff back then.

I ended up with a liquifier in the neck, which worked out very well.
 
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gvis said:
I did it last year. Leads were nice but no other option than fat, and it was too thick for anything else but leads imo, given it's already bass and mid heavy character in the bridge. Adding dirt just accentuated all this. And the output in series was enough higher than the invader bridge I'd had at the time to where it was a noticeable mismatch, even after messing with height. In parallel the output was better matched, but doing so made it feel a little flat.

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hmm thats what I fugred it would sound like, so since you've done it I dont think I'll bother now
 
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