I was watching the video for cemetery gates by pantera a minute ago when i noticed something strange. There was a brief falsh of dimebag playing his famous comboys from hell lightning bolt dean ML. in the neck, a black pickup with blades. I was sure i was mistaken and looked again, freezing the frame. Sure enough, a bladed, black pickup, not his zebra '59. Could it be the L-500R to match the bridge from bill lawrence?
Another dimebag pickup mystery
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Diocletian
BrandNewGlossologist
Re: Another dimebag pickup mystery
I seem to recall Frank Falbo or someone else on here suggesting they had made a prototype neck pickup, with blades, to match the Dimebucker. But that would be long after the video you saw I would imagine.
Who knows? Who really cares?
Everyone knows what he used in the neck.
I seem to recall Frank Falbo or someone else on here suggesting they had made a prototype neck pickup, with blades, to match the Dimebucker. But that would be long after the video you saw I would imagine.
Who knows? Who really cares?
Everyone knows what he used in the neck.
EEF13
New member
Re: Another dimebag pickup mystery
I read an interview where he says he hates active pickups, 7 strings, and single coils. So I don't get why he would play a guitar with single coils.
OooOooh this might cause some controversy :cool2:
I read an interview where he says he hates active pickups, 7 strings, and single coils. So I don't get why he would play a guitar with single coils.
MojoMonster
Active member
Re: Another dimebag pickup mystery
I love metal guitar posing... especially when the guy is fretting some ridiculous finger-stretching chord thing.
Hell, how often did he actually ever even use his neck pickup?
MM
Cause posing with one ain't the same as playing with one?
I love metal guitar posing... especially when the guy is fretting some ridiculous finger-stretching chord thing.
Hell, how often did he actually ever even use his neck pickup?
MM
Re: Another dimebag pickup mystery
To me it sounds like he used the neck or at least the middle position quite a bit for leads and soloing (hard to tell if it is the neck alone or with the bridge, he had so much processing with his leads but it defintely sounds different from the bridge to me)
Cause posing with one ain't the same as playing with one?
I love metal guitar posing... especially when the guy is fretting some ridiculous finger-stretching chord thing.
Hell, how often did he actually ever even use his neck pickup?
MM
To me it sounds like he used the neck or at least the middle position quite a bit for leads and soloing (hard to tell if it is the neck alone or with the bridge, he had so much processing with his leads but it defintely sounds different from the bridge to me)
Diocletian
BrandNewGlossologist
Re: Another dimebag pickup mystery
He used the neck position for soloing more than the bridge? Really? I'd never have thought so.
I always assumed he just used the neck for clean stuff, probably in tandem with the bridge pup.
He used the neck position for soloing more than the bridge? Really? I'd never have thought so.
I always assumed he just used the neck for clean stuff, probably in tandem with the bridge pup.
idsnowdog
Imperator of Indignation
Re: Another dimebag pickup mystery
I have also seen a few photos where he has a blade pickup with diagonal blades. I have seen a few guitars with them and I believe the manufacturer was George something from New Zealand? Every once in a while you see them on Ebay.
I have also seen a few photos where he has a blade pickup with diagonal blades. I have seen a few guitars with them and I believe the manufacturer was George something from New Zealand? Every once in a while you see them on Ebay.
