any X2N users here?

SABOTAGE

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I got one on the way from a trade i made for my TB-4.
hope this thing is as vicious and ruthless as i am anticipating :)
the JB is a great pup but sometimes it just did not have the brewtallity i needed.
 
Re: any X2N users here?

its a step up the brewtality scale from a jb, thats for sure
 
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jeremy said:
its a step up the brewtality scale from a jb, thats for sure
:laugh2: yeah thats what i hear, but can i ask this it is a 14.5K ceramic model
which is not really wound that hot so
where does it get all this overkill output from? those large blade poles?
I was reading that it is best to use it set real far from the strings also?
 
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WITH FULL DISTORTION said:
HEJ sabotage
PM Me if you dislike the X2N. i´ll buy it.
BTW where are your super distortion clips?
send them to my email
WITH FULL DISTORTION, OF COURSE.
namy@openline.com.br
yeah IF it is not a keeper i will shoot ya a Email


:)
I only posted a EMG 81 clip,what do you mean?
 
Re: any X2N users here?

a step up from the jb....more like 2 steps up, it is a all out shreading pickup, very serious pup, i was going to get one but a dd came my way and i couldent resist it, i did some research on the x2n, and some told me it is so powerful that if you move it close to the amp, you get serious humming, but it does seriously scream...........good luck
 
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be cool and use it in the neck.

it didnt do dave murray any harm :D

be sure to post clips... but i dont know why since my sound card went haywire on me and now i cant listen to anything =(
 
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Davey said:
be cool and use it in the neck.

it didnt do dave murray any harm :D

be sure to post clips... but i dont know why since my sound card went haywire on me and now i cant listen to anything =(
Did Adrian Smith use one in Live After Death?
 
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I had an X2N...way more output than I would ever need. Todays amps, pre-amps, and amp modelers have so much gain, I don't ever need any more output than a JB or DD really. But the X2N does have a unique voice outside of it's pickup....it seems very well balanced.

If they made one with less output I'd definitely keep it.
 
Re: any X2N users here?

SABOTAGE said:
:laugh2: yeah thats what i hear, but can i ask this it is ..........
where does it get all this overkill output from? those large blade poles?
I was reading that it is best to use it set real far from the strings also?

DC nor magnetic strength is an exclusive game in the output area ... the X2N is a very flat pup (some say bright, it just has it's highs extended flatter ... this doesn't necessarily give any particular character per se') ...
You tilt the X2N to adjust for any string volume balance issues between the wound and plain strings ... you don't put it far from the strings either ... it's just that it's not necessary to get it close to develop it's full potential gain wise.
 
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ranalli said:
I had an X2N...way more output than I would ever need. Todays amps, pre-amps, and amp modelers have so much gain, I don't ever need any more output than a JB or DD really. But the X2N does have a unique voice outside of it's pickup....it seems very well balanced.

If they made one with less output I'd definitely keep it.

It may not be *necessary* to have one with the high gain rigs these days ... but it sure is cool too! :laugh2:
 
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Hails man, i didn´tunderstand your message
where is teh emg 81 clip? send it to my email too
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH


SABOTAGE said:
yeah IF it is not a keeper i will shoot ya a Email


:)
I only posted a EMG 81 clip,what do you mean?
 
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Davey said:
be cool and use it in the neck.

it didnt do dave murray any harm :D

be sure to post clips... but i dont know why since my sound card went haywire on me and now i cant listen to anything =(

yeah dave had it in the neck of his SG on the back picture of "KILLERS"
i liked his neck tone on that disc a lot. but keep in mind he used the super D and the PAF in his black strat.
but i also like what i have heard about the X2N in the bridge spot,it is supposed to be a very high clarity,tighter than tight, balanced tone pup?
I did some checking on it and it seems to me that even though it has this rep for being a overkill output monster it actually has a great tone.
I will be using it with a JCM 800 which is not a high gain monster like a 5150 or a XXX
the JCM 800's actually could use a bit more PUSH for the style i play!
:laugh2:
 
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SABOTAGE said:
yeah dave had it in the neck of his SG on the back picture of "KILLERS"
i liked his neck tone on that disc a lot. but keep in mind he used the super D and the PAF in his black strat.

you're telling me that? :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
 
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jeremy said:
its a step up the brewtality scale from a jb, thats for sure

Ah, the X2N, the 1st pup I ever bought...

yeah, It's even above a super distortion. very brewtal, like getting a knife stuck in your forehead lol. works great on a high headroom amp though like my plexi.
 
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MrHeavyMetal said:
Ah, the X2N, the 1st pup I ever bought...

yeah, It's even above a super distortion. very brewtal, like getting a knife stuck in your forehead lol. works great on a high headroom amp though like my plexi.

or my 800 perhaps? :laugh2:
 
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Davey said:
you're telling me that? :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

no i was telling those that are NOT aware of it that :laugh2:
i take it you are a huge IM fan also? :cool3:
 
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