Gplayerzzz
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Is it another JB or???
Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
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Zheddar
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
And I still feel like this should be one of the first places that one can find out about how pickups play and sound. But it's like the last place to get info for many pickups. There's got to be a way to fix this issue. I know that youtube and many guitar related blogs and websites that are part of the industry can be utilized, but I am not even sure if any of them have info on these pickups. So, I still stand by the nominating or voting for forum members to test gear, write about, and record this stuff. I mean these are products based in sound, and the cute little creative descriptions are silly in this day and age of media shangri la.
And I still feel like this should be one of the first places that one can find out about how pickups play and sound. But it's like the last place to get info for many pickups. There's got to be a way to fix this issue. I know that youtube and many guitar related blogs and websites that are part of the industry can be utilized, but I am not even sure if any of them have info on these pickups. So, I still stand by the nominating or voting for forum members to test gear, write about, and record this stuff. I mean these are products based in sound, and the cute little creative descriptions are silly in this day and age of media shangri la.
80's_Metal
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
Yes! This makes so much sense!
Yes! This makes so much sense!
Gplayerzzz
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
Hate to bump, but I got this message back:
Dennis Rus
Dennis Russell (Seymour Duncan)
Aug 22, 16:56 PDT
Hi,
The bridge Skolnick model, is a bit higher output and has a bit more mid presence than a standard JB, giving it a bit more punch and harmonic content.
Thanks
Dennis
Hate to bump, but I got this message back:
Dennis Rus
Dennis Russell (Seymour Duncan)
Aug 22, 16:56 PDT
Hi,
The bridge Skolnick model, is a bit higher output and has a bit more mid presence than a standard JB, giving it a bit more punch and harmonic content.
Thanks
Dennis
STLMTLHD79
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
I saw Alex live last weekend and his tone was incredible. Somebody has to give these pickups a try.
I saw Alex live last weekend and his tone was incredible. Somebody has to give these pickups a try.
Gplayerzzz
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
Man I need a try a few different pups. Not sure if I should try this or the El Diavlo first.
TattooedCarrot
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
So yea, basically a tweaked JB.
So yea, basically a tweaked JB.
Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
we had that for YEARS, starting in 2012. Mincer was part of that team and so was I. Unfortunately, some people felt that a total waste of oxygen so the majority of the team got shafted. Funnily enough, that coincides with many other changes and many artists leaving SD.
we had that for YEARS, starting in 2012. Mincer was part of that team and so was I. Unfortunately, some people felt that a total waste of oxygen so the majority of the team got shafted. Funnily enough, that coincides with many other changes and many artists leaving SD.
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And it was a really good team, too! It is too bad the blogs have gone by the wayside, as it was a great place for information.
And it was a really good team, too! It is too bad the blogs have gone by the wayside, as it was a great place for information.
STLMTLHD79
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
wow, i should have been on this page back then. I just came back to guitar playing heavy since late 2016 so i missed alot of this information (which i do search the archives and find great things that way). However, the statement about many artists leaving Duncan i find untrue. Who would they go to other than DZ, EMG and maybe Fishman?
wow, i should have been on this page back then. I just came back to guitar playing heavy since late 2016 so i missed alot of this information (which i do search the archives and find great things that way). However, the statement about many artists leaving Duncan i find untrue. Who would they go to other than DZ, EMG and maybe Fishman?
STLMTLHD79
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
wow, i should have been on this page back then. I just came back to guitar playing heavy since late 2016 so i missed alot of this information (which i do search the archives and find great things that way). However, the statement about many artists leaving Duncan i find untrue. Who would they go to other than DZ, EMG and maybe Fishman?
wow, i should have been on this page back then. I just came back to guitar playing heavy since late 2016 so i missed alot of this information (which i do search the archives and find great things that way). However, the statement about many artists leaving Duncan i find untrue. Who would they go to other than DZ, EMG and maybe Fishman?
Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
Nick Johnston, Keith merrow, tosin abasi, George lynch, satchel. Byebye SD, hellow Fluence. And rightly so.
@mincer at least I got a few really good friends and memories out of it. Thanks, now I'm craving tacos from La Super Rica.
Nick Johnston, Keith merrow, tosin abasi, George lynch, satchel. Byebye SD, hellow Fluence. And rightly so.
@mincer at least I got a few really good friends and memories out of it. Thanks, now I'm craving tacos from La Super Rica.
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Great tacos, indeed! I'd say you've done pretty well after that, though! And I still keep in touch with most of our blog brothers and sisters.
Great tacos, indeed! I'd say you've done pretty well after that, though! And I still keep in touch with most of our blog brothers and sisters.
Zheddar
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
Yeah, the more research and forum digging that one does around here the more they find a wealth of experimentation. So much knowledge gets plopped right on their head. It all seems to be from a golden period though, and has dropped off the last couple of years. I have learned more then I ever would have expected from all the people who consistently share ideas and experiences on this forum. It's a good group of people that generally keep things as factual as one can with something as subjective as sound. I don't think I ever would have tried half the bizarre wiring mods, humbucker hybrids, or other various electric guitar experimentation without the influence of some of the awesome personalities and music industry purveyors who share here. That would be a bit of a bummer indeed if the forums didn't get amazing attention, especially since some of the descriptions of pickups sold by Duncan mention their lineage going back to the forum itself.
Yeah, the more research and forum digging that one does around here the more they find a wealth of experimentation. So much knowledge gets plopped right on their head. It all seems to be from a golden period though, and has dropped off the last couple of years. I have learned more then I ever would have expected from all the people who consistently share ideas and experiences on this forum. It's a good group of people that generally keep things as factual as one can with something as subjective as sound. I don't think I ever would have tried half the bizarre wiring mods, humbucker hybrids, or other various electric guitar experimentation without the influence of some of the awesome personalities and music industry purveyors who share here. That would be a bit of a bummer indeed if the forums didn't get amazing attention, especially since some of the descriptions of pickups sold by Duncan mention their lineage going back to the forum itself.
Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
Well the forum was started before social media took off, so most forums have been hurt by people spending more time on other platforms. Also, guitar music isn't as popular as it once was (even 20 years ago). But you know, I am on a lot of forums, and this one has the most real-life guitar information than most of them put together.
Well the forum was started before social media took off, so most forums have been hurt by people spending more time on other platforms. Also, guitar music isn't as popular as it once was (even 20 years ago). But you know, I am on a lot of forums, and this one has the most real-life guitar information than most of them put together.
devastone
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Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
SD just released the Hunter GL CS pickup this year, haven't heard anything about George going anywhere(?).
SD just released the Hunter GL CS pickup this year, haven't heard anything about George going anywhere(?).
Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
That's indeed a recent development, granted. However, I suspect that folks who have been on this forum for a while will remember that in 2013 George suddenly left SD to start working with Arcane, with very little notice.
http://www.arcaneinc.com/george-lynch/4428165
All materials and mentions of George were removed. I don't know why he came back, though.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?281496-George-Lynch-Mr-Scary-Humbucker
Another endorser who left: Synyster Gates. Will Adler (had a signature SD pickup in his ESP's) also went to Fluence.
Frankly, I think SD should, and can, release more pickups than they are doing now on this release roster. I gave them a dozen hybrid humbucker designs, Mincer can attest to that, but they just refused to launch them. No new winding patterns would have to be created, etc etc.
FYI: I came up with 4 PAF style pickups, 4 medium hot and 4 hot models.
I guess we are all still waiting on the expansion of the single coil lineup too... Noiseless quarter pounds, Big Dipper style single coils, just to name two ideas. Or what about a rework of the StagMag, so it has a fiber bottom instead of a metal one, to approach pure single coil tones even better. Nordstrand does it already, so why not SD? It's not hard, at all. Or a Phat Cat mk2, with lower inductance.
I could go on and on...
That's indeed a recent development, granted. However, I suspect that folks who have been on this forum for a while will remember that in 2013 George suddenly left SD to start working with Arcane, with very little notice.
http://www.arcaneinc.com/george-lynch/4428165
All materials and mentions of George were removed. I don't know why he came back, though.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?281496-George-Lynch-Mr-Scary-Humbucker
Another endorser who left: Synyster Gates. Will Adler (had a signature SD pickup in his ESP's) also went to Fluence.
Frankly, I think SD should, and can, release more pickups than they are doing now on this release roster. I gave them a dozen hybrid humbucker designs, Mincer can attest to that, but they just refused to launch them. No new winding patterns would have to be created, etc etc.
FYI: I came up with 4 PAF style pickups, 4 medium hot and 4 hot models.
I guess we are all still waiting on the expansion of the single coil lineup too... Noiseless quarter pounds, Big Dipper style single coils, just to name two ideas. Or what about a rework of the StagMag, so it has a fiber bottom instead of a metal one, to approach pure single coil tones even better. Nordstrand does it already, so why not SD? It's not hard, at all. Or a Phat Cat mk2, with lower inductance.
I could go on and on...
Re: Anyone try the Alex Skolnick Signature Set yet?
I saw Alex live this past July with Stu Hamm and Joel Taylor and his tone sure was incredible. He was using a couple of his ESP signature Eclipse models one with a Floyd and one with a fixed bridge through a Peavey Classic 50 and I believe he was using pedals to help shape his OD and his tone was killer. I'm considering trying these pickups myself so I'm giving this thread a bump.
All I've found so far is this which suggests they're scatterwound JBs, so basically more dynamic.
http://darthphineas.com/2019/02/seymour-duncan-custom-shop-alex-skolnick-signature-set/
I saw Alex live this past July with Stu Hamm and Joel Taylor and his tone sure was incredible. He was using a couple of his ESP signature Eclipse models one with a Floyd and one with a fixed bridge through a Peavey Classic 50 and I believe he was using pedals to help shape his OD and his tone was killer. I'm considering trying these pickups myself so I'm giving this thread a bump.
All I've found so far is this which suggests they're scatterwound JBs, so basically more dynamic.
http://darthphineas.com/2019/02/seymour-duncan-custom-shop-alex-skolnick-signature-set/
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