El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

[Maximusgordon 2.0]

Theres a pickup in the Custom Shop called El Diablo, according to Scott Ian, its a Screamin' Demon wound a bit hotter and will rails instead of poles. How much hotter is it? What affect does the rails have on the tone? makes it have more presence maybe? I dunno ive never had a guitar with a pickup that used rails. Anyways, how different do they sound and feel etc.? Anyone know?

Thanks,
Max

 

[Imp]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

rails don't really affect tone IMO, they just eliminate any volume drop you would otherwise get if you pull off a huge bend..

all EMGs are rail magnets.. i've owned hotrails and an L-500XL as well, they're good if you're constantly putting them in different axes as well, because it dosen't matter about regular or trembucker spacing..

and this el diablo sounds like a hell of a pickup :burnout: - mebbe a tiny step too far removed from tradition PAF to me though..

tom

 

[shred-dog]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

first off scott ian has 2 custom shop pickups 1 is a hot rodded screamin demon and the other one is 21+k twin rail pick up .

i own and use in my main guitar the el diablo and it looks just like a screamin demon (no rails) mine is 14.5k /alnico 5 magnet/ 5.5k peak it is trem spaced to me it sounds like a screamin demon with the drive of a JB it sings like a JB and has a little less of that high high of the demon all in all it is my favorite pickup and i am glad i got it THANKS M J !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ex-250]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

one of these days ill order the rails one. my birthdays in the summer, maybe then

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

first off scott ian has 2 custom shop pickups 1 is a hot rodded screamin demon and the other one is 21+k twin rail pick up .

i own and use in my main guitar the el diablo and it looks just like a screamin demon (no rails) mine is 14.5k /alnico 5 magnet/ 5.5k peak it is trem spaced to me it sounds like a screamin demon with the drive of a JB it sings like a JB and has a little less of that high high of the demon all in all it is my favorite pickup and i am glad i got it THANKS M J !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, either you are right, or Scott Ian is right. The first post's description was paraphrased from a Guitar World interview with him.

 

[ex-250]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

im pretty sure shred-dog is right

 

[shred-dog]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

Well, either you are right, or Scott Ian is right. The first post's description was paraphrased from a Guitar World interview with him.

that would depend on when the article was written since he has used JB's/PG's/screamin demon's (full page ad in guitar player 1998 or 1999) the blade pick up ant the in between one which is what i have if you want more info ask MJ in the custom shop about the pickups . by the way i never said you were wrong i was just trying to assist you since you asked a question

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

that would depend on when the article was written since he has used JB's/PG's/screamin demon's (full page ad in guitar player 1998 or 1999) the blade pick up ant the in between one which is what i have if you want more info ask MJ in the custom shop about the pickups . by the way i never said you were wrong i was just trying to assist you since you asked a question

Sorry dude, I didn't mean that offensively. The interview was from '03, with Metallica on the cover.

 

[superpete]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

Aren;t there 2, the Diablo and the El Diablo?

 

[shred-dog]

Re: El Diablo?! How much like the Demon?

Sorry dude, I didn't mean that offensively. The interview was from '03, with Metallica on the cover.

it's all good!!!!!!!!!!!!!