Full Shred is...surprisingly bright.

[Demanic]

I've gone through a few bridge pickups in my Jackson DXMG. It came with an EMG HZ3, then I put a JB in it, which I loved. Then I tried a Crunchlab in it, which is still there. Very good modern sound. But I would love to try a Full Shred in it.

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[JOEBACCA]

Been a loooong time since I've posted on the SD Forum. I saw a Full Shred thread and had to "chime" in

Yes Benjy, FS is definitely a bright pickup but not the brightest SD pickup to my ears. Dimebucker wins hands down IMO.

But back to the FS Bridge, its a tight and articulate mofo. Has a little bit of chunk to it in the lows but much less than the C5 for comparison sake. The C5's lows IMO always sound like the Bass Boost button on a Discman Player if that makes sense LOL. I'd say the FS mids are at noon...I never found them to be as scooped as the C5. The FS high frequencies are almost like dialing up the Master Presence knob on a high gain amp. Its borderline harsh but I always compensate on my amp by dialing back Treble and Presence. FS LOVES low tunings. I've had my FS Set in my Ibanez Iceman ICT700 tuned to Drop C for over 10 years and still love them. I played many a gig with them and they're always easy to dial in and provide a good mix of aggressive tones with decent bright cleans. I've been tempted to try the Sentient Neck and Pegasus Bridge just for poops and giggles at some point but the FS Set is just so damn good for low tuned modern metal that I haven't gotten the itch to change them out. Hope you're digging them!

 

[Benjy_26]

Been a loooong time since I've posted on the SD Forum. I saw a Full Shred thread and had to "chime" in

Yes Benjy, FS is definitely a bright pickup but not the brightest SD pickup to my ears. Dimebucker wins hands down IMO.

But back to the FS Bridge, its a tight and articulate mofo. Has a little bit of chunk to it in the lows but much less than the C5 for comparison sake. The C5's lows IMO always sound like the Bass Boost button on a Discman Player if that makes sense LOL. I'd say the FS mids are at noon...I never found them to be as scooped as the C5. The FS high frequencies are almost like dialing up the Master Presence knob on a high gain amp. Its borderline harsh but I always compensate on my amp by dialing back Treble and Presence. FS LOVES low tunings. I've had my FS Set in my Ibanez Iceman ICT700 tuned to Drop C for over 10 years and still love them. I played many a gig with them and they're always easy to dial in and provide a good mix of aggressive tones with decent bright cleans. I've been tempted to try the Sentient Neck and Pegasus Bridge just for poops and giggles at some point but the FS Set is just so damn good for low tuned modern metal that I haven't gotten the itch to change them out. Hope you're digging them!

Good description!

I currently have the FSb paired with a couple of no-name alnico singles in the 5.5k range. I'll try tuning down to see what it does.

 

[Juanhanglo]

Been a loooong time since I've posted on the SD Forum. I saw a Full Shred thread and had to "chime" in

Yes Benjy, FS is definitely a bright pickup but not the brightest SD pickup to my ears. Dimebucker wins hands down IMO.

But back to the FS Bridge, its a tight and articulate mofo. Has a little bit of chunk to it in the lows but much less than the C5 for comparison sake. The C5's lows IMO always sound like the Bass Boost button on a Discman Player if that makes sense LOL. I'd say the FS mids are at noon...I never found them to be as scooped as the C5. The FS high frequencies are almost like dialing up the Master Presence knob on a high gain amp. Its borderline harsh but I always compensate on my amp by dialing back Treble and Presence. FS LOVES low tunings. I've had my FS Set in my Ibanez Iceman ICT700 tuned to Drop C for over 10 years and still love them. I played many a gig with them and they're always easy to dial in and provide a good mix of aggressive tones with decent bright cleans. I've been tempted to try the Sentient Neck and Pegasus Bridge just for poops and giggles at some point but the FS Set is just so damn good for low tuned modern metal that I haven't gotten the itch to change them out. Hope you're digging them!

It was your review from back then that tipped the scales, so to say, for me.

They really do need the right guitar though.

 

[JOEBACCA]

Good description!

I currently have the FSb paired with a couple of no-name alnico singles in the 5.5k range. I'll try tuning down to see what it does.

Thanks man! Drop it like its hot and let me know the results! :firedevil:headbang:

 

[Benjy_26]

Thanks man! Drop it like its hot and let me know the results! :firedevil:headbang:

For sure.

Thank God my Floyd is decked. Lol

 

[JOEBACCA]

It was your review from back then that tipped the scales, so to say, for me.

They really do need the right guitar though.

Dude I remember now! That's awesome! I try to give the most accurate description to my ears. Makes me feel good that my recommendation helped you!! :fing2:

I'm with you on trying to match the right pickup for the right guitar. My Iceman has Mahogany Wings on a 5 piece Maple / Walnut neck through body and it just works!

 

[Juanhanglo]

The full shred is a very interesting pickup for sure.

I bought a set to put in my basswood rg921. Holy bright city! I need the tone knob with these!
Needless to say, I didn't like the bridge for anything but high gain metal. The neck was cool but I put the dimarzio/ibz bridge back in.

I swapped a dactivator and then the full shred bridge into my mahogany rg520qs. OMG what a sound! Notes literally jump off the fretboard! The mahogany fullness filled out the low end perfectly. I also add a touch of bass at the amp as well. This sorta buries the highs a bit in the sound. Try it out. It works.

As it stands now, my rg520qs with the full shred out guns my rg3xxv with a super d.

I absolutely love it now. I put the FSn in too. I can't put the 520 down these days.

the wood most definitely matters

oh, and I have all filisters in mine currently. I can't really tell any difference if I'm being honest. Maybe there is a feel thing? Like a quicker attack or something with the hex poles.
I change back and forth regularly. One day I'll hear it.

Ok, so I swapped back and forth 4 times over an hour or so and I think I can tell what the hex and fillister poles do in relation to each other


fillister - wider fatter midrange, less prominent highs (mostly in the attack), and the bass seems reduced (though more midrange could just be balancing it out)

Hex - tighter bass. Louder bass, mids scooped a bit. Shaper treble..


I prefer the full shred with all filisters. More classic sounding. I'd use these for everything up to hard rock and classic metal.

I use the hex poles for all modern metal. More clarity under stupid amounts of gain.

It's hard to differentiate without listening to recordings back to back. I used a screw gun with a slotted and a hex bit to lessen the time between listens.

It popped out at me right away.

 

[AdrianSD]

An all filisters full shred would/should sound like a beefier Custom 5, wouldn't it? I've experimented not long ago with hex poles & filisters on a Custom 8 and JB 8, using hex for low E, A, D and filisters for G, B and high E, plugged into a Maxon OD-9 set as clean boost into the OD2 channel of my DSL, good fun.

 

[alex1fly]

Ok, so I swapped back and forth 4 times over an hour or so and I think I can tell what the hex and fillister poles do in relation to each other


fillister - wider fatter midrange, less prominent highs (mostly in the attack), and the bass seems reduced (though more midrange could just be balancing it out)

Hex - tighter bass. Louder bass, mids scooped a bit. Shaper treble..


I prefer the full shred with all filisters. More classic sounding. I'd use these for everything up to hard rock and classic metal.

I use the hex poles for all modern metal. More clarity under stupid amounts of gain.

It's hard to differentiate without listening to recordings back to back. I used a screw gun with a slotted and a hex bit to lessen the time between listens.

It popped out at me right away.

This is great. Thanks for doing this and sharing your results. This thread inspired me to order up some hex poles earlier this week to throw in a 57 Classic for grins.