Photoneshop121
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So the story goes that it's my birthday very soon and I just bought myself a new guitar amp. The amp in question is a Randall RD-5h and it is currently paired with a harley benton 2x12 (the non v30 one). At this time, I'm in the process of sending back the cab and buying a Randall matching 2x12 to clear out all the mud and help define my sound, as well as saving for a Randall solid state so I can get some more Dimebag-ish tones. Even at this moment, my Schecter has blackouts in it and I think they sound great. However, my other main guitar is a Dean Black Gold ML which at current has a Bill Lawrence USA L500xl in the bridge and the stock pickup in the neck.
I love the neck pickup, however the current bridge is too twangy and that's what occupies most of the sonic space, as there's so much twang that when I get rid of it with my EQ pedal, the character of the pickup goes away. And my other problem with it is that the output is so weak sounding that even on the highest gain setting I only get tones suitable for hard rock at best in terms of saturation. I've narrowed my tastes down to 4 pickup options as choices. The Dimebucker as it's ceramic magnet equipped as opposed to the twangier and less punchy alnico 5 and it's got the output to drive my amp better in a more saturated way, The Black Winter as in all the demos I've heard it's got that present high and mid tone but it's not overdoing it, The SH-5 Custom as it's a naturally scooped pickup with some good punch to it (from demo's I've heard, namely all of Keith Merrow's), and the Distortion because it's sounded punchy to me every time I've heard it.
I mostly play Pantera, Conquering Dystopia, and most other things either slow, rhythmic or technical, so all opinions and recommendations are welcome.
I love the neck pickup, however the current bridge is too twangy and that's what occupies most of the sonic space, as there's so much twang that when I get rid of it with my EQ pedal, the character of the pickup goes away. And my other problem with it is that the output is so weak sounding that even on the highest gain setting I only get tones suitable for hard rock at best in terms of saturation. I've narrowed my tastes down to 4 pickup options as choices. The Dimebucker as it's ceramic magnet equipped as opposed to the twangier and less punchy alnico 5 and it's got the output to drive my amp better in a more saturated way, The Black Winter as in all the demos I've heard it's got that present high and mid tone but it's not overdoing it, The SH-5 Custom as it's a naturally scooped pickup with some good punch to it (from demo's I've heard, namely all of Keith Merrow's), and the Distortion because it's sounded punchy to me every time I've heard it.
I mostly play Pantera, Conquering Dystopia, and most other things either slow, rhythmic or technical, so all opinions and recommendations are welcome.
