Sludgenutz
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I found out, for me anyways, that two Gibby Iommis are not a great pairing. The boing-y "both pickups together" sound was not satisfactory. I will still keep the Iommi around for the next time I get uncontrollable g.a.s! It is a fantasticlally crushing pickup in the bridge position! :bowdown: IOMMI!
Anyhow, I got the @ss to remove the chromed brass covers and see just what was inside the stock pickups that were sold with my Epi LP Standard. Each pickup was a two black bobbin combo with Alnico magnets.The neck pickup measured 8.6k ohms, while the bridge pickup a healthy 14.5k ohms. Physically, the neck pickup had a few scratches on the bobbins, although nothing serious. The bridge pickup's bobbins were immaculate.
I totally despised the lifeless covered stock neck pickup**. The previously covered bridge Epi moved to the neck position with the Iommi at the bridge was a usable combo.
Did removing the covers/exterior wax improve the tone? Hard to say really. Lowering the screws with the brass cover removed can only help bring the "business end" of the Epi pickup up. Paired with the Iommi in the bridge, I like this bastard combo far better than the Iommi pair (Iommi says he rarely uses the neck pickup at all!). The "bridge spacing" is a little wider than the neck, but with the metal tones I prefer, no difference was noted musically.
The flipped Epi has a totally familiar "paf-ish" tone, and can give a lot of mileage to guitar players who may not be able to afford two aftermarket pickups at once!
**Don't hate me, I was raised on Dirty Fingers...neck and bridge!:smack::smoker:
Anyhow, I got the @ss to remove the chromed brass covers and see just what was inside the stock pickups that were sold with my Epi LP Standard. Each pickup was a two black bobbin combo with Alnico magnets.The neck pickup measured 8.6k ohms, while the bridge pickup a healthy 14.5k ohms. Physically, the neck pickup had a few scratches on the bobbins, although nothing serious. The bridge pickup's bobbins were immaculate.
I totally despised the lifeless covered stock neck pickup**. The previously covered bridge Epi moved to the neck position with the Iommi at the bridge was a usable combo.
Did removing the covers/exterior wax improve the tone? Hard to say really. Lowering the screws with the brass cover removed can only help bring the "business end" of the Epi pickup up. Paired with the Iommi in the bridge, I like this bastard combo far better than the Iommi pair (Iommi says he rarely uses the neck pickup at all!). The "bridge spacing" is a little wider than the neck, but with the metal tones I prefer, no difference was noted musically.
The flipped Epi has a totally familiar "paf-ish" tone, and can give a lot of mileage to guitar players who may not be able to afford two aftermarket pickups at once!
**Don't hate me, I was raised on Dirty Fingers...neck and bridge!:smack::smoker:
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