If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

[BobaFett]

I have a PRS McCarty which right now has Gibson Burstbucker Pro's split by means of push pull knob. I do like the sound, but after trying a new Les Paul with Slash pickups in it, and loving the sound, I am thinking of a change.

I realize that the Slash pickups are not made for splitting. I have not tried the aph-1 at all, but realize they come with the 4 wires to split them. If you have tried both, how close is the sound you would get from the two types of pickups? Would I be happy with the original type, and the split sounds I would get? Or is the Slash set so much better that I should just install them, and forget about the single coil sounds?

I appreciate any help you could give me.

Thank you.

 

[Khriss Bliss]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

I haven't played it, but it's what Slash used, as u prob know, in his Derrig made Les replica on Appetite. ( another artist I've listened to, Akira Takasaki, on Thunder in the East by Loudness used em and def I hear the similarities).
Not only is the A2P essential to Slash' s tone, but when Seymour approached Slash to do a signature pickup, he was psyched, but in the development stage, Seymour would try and try and to cook up something new, however Slash kept preferring the A2P, so I think you'll find the A2P and the Slash model as indistinguishable as indistinguishable can be among SD humbuckers. Seymour said theres a school of thought where guys like the pickup to juice the signal to overdrive the amp, and there's a different schools of guys, like Slash, who like a weaker, tone-ier magnet, and dial all their gain from the amp. So with that in mind, u can be 98% certain you'll dig the A2P as is.

 

[DTrane]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

I had the aph-1 in neck of explorer clone. It really did have a spongy bass to it.

I am far from an expert, I think the aph-1 and slash pickups are for gutiars with maple caps to take some of the bite out. I dunno

 

[Zhaggy]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

You can't split the Slash pickups, It's a signature pickup and it is exactly as Slash designed it and can't do anything about it and it comes only 2-wire vintage version. Trust me I have asked them. You can however split the A2Ps and since Slash used them for roughly 20 years I think it's close enough to the Slash sound. And they should sound cool in your PRS.

 

[AlexR]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

The common piece of folklore is that the slash sig is a tweak on the A2pro, which is to make his 'production' Les Pauls closer to the Derrig LP copy which was his original. Apparently that guitar is just an incredible sounding Axe which can't be duplicated by any of his stage guitars.

Some other threads have said how the tone is better than a regular A2pro in one position but not in the other. Purely personal preference of course.

 

[xxxplorer]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

I have an a2pro in the neck of my explorer and it is november rain every time I solo. Such a noticable sound. It's thick and juicy but clear... Took some time to dial in, but it's grown on me.

 

[DeanSweden]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

( another artist I've listened to, Akira Takasaki, on Thunder in the East by Loudness used em and def I hear the similarities).

Akira Takasaki ... now that's a trip down memory lane :scratchch

Like many other artists, I've seen, or heard, or atleast read about his
numerous pickup adventures... everything from a '59/A2P combo in his
80's prime, DynaBite/LQ500 from his own Killer Guitars company.
He's dabbled with DMZs ToneZone in the bridge too, as well as
stock ESP pickups in his Random Star guitars :headbang:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZBMjySRW4&t=1m46s

 

[chris_tw21]

Re: If you have played the aph-1's and Slash's

Bobafett try an esp lp copy with a2pro's,there at the guitar store sometimes.