Judas Priest pickups back in the day
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JeffB
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Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
AXL is on the money. T-Tops and Super Distortions.
Then Turbo came along and the tone got all overcompressed and drowned in rack effects
Halford is drunk out his mind here..but
AXL is on the money. T-Tops and Super Distortions.
Then Turbo came along and the tone got all overcompressed and drowned in rack effects
Halford is drunk out his mind here..but
ErikH
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Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
:headbang:
And that right there is one reason why I love the Super Distortion. The others are Iron Maiden and Ace Frehley. Oh yeah, Jeff convincing me to finally just get one helped.
The other reasons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EJ4NlyAZ2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsvtJ2npPiA
:headbang:
And that right there is one reason why I love the Super Distortion. The others are Iron Maiden and Ace Frehley. Oh yeah, Jeff convincing me to finally just get one helped.
The other reasons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EJ4NlyAZ2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsvtJ2npPiA
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theodie
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Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
I always thought I heard a JB like tone in their stuff.
I always thought I heard a JB like tone in their stuff.
JeffB
Let it B
Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
they switched over to EMGs around the turbo era, tons of gain, and tons of rack gear. ..and the sound went to poopie IMO. I know some people like it, but I much prefer that raw guitar into a couple stompers, into the amp, and throw some analog/tape echo 70s/early 80s thing.
Maiden ended up doing the same thing, but it wasn't quite as bad.
they switched over to EMGs around the turbo era, tons of gain, and tons of rack gear. ..and the sound went to poopie IMO. I know some people like it, but I much prefer that raw guitar into a couple stompers, into the amp, and throw some analog/tape echo 70s/early 80s thing.
Maiden ended up doing the same thing, but it wasn't quite as bad.
ErikH
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Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
Yup. He's been using the Super Distortion since close to when it came out. Gotta remember, he also used Marshall JMP's back then, cranked to the hilt. That's a big part of his sound. The SuperD just slammed the front end harder.
Yup. He's been using the Super Distortion since close to when it came out. Gotta remember, he also used Marshall JMP's back then, cranked to the hilt. That's a big part of his sound. The SuperD just slammed the front end harder.
Axl H
Blowthebloodydoorsoffologist
Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
That aint 100% true... Tipton got his first Hamer with a EMG 81 in 1984, and it was used alot on Defenders. Downing was first like 1986 or so I think
I like the Painkiller guitar tones alot though.
That aint 100% true... Tipton got his first Hamer with a EMG 81 in 1984, and it was used alot on Defenders. Downing was first like 1986 or so I think
I like the Painkiller guitar tones alot though.
Axl H
Blowthebloodydoorsoffologist
Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
They did use JBs alot on Painkiller as far as I know. Those and 81s
They did use JBs alot on Painkiller as far as I know. Those and 81s
TattooedCarrot
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Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
Tipton's first EMG was a 58, not an 81. I don't even think the 81 was around in 1984.
Tipton's first EMG was a 58, not an 81. I don't even think the 81 was around in 1984.
JeffB
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Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
SuperD is all over DOTF. The beginning of Sentinel sounds exactly like a SuperD to me-and Freewheel Burning has plenty of it as well.
Neck pickups would be T-tops (KKs Vs, Tiptons SG special), stock strat (KK), and Tipton either had a SuperD or a Dimarzio PAF in the neck of his black strat with the mirror pickguard. It sounds like a SuperD to me on Unleashed in the East- very thick and not very PAF-ish-but he could have changed it by DOTF.
SuperD is all over DOTF. The beginning of Sentinel sounds exactly like a SuperD to me-and Freewheel Burning has plenty of it as well.
Neck pickups would be T-tops (KKs Vs, Tiptons SG special), stock strat (KK), and Tipton either had a SuperD or a Dimarzio PAF in the neck of his black strat with the mirror pickguard. It sounds like a SuperD to me on Unleashed in the East- very thick and not very PAF-ish-but he could have changed it by DOTF.
ex-250
Riffologist Extraordinaire
Re: Judas Priest pickups back in the day
the 81 was around (started in '79 according to wikipedia), but yeah tipton had a 58 in the bridge of his SG
i didnt think either of them started using mostly 81s until somewhere in the ripper owens period. ive seen a gajillion pictures of them through the years, and up until that point, the vast majority of their guitars had passives in them.
the 81 was around (started in '79 according to wikipedia), but yeah tipton had a 58 in the bridge of his SG
i didnt think either of them started using mostly 81s until somewhere in the ripper owens period. ive seen a gajillion pictures of them through the years, and up until that point, the vast majority of their guitars had passives in them.
