Rex_Rocker
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I'm loving the Fishman Alnico in my Gibson, so that's not going anywhere.
But I'm feeling like experimenting on my Epi 1959. My normal go-to in a Les Paul would be the EMG 81/60, but these days, I find Fishmans do the EMG thing better than EMG's, LOL. I also like the EMG 57/66, though.
So far, in that one guitar, I've tried:
Duncan Black Winter Bridge - Absolutely love this pickup. I am not selling it becuase I like to keep it around, but I also feel like trying other pickups out.
Duncan Blackened Black Winter Bridge - Maybe something was wrong with mine, but it was abnormally low output compared to the regular Black Winter. It did sound like a Black Winter, though, so I don't know.
Duncan Nazgul - Cool pickup, just a bit too twangy compared to the 'Winter.
DiMarzio X2N - Underwhelmed. I mean, it's not bad, I just didn't bond with it. I find it's too dark and bassy compared to everything else I've had in there.
Gibson 500T - Another absolutely love kinda pickup. Only downside is it does look kinda uninteresting compared to everything else, LOL. But that's a minor gripe. Going to keep this one around for the future as well, but don't feel like dropping it back in.
Fishman Fluence Modern set - Cool pickups, but I've only got a Modern Ceramic that's not being used right now, and it's a tiny bit thin-sounding compared to the Alnico.
Fishman Fluence KSE's - Same. Cool-sounding, but in context of my other Les Paul, kinda thin by comparison. Plus I don't want to flip them to have the Alnico in the bridge because right now, I've got the Alnico in the neck of my Gibson, and I don't want to move it from there.
Fishman Fluence Will Adler - Absolutely love the passive sound in the bridge pickup, plus it also has a second sound that's like 99% the same as the Modern Ceramic, so it's pretty usable in both voicings. My one gripe with is they look HORRIBLE and absolutely out of place in this Les Paul. Plus I hate the neck pickup in the set, LOL.
So honestly, I'm just feeling like experimenting with something new.
As you can see, I tend to like brighter pickups without an excess of low mid mud and stuffines. I also don't want an extreme low-end. I prefer some high-mid focus for attack, aggression, and clarity. I also don't want a vintage-voiced neck pickup. I want both pickups to be hot and modern.
What else should I be looking at?
But I'm feeling like experimenting on my Epi 1959. My normal go-to in a Les Paul would be the EMG 81/60, but these days, I find Fishmans do the EMG thing better than EMG's, LOL. I also like the EMG 57/66, though.
So far, in that one guitar, I've tried:
Duncan Black Winter Bridge - Absolutely love this pickup. I am not selling it becuase I like to keep it around, but I also feel like trying other pickups out.
Duncan Blackened Black Winter Bridge - Maybe something was wrong with mine, but it was abnormally low output compared to the regular Black Winter. It did sound like a Black Winter, though, so I don't know.
Duncan Nazgul - Cool pickup, just a bit too twangy compared to the 'Winter.
DiMarzio X2N - Underwhelmed. I mean, it's not bad, I just didn't bond with it. I find it's too dark and bassy compared to everything else I've had in there.
Gibson 500T - Another absolutely love kinda pickup. Only downside is it does look kinda uninteresting compared to everything else, LOL. But that's a minor gripe. Going to keep this one around for the future as well, but don't feel like dropping it back in.
Fishman Fluence Modern set - Cool pickups, but I've only got a Modern Ceramic that's not being used right now, and it's a tiny bit thin-sounding compared to the Alnico.
Fishman Fluence KSE's - Same. Cool-sounding, but in context of my other Les Paul, kinda thin by comparison. Plus I don't want to flip them to have the Alnico in the bridge because right now, I've got the Alnico in the neck of my Gibson, and I don't want to move it from there.
Fishman Fluence Will Adler - Absolutely love the passive sound in the bridge pickup, plus it also has a second sound that's like 99% the same as the Modern Ceramic, so it's pretty usable in both voicings. My one gripe with is they look HORRIBLE and absolutely out of place in this Les Paul. Plus I hate the neck pickup in the set, LOL.
So honestly, I'm just feeling like experimenting with something new.
As you can see, I tend to like brighter pickups without an excess of low mid mud and stuffines. I also don't want an extreme low-end. I prefer some high-mid focus for attack, aggression, and clarity. I also don't want a vintage-voiced neck pickup. I want both pickups to be hot and modern.
What else should I be looking at?
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