Mr Scary pickups?

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Did anyone consider that maybe....just MAYBE these guys found "George's Tone"? So it seems to me that SD has 40-50% of the pup market maybe more, and with that kind of presence and the volume and store fronts that George could take home significantly less per pup from SD and still come out ahead. I mean how many guys here had hear of Arcane before this? I know I thought they were the Trussart in-house built single coils and didn't even know they made buckers.

I dunno, I met him at the first UGD and have trouble believing it is all about money. George was a gentleman and very kind to my wife and I and he REALLY seemed to enjoy being there talking to other players, hanging out with Seymour, and just talking gear. I remember he was ultra skeptical about using Steveo's 1984 reissue since it wasn't old or hand-wired, but when it was all over he seemed impressed! I just can't see how this will make George lots of cash.....not to mention that he just didn't seem, to me, like that kind of guy.
 
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The screaming demon should be promoted more as a neck pickup in stead of a bridge pickup. it's amazing in the neck of a les paul.
 
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I will say that while I don't like the guitars, at least he's doing what he wants. I think if any of us had the chance to do something like that (if we were so inclined) we would.

If I was able to have my own line of Gibson explorers done my way with my own pickups... I'd do it in a heartbeat, and most people would hate what I love lol.
 
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Weird turn of events. Considering that the more prolific content the guy is known for was recorded with a Duncan. Most of that was prior to the Demon model.

Maybe he will have more luck moving a few of those pickups in those $4k ESPs than he will in those $4k-9k atrocities he builds from ESP parts in the ESP factory.


edit: and how does anyone know for certain that company found the tone for those pickups? wouldn't be the first time an artist took a sample or a prototype to another company to have it made from them. i.e., there are two current ESP artists that have signature models that started life as models or prototypes from Kramer that were never seen in the American market or on any market at all.

and someone going all-out for Metallica stuff makes more sense than $9k guitars with chicken bones glued on them.
 
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jimman said:
As crazy as this announcement is, the most surprising part of this all to me is that they might actually be getting that kind of money for those guitars. Those are ugly as sin.
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It isn't so far fetched man.

I have a buddy that will buy absolutely anything James Hetfield or Kirk Hammett have played or have been photographed with.
All of his "Metallica" guitars stay in their cases and never come out. It's just his thing. And I'm not talking about Indonesian replicas either...I'm talking about custom made 1 off I'm-going-to-throw-this-money-at-you-and-you-will-make-it-for-me stuff. It's crazy but it makes him happy.

:dunno:
 
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When the music/player is no longer relevant in the grand scheme of things...they start flip flopping endorsements. Its how they make easy money. Record sales for slash, george, evh, and others are peanuts. Its not the 1980s anymore.
 
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superpete said:
i like seymour duncan and i like george lynch and these pickups seem pretty cool. i survived yngwie leaving dimarzio for duncan, evh leaving ebmm for peavey then leaving peavey for fender, dimebag leaving randall and dean for krank and washburn, angus young having a signature gibson pu but using duncans, and johnny damon leaving the red sox for the yankees, i'm sure i can get through this.
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I don't know, man. My whole self-esteem revolves around what gear a 60 year old hair metal shredder uses. It's like, the most important thing in the world. Why, George?! Say it ain't so!
 
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JeffB said:
When the music/player is no longer relevant in the grand scheme of things...they start flip flopping endorsements. Its how they make easy money. Record sales for slash, george, evh, and others are peanuts. Its not the 1980s anymore.
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I see what you're saying but I just don't think the math supports it. Look how many places carry Duncans compared to Arcanes. The sheer volume of SD vs Arcane makes it less about easy money.

Like I said George just never struck me as that kind guy...I mean a guy who could tell Aspen Pitman was messing with him because 1 day old tubes weren't changed is going to be a stickler or sound.
 
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I ponder if there might be some relevance to both JeffB and Luke.

For starters, the dude hasn't really been relevant in over 20 years.

And then, after the guys sells a few Arcane model to his core base, it has nowhere to go. With a larger company like SD or DiMarzio, a pickup will get off to a running start out if the gate. Seems the dude from Arcane is getting the better end of the deal, with people that never knew of the company now picking through his selection.


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