Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

[mrpinter]

I really like this pickup, and I have a guitar with one of them in the neck position (it sounds great at the neck - way different than in the bridge position). My question is: would another Demon in the bridge pair up well with it? I know this might sound like an obvious "yes", but I'm wondering - after reading the Screamin' Demon and Blues Saraceno Trembucker combination post - if the bridge should be a hotter pickup, or can that be accomplished simply by raising the pole-pieces at the bridge.

 

[Demanic]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

Try sticking a UOA5 or A2 magnet in it for the bridge. That would thicken it up a bit I bet.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

Try sticking a UOA5 or A2 magnet in it for the bridge. That would thicken it up a bit I bet.

and drop its output relative to the neck...

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

I really like this pickup, and I have a guitar with one of them in the neck position (it sounds great at the neck - way different than in the bridge position). My question is: would another Demon in the bridge pair up well with it? I know this might sound like an obvious "yes", but I'm wondering - after reading the Screamin' Demon and Blues Saraceno Trembucker combination post - if the bridge should be a hotter pickup, or can that be accomplished simply by raising the pole-pieces at the bridge.

Raising the pole pieces wont increase its output. It will change the string balance some but wont make it louder. Only raising or lowering the entire pickup will change that.

By function of the greater string excursion at the neck, the neck slot is louder. Flat out its seeing more vibration. You can raise the bridge pickup and sink the neck one to balance their volumes.

There is no mag swap you can do that will up the output without changing the tone. If you want the same tone your only hope is to play with the heights, which should work the idea of neck and bridge pickups didnt come around until the late 70's, before that everyone was just staggering the heights.

 

[mrpinter]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

Raising the pole pieces wont increase its output. It will change the string balance some but wont make it louder. Only raising or lowering the entire pickup will change that.

By function of the greater string excursion at the neck, the neck slot is louder. Flat out its seeing more vibration. You can raise the bridge pickup and sink the neck one to balance their volumes.

There is no mag swap you can do that will up the output without changing the tone. If you want the same tone your only hope is to play with the heights, which should work the idea of neck and bridge pickups didnt come around until the late 70's, before that everyone was just staggering the heights.

Thanks Edgecrusher, that's very useful... I think I'll go with that. But just to complicate matters a LITTLE and just out of curiosity- is there another bridge pickup that you think would complement the Demon at the neck? I know that Orpheo likes the Blues Saraceno in combo with the Demon in that configuration. Any others come to mind?

 

[Demanic]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

As you just said, raise the bridge and sink the neck. I still say that either mag will add more mids, thus more perceived volume.

 

[SAVAGE DISTORTION]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

I really like this pickup, and I have a guitar with one of them in the neck position (it sounds great at the neck - way different than in the bridge position). My question is: would another Demon in the bridge pair up well with it? I know this might sound like an obvious "yes", but I'm wondering - after reading the Screamin' Demon and Blues Saraceno Trembucker combination post - if the bridge should be a hotter pickup, or can that be accomplished simply by raising the pole-pieces at the bridge.

sure it will work fine, keep in mind back in the early days there was no "neck model and bridge model" pickups.
They were all universal like the old gibson pickups.
Just make sure you keep the neck pickup lower to balance the volume.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

Thanks Edgecrusher, that's very useful... I think I'll go with that. But just to complicate matters a LITTLE and just out of curiosity- is there another bridge pickup that you think would complement the Demon at the neck? I know that Orpheo likes the Blues Saraceno in combo with the Demon in that configuration. Any others come to mind?

My pick would actually be the brobucker... but thats just my pick. To me the 2 go together nicely. Both are more like rude pissed off PAF's and match together well.

 

[chadd]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

Thanks Edgecrusher, that's very useful... I think I'll go with that. But just to complicate matters a LITTLE and just out of curiosity- is there another bridge pickup that you think would complement the Demon at the neck? I know that Orpheo likes the Blues Saraceno in combo with the Demon in that configuration. Any others come to mind?

Original El Diablo. it's everything I've always wanted out of a Demon in the bridge position

 

[elelpe]

Re: Neck and Bridge Screamin' Demons?

I have used Demon with PATB-3, Custom, and Alt8 in the bridge. Though my guitar equipped with PATB-3/Demon now, Alt8/Demon blend nicer in the middle position for clean sound, IMO.