Need help choosing pickups well equiped for Death Metal
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Johtosotku
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If I had to choose a single pickup for technical death metal it would be the emg 81. Nile has used the Invader with decent results, though.
If I had to choose a single pickup for technical death metal it would be the emg 81. Nile has used the Invader with decent results, though.
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This a thing i know and nile happens to be one of my favorite bands, nile also uses dime bucker -ps what do you think of my setup idea
baritone
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the pickups you are considering should be fine, but I am just thinking about this without my guitars nearby. What if you switched the JB Jr. and the Hot Rails? The reason I say so is that I have a guitar with a couple squished humbuckers, and I notice the most dramatic volume drop when bending strings in the middle position (Duckbucker). I think this is because in the neck position, a bent string gets placed over the adjacent string's pole screw. Either that, or the higher output of my neck pickup (Lil 59) makes the volume drop less apparent. Just something to consider
the pickups you are considering should be fine, but I am just thinking about this without my guitars nearby. What if you switched the JB Jr. and the Hot Rails? The reason I say so is that I have a guitar with a couple squished humbuckers, and I notice the most dramatic volume drop when bending strings in the middle position (Duckbucker). I think this is because in the neck position, a bent string gets placed over the adjacent string's pole screw. Either that, or the higher output of my neck pickup (Lil 59) makes the volume drop less apparent. Just something to consider
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To me that makes good sense and will denitely take this into consideration but one cant help but think about guitars such as the Vieger Marylin played by the great muhammed suicmez of Necrophagist which has two full sized hums compressed together. thanx for advice
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My exact thoughts -with a invader in b position and a hot rail in n positon (to complement the ultra crunchy invader) and the mini unferno jb jr. at m position the combonation seems quite good.
Loserchief
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I wouldn't go for the invader for tech death. It's really fat and with lots of low mids,but that can lead to mud when playing lots of fast singlenotes tuned down. Personally i'd rather go for a dimebucker,duncan distortion or full shred.
I wouldn't go for the invader for tech death. It's really fat and with lots of low mids,but that can lead to mud when playing lots of fast singlenotes tuned down. Personally i'd rather go for a dimebucker,duncan distortion or full shred.
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I was also pondering the use of a full shred. thanx
Diocletian
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I had Invaders and didn't like them much for anything other than heavy riffage - so maybe they would work well for what you want. However, I've read a lot of people on the internet say the Invader isn't any good for downtuned guitars, which isn't much use for death metal.
I think it's rather telling that hardly any death metal bands use Invaders. If it's just for DM I'd be looking at Blackouts or EMGs, although I've never honestly tried an active pickup myself, they seem to be what DM bands prefer.
I had Invaders and didn't like them much for anything other than heavy riffage - so maybe they would work well for what you want. However, I've read a lot of people on the internet say the Invader isn't any good for downtuned guitars, which isn't much use for death metal.
I think it's rather telling that hardly any death metal bands use Invaders. If it's just for DM I'd be looking at Blackouts or EMGs, although I've never honestly tried an active pickup myself, they seem to be what DM bands prefer.
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You have a good point but i also do alot of supersonic string skipping- chugging type acrobatics so i think the invader well suiter (perhaps) thanxs for reply
Darth Nihilus
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Dude, get the new Blackouts. They even make single-coil Blackouts now, so get a Blackout
ceramic humbucker and two Blackout singles. That's all you'll EVER need!!!
Dude, get the new Blackouts. They even make single-coil Blackouts now, so get a Blackout
ceramic humbucker and two Blackout singles. That's all you'll EVER need!!!
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ILL check em out.thanx
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The blackout metals and livewire metals seem pretty B.A. yet im leaning towards the invaders for the natural sound (and rediculous crunch)
Darth Nihilus
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Well, the Invaders don't do cleans that well and can be pretty useless in mahogany guitars.
Blackouts give you all of your wood's tone, Duncan took care of that when they designed them so although the Blackouts are active, you won't miss your passives at all, especially if you're talking about the Invader. The Blackouts out-crunch anything else out there, by far!
Well, the Invaders don't do cleans that well and can be pretty useless in mahogany guitars.
Blackouts give you all of your wood's tone, Duncan took care of that when they designed them so although the Blackouts are active, you won't miss your passives at all, especially if you're talking about the Invader. The Blackouts out-crunch anything else out there, by far!
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the only thing is i use netherworldly tunings like a-e-a-d-Fs-b and such and i now without a doubt that the invaders will have no problem picking the notes out whilst remaning articulate and defined (enough) also whats your take on the livewire metals (Thanx so much for your responses)
Darth Nihilus
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Well, I also tune down very low. I tune to B on my six string guitars and it's a main reason I've used active pickups since '91. They have a more Hi-Fi sound to them. Aside from the Blackouts sounding clear, they have tons of gain to push your tone over the edge.
The Invaders will mush up your tone with those low tunings. It just won't work the way you'd want.
Well, I also tune down very low. I tune to B on my six string guitars and it's a main reason I've used active pickups since '91. They have a more Hi-Fi sound to them. Aside from the Blackouts sounding clear, they have tons of gain to push your tone over the edge.
The Invaders will mush up your tone with those low tunings. It just won't work the way you'd want.
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what about live wires metl and dimebucker and you should watch some nile videos they use invaders and i use the same tuning
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