The New Guy
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Hey Everybody, generally speaking does a lower output bridge humbucker = better clarity under medium to heavy distortion? Thanks for the help.
output & clarity
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Loserchief
SwingingIdiot
Re: output & clarity
i guess it doesn't. Emgs have seriously high output and have clarity as hell even under ultra heavy distortion.
i guess it doesn't. Emgs have seriously high output and have clarity as hell even under ultra heavy distortion.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: output & clarity
I don't think clarity is the issue. Even 2 pickups with the same output may sound different depending on the wire/wind used, etc etc.
A hotter output will hit the preamp of your amp harder, tho, causing it to distort quicker.
I don't think clarity is the issue. Even 2 pickups with the same output may sound different depending on the wire/wind used, etc etc.
A hotter output will hit the preamp of your amp harder, tho, causing it to distort quicker.
The New Guy
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Re: output & clarity
I guess I should elaborate, if the low E and A strings are a little TOO distorted (i.e. a little inarticulate) when doing single note riffs in the lower registers but the higher registers / strings are just right...then what am I looking for to tighten up the low end?
I don't want to loose the girth in the low end just clean it up....any suggestions?
I guess I should elaborate, if the low E and A strings are a little TOO distorted (i.e. a little inarticulate) when doing single note riffs in the lower registers but the higher registers / strings are just right...then what am I looking for to tighten up the low end?
I don't want to loose the girth in the low end just clean it up....any suggestions?
fab.regnaut
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Re: output & clarity
It would help if you precise what is the p-u your talking about , but if you have muddy bass for exemple with a 59 neck then try a Jazz , or try to clean up some of the bass before the preamp with an EQ or an overdrive pedal .
It would help if you precise what is the p-u your talking about , but if you have muddy bass for exemple with a 59 neck then try a Jazz , or try to clean up some of the bass before the preamp with an EQ or an overdrive pedal .
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: output & clarity
Lower the pup.
Lower the pup.
rspst14
Tone Cat
Re: output & clarity
That depends heavily on what you mean by clarity, but generally speaking, yes, I think lower output pickups are better in this regard because they do not have the compressed sound that you get with higher output pickups. I've always felt that less compression gives you a clearer, more articulate tone. That doesn't mean that pickups like the JB and Distortion don't have clarity, they most definitely do. They'll cut through a mix without sounding muddy, but in terms of thickness and note separation under distortion, I think lower output pickups do a better job of that.
Ryan
That depends heavily on what you mean by clarity, but generally speaking, yes, I think lower output pickups are better in this regard because they do not have the compressed sound that you get with higher output pickups. I've always felt that less compression gives you a clearer, more articulate tone. That doesn't mean that pickups like the JB and Distortion don't have clarity, they most definitely do. They'll cut through a mix without sounding muddy, but in terms of thickness and note separation under distortion, I think lower output pickups do a better job of that.
Ryan
The New Guy
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Re: output & clarity
Ill lower it tonight per Twilight's advise and see if that helps...if not, it's an excuse to buy another pick up!
Ill lower it tonight per Twilight's advise and see if that helps...if not, it's an excuse to buy another pick up!