momocaster
New member
First of all i'm mew here. After years of reading posts on this forum, i have a question for you guys. :headbang:
I play 80's metal mostly (think Priest, Dokken, Lynch Mob, Ratt, early Van Halen...)
My problem has always been to be able to play a fast riff with a super precise and cutting sound while avoiding sounding harsh/fizzy/cold. So i got rid of most of my ceramic pickups.
My quest for a pickup that had a precise sound and some awesome tone to it led me to PAF style pickups.
A year or so ago i bought a Screamin Demon and thought it sounded really amazing through guitar rig or various simulators but was lacking mids and had really agressive trebles through tube amps. I swapped the magnet for and A2 and it's a killer pickup through amps but the mids sound kinda weird i think and it's a bit muddy when playing whith effects.
I also have a Pearly gates wich is a nice compromise but the bass doesn't seem tight enough for fast riffing, on the other hand it gives a killer Van Halen tone/vibe, i really recommend it for a 1984 era sound !
I also have a Dimarzio PAF Pro laying around in front of me. Tried it few years ago but i thought it sounded bland, a bit muddy, not bad, the tone was ok but not great and maybe the mids sounded a bit weird. Should i try it again ?
What do you guys think ? what kind of low/moderate output pickup do you use for metal and heavy music in general ?
PS : I have a maple bodied Warmoth (really heavy and awesome) with an OFR and a rosewood finger board
And btw i apologize if my english s**** cause it's not my native language !
I play 80's metal mostly (think Priest, Dokken, Lynch Mob, Ratt, early Van Halen...)
My problem has always been to be able to play a fast riff with a super precise and cutting sound while avoiding sounding harsh/fizzy/cold. So i got rid of most of my ceramic pickups.
My quest for a pickup that had a precise sound and some awesome tone to it led me to PAF style pickups.
A year or so ago i bought a Screamin Demon and thought it sounded really amazing through guitar rig or various simulators but was lacking mids and had really agressive trebles through tube amps. I swapped the magnet for and A2 and it's a killer pickup through amps but the mids sound kinda weird i think and it's a bit muddy when playing whith effects.
I also have a Pearly gates wich is a nice compromise but the bass doesn't seem tight enough for fast riffing, on the other hand it gives a killer Van Halen tone/vibe, i really recommend it for a 1984 era sound !
I also have a Dimarzio PAF Pro laying around in front of me. Tried it few years ago but i thought it sounded bland, a bit muddy, not bad, the tone was ok but not great and maybe the mids sounded a bit weird. Should i try it again ?
What do you guys think ? what kind of low/moderate output pickup do you use for metal and heavy music in general ?
PS : I have a maple bodied Warmoth (really heavy and awesome) with an OFR and a rosewood finger board
And btw i apologize if my english s**** cause it's not my native language !
