metalthrasher83
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What would you put in a mahogany body maple neck through alder top 22 fret guitar with a high gain amp with el34s for metal? GO!!
pickup choices?
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metalmachine
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Re: pickup choices?
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Myaccount876
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Re: pickup choices?
Depends. By your username, I'm taking a wild guess that you like thrash metal, so:
EMG 85/81 or Dragonfires which are the same but cheaper (try the 85 in the bridge)
Blackouts of your choice
Duncan Distortion
Super Distortion
GFS Fat Pat
Custom 5
Any other Custom, just mag swap
Parallel Axis Distortion
What type of EQ and sound are you going for?
Depends. By your username, I'm taking a wild guess that you like thrash metal, so:
EMG 85/81 or Dragonfires which are the same but cheaper (try the 85 in the bridge)
Blackouts of your choice
Duncan Distortion
Super Distortion
GFS Fat Pat
Custom 5
Any other Custom, just mag swap
Parallel Axis Distortion
What type of EQ and sound are you going for?
metalthrasher83
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Re: pickup choices?
Something like a super 3 something thats not real bassy good amount of miss for some crunchy riffs an, and I play thrash, death, doom any where from COC, DOWN, METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL, SLAYER,, GOJIRA, BLACK SABBATH, type of stuff
Something like a super 3 something thats not real bassy good amount of miss for some crunchy riffs an, and I play thrash, death, doom any where from COC, DOWN, METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL, SLAYER,, GOJIRA, BLACK SABBATH, type of stuff
Re: pickup choices?
Ola Englund has really great tone in my opinion and he's using a mahogany guitar with a maple neck, and Duncan Distortions. His EQ setting are usually "middy" (probably around 5-bass, 8-mids, 6-Treble). That's probably what I'd go for, but you never know you might end up liking. Hell, I've heard some good sounding thrash being played with 59's!
Ola Englund has really great tone in my opinion and he's using a mahogany guitar with a maple neck, and Duncan Distortions. His EQ setting are usually "middy" (probably around 5-bass, 8-mids, 6-Treble). That's probably what I'd go for, but you never know you might end up liking. Hell, I've heard some good sounding thrash being played with 59's!
darthphineas
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Re: pickup choices?
based on the bands you are suggesting, it can go a few ways.
Duncan JB
Duncan Full Shred
based on the bands you are suggesting, it can go a few ways.
Duncan JB
Duncan Full Shred
Myaccount876
Amira-Maker
Re: pickup choices?
1. Awesome taste in metal! \m/
2. Bridge: I'd say try the distortion and.or custom line (or even a distortion/custom hybrid!), and move on from there.
Neck: Full Shred, and fine tune to taste with magnet swaps. Could try a ceramic mag or a A8 if the stock A5 doesn't do it for you.
1. Awesome taste in metal! \m/
2. Bridge: I'd say try the distortion and.or custom line (or even a distortion/custom hybrid!), and move on from there.
Neck: Full Shred, and fine tune to taste with magnet swaps. Could try a ceramic mag or a A8 if the stock A5 doesn't do it for you.
youngthrasher9
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Re: pickup choices?
Agreed.
Umm no check again his Solar6's and Solar7's actually have northern ash wings.
Agreed.
Dark Order Lord
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Re: pickup choices?
Either choose between the Duncan Distortion or the Invader. The Sh8 has more mids than the Sh6. You'd be suprised what works for what guitar. My invader is too boomy for my black mahogany V, but perfect for my natural mahogany V which is gretchish in tone, so my black V has a Distortion. Also consider the PA TB2 B as it nothing like an Sh6, less spikey on the hi mids and treble, but has the growl similar to the sh8 minus the large bottom end - and blows the EMG81 out of the water in every which way
Either choose between the Duncan Distortion or the Invader. The Sh8 has more mids than the Sh6. You'd be suprised what works for what guitar. My invader is too boomy for my black mahogany V, but perfect for my natural mahogany V which is gretchish in tone, so my black V has a Distortion. Also consider the PA TB2 B as it nothing like an Sh6, less spikey on the hi mids and treble, but has the growl similar to the sh8 minus the large bottom end - and blows the EMG81 out of the water in every which way
metalthrasher83
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Re: pickup choices?
I also thought about a screamin demon maybe with an a8 magnet
I also thought about a screamin demon maybe with an a8 magnet
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tonello
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Re: pickup choices?
I'd either go Invader (great for Kill Era Metallica), Custom (great for CoC), or the DIstortion (great for everything all around). Those sound the best for thrash. Scott Ian Uses the JB and the El Diablo in his guitars, so that might be worth a look into.
I'd either go Invader (great for Kill Era Metallica), Custom (great for CoC), or the DIstortion (great for everything all around). Those sound the best for thrash. Scott Ian Uses the JB and the El Diablo in his guitars, so that might be worth a look into.
Re: pickup choices?
Huh... I remember reading somewhere it was mahogany. Checked on S7's page, and you're right.
But I'd still recommend a Distortion.
Huh... I remember reading somewhere it was mahogany. Checked on S7's page, and you're right.
But I'd still recommend a Distortion.