Pickup for AC/DC?

[formula73]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

With what you just described, no pickup swap in the world will help.

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

AC/DC can be played on a multitude of instruments. It doesn't have to be a mahogany slab and a T-Top through a Super Lead to get there.

OP, just a good but fat vintage voiced A5 and your amp set to mild breakup will get you plenty close. It won't be exact, but once the rest of the band kicks in it will be more than close enough. Don't lose faith.... you're not going into a tone competition with Angus as the judge. I've done acceptable AC/DC with every HB equipped guitar I've owned. Floyd Rose equipped super strat, double fat strat, Epi LP, Dean Hardtail, Gibson LP.

For you if some pickups are hard to find in your area and you're on a budget, hopefully a 59' will be in your area. A WLH would be better. Hell, in a pinch a Slash bridge will work too. I just installed a Slash set in a guitar and I have to say I was blown away by the drive and tone from the bridge. Plenty of power.

I don't know if you can from where you are, but you can buy directly from the SD website and I'm pretty sure they ship anywhere. If not, there are several SD authorized dealers that will. We can guide you there.

Where are you anyhow?

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

AC/DC can be played on a multitude of instruments. It doesn't have to be a mahogany slab and a T-Top through a Super Lead to get there.

OP, just a good but fat vintage voiced A5 and your amp set to mild breakup will get you plenty close. It won't be exact, but once the rest of the band kicks in it will be more than close enough. Don't lose faith.... you're not going into a tone competition with Angus as the judge. I've done acceptable AC/DC with every HB equipped guitar I've owned. Floyd Rose equipped super strat, double fat strat, Epi LP, Dean Hardtail, Gibson LP.

For you if some pickups are hard to find in your area and you're on a budget, hopefully a 59' will be in your area. A WLH would be better. Hell, in a pinch a Slash bridge will work too. I just installed a Slash set in a guitar and I have to say I was blown away by the drive and tone from the bridge. Plenty of power.

I don't know if you can from where you are, but you can buy directly from the SD website and I'm pretty sure they ship anywhere. If not, there are several SD authorized dealers that will. We can guide you there.

Where are you anyhow?

Italy.
I've searched the web in years for a new PATB-3 pup but even in Germany it is impossible to find. At the moment only the PATB2 is available on some online stores.

The '59 and WLH should be easier to find, I had not considered the Slash pickup. The Alnico II pro could be suitable?

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

C8 stands for Custom 8?
Shouldn't it be more powerful than a standard Custom 5?

Yes and Yes.

It didn't make any sense why that pup/ guitar combo sounded more like AC/DC than the SG with 490T (I believe) pickups, but it did. Of course I used the SG live (it was a tribute band).

 

[Mincer]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Italy.
I've searched the web in years for a new PATB-3 pup but even in Germany it is impossible to find. At the moment only the PATB2 is available on some online stores.

The '59 and WLH should be easier to find, I had not considered the Slash pickup. The Alnico II pro could be suitable?

I think both the Slash and Alnico II Pro might be a little 'squishy' in the bass. I'd still hold out for a 59. Should be easier to find, too.

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

I think both the Slash and Alnico II Pro might be a little 'squishy' in the bass. I'd still hold out for a 59. Should be easier to find, too.

Yes, the '59 is really easy to find here in Italy, even as secondhand

 

[Aceman]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

What Crate amp?

I'd save the money and put towards a better amp.

 

[Synapsys]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

I've searched the web in years for a new PATB-3 pup but even in Germany it is impossible to find. At the moment only the PATB2 is available on some online stores./QUOTE]

I'm from Portugal, and apart from some special colored Duncan some friends got for me Stateside, these guys never failed me. Awesome prices, never out of stock. They are based in Germany, and two business days is usually the time they ship over here.

https://schneidermusik.de/shop1/product_info.php/products_id/77204?osCsid=83efd80db9

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Come on guys. He's asking for help with a pickup. If he has trouble with an expensive pickup he can't afford a new guitar or amp.

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

I'm from Portugal, and apart from some special colored Duncan some friends got for me Stateside, these guys never failed me. Awesome prices, never out of stock. They are based in Germany, and two business days is usually the time they ship over here.

https://schneidermusik.de/shop1/product_info.php/products_id/77204?osCsid=83efd80db9

This is a great tip. Thanks.

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

I'm not advocating for the Slash over the 59' or WLH, but if you happened to find one for a great deal it would be better than some of the lower output A2 pickups out there. Ã5 magnets are cheap and available, at least over here, but I don't know how the pickup you have now would work with just a magnet swap. I guess that's a possibility but I'd work on a new A5 pickup first.

The link above looks to be a good start.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Malcolm or Angus? Higher output might pass for Angus, but for Malcolm, you want something that hits the amp much more lightly. Jazz bridge, Seth, A2P, Slash, '59, WLH, perhaps. Personally, I'd go with a light-output pickup like a Seth neck in the bridge position, or a DiMarzio EJ Custom, and a cranked Marshall with as little gain as you can get away with. Crank the master and play hard.

The Angus tone is much easier to obtain. There is a lot of leeway there with what amount of gain you dial in and what pickups you use.

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Come on guys. He's asking for help with a pickup. If he has trouble with an expensive pickup he can't afford a new guitar or amp.

Thanks man :friday:

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

I've searched the web in years for a new PATB-3 pup but even in Germany it is impossible to find. At the moment only the PATB2 is available on some online stores./QUOTE]

I'm from Portugal, and apart from some special colored Duncan some friends got for me Stateside, these guys never failed me. Awesome prices, never out of stock. They are based in Germany, and two business days is usually the time they ship over here.

https://schneidermusik.de/shop1/product_info.php/products_id/77204?osCsid=83efd80db9

Thanks for the shop, I've never heard of it! I'll give a look at the pickup stock!

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Malcolm or Angus? Higher output might pass for Angus, but for Malcolm, you want something that hits the amp much more lightly. Jazz bridge, Seth, A2P, Slash, '59, WLH, perhaps. Personally, I'd go with a light-output pickups like a Seth neck in the bridge position, or an EJ Custom, and a cranked Marshall with as little gain as you can get away with. Crank the master and play hard.

The Angus tone is much easier to obtain. There is a lot of leeway there with what amount of gain you dial in and what pickups you use.

I will play solos and some difficult riffs (e.g. Thundestruck) as the other guitarist cannot play solos.
In some songs I will be the rythm (Marcus) guitar.

 

[elelpe]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

The guitar has been tried at home with my Crate amp and it doesn't sound that good for Ac/Dc. Too aggressive. Maybe it's the amp, could be.
The studio room were the band will play has a lot of different amps so I could get a decent sound but they change the amps very frequently..

That's why I was wondering about a pickup swap.

In that case, you'd better go with a pre amp that recreates a flavor of Marshall amp.
Tech21, Mooer, and AMT pre amps are good and relatively affordable.

 

[Toejam]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Have you lowered the pickup yet and/or turned down the gain on your amp to see if that'll even help at all?

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Have you lowered the pickup yet and/or turned down the gain on your amp to see if that'll even help at all?

The pickup is alreay low on the guitar.
The gain on the amp is quite low too, the Crate is a 120w amp (GX-212) and it's good for metal (or, at least, I played metal with it until one year ago).

 

[formula73]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Come on guys. He's asking for help with a pickup. If he has trouble with an expensive pickup he can't afford a new guitar or amp.

Fair enough, though I think his efforts are misdirected.

I advise saving your cash, for now, and focusing more on being able to dial in a usable tone from whichever amp you’re using. Roll back on the gain and bass and leave some mids and treble and I think you’ll be set, OP.

I’m not real familiar with that amp but if you can get some rough clips up, some of us might be able to give decent advice.

 

[Cob85]

Re: Pickup for AC/DC?

Fair enough, though I think his efforts are misdirected.

I advise saving your cash, for now, and focusing more on being able to dial in a usable tone from whichever amp you’re using. Roll back on the gain and bass and leave some mids and treble and I think you’ll be set, OP.

I’m not real familiar with that amp but if you can get some rough clips up, some of us might be able to give decent advice.

Thanks for the eq settings Formula.
On Friday I'll give a try to the studio room amps and see what's the output.
If I can, no problem to provide an audio clip