Pickups for Iced Earth

MetalHolics

MetalHolics

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I need a pickups set for Iced Earth kind of music. I play Gibson LP. I was thinking black winter but I also think of that Lindy Fralin PAF set. What you guys think?
 
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The Black Winters, the Alpha/Omega, and even the JB/Jazz can probably do it. It isn't a particularly modern sound. They have been around for quite awhile, so my guess is that it also has a lot to do with the amp as well. What amp are you using?
 
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I guess a Jb in bridge and a jazz in the neck will get the job done
 
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Aceman said:
Did you seriously not read the previous post?

Gonna be pretty hard too argue that suggestion...
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I read the previous post, and I agree with you, it' hard to argue that suggestion. But I think you can get that sound or at least be close enough with a good pair of duncans (JB and jazz in this case) too. Schaffer uses a lot of different guitars and different pickups. The following link is dated one year before the link with the icebuckers described but years after the release of the iced earth masterpieces (or what I consider their masterpieces), in which you can clearly hear the sound schaffer is famous for

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ge...chaffer-i-m-a-gear-head-but-not-a-gear-whore/
 
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To be on the topic: Lindy Fralin, JB/Jazz or Black Winter? Aren't those options all over the place tone-wise?

And off-topic: Thanks for this. Never heard the band before, and it's great! Probably need to buy that new album...

EDIT: Actually I've heard their Dante's Inferno before... Never looked back at the band, considering them just yet another boring death metal grinders... Their new stuff seems to be way better!
 
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EmiAba said:
I guess a Jb in bridge and a jazz in the neck will get the job done
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If Schaffer has always used a low output pickup, then there's no reason to suggest a high output pickup instead. The amp accounts for much more than the pickups, so I'm guessing it's the amp that you're hearing in their early masterpieces.
 
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Even that link is showing he mostly uses low output pickups - PAF strength for most of the named ones.
 
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Jacew said:
And off-topic: Thanks for this. Never heard the band before, and it's great! Probably need to buy that new album...
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Something wicked this way comes, horror show and burnt offerings are really great albums. Give them a chance.
 
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Johnny the Kid said:
If Schaffer has always used a low output pickup, then there's no reason to suggest a high output pickup instead. The amp accounts for much more than the pickups, so I'm guessing it's the amp that you're hearing in their early masterpieces.
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You are right. But metalholics asked for pickups suitable for iced earth kind of music, not pickups to emulate iced earth tone. Moreover we don't have any other hint like effects chain or amp used, so my suggestion is referred only to cover power thrash sound.
 
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IceBucker looks kind of close to a mojo or fred by the specs and physical design.

Personally I'm not much a believer that you need specific pickups to approximate a tone you like. Not with most modern amp options, not to mention boost choices.

With absolutely no first-hand experience (at least I admit it lol) I'm going to suggest the Alt-8.
It just reads (and by many forum-member opinions) like it would be great at these tones.
 
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Low to medium output pickups are best for extreme metal IMO.
Overly high output pickups just make metal tones sound so generic and predictable...like Ola Englund.
 
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