question about the Blackouts Metal AHB-2

[iluvburpees]

hello,

on the product description, it says the Blackout Metal can be wired to a mini-toggle to switch between 2 output modes. if I switch to the low output mode and use the clean channel on my amp, can I get decent clean tones? I sorta get this from description, but not sure.

thanks

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: question about the Blackouts Metal AHB-2

Excellent question. The old Livewire Metal was so hot that it was impossible to get cleans out of it. It was built for brutal Metal Distortion alone. This pickup is voiced in the same way, and the mids are absolutely raging, so that the distortion sound will just rip your head off. The two levels of output are purely that. The lower output is still loud, but it will balance with a Blackout Neck, (or Bridge) used in the neck. But in addition to it still being loud, it still has that raging crunch. I don't kno wif I would recommend getting it for clean sounds. But if your plan is to play clean with the neck and bridge pickup combined, (or neck alone) then it should do you fine, depending on how hard you pick and how high the pickup is. But it's an excellent question because I would caution anyone who plans to use it alot for cleans, that perhaps the original Blackouts neck and bridge set is more appropriate.

 

[MetalHolics]

Re: question about the Blackouts Metal AHB-2

Does anyone know if these pickups are currently available? I've seen some on ebay, but maybe fake?