Recommend me a bridge pickup
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Iron Horse
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Get a Pearly Gates. What neck pup do you have?
Get a Pearly Gates. What neck pup do you have?
b1adefury
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does the custom nail the gritty appetite of destruction tone? i know that it uses a ceramic magnet like the super distortion, which was kind of harshy/marshy compared to that gritty/snarly slash tone.
i've never heard of the brobucker before, i'll go check it out.. thanks!
does the custom nail the gritty appetite of destruction tone? i know that it uses a ceramic magnet like the super distortion, which was kind of harshy/marshy compared to that gritty/snarly slash tone.
i've never heard of the brobucker before, i'll go check it out.. thanks!
Iron Horse
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A2P nails AFD, because Slash used it too.
A2P nails AFD, because Slash used it too.
Re: Recommend me a bridge pickup
Get a JB.
It`s very versatile, and it became very popular in the late 80`s/early 90`s, during the gnr era, it has a very good character for classic rock.
It`s also recommended by SD for mahogany/rosewood guitars, and with jazz in the neck it is Seymour`s favourite combo.
I have one in my Gib Explorer, does all great, from blues to metal.
Get a JB.
It`s very versatile, and it became very popular in the late 80`s/early 90`s, during the gnr era, it has a very good character for classic rock.
It`s also recommended by SD for mahogany/rosewood guitars, and with jazz in the neck it is Seymour`s favourite combo.
I have one in my Gib Explorer, does all great, from blues to metal.
b1adefury
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i have a question about the A2P bridge. From what i have read, slash uses the A2P as a low output pickup and gets his tone from heavily driven marshall amps. I'm wondering if the pickup will sound weak and not as good on lesser amps. can any experienced users chime in? how does it sound through your amps?
i have a question about the A2P bridge. From what i have read, slash uses the A2P as a low output pickup and gets his tone from heavily driven marshall amps. I'm wondering if the pickup will sound weak and not as good on lesser amps. can any experienced users chime in? how does it sound through your amps?
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Yes, high output, but warm sounding, and you just roll the volume if you want to calm it down...
Yes, high output, but warm sounding, and you just roll the volume if you want to calm it down...
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its not the highs. i think its the mids. i'm not sure though. harsh might not be the word to describe it, maybe aggressive? i think the sound is fantastic though, with lotsa drive and sustain. but not the kind of sound that i am looking for.
how do you set your amp's eq up with your superD Aceman? also, how close is it to your strings?
its not the highs. i think its the mids. i'm not sure though. harsh might not be the word to describe it, maybe aggressive? i think the sound is fantastic though, with lotsa drive and sustain. but not the kind of sound that i am looking for.
how do you set your amp's eq up with your superD Aceman? also, how close is it to your strings?
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Christopher Caruana
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I play the same stuff you do =) I have both Alnico II pro's in my gibson les paul classic (they are the same pups that slash uses in almost all his guitars) they ROCK!. If not the alnico II's then maybe the custom custom.
I play the same stuff you do =) I have both Alnico II pro's in my gibson les paul classic (they are the same pups that slash uses in almost all his guitars) they ROCK!. If not the alnico II's then maybe the custom custom.
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no JB for GNR or AC/DC. you need a low/medium output pup with. slash uses the Alnico II's and angus always uses vintage stock sg's and they have low output P.A.F.'s. you need an Alnico II magnet not a Alnico V mag or a ceramic because your tone will go out the window because of all the extra gain ur getting from the pickup. slash says he uses the Alnico II pro's because he prefers to get his distortion from the amp, not his pickups. and no they will not sound weak if not played through a Marshall. Slash uses a number of different amps on the Velvet Revolver albums, on "fall to pieces" he uses a Fender super champ. Im using a Peavey Valveking 112 and the Alnico II's got more balls than u will ever need. they will do slide, blues, jazz, classic rock and hard rock
no JB for GNR or AC/DC. you need a low/medium output pup with. slash uses the Alnico II's and angus always uses vintage stock sg's and they have low output P.A.F.'s. you need an Alnico II magnet not a Alnico V mag or a ceramic because your tone will go out the window because of all the extra gain ur getting from the pickup. slash says he uses the Alnico II pro's because he prefers to get his distortion from the amp, not his pickups. and no they will not sound weak if not played through a Marshall. Slash uses a number of different amps on the Velvet Revolver albums, on "fall to pieces" he uses a Fender super champ. Im using a Peavey Valveking 112 and the Alnico II's got more balls than u will ever need. they will do slide, blues, jazz, classic rock and hard rock
b1adefury
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that was exactly what I was thinking. i had a feeling that the high output of the ceramic magnet was the main obstacle to obtaining the kind of sound that I want. cheers mate!
that was exactly what I was thinking. i had a feeling that the high output of the ceramic magnet was the main obstacle to obtaining the kind of sound that I want. cheers mate!
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mrturtle_91
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GFS Bigmouth, Good for classic rock, metal, and anything in between. I myself replaced a Super Distortion with it and it is a fantastic sounding pickup.
GFS Bigmouth, Good for classic rock, metal, and anything in between. I myself replaced a Super Distortion with it and it is a fantastic sounding pickup.