Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

[audiocheck]

I really have come to like this pickup and it's unique qualities. Can anyone explain it's design and why it sounds so different?

Wire type and gauge?


If I was to order a CS neck version to be made, what would be it's design?

 

[gregory]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

43AWG. Think of it as an underwound SH-6N, which itself is an underwound SH-5. Two screw coils, one standard long fillisters and the other short hex bolts. Polished A5 and a standard SD baseplate. The coils are individually shielded with copper tape for both the trembucker and standard spaced models.

Does the Les Paul in your avatar have Stag Mags in the middle and neck?

 

[dotsdad]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

If I was to order a CS neck version to be made, what would be it's design?

Your best bet is to tell MJ what you want to hear and let her worry about the specs. She Has been making pickups for a looooong time. Her job is to translate musicians' ideas into pickup specs, and she is very good at her job.

 

[gregory]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Wait, if you're looking for something like a Screamin' Demon for the neck, check out the Full Shred or the Humbucker From Hell before looking into the Custom Shop.

 

[audiocheck]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

43AWG. Think of it as an underwound SH-6N, which itself is an underwound SH-5. Two screw coils, one standard long fillisters and the other short hex bolts. Polished A5 and a standard SD baseplate. The coils are individually shielded with copper tape for both the trembucker and standard spaced models.

Does the Les Paul in your avatar have Stag Mags in the middle and neck?

Thanks for the info.

Yes, StagMags also all three Triple Shot rings.

 

[audiocheck]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Wait, if you're looking for something like a Screamin' Demon for the neck, check out the Full Shred or the Humbucker From Hell before looking into the Custom Shop.

I am planning on swapping stock pups out on a '90 Les Paul and I am gonna try the Screaming' Demon with a Full Shred Neck. I tried pairing a Demon with a Jazz and another Demon. The Demon-Demon is a good match, but would like just a bit more bite to it in the neck. I also put shorter Fillister screws in to try and brighten it a bit more. Thats why I was thinking an under wound Demon might be what I need, but i am trying the FS first.

 

[gregory]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

The FSn is a great match. You can add some long screws to one of the coils to add a little more bass if you find it too underwhelming. They won't compromise the bite, but in an LP that probably will be wholly unnecessary. If you do try long fillisters and find them a bit loose, try wrapping them with plumbers tape.

I agree, the Jazz has no bite. I'm not a fan of the Demon in the neck, either. It's just more of everything I don't like about the Jazz.

 

[audiocheck]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Wait, if you're looking for something like a Screamin' Demon for the neck, check out the Full Shred or the Humbucker From Hell before looking into the Custom Shop.

Okay, so a quick look into the HFH and i don't think that's what I am looking for. I read reviews of some saying it doesn't get out of the single coil type sound. If I was to go with that option, I would just do another StagMag in the neck. The StagMag has an incredible split Strat sound and a very good Neck Humbucker tone. I think more Les Paul player would appreciate the StagMag in the neck. Just put a triple shot on it and you can do a lot of damage!!

 

[gregory]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Cool. I don't believe the HFH sounds like a single coil. Have a listen to some demos and I bet you'll agree.

 

[audiocheck]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Cool. I don't believe the HFH sounds like a single coil. Have a listen to some demos and I bet you'll agree.

Okay, I will look and listen some more.

 

[gregory]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Between the FS and the HFH, the HFH is more vocal. Both have plenty of bite, and are clear and articulate just about everywhere on the fretboard (any string or combination of strings at any fret) either clean or with just about any amount of gain. Neither have an appreciable amount of bass, but neither does the Screamin' Demon in the bridge spot.

 

[audiocheck]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Between the FS and the HFH, the HFH is more vocal. Both have plenty of bite, and are clear and articulate just about everywhere on the fretboard (any string or combination of strings at any fret) either clean or with just about any amount of gain. Neither have an appreciable amount of bass, but neither does the Screamin' Demon in the bridge spot.

I had a Full Shred once in a Gold Top with a 59b. I had no complaints, but I puller it out to put a matched 59n in to make the guitar more traditional. I also put the original Gibson chrome covers on the Duncans. They came off of original Shaws. I know, bad me. Also Sold the Full Shred with the Bridge version I had sitting around and not being used. I pulled the Bridge version early on because it felt too compressed for me.

The Demon has a very tight low end and I dig that. The whole tonal spectrum is just right on for me. Maybe not all the time, but its cool for some heavier tunes. Issue has been switching to the Neck, in comparison, the neck seems muddy. So the Full Shred neck may need to be revisited for me.

 

[gregory]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

You won't be disappointed.

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Reverse engineer the Screaming' Demon

Mine accompanies a stacked single in the neck.