screamin demon
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TwilightOdyssey
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The Demon is great for a balanced rock tone. I prefer it to the JB, which is also a great pickup. What kind of guitar/amp combination are you using?
You should check out this thread https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=24749&highlight=demon+jb, titled "What does a Screamin' Demon actually sound like".
In that thread, I wrote:
"You can go to www.twilight-odyssey.com, or http://www.soundclick.com/bands/wri...twilightodyssey for some tracks using the Demon.
How can I describe the Demon? I'll describe it by comparing it to the JB!
Compared to the JB, the Demon has less lower midrange, upper bass "hump" in it, which I think you may call 'warmth'. Thus, it seems to be more brighter and airy. Fer solos, I prefer the Demon. Fer riffing, the JB. The low end has a nice growl to it, very tight, but once again, not what I would call abundant. The treble may or may not be considered tilted upwards, because I never turn the Hi EQ over 3-4 on my amps.
When played clean, the JB exudes a kind of nice, neutral sound that is very pleasing: Not too much quack, not too percussive or bright. By comparison, the Demon is brighter, thinner, and has more presence and attack. Harmonics are a breeze with this pup, even played clean.
When overdriven, the JB becomes a swaggering beast, with lots of grunt and midrange punch. The demon reminds me of a rapier: very fast, sharp, and cutting. It's not overly bright, but has more "growl" to it than grunt. It takes more gain to get the Demon to distort your amp than the JB.
Personally, the Demon is my favourite pickup in the whole world! Hope you found these explainations helpful. Please listen to my clips for sonic examples of what I'm talking about. Some of the solos on the soundclick site are a Jem loaded with DMZ Breed pups. You will notice immediately which are which, I think."
Hope you find that helpful!!
The Demon is great for a balanced rock tone. I prefer it to the JB, which is also a great pickup. What kind of guitar/amp combination are you using?
You should check out this thread https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=24749&highlight=demon+jb, titled "What does a Screamin' Demon actually sound like".
In that thread, I wrote:
"You can go to www.twilight-odyssey.com, or http://www.soundclick.com/bands/wri...twilightodyssey for some tracks using the Demon.
How can I describe the Demon? I'll describe it by comparing it to the JB!
Compared to the JB, the Demon has less lower midrange, upper bass "hump" in it, which I think you may call 'warmth'. Thus, it seems to be more brighter and airy. Fer solos, I prefer the Demon. Fer riffing, the JB. The low end has a nice growl to it, very tight, but once again, not what I would call abundant. The treble may or may not be considered tilted upwards, because I never turn the Hi EQ over 3-4 on my amps.
When played clean, the JB exudes a kind of nice, neutral sound that is very pleasing: Not too much quack, not too percussive or bright. By comparison, the Demon is brighter, thinner, and has more presence and attack. Harmonics are a breeze with this pup, even played clean.
When overdriven, the JB becomes a swaggering beast, with lots of grunt and midrange punch. The demon reminds me of a rapier: very fast, sharp, and cutting. It's not overly bright, but has more "growl" to it than grunt. It takes more gain to get the Demon to distort your amp than the JB.
Personally, the Demon is my favourite pickup in the whole world! Hope you found these explainations helpful. Please listen to my clips for sonic examples of what I'm talking about. Some of the solos on the soundclick site are a Jem loaded with DMZ Breed pups. You will notice immediately which are which, I think."
Hope you find that helpful!!
Dirtyking
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Re: screamin demon
I must say that I too love the Demon. To me it sounds more like a modern '59. The pup has a wide and open tone. The cleans are near perfection and sound excellent when split.
Here is my new problem with this pup. My singer has started to play more guitar on our new material and sometimes the Demon gets lost in the mix. It doesn't cut thru enough. By itself it rips, but with 2 guitars it gets lost.
I think I see a JB or Distortion in my future.
I must say that I too love the Demon. To me it sounds more like a modern '59. The pup has a wide and open tone. The cleans are near perfection and sound excellent when split.
Here is my new problem with this pup. My singer has started to play more guitar on our new material and sometimes the Demon gets lost in the mix. It doesn't cut thru enough. By itself it rips, but with 2 guitars it gets lost.
I think I see a JB or Distortion in my future.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: screamin demon
That sounds more like an EQ issue than a pickup issue to me ...
That sounds more like an EQ issue than a pickup issue to me ...
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: screamin demon
I think you want a JB, thenDirtyking said:
MikeS
Bengalsologist
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Excellent post TO!
I'll add that I also prefer the Demon in a alder or ash strat or super strat body. The Demon splits well and mixes well with a middle single coil in the notch position, producing a convincing strat tone.
What I absolutly love about the Demon is how tight the bottom end is. Even under high gain and heavy palm muting it retains a lot of articulation where IMO a lot of pickups have a tendancy to "muddy up."
DirtyKing, I've used the Demon opposite my buddy who's got a DD in a couple axes. Never have I been lost in the mix when using the Demon. It may be an EQ issue, it may be a mixing issue, I don't know. All I can say is that there are 2 two guitars, each equally heard and distinguishable.
Excellent post TO!
I'll add that I also prefer the Demon in a alder or ash strat or super strat body. The Demon splits well and mixes well with a middle single coil in the notch position, producing a convincing strat tone.
What I absolutly love about the Demon is how tight the bottom end is. Even under high gain and heavy palm muting it retains a lot of articulation where IMO a lot of pickups have a tendancy to "muddy up."
DirtyKing, I've used the Demon opposite my buddy who's got a DD in a couple axes. Never have I been lost in the mix when using the Demon. It may be an EQ issue, it may be a mixing issue, I don't know. All I can say is that there are 2 two guitars, each equally heard and distinguishable.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: screamin demon
Thank you, sirMikeS said:
Dirtyking
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Re: screamin demon
I'm gonna keep the Demon in my SG X. That thing just belongs there. In my other axe (Gothic SG) with a '59 in the neck what bridge pup will match better? JB? Distortion? Something like the Demon, but with more bite,growl and harmonics.TwilightOdyssey said:I think you want a JB, then
S
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i'm pretty sure a jb is what you're looking for
i'm pretty sure a jb is what you're looking for
Lightning
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Twilight nailed the tone explanation but there is another issue here. The SD with what neck pickup? DC resistance? Mag? I had an old Gibson pick up 7.1k with an a5 that worked great with the SD. IMO I wouldn't even try an a2 in the neck and I wouldn't go over 7.3k in a vintage style humbucker. Oh, the only a2 exception I'd make would be a PGn the imbalanced coils add some brightness with the enhanced mid from a2 (but hey, I haven't tried it). The SD really compliments single coils in the neck.
Twilight nailed the tone explanation but there is another issue here. The SD with what neck pickup? DC resistance? Mag? I had an old Gibson pick up 7.1k with an a5 that worked great with the SD. IMO I wouldn't even try an a2 in the neck and I wouldn't go over 7.3k in a vintage style humbucker. Oh, the only a2 exception I'd make would be a PGn the imbalanced coils add some brightness with the enhanced mid from a2 (but hey, I haven't tried it). The SD really compliments single coils in the neck.
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