Yngwiestein
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Do you think this is true? PRS McCarty pickups come to mind. I don't really like them at low volumes but when the tubes get cookin they sound awesome!
Some Pickups Sound Better Loud
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Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Some Pickups Sound Better Loud
Another good example is every pickup in every guitar ever made.
Another good example is every pickup in every guitar ever made.
jhale667
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Pretty much...
Definitely seems that way with the CC as well....
Pretty much...
Definitely seems that way with the CC as well....Re: Some Pickups Sound Better Loud
I had that experience with the Fender Texas Specials they didn't sound as good as the Duncan Vintage staggered strat until one night I got to play them loud in public through a vintage Ampeg tube amp. The Duncans sounded good at low volume at home and loud as well.
I had that experience with the Fender Texas Specials they didn't sound as good as the Duncan Vintage staggered strat until one night I got to play them loud in public through a vintage Ampeg tube amp. The Duncans sounded good at low volume at home and loud as well.
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Lewguitar
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Through a cranked Marshall or Fender the C5 is cool. Played at more modest and less overdriven volumes it lacks balls and midrange, IMO. Perfect example. Lew
Through a cranked Marshall or Fender the C5 is cool. Played at more modest and less overdriven volumes it lacks balls and midrange, IMO. Perfect example. Lew
RockStarNick
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+1 on the C5. I just had that revelation at my last gig.
It's not a bedroom pickup at all. The flat/scooped mids really give some clarity to a midrangey blaring marshall-type amp at gig volume.
+1 on the C5. I just had that revelation at my last gig.
It's not a bedroom pickup at all. The flat/scooped mids really give some clarity to a midrangey blaring marshall-type amp at gig volume.
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When the amp gets cranked the treble starts to increase and so does that "chunk" when you palm mute. It gets to the point where the palm mutes are felt in the chest thumping away hahah and usually I have to knock the treble down a few notches. That's my experience at least.
When the amp gets cranked the treble starts to increase and so does that "chunk" when you palm mute. It gets to the point where the palm mutes are felt in the chest thumping away hahah and usually I have to knock the treble down a few notches. That's my experience at least.
blueman335
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How much of that is the amp, tubes, and speakers?
How much of that is the amp, tubes, and speakers?
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
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Exactly. PICKUPS don't sound better louder...GUITARS do. This is one of the basic principles of rock-n-roll and you old dudes should really know that by now.
Exactly. PICKUPS don't sound better louder...GUITARS do. This is one of the basic principles of rock-n-roll and you old dudes should really know that by now.
veryhungrycaterpilla
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Then again . . . there's exceptions to every rule.
The C5 is one of my favorite bridge pups, and I only play at "bedroom" levels.
Then again . . . there's exceptions to every rule.
The C5 is one of my favorite bridge pups, and I only play at "bedroom" levels.
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I agree.
+ I tried the C5 with with a Bedrock 50w combo LOUD and home studio and it soundd dead flat in both cases.
:yourock:
I agree.
+ I tried the C5 with with a Bedrock 50w combo LOUD and home studio and it soundd dead flat in both cases.
Yngwiestein
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I tested the pickups on many amplifiers. From 5w to 50w at different vol levels. Easy enough to tell because I have 7 more guitars to compare w. I witnessed the criticism of McCarty pickups and I'm convinced that much of it is because those guys aren't cranking tha amps!
Trust me. There are 50w tube amps these days that sound fantastic at loud T.V. levels. Obviously not as good as a cranked amp. Still great sound. Obvious to tell if you compare 8 guitars.
I tested the pickups on many amplifiers. From 5w to 50w at different vol levels. Easy enough to tell because I have 7 more guitars to compare w. I witnessed the criticism of McCarty pickups and I'm convinced that much of it is because those guys aren't cranking tha amps!
Trust me. There are 50w tube amps these days that sound fantastic at loud T.V. levels. Obviously not as good as a cranked amp. Still great sound. Obvious to tell if you compare 8 guitars.
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Howdy,
I had a 1982 Rickenbacker 320 "B" (Very similar to what John played on the Beatles' first Ed Sullivan show appearance) which I bought back in my undergrad days at LSU.
It featured the 3 "toaster top" fat single coil pickups which were so common in thier 60s guitars. I discovered that when played through an amp on 9 or even 10, those low-output P/Us absolutely roared!! The best combination was the bridge alone or the neck alone. I've never heard anything like it, except for "Green River" or perhaps CCR's cover of "Suzy Q".
It was fun using this in bars in the mid-80s, when almost everyone had Strats and Teles. I had my own sound. And they say that Rickenbackers can only do "clean jangle"! BTW, I'm talking 6-strings here.
Eggman
PS: The trick to getting optimal tone with Rickenbackers is to roll down the tone knob some. Their P/Us and guitars tend to be trebly. YMMV. I do love Rickenbackers, though.
Howdy,
I had a 1982 Rickenbacker 320 "B" (Very similar to what John played on the Beatles' first Ed Sullivan show appearance) which I bought back in my undergrad days at LSU.
It featured the 3 "toaster top" fat single coil pickups which were so common in thier 60s guitars. I discovered that when played through an amp on 9 or even 10, those low-output P/Us absolutely roared!! The best combination was the bridge alone or the neck alone. I've never heard anything like it, except for "Green River" or perhaps CCR's cover of "Suzy Q".
It was fun using this in bars in the mid-80s, when almost everyone had Strats and Teles. I had my own sound. And they say that Rickenbackers can only do "clean jangle"! BTW, I'm talking 6-strings here.
Eggman
PS: The trick to getting optimal tone with Rickenbackers is to roll down the tone knob some. Their P/Us and guitars tend to be trebly. YMMV. I do love Rickenbackers, though.
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