Tighter APH-2?

[skelt101]

I've used ceramic spacers with A2 in the middle, it works. If you like ceramic, you'd like that combo. It sounds pretty cool because you can hear the effects of both.

Did it tighten up the sound and provide more output?

 

[Clint 55]

Yes sir.

 

[gsammo79]

I wouldn't agree, personally. We all hear things differently, for sure, but I've always found that the less lows (and, consequently, more mids) you have *pre distortion*, always leads to a tighter tone. Exactly why people use tube screamers to tighten up flubby amps.

That being said, though, I have not got a lot of experience with A2 pickups, because I haven't liked any of the few that I've tried. But not because of their EQ curve, but rather, because they tend to be a bit less up-front and bold-feeling than A5.

I've always thought the impression that A2 is loose has to do more with low output, squishy compression, and less immediate feel rather than EQ.

This is exactly how I describe the A2/A5 difference. Ive always preferred A5 pickups but I've got one A2 PAF copy that's a keeper--softer crunch and softer low end than my A5 pups, but still ballsy

 

[Synapsys]

Would the Custom Custom be a tighter Slash A2Pro for the bridge, yet keeping the mid thing going?

 

[Mincer]

...and back to our topic, please.

 

[beaubrummels]

Would the Custom Custom be a tighter Slash A2Pro for the bridge, yet keeping the mid thing going?

My experience is the Slash is tighter and more even than a Custom Custom. The Custom Custom is louder, more mids and not quite as tight as the Slash. The Slash bridge defys what everyone thinks about A2 pickups, just like the Pearly Gates doesn't sound like a stereotypical A2 pickup. Duncan seems to how to get tightness and brightness out of any pickup, regardless of magnet.

 

[Synapsys]

My experience is the Slash is tighter and more even than a Custom Custom. The Custom Custom is louder, more mids and not quite as tight as the Slash. The Slash bridge defys what everyone thinks about A2 pickups, just like the Pearly Gates doesn't sound like a stereotypical A2 pickup. Duncan seems to how to get tightness and brightness out of any pickup, regardless of magnet.

Thanks for your input! i have no experience with either pickup, just thought that the CC, being higher output than the Slash, might be more compressed, making it tighter.

Now you got me curious about the Slash...

 

[Aceman]

Did someone say "Put hex poles in the A2P and raise it up a bit?"

Or use a Slash with hex poles?

 

[Synapsys]

Did someone say "Put hex poles in the A2P and raise it up a bit?"

Or use a Slash with hex poles?

And name it the Half Shred.

 

[savage8190]

Wow...this thread really went on for a while lol.

I did go with the Pegasus/Sentient. Installed them a couple weeks ago and they are great pickups. Certainly more output without being over the top...not really the same tone as the APH-2S, but I like them more. The neck is a little too thick for my preference, but I can EQ that out. They split amazingly well too so that's a nice bonus.

 

[Mincer]

Yes, they both split very well. Happy the search is over!

 

[Bowtomecha]

Wow...this thread really went on for a while lol.

I did go with the Pegasus/Sentient. Installed them a couple weeks ago and they are great pickups. Certainly more output without being over the top...not really the same tone as the APH-2S, but I like them more. The neck is a little too thick for my preference, but I can EQ that out. They split amazingly well too so that's a nice bonus.

I think somebody here has put an a4 magnet in the sentient to fix the thickness issue you have. I think it was Ascension maybe?