Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
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Tony_H
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
I have the PG in a mah/maple bodied, mah/RW-bolt-necked guitar with a string-through fixed bridge with the 24.75 scale, and the DC in a mah-bodied, mah/EB-bolt-necked/Floyd Rose-equipped Strat-style, and to me pinch harmonics are equally easy to do on either. Granted, the PG-loaded guitar sounds deeper and thicker, but that's the matter of the scale.
Man, I'm not sure if this post helps at all... Geee
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LOL I have both and I think they're equally good for pinch harmonics. That is, I haven't tried them both in the same guitar to be objective, but the two guitars I have them installed in are quite similar, so I believe I'm not way off the mark here.Scott_F said:
I have the PG in a mah/maple bodied, mah/RW-bolt-necked guitar with a string-through fixed bridge with the 24.75 scale, and the DC in a mah-bodied, mah/EB-bolt-necked/Floyd Rose-equipped Strat-style, and to me pinch harmonics are equally easy to do on either. Granted, the PG-loaded guitar sounds deeper and thicker, but that's the matter of the scale.
Man, I'm not sure if this post helps at all... Geee
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Benjy_26
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
Both do harmonics well, but I like the more open response of the PG better than the more saturated character of the Custom. I think a good combo would be PGn and Custom at the bridge. It'll cover a lot of styles well and will get you good harmonics, even from the neck pickup.
Both do harmonics well, but I like the more open response of the PG better than the more saturated character of the Custom. I think a good combo would be PGn and Custom at the bridge. It'll cover a lot of styles well and will get you good harmonics, even from the neck pickup.
Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
RG is totaly right
It is totally your technique and the amount of gain you use with your amp, and how your pick and fingers interact with the strings, high output pickups may only help alittle cause of the extra ouput and gain. I find it is not harder to to pinch harmonics on any one pickup, pickups are there to add a unique voicing to your guitar, the harmonics may sound slightly more edgy or mellow with different pickups. Anyways
RG is totaly right
It is totally your technique and the amount of gain you use with your amp, and how your pick and fingers interact with the strings, high output pickups may only help alittle cause of the extra ouput and gain. I find it is not harder to to pinch harmonics on any one pickup, pickups are there to add a unique voicing to your guitar, the harmonics may sound slightly more edgy or mellow with different pickups. Anyways
Boston Joe
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
No problem here as well, though the Hot Rails take a little work compared to other hot pickups. But once you achieve them, they're snarling bastards.
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RG 2570 said:
No problem here as well, though the Hot Rails take a little work compared to other hot pickups. But once you achieve them, they're snarling bastards.
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midnite_man
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Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
I agree....I've tried 'em both in a Les Paul and the PG is more open. They are both great pickups for sweet harmonics.
....Bob
Benjy_26 said:Both do harmonics well, but I like the more open response of the PG better than the more saturated character of the Custom. I think a good combo would be PGn and Custom at the bridge. It'll cover a lot of styles well and will get you good harmonics, even from the neck pickup.
I agree....I've tried 'em both in a Les Paul and the PG is more open. They are both great pickups for sweet harmonics.
....Bob
Re: Which better for pinch harms? The Custom or Pearly?
I also found that on some guitars that were more resonant and responsive harmonics were easier to get and also those with certain necks, i,e an Ibanez with a floyd, I got harmonics jumping out all over the place especially with the Dimarzio pickups which seemed to fit it very nicley (though I dont like the sound of Ibanez gats) whereas with cheap copys it is harder to get.
I also found that on some guitars that were more resonant and responsive harmonics were easier to get and also those with certain necks, i,e an Ibanez with a floyd, I got harmonics jumping out all over the place especially with the Dimarzio pickups which seemed to fit it very nicley (though I dont like the sound of Ibanez gats) whereas with cheap copys it is harder to get.