WLH vs Slash set
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beaubrummels
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
WLH. They have a wide frequency response but a great classic LP EQ curve and are sweet / produced on the top end.
WLH. They have a wide frequency response but a great classic LP EQ curve and are sweet / produced on the top end.
OsvyRock
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
The Slash pickup sounds great, but it's still too low output to be truly rocking.
If you play clean/pop/low dirt music = GOOD!
For high gains, go other route (unless you have high gain pedals + amp).
I imagine Slash plays mostly with the pickups at 10 or very nearby.
The Slash pickup sounds great, but it's still too low output to be truly rocking.
If you play clean/pop/low dirt music = GOOD!
For high gains, go other route (unless you have high gain pedals + amp).
I imagine Slash plays mostly with the pickups at 10 or very nearby.
Lewguitar
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
I had a PG set and a Custom Shop PG set in my two PRS SE Singlecuts.
The CS PG set was so much stronger sounding that it over shadowed the PG's in my other Singlecut and I stopped playing the PG's. Even though I actually preferred them.
Weird I know. But I also wanted to try the Slash set.
So I removed the stock PG's and replaced them with the Slash set.
The Slash set hung right in there with the Custom Shop PG's.
The Slash set also hung right in there with my hand picked and hotter than stock 59's in my PRS CU22's.
So to me, the Slash set has plenty of output.
Anymore and it would be too much for me...but I play mostly jazzy blues and need both a great clean tone for jazzy chords as well as a strong bridge pickup for Clapton, Bloomfield, Green, etc. soloing tones from the bridge pickup.
It's a terrific set of pickups.
Never tried a WLH.
I had a PG set and a Custom Shop PG set in my two PRS SE Singlecuts.
The CS PG set was so much stronger sounding that it over shadowed the PG's in my other Singlecut and I stopped playing the PG's. Even though I actually preferred them.
Weird I know. But I also wanted to try the Slash set.
So I removed the stock PG's and replaced them with the Slash set.
The Slash set hung right in there with the Custom Shop PG's.
The Slash set also hung right in there with my hand picked and hotter than stock 59's in my PRS CU22's.
So to me, the Slash set has plenty of output.
Anymore and it would be too much for me...but I play mostly jazzy blues and need both a great clean tone for jazzy chords as well as a strong bridge pickup for Clapton, Bloomfield, Green, etc. soloing tones from the bridge pickup.
It's a terrific set of pickups.
Never tried a WLH.
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Aceman
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
Speaking as a Valvestate 100R player....of an appropriate classic rock age.
Flip a coin. Wouldn't care. Whatever. That amp can handle either into the happy zone with a tweak of the gain and the treble.
I will say that I have always wondered how far off those pups are...It seems to me (base4d on reading only) that the Slash is tweaked a bit in the Whololotta direction from the typical A2P
Speaking as a Valvestate 100R player....of an appropriate classic rock age.
Flip a coin. Wouldn't care. Whatever. That amp can handle either into the happy zone with a tweak of the gain and the treble.
I will say that I have always wondered how far off those pups are...It seems to me (base4d on reading only) that the Slash is tweaked a bit in the Whololotta direction from the typical A2P
Lewguitar
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
I believe one diff is that the Slash set uses polished A2 magnets like those in the stock PG set, and the WLH set uses roughcast A5.
(Edited to correct an error)
I believe one diff is that the Slash set uses polished A2 magnets like those in the stock PG set, and the WLH set uses roughcast A5.
(Edited to correct an error)
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EmiAba
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Boogie Bill
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
I thought the WLH set was A5?
Did I sleep through that part of the class? Again?
Bill
I thought the WLH set was A5?
Did I sleep through that part of the class? Again?
Bill
LtKojak
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
That's a quote directly taken from the product description:
"This pickup (WLH) begins with a rough cast alnico 5 magnet, plain enamel wire, and Seymour’s unique winding pattern"
HTH,
No, it does not.
That's a quote directly taken from the product description:
"This pickup (WLH) begins with a rough cast alnico 5 magnet, plain enamel wire, and Seymour’s unique winding pattern"
HTH,
OsvyRock
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
Yeah! For classic rock it's definitely perfect! Reading your reply I was thinking of maybe rising it up a little bit. It's surprising you say it has more output than a PG. I used to play a PGn way back in 2011, and I got a even better AII sound out of them, very bright and trebly. I liked it. Slash's sound very professional, but I can't get them to high gain rapidly. I'll have to try other methods. I use a Blackstar HT-40*
Yeah! For classic rock it's definitely perfect! Reading your reply I was thinking of maybe rising it up a little bit. It's surprising you say it has more output than a PG. I used to play a PGn way back in 2011, and I got a even better AII sound out of them, very bright and trebly. I liked it. Slash's sound very professional, but I can't get them to high gain rapidly. I'll have to try other methods. I use a Blackstar HT-40*
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I also thought the WLH was A5 based.
I have grown a fondness to A2 based HBs. I used to love A5 HBs but I find A2s have all the juice I need. If I need more I just up the amp gain. The A2 is more transparent to me-it lets the guitar speak for itself. Then again I'd consider an A5 based neck HB to tighten it up to make it less "buttery".
Listen to the sound clips and YouTube comparisons to draw your own conclusions. I haven't heard anything bad about either set and yet they are so different.
I also thought the WLH was A5 based.
I have grown a fondness to A2 based HBs. I used to love A5 HBs but I find A2s have all the juice I need. If I need more I just up the amp gain. The A2 is more transparent to me-it lets the guitar speak for itself. Then again I'd consider an A5 based neck HB to tighten it up to make it less "buttery".
Listen to the sound clips and YouTube comparisons to draw your own conclusions. I haven't heard anything bad about either set and yet they are so different.
Lewguitar
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
Like I said, I have no hands on experience with the WLH set.
My post was more an appreciation of the Slash set.
Guess I was wrong. Sorry.
Like I said, I have no hands on experience with the WLH set.
My post was more an appreciation of the Slash set.
Re: WLH vs Slash set
Speaking only for the bridge positions, IME the WLH sounds bigger and is voiced a little lower than the Slash, which has pronounced upper mids like a V30 speaker. Although it's A5, it's looser than you might expect. I prefer the WLH over the Slash, but they're both good pups.
Speaking only for the bridge positions, IME the WLH sounds bigger and is voiced a little lower than the Slash, which has pronounced upper mids like a V30 speaker. Although it's A5, it's looser than you might expect. I prefer the WLH over the Slash, but they're both good pups.
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Hi,
Yes, WLH - A5 roughcast. The A5 polished is rather shrill on the high end. The roughcast A5 seems softer, more diffuse on the high end.
I could be wrong , and maybe it is the wind, but the R.Cast A5 in my WLH seems "grittier" or has more "crunch" than polished A5's I have in other pickups. Including my Seth Lovers, My Jazz Bridge (which is great to match in a Strat HSS) I have tried so many other mags. RC A4's. RC A8's.
the A5 roughcast seems to be the one I am sticking to the most.
SJB
Hi,
Yes, WLH - A5 roughcast. The A5 polished is rather shrill on the high end. The roughcast A5 seems softer, more diffuse on the high end.
I could be wrong , and maybe it is the wind, but the R.Cast A5 in my WLH seems "grittier" or has more "crunch" than polished A5's I have in other pickups. Including my Seth Lovers, My Jazz Bridge (which is great to match in a Strat HSS) I have tried so many other mags. RC A4's. RC A8's.
the A5 roughcast seems to be the one I am sticking to the most.
SJB
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Alex Semple
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Re: WLH vs Slash set
Great choice. Enjoy!
Great choice. Enjoy!
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