help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

[etaeniura]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

My DiMarzio Super 3 squeals like a hog if I hit a pinch harmonic. Sometimes it does it when I'm not even trying!

[toejam]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

Originally posted by xenophobe:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by guitar geek:
1. The EMG85 kicks ass, that is the first thing. I love it better than the way colder, more aggressive 81. warm, punchy and cool harmonics.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think the 85 sounds more agressive than the 81. The 81 seems to rather flat and sterile... great for processed signal, but the 85 is just brutal. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree with the 85 being an awesome bridge pup!! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Guest]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

honestly.. i would prefer to stay passive. i think i am going to checkout the afformentioned dimarzio pickups.. i am very interested as to what kind of sound i will get out of them
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[toejam]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

Originally posted by pro-fusion:
The one I had (and the one you usually see on Jacksons) was the LSR version--supposedly his old company.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Those imitation pickups you can get a Stew-Mac had nothing to do with the real Bill Lawrence. I've never heard of the term LSR either. [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

OBL (Original Bill Lawrence) are some other pickups Bill used to make that can be found on some Gibsons and other guitars.

[j2379]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

the screamin demon, X2N, distortion (duncan or dimarzio) & a few others sound like what U want. granted the demon is much lower output. Ultrasonics are also really nice but hard to find.
& yes real BL's do NOT compare to the ones stewmac have. BTW i prefer the BL 500L its not as mid rangie & shrill as the XL.

[Totenkopf]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

Originally posted by pro-fusion:
I had a Duncan Distortion in a Soloist for awhile, and I thought it sounded great--a clear step up from the LSR 500xl that it came with.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The only double coil pick-ups I've ever bought are the Duncan Distortion units. No regrets ever.

[Black Mask]

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If you want high-end screech, then high-output Duncans like Dimebuckers might do the trick.

[holycross1]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

I've had the X2N and it does have a lot of output but the magnets are so strong that your sustain go's to sh#*.
I got my APC persuader Lead custom which will put a X2N in the retirement home for output, plus the magnets have less drag than a low output PAF.
Call 1-800-809-2109 and ask for Mel
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[makovai]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

I've had the same Seymour Duncan Invader for bout 15 yrs. Its the grindiest and can be the warmest all in one, depending on the amp setting. When I sell my guitars I always take my Invader out. Just a personal opinion but I suggest you try one, (if they still make it).

[bombtek]

Re: help deciding on what pickups to get...!!!

Said it MANY times.......Jackson J-95.