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Just go to radio shack and pick up some connectors. They're pretty cheap and really easy to install. Also try the 85 in the bridge. Never a huge fan of the 81, hear it's great as a neck pickup.
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If you go passives, try a Duncan Custom or Custom 5 in the bridge, but put a JB in the neck and wire that for parallel-only (red+black to hot, green+white+bare to ground).
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Hope I'm not hijacking but I have the same guitar and thought id avoid starting a completely new thread. Any suggestions for tuned down death metal?Comment
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Sure, don't do it.Originally posted by Dannibal Corpse View Post
Oh, you meant PICKUP suggestions...I don't play that, but I've one guitar with Blackouts and it seems like it could get infinitely heavy.
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Ha, thanks man. I actually love the blackouts but was hoping for suggestions for a passiveComment
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That ESP LTD EC 1000 I had came with EMGs and I got this great idea to change it over to passive with a Custom Custom in the bridge and Pearly Gates in the neck. After all the money and time spent getting it there, I was somewhat underwhelmed. The PG sounded amazing, but the CC sounded muddy in that mahogany body. Never could get it to my liking. Ended up trading it to a buddy of mine for a .45 semi automatic. He loves it.Originally posted by Newc View PostComment
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A Custom Custom has subdued highs. No wonder it sounded muddy in a Les Paul style guitar. I would have gone for any of the other Customs (a $5 mag swap could have got you there) or maybe even a JB.Comment
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I had no idea. I was trying to get a Neal Schon type tone and read where that was one of his faves in the bridge of his LPs. So I figured what the heck. Obviously, it didn't work out. Probably because I was missing the thousands of dollars of gear he runs his signal through... :OComment
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I have a DK2M that I put the Tone Zone and Evo in and it screams. Sounds awesome. For the really heavy stuff go with the SD Blackouts EMTYs...those are brutally heavy but surprisingly articulate when played clean. I was impressed with that set but I have them in a Damien 7 string...those are active though. The heaviest passives I have found are the Bare Knuckle Nailbombs. I have that pup in a Model 2 and wow! Magic! They come in calibrated sets but are expensive."Rule number one: In my van, it's Rush. All Rush, all the time. No exceptions. Rule number two: Nobody touch the red button. And I mean never touch the red button. Most importantly, rule number three: There's no jerking it in my van!"
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Update: I just did the 18 volt mod and I think it's helped some. I'm using a crap amp which probably buries all the best tone, but I'm about to say "see ya" to my bedroom amp blues and pull the trigger on one of those Yamaha THR10X deals. Everything I read about them is stellar, and the tones they get are right up my alley.Comment
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Update #2: Yamaha THR10X on the way and should be here Thursday--YES!
However I did have another pickup question...
If I did do the switch to passive and go Super D in the bridge and PAF Pro in the neck, what size am I looking at? F spaced or regular?Comment
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The guitar I put the Dominions had this hollow midrange that always bothered me. Loved playing the guitar unplugged, but didn't love to the tone of the stock J50/J80 set. The midhump in the Dominions perfectly addressed the issue & now the guitar sounds great.Originally posted by Ripley7t View Post
The Tonezone is also a great option. Been using it for years.
it doesn't matter that much, but get an F-spaced Super D. Neck p/u doesn't matter at allOriginally posted by jbird5150 View PostHail yesterdayComment
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Update #3: I think I'm going to like the 18v mod. I couldn't really get a feel for the difference until I got a decent amp. And the Yamaha THR10X fits the bill. WOW what an amp. I'm a big fan of Ed's brown sound, and this one nails it tight. Plus there's other high gain settings that totally rock the 80s metal vibe. For $300 it's a steal. I've been dinking around with modelers for a while now, swapping this one for that one, trying to get the tone I wanted. But the Yamaha brings that search to an end.
As for the pickups, I may still go SD and PAF Pro at some point. But right now the 18v mod isn't bad. We'll see.
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