Warm and fat.... a pickup's story

[tseegert]

Hey knowledgable Jackson-guru's, I recently posted a reply, and submitted that I would like to swap out my EMG HZ's from my SLSMG, and replace them with some SD's.

I was thinking 59 in the neck and JB in the bridge. I play hard rock/metal, but I want a warm, tight sound that has singing highs. I dont need a totally saturated "modern" metal sound, the likes of Petrucci's amount of distortion is about what I normally shoot for.

Taking into account the construction/material the SLSMG is made of, do any of you have a better/alternative suggestion for some new pups for my japanese gem? I dont hate the EMG's, but they dont really seem to convey the "tone" of the guitar too much, they seem slightly inorganic,and lack dynamics.

Thanks
Troy

[bibz]

Re: Warm and fat.... a pickup\'s story

I have a JB in my slsmg and it absolutely screams, maybe a little too much, but that could be the added flametop aswell, and then theres the difference of your amp rig. I like it that way though, you can clean it up by lowering it a bit, but I love pushing my pickups sky high [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I also have a full shred in the neck (soon to be jazz) and its brilliant in it. Such a great sounding guitar! Also checkout the custom's as they might shape the sound even further, depending. Good luck!

[tseegert]

Re: Warm and fat.... a pickup\'s story

Thanks Bibz. I'm definitely leaning toward the JB atm, after doing more research. Neck-wise, still up in the air on that one.

[mogar]

Re: Warm and fat.... a pickup\'s story

How about a custom/jazz set?

[Inazone]

Re: Warm and fat.... a pickup\'s story

A DiMarzio PAF Pro would sound great in either position. A lot of people use them in the neck position, but I have one in the bridge slot of a mahogany Hamer Californian and it sounds amazing.

[1trussell]

Re: Warm and fat.... a pickup\'s story

I wouldn't exactly call the JB a warm pickup at all. In fact, to me it's way to bright and shrill. The Custom/Custom is one of my new favorite pickups. It has a huge mid spike and is very war due to the A2 magnet. However, I might not say it has the tightest low end, more EVH than Petrucci. The ceramic Custom is definitely tighter than the Custom/Custom, but nowhere near as warm. The Distortion is another on of my favorites. It has more low mids and a very tight low end with harmonics galore. When I think warm and fat, I think of an A2 magnet. Ceramic is tight and aggressive. The Alnico 5 magnet in the likes of the 59, Custom-5 and most DiMarzio pickups are a little more boomy and scooped. Very versatile pickups, but perhaps not exactly what you're looking for as well.

[mhalsey]

Re: Warm and fat.... a pickup\'s story

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How about a custom/jazz set?

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+1. Got that combo in my Jackson Dinky mutt and I love it so much it's one of two guitars makin' the trip with me to the desert.