Good pickups for a usa jackson

[RIP385]

My king V should be here within a month and i was going to put emg(81/85) in it like i have in my soloist, but now i am thinking that i shouldt because they sound kinda harsh and thing, any suggestions on some good pickups for a tight rythm metal tone? thanks

[charvel750]

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EMG is probably the ultimate metal pickup. But sometimes the guitar they go in doesn't work well with it. Duncan Distortion/Invader is good. Dimarzio X2N/MegaDrive is good. Can't go wrong between those three brands really. Play around with different choices and settle on the one that makes you sound your best. My 2001 King V sounds a lot better with the Duncans than the EMG's. But then my 1992 Rhoads sounds a lot better with EMG's than Duncans.

[SweetPete]

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RIP386,

3 words: Adder Plus Corp.

Never heard of them, right? Neither did I until recently. I've had EMGS, the X2N, Dimebucker, and all types of other high-output "metal" pickups. They can *ALL* go in the trash now (whew! that's probably gonna start some flameage!) Give Mel Lace a call and order a Persuader Lead Custom for the bridge and Persuader Lead for the neck. Mel's number is 847.759.8200. His website is www.adderplus.com, but there's not a lot of info there. Call him, he loves to talk and will set you up. JUST IN CASE you're not happy with the pickups, he'll refund you. He told me he's only had to offer 1 refund - the pickups didn't fit in the guy's guitar (for whatever reason). Tell Mel I sent 'ya!

I'm going to post some pics and a review of these pups in the next day or so, so stay tuned. I just installed them in my SL2H. I'm beginning a personal mission to get the word out on these pickups.

Hey Holycross, you gonna join me in spreading the word?

P.S. Heard of Fender's Lace pickups? Mel's product. Ask him for the story, quite interesting.

P.P.S. Just remembered - I've got a 800 number for Mel back at my office. I'll post a follow up tomorrow morning.

[SweetPete]

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Ooops, sorry RIP385 - my bad calling you RIP386.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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If it's got a maple neck with alder or poplar body wings, then I would recommend putting a Seymour Duncan Custom in the bridge.

[xenophobe]

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Wow.... Pickups, Scooters, and APCs... Must be fun to make the stuff that you WANT, and not need.... heh

As for EMGs, I swapped out the Bill Lawrence 500's from my custom KV and put an 85 in the bridge and an 81 in the neck and couldn't be more pleased.

[Newc]

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I've got a Distortion and Custom (bridge model in the neck) in my KV and they friggin RRAAWWWKK!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Newc

[anaxagoras]

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ok sweetpete, you've hooked me into looking into these adder plus pickups. what's the difference of the persuader series and felony series? and i'm eagerly awaiting your review + sound clips. i haen't been super satisfied w/ my tone lately, and i realize i have emgs in all of my guitars, i'm looking to give something else a shot.

[1trussell]

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Duncan Distortion: the best metal pickup out there. Hands down.

[SweetPete]

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Here's the Adder Plus toll-free number: 800-423-3378. The Persuader series pickups are the most high-output pickup Mel sells.
The way the pickups are listed on his web page (top to bottom), they go from highest output to least output.

Xenophobe, Adder Plus is an engineering firm that makes more than just pickups. Kinda strange, but true.

[toejam]

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I'd go with the EMG 81/85 combo but, as Xeno said, put the 85 in the bridge in the 81 in the neck. You can always swap them out easily enough with their quick disconnect cables to see how they sound the other way.

[Genebaby]

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Is the Adder Plus website down?.....this is the 3rd time or so I've seen and heard about these guys but they are very elusive to get info on, especially for overseas.... [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[SweetPete]

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I just tried it and it came right up. Maybe your overseas connection is bad.

[xenophobe]

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Originally posted by SweetPete:
Xenophobe, Adder Plus is an engineering firm that makes more than just pickups. Kinda strange, but true.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think it's kinda cool. Must be a fun place to work at. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[holycross1]

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Hey Pete.
Sorry I haven't chimed in recently. These adder plus pick ups I just put in my import fusion and charvel model 3A. I have a persuader lead custom in the bridge of both. I chose a Malice for the neck of my Charvel since I am using a 5 way switch to get PRS combinations. I like a lower output pickup in the neck for more vintage flavor when I split the coils. I put 2 humphree 300 single coils in my fusion. I chose a reverse wound for the middle.
Let me just say that I can finally love my tone again. The output and clarity are just amazing. They are so musical that I get nothing but compliments on my tone from my friends that have heard my guitars. I even got a friend to put a set of humphrees in his strat, and he had Van Zants. Plus he he has been through handmade Rio Grande, Seymor Duncans, etc.He says he is in love with the tone of his pickups. He said he was afraid of going back to his last set. Originally he was skeptical and made it sound as if he had low expectations for these and was ready to send them back before he got them.
Its imparitive that you guys give Adder Plus a call and order a set, then you can join the addiction. You won't go back unless your tone deaf. [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]