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Guitars Guitar/Bass Pickups Thread, SingleCoils? Humbuckers? It's all here
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gizmoduck
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 Aug 12 2005, 04:46 PM
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QUOTE(tytons @ Aug 12 2005, 04:10 PM) hmm intresting....i personally find humbuckers not humming hehe..i find the sound sharp...n erm...strong...so i only use them for solos...but not when strumming...as i play more rythm i normally use the middle n the bridge....not too sure about the 3 way switch...havent tried any guitar tat has 3 way switch. i was thinkin of lookin for a cheap epi LP over at uk if im goin this sept...so still thinkin if single coils are better or 2 hums... i remember testin out a godin at guitar store....its has 3 singles if not wrong ..n it sounds very er.. "creamy"? very diff from my cheap samick...which i asked how much would it cost to get a new set of pick ups..n the price could get me another samick...eeks ANOTHER EPI converter!! come this Way! heherr.. anyway my heart was torn between the Godin and the Sheraton actually but after I tried the Godin it sounded much like a tele and I've already got that one. but it does sond really good especially the sig model which has an acoustic pickup! SWEET! |
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evo.com
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Aug 12 2005, 05:11 PM
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QUOTE(metalhead @ Aug 12 2005, 02:58 PM) http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/eg/...ages/01_hsh.gifwell, actually this is wat i meant....the second and forth position doesn't really do anything on the tone, from what i tried .... on an Ibanez RG ....that y i rather have a 3 way... 1 - Neck Humbucker 2 - Single Coil 3 - Bridge Humbucker yala but y settle for less when you can have xtra?  the single + neck in pos 2 is incredibly nice for blues... pos 4 is juz more treble... if you still dont like it... you can always change the settings.. maybe coil tap in pos 2.... parallel...etc all im trying to say is that the more you have the more versatile it is  unlike pots where it actually affects the tone frequency... btw... anyone tried the fernandes sustainer before? i know it increase sustain by heaps... but i wonder how does the tone compare to normal d'addario pups or SDs |
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led_zep_freak
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Aug 12 2005, 05:46 PM
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QUOTE(evo.com @ Aug 12 2005, 05:11 PM) btw... anyone tried the fernandes sustainer before? i know it increase sustain by heaps... but i wonder how does the tone compare to normal d'addario pups or SDs It's not just 'increased sustain' but also infinite sustain. There's a harmonic button, once you flick it, the note you're sustaining would turn into a screaming harmonic. The fernades sustainer's more like an effect if you ask me. Very useful too if you wanna sustain clean tones.  |
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evo.com
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Aug 12 2005, 06:32 PM
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harmonic button... wow...
would really love to try one someday
any of you guys try an e-bow before?... bloody awesome to play with
EDIT: post before --> Dimarzio
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led_zep_freak
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Aug 12 2005, 07:32 PM
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QUOTE(evo.com @ Aug 12 2005, 06:32 PM) any of you guys try an e-bow before?... bloody awesome to play with Yeah? You've played with it before??? It cost quite a bomb, but it can create a whole lot of sound right?? Including the infinite sustain...  Check out the Fernades website for Sustainer vids.  |
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evo.com
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Aug 12 2005, 08:00 PM
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yea i got to play with it for like 30 mins or so... alot of effects... its selling for around 190NZ here so i guess its around RM500 it'll be very cool on stage... when u play a violin solo with your guitar i wouldnt buy it thou... 190 too much for a toy... wont mind getting it for a bday present hint* hint* |
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led_zep_freak
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Aug 12 2005, 08:56 PM
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Well, you could create that infinite sustain with that toy! I don't mind too... *hint* *hint* |
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MoNnY
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Aug 12 2005, 09:48 PM
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is it me or has no one said anything about coil splitting ?
u could have a H-H setup and still have the sound of a single...
so its more versitile...
right ?
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evo.com
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Aug 12 2005, 10:40 PM
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QUOTE(evo.com @ Aug 12 2005, 05:11 PM) yala but y settle for less when you can have xtra? the single + neck in pos 2 is incredibly nice for blues... pos 4 is juz more treble... if you still dont like it... you can always change the settings.. maybe coil tap in pos 2.... parallel...etc all im trying to say is that the more you have the more versatile it is unlike pots where it actually affects the tone frequency... btw... anyone tried the fernandes sustainer before? i know it increase sustain by heaps... but i wonder how does the tone compare to normal d'addario pups or SDs eventhou it wont be exactly the same as a single coil.... it sure adds versatility futhermore.... its piss easy to add the mod |
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tanton82
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Aug 22 2005, 11:14 AM
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Getting Started
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guys, i'm using emg hz-h4 pickups. read from the emg website it is recommended string grounded to reduce noise. can anyone here explain the term "sring grounded" to me? does it mean that lower the action???
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xnobys
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Jan 10 2006, 08:16 PM
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i was about to open a new thread regarding guitar/bass pickups. luckily i did a topic search first... any of you guys know where to get the followings locally? DiMarzio Evolution 7 DP704 (bridge) Tone Zone 7 DP755 (bridge) Air Norton 7 DP793 (neck) Seymour Duncan SH-2 jazz 7 (neck) SH-4 jb 7 (bridge) SH-6 duncan distortion 7 (bridge) SH-8 invader 7 (bridge) EMG EMG-707 thx in advance. |
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blacktrix
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Jan 10 2006, 09:06 PM
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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World!
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Thinking of getting the Jeff Beck pickup for my Strat clone as well.... Apparently, that's what Billie Joe Armstrong used in his original Fernendes "Blue" Telecaster
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led_zep_freak
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Jan 10 2006, 11:48 PM
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QUOTE(blacktrix @ Jan 10 2006, 09:06 PM) Thinking of getting the Jeff Beck pickup for my Strat clone as well.... Apparently, that's what Billie Joe Armstrong used in his original Fernendes "Blue" Telecaster I guess you can't go far wrong with the JB since it's a popular replacement pup but I've read quite a number of negative reviews, most of them claim that it doesn't have enough clarity. How about a DiMarzio? Just a suggestion btw. Why not wait till your new LP arrives and transfer the active pups into the strat? Then put a pair of Alcino pups in your Epiphone? You will have 2 different LPs and at the same time bring the strat alive. |
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Pix
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Jan 11 2006, 12:33 AM
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Tube Glower Phreak
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xnobys : dimarzio = Woh Fatt (very limited amount of pick ups, but they do have the main ones... check it out), seymour duncan = Bentleys, EMG = Bentleys
in singapore, they have more choices.
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blacktrix
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Jan 11 2006, 09:15 AM
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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World!
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I still have 2 open Coiled humbuckers from the Les Paul-100..... although I'm TOTALY not impressed by them. I'd rather spend an extra 350 bucks on a new humbucker then use the old open coils..... probably sell it on ebay or something.....
And the Passive pick-ups from the Epi-ZW is going to be swapped for the EMG-ZWs on my current Epi-100.........
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led_zep_freak
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Jan 11 2006, 12:35 PM
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Opps I've forgotten both LPs are Epi. Anyway what I meant was put new Alcinos (SD, DiMarzio, Swineshead or even... BKPs!) on the Epi-100 and the EMG-ZW on the Epi-ZW while placing the original Epi-ZW pups in the strat. heh...
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blacktrix
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Jan 11 2006, 01:11 PM
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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World!
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AH..... Sodeska....
Tempting....... But I'll see how the Passive will sound like first..... then I'll make a decision.
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TheWhacker
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Jan 11 2006, 01:13 PM
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Newbie
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QUOTE(xnobys @ Jan 10 2006, 08:16 PM) i was about to open a new thread regarding guitar/bass pickups. luckily i did a topic search first... any of you guys know where to get the followings locally? thx in advance. DiMarzio (check at Woh Fatt, they just got some new stock for the new year ) Evolution 7 DP704 (bridge) Tone Zone 7 DP755 (bridge) Air Norton 7 DP793 (neck) Seymour Duncan SH-2 jazz 7 (neck) (Bentley got few, better call them, limited units since that haven't bring in new stock yet) SH-4 jb 7 (bridge) (same as above) SH-6 duncan distortion 7 (bridge) (same as above)SH-8 invader 7 (bridge) (same as above) I just make some phone calls and what i know it's up there. They didn't tell me how many units they have coz they're not sure, so better you call them up and go down and see for yourself.  |
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xnobys
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Jan 11 2006, 09:05 PM
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QUOTE(Pix @ Jan 11 2006, 12:33 AM) xnobys : dimarzio = Woh Fatt (very limited amount of pick ups, but they do have the main ones... check it out), seymour duncan = Bentleys, EMG = Bentleys in singapore, they have more choices. QUOTE(TheWhacker @ Jan 11 2006, 01:13 PM) DiMarzio (check at Woh Fatt, they just got some new stock for the new year ) Evolution 7 DP704 (bridge) Tone Zone 7 DP755 (bridge) Air Norton 7 DP793 (neck) Seymour Duncan SH-2 jazz 7 (neck) (Bentley got few, better call them, limited units since that haven't bring in new stock yet) SH-4 jb 7 (bridge) (same as above) SH-6 duncan distortion 7 (bridge) (same as above)SH-8 invader 7 (bridge) (same as above) I just make some phone calls and what i know it's up there. They didn't tell me how many units they have coz they're not sure, so better you call them up and go down and see for yourself. thx guys. appreciate it very much. you guys deserved the MOD tag |
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Pix
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Jan 12 2006, 07:18 AM
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Tube Glower Phreak
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that's merely what an Elite could have done, if he wasnt' so OBSESSED by his own little world. yes, it's my sandy vagina talking... |
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