as per topic (and accepting soad_vs_incubus' challenge in his sale thread ), please share your TESLArized guitar pics and your experiences using these dark-horse korean-made pickups here! let me break the ice...


project #1 - Tesla AH-1 active set (ashportal)
- good active pickups (blackout clone? who knows), good for cleans too
- if ur guitar have crappy wood (sort of plywood) but want that hi-end sound, this active set was the solution
- sadly, i've sold this guitar because of some personal reasons


project #2 - Tesla Plasma-2 gold set (ashportal too)
- if metal is ur territory and u have a fixed bridge guitar, this plasma-2 set was recommended, high roaring output yet smooth on cleans
- coz the sound was too metal, i've replaced this plasma-2 set with dimarzio DP103/DP100 (GASsed ) couple of months ago, for that classic rock les paul sound


project #3 - Tesla Plasma-1/VR-1/VR-Extreme (VR-Extreme from ashportal, others from SV Guitars S'pore)
- my current TESLArized guitar, i called it tesla all-rounder combo
- plasma-1 sounds 'sandy' high on treble, good for those clean acoustic simulations
- vr-1 sounds more like classic strat
- vr-extreme as the name suggest, meant for extreme distortion

up the TESLA! \m/
credits to the guitar addict blog for TESLA recommendations

u da best bro .. i want to share my video on my tesla VR-Extreme set that i bought from Ashportal..it's really a shredding killer machine hehe .. riff are pronounce and single note are clear and articulate .. really love it .. mind my playing as it's just a tone test .. no pre n post eq applied .. it's raw recording



Btw, there will a small gathering on below date to share about their thoughts on TESLA products.. All are invited :

Date: 11th April 2012 (Public Holiday)
Time: 8.30pm - late
Venue: Restoran Maulana Seri Serdang (2 Storey)
Maps: http://maps.google.com.my/maps?q=3.007266,...&num=1&t=m&z=19

Terbaik la encik saifi main! Kalau xde aral melintang, sampailah saya ke sana.

Future Tesla user here. Having Tesla Extreme and RS2 in mind.

VR-Extreme set- bought from ashportal

Installed in my Ibanez RGR321ex. changed the tone dramaticly.
Harmonics jump out of the guitar instantly

Demo

contribute as a tesla trooper!



guitar : epiphone special 2
pickups : plasma X1 bridge and neck
review : (not very good at it *amateur guitarist here* but i'll try anyway)
- i play mainly on distortion. the tone is sharp, not muddy. pinch harmonics come out a lot easier compared to stock pickups. sounds really GARANG, with each string tone coming out. no strings get drowned out by the other.)
-then i played on clean. EVEN better. the tones are really defined.

err...dunno what else to say. cuz me no good reviewer. but i really love these pickups. hehe.



This post has been edited by monoeye: Apr 9 2012, 01:21 PM

^ cantik flame art!

ok, how's the differences compare with other Korean pups..


I dun see (hear) any except for the packaging

I never yet try any other Korean pups .. but this one sound good for me .. if there is another Korean brand pups out there i'm eager to test it hehe .. maybe it's the same factory with Tesla but different brand name, we might never know

bring in some lah jo...

Tesla huh?
Heh heh. I've bought 5 sets before.

- Plasma RS1
- VR 3
- VR Extreme
- VR 1
- AH 1

U know what? Sgt memuaskan hati.

Amacam mlm ni? sape ada gitar equipped with Tesla pickups meh la bawak mlm ni .. aku nye gitar tesla tgh rosak .. klu dpt repair hari ni aku lehla bawak, klu x lain kali je .. amp aku leh supply hehe

aku pon nak join gak. tpi agak jauh ah dri location aku :/

how was the tt? sorry i missed it

yup, kalau ada pic ramai2 lagi bagus~

ape la korg. aku menanti sorg2 penuh semangat dlm kedai tu. haish.

I have installed Tesla VR-nitro on my crappy SX Les Paul (which I sold of later because wanted to upgrade). I'd definitely say that the tone of my guitar improved alot. Here are the pictures when I installed the pickup by myself

Unboxing the VR-Nitro:



SX Les Paul with the stock PU



Removed the stock PU


Soldering it!


Burned my finger hahaha



Tesla VR-Nitro installed!




This post has been edited by killerkamote7: Apr 12 2012, 10:42 AM

xde org dtg ke?

This post has been edited by aneyekay1: Apr 12 2012, 03:04 PM

TT cancel, pity abg slash

Ko ada ke hari tu kt kedai? .. Aisehman .. Aku kt tgkt atas beb tggu org tp tgk2 mcm x jadik tu aku ckp x jadik .. Sian ko tggu

Tggu bro acap free baru buat lagi TT, bro pon yg byk test pon hehe

miskomunikesyen ni...

u know what? this is not sparta..
this is facepalm. =.='

sbb dangerous meeting xjd... terus senyap topik ni hahaha

ok aku bisingkan balik.

kalau la...kalau...nak tukar pickups on a squier strat. pups combo dia SSH, apa combination yang best?

opinions pls!

Ape spacing kt bridge? Aku dah xingat utk strat normally ape spacing ha? Combo best bergantung pada taste muzik anda, apekah fungsi gitar yg nak di combokan ini? is it utk full metal shred or riffing stuff or nak jadikan utility utk pelbagai jenis lagu dari soft sampai ke heavy?

spacing kat bridge? tapaham. tapi bridge pickup is humbucker la. mid is single, neck juga single.

taste lagu adalah utk all rounder. i doubt metal shred sebab pemain guitar ini adalah lebih kepada mainstream. rifting itu mungkin.

spacing bridge utk strat (humbucker) sama mcm spacing f-space/trembucker @ 52.5mm pole-to-pole

LTD aku guna HSS, pls check-out 1st entry...

ooh! nais! thanks bro.

monoeye, kat website tesla ada info pasal spacing setiap model, varies antara 50, 52, 52.5mm... harap2 xtersalah beli

btw, soalan tmbhn - klu kita tanya rakan2 gitaris kita yg gila metal, kebanyakkan mereka "dimomokkan" dgn pikap EMG kan?

By ariffdude at 2011-04-11

Ni dulu aku ada guitar ni pakai Tesla. Guitar Maison Les Paul(bukan Gibson). Beli murah pastu aku giler2 upgrade, buat fret levelling, setup, pakai grover tuner, tukar pickup, pakai push pull pots.

Pickup yang digunakan ialah Tesla VR2. Beli second hand dari orang yang setup guitar aku. Bunyi dia sedap weh, very thick and creamy.

Tapi jual guitar tu sebab:

1) Nak beli seven stringer
2) Tak sesuai dengan 24.75" scale, jari aku tak muat. Bayang kan la, skrng Schecter aku 26.5" scale, tu pon sedap2 je jari muat.
3) Sebab single cut design on Les Paul, susah nak cari tempat nak letak thumb kalo main high frets.

Tapi memang tak boleh dinafikan, bunyi dia sedap giler. Campur dengan tube amp, memang meletup.

pergh!~ mmg jari panjang dan besar ni...

Abang Ariff, aku pun ada hati nak pasang VR-2 jgak, tapi sampai harini tak sampai hajat lagi, waktu ada hati tuh aku dilemma antara nitro dan VR-2, in the end aku pasang nitro

acap, pasang la VR-2... nitro nnti jual kat aku

std strat spacing is 52mm.

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Added on April 18, 2012, 4:06 pmEMG? naaaaahhhh~
Tesla AH-1 la. bru lemak2 basah..

so skrg ni aku mau tanya, bila nak buat meeting ni sbnrnya???

This post has been edited by firslash88: Apr 18 2012, 04:18 PM

No. Not really.. they're good - no doubt but there are better options for a metal/heavy rock like me. BKP, SD, DiMarzio or any combination that are good to each ears. Currently using SDs

encik kucing hijau : aku pakai x1 pun sedap je main metal. (sebab tak terrer kot)

anyway, soalan pasal pickup combo dikeluarkan hanya sekadar utk discussion. aku takde pun guitar SSH. tapi adik aku ada. so tanya kan utk dia dulu, so bila dia tanya aku, takde la tatau nak jawab. muehehe...(standard la. ego abang)

hahaha!~ begulung2 tangan aku nak buat wiring AH-1 dulu...
mana x nye, 1st time pasang pickup sendiri terus2 active pickup

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Added on April 18, 2012, 9:04 pmthat's my point bro, majority of 'em will choose active EMG... mainly coz their idols using it
it's normal la kan, even myself try to copy my idol's guitar combi (DP103/DP100 combi)

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Added on April 18, 2012, 9:09 pmxpe, bertukar2 pendapat... tu la antara tujuan topik ni sebenarnya

This post has been edited by kucinghijau: Apr 18 2012, 09:09 PM

Aku pun ade feeling yang sangat strong bahawa X1 akan lazat walaupun tak pernah pakai

<-- tunjuk kat avatar je acikan?? nak tunjuk gitar penuh tak best pasal pasang sebijik je..

jd le~
tesla jugak kan...

bila skill dah terrer sket aku buat demo vid. skarang noob buat demo pun x best. huhuhuhu.

hahaha okela tu, drp aku ni yg cuma tau strumming open chords & powerchords je~ (serius)

Tapi hang punya belog hebat

kencing kuat.

+
tu namanya blog kencing kuat

(serius, x caye ke?)

aku rasa sumer orang kat thread nih humble otais. (melainkan aku lah. mmg terbukti noob )

ngeh heh heh

aku baru 3 tahun main gitar (started on mac 2009) so xblh masuk dlm rank otai lg, noobie sama mcm hang jugak~

Abg ijau, please make a video of your LTD, itu fretboard putih gebu

okela2, video kat bwh ni blh jwb 3 requests skaligus
1. sound tesla pickups
2. bukti aku yg masih noob
3. video of my LTD M-103FM

pergh!! wasted years syiiaaalll!!!
kata noob? tipuuuuuu!!!

apa yg tipu?

wah, dah panjang thread ni..lama x jenguk bz banget.. apa pun ni nak share soundclip yg dibuat oleh salah seorg customer dr LYN, power_ranger

Guitar Marlique Custom Army, pickup OPUS-1 neck & bridge

http://soundcloud.com/saifi-ikmal-sinan/se...m-power_ranger/

Guitar Ibanez JEM Jr, pickup PLASMA-X1 neck & bridge, VR-1 Middle

http://soundcloud.com/saifi-ikmal-sinan/se...esla-plasma-x1/

Selamat mendengar

kata noob? tapi power tuuu...
huhuhu... sila beri tunjuk ajar!

setakat few powerchords + simple licks xla power mana pun...
(btw, aku vox kat tgh, bkn shredder kat ujung kanan tu... incase u're confused)

Aku memang tau ko yang mane satu, I follow your belog abg ijau haha, but tgk dari performance dalam video nih, ko nampak mcm struggle abis nak nyanyi sambil petik gitar, Bruce Dickinson is proud of you son

tarik bang jgn x tarik .. sore husky2 mcm eddie vedder pon ada .. otai in the making

ko mmg tau... troopers lain mungkin xtau
btw, mmg struggle~ lagu pitch tinggi perit kerongkong wei~
malu aku wei!~

aku tau.. sbb sblm ni ko buat gambar muka kat gambar profile fb..

dah dah... tutup cerita

Ok2 citer lain .. Aku ada cadangan apa kata klu kita buat gathering kt studio jamming? Leh bawak gitar tesla masing2 n boleh shoot video + mic amp to audio interface (brg ni aku leh supply)..ala2 review kt youtube tu .. Canggih x idea aku hehe

wow kaya ah jamming studio nnt
nak buat kt studio mana?

Setuju....this weekend I'm not here, visit my wife at Kelantan, 2 minggu skali I will go back

dok berjauhan ke acap?

Yeah, life nowadays sooo hard.....

Anyway, aku belum pernah bagi review pasal nitro kan?

blm kot? tp vr-nitro antara model yg bro sub pnh rekomen kat aku selain vr-extreme, plasma-2 dan AH-1, katanya karekteristik vr-nitro ni (bridge model) lebih kurg mcm dimarzio super distortion

p/s: kesian ko acap

haish.. ash, ko xdpt follow ka?

okay, Tesla Leader, where do we go now? where do we go?
where do we go... ooooohh where do we go now?

Hehe, aku tgh outstesen nnti kita bincang2 cmne langkah seterusnya..Btw, sapa2 ada contact jamming studio yg blh kawtim event2 cmni?

z-studio bintulu, sarawak... oke? hahahaha!~

Ini TT ke or percutian ke Borneo hehe

haha klu cm2 apa kata kita buat TT menggunakan skype group video chat hehe *comfort from your own house hehe

bintulu? berapa lama masa yang akan diambil dengan menggunakan perjalanan darat?? ekekek

anda ada kenderaan amphibia?

oh!! tiada.. perlu tunggu proton keluarkan dahulu nampaknya..

proton bewok (biawak)

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Added on April 30, 2012, 9:47 amsenyap terus thread ni beberapa hari, apa celop wei?~

_____

lain cerita, baru terima stok baru "kuda belang" dari tauke tesla kita sebentar tadi, hehehe...

gitarnya belum ada, tapi dah stok pikapnya...
gitar apa? itu cerita lain

This post has been edited by kucinghijau: Apr 30 2012, 09:47 AM

Aku rase aku tau gitar ape ko nak beli hehehehe

hehehe... rasa pun rasalah~ tp bkn skrg la acap
mmg "taboo" klu aku beli skrg, tggu 3-5 bln lg kot

Les Paul lg ke bang? Haish.. '57 nmpknya masih blm memberikan anda klimaks sejati? xD

spacing 50mm tak semestinya utk lespaul je bro

hmmmm....~ SG maybe??

selain TOM bridge, spacing 50mm juga sesuai utk Ibanez standard fixed bridge (cth: GAX, XP300, pre-2010 RGR321, PGM401, dll)

kasi je ah pickups tu. aku ade rgr321ex

uh uh~ apa kelas main bagi2...

beli la sepasang... sapot tauke tesla kita

haha xpe. sbb ibanez tu dah ade vr-extreme dah. skrng tgh kumpul duit nak mod electronics biar kasi push pull coil tap/split etc.

nak coil tap/split (atau parallel/series) blanjanye xperlu byk
klu x silap push/pull pot regenye dlm RM50 (cap itik)
klu branded mcm switchcraft, dimarzio, gotoh dll xpasti la pulak
nak kena tanya guitar parts seller(s) kat LYN ni...

upah wiring tu klu buat sendiri blh jimat dlm RM50

tgh pikir2 nak buat shielding cavity DIY .. ada pengalaman x bro ijau ?

blm pnh buat shielding lagi...
memandangkan setakat ni blm ada masalah dgn excessive humming dari pickup cavity

kat youtube byk tutorial ttg nak buat bnd2 ni..
cuba kasi usha tgk.

You can now sign up to win any set of Tesla Pickups you want!!! this time around 3 people will get to win any model they choose, just click on the Sweepstakes Tab and register now! as simple as that

https://www.facebook.com/TeslaPickups?sk=app_403359706360567

Last sweeptake winner was Mike Carpenter, why I have the feeling hard for asians to win

tapi Tesla ni company Korea kan? sure ade chance utk asians utk menang

tapi aku rasa kalau tauke tesla kita yg buat... kompom ada peluang cerah

true story. 100%.

Haha boleh2 xde hal .. kasik bisnes maju skit n TT yg dirancang berjaya .. confirm boleh

Kilang je kt Korea bro, last time I check the bos/owner is not

jadi, owner tesla ni bukan "Kim bersaudara" aa ek??

oh!! diorang bagi orang putih menang tu saja, marketing strategy.. market kat europe dan america tu sangat luas berbanding kat asia sendiri..!! bila kat europe atau america diorang dah conquer, automatik orang asia akan kata benda ni bagus.. ekeke...!!

This post has been edited by Oneders: May 3 2012, 09:15 AM

why la i think i agree with u. aih.

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Added on May 3, 2012, 11:15 pmaku dah screen cap. sekian.

This post has been edited by monoeye: May 3 2012, 11:15 PM

Tesla is ....

tesla coil tower, bzzzt!... teringat zaman main red alert dulu2 hahaha