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Recommend a humbucker!

Postby James on Tue May 25, 2010 8:39 pm

I'm thinking about replacing the stock bridge pick-up in my basic Jackson Warrior, I basically want something that is good for really aggressive rhythm playing. Any recommendations based on tone and price?
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby Dian Wei on Tue May 25, 2010 9:25 pm

Bare Knuckle
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby zykloned on Wed May 26, 2010 7:43 pm

x 2

I've got the Painkillers in my V.
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby meluaz on Thu May 27, 2010 12:51 am

Anything that isnt EMG is good!
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby James on Sun May 30, 2010 11:43 pm

Yeah I've heard the bare knuckles are wicked, I'll have to look into it. Are Painkillers their 'extreme' metal model?
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby Dian Wei on Mon May 31, 2010 10:12 am

Yeah i think that's the case. I think Allegro Music in Chelmsford is a stockist as well James, not sure on prices though.
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby zykloned on Mon May 31, 2010 4:23 pm

No, the more extreme ones I think are the Nailbomb and Warpig, altho the Painkiller is pretty heavy too..
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby Dian Wei on Mon May 31, 2010 8:56 pm

Yeah i emailed them about bass pick ups for my six string and they're pretty reasonable for custom jobbies.
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby crossofiron on Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:19 pm

Bare knuckle pickups are great, I tried the holy diver pickup in a les paul and it sounded brilliant.

Dimarzio super distortion are a personal favorite of mine, really hot but great definition too; emg active are also really hot but not very subtle, better for playing live. They are also F spaced for floyd rose equipped guitars.

If you look at the resistance on the pickup spec, the hotter the pickup the higher the resistance, so i wouldn't go below 12k ohms .
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby Gareth Hares on Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:43 pm

Get some from axesareus.co.uk

I got a pair ofthe unbranded humbuckers (£35) and put them in a custom explorer for a Motorhead tribute band

Absolutely spot on

AI had a bareknuckle, but everyone is different and I really didnt rate mine

http://www.axesrus.com/axehumbuckers.htm
G & B "Black Dog" Humbuckers

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Honestly, they look and sound wicked, plus you dont pay for a name!!! (15k and 11k so pretty powerful)
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby James on Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:53 pm

The Jackson is currently at the shop waiting to have two Bare Knuckle Painkillers fitted! Although I'm somewhat concerned as I rang them up today to ask when I could collect it, and spoke to someone else who said if he was in my shoes he would pay the engineer in question NOT to solder the inside of his guitar!

He'd better not fuck something up... I should have known he was a false as he has dreadlocks.
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby zykloned on Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:29 pm

Ooh - which ones did you go for?
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby James on Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:16 pm

Painkillers!
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby zykloned on Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:46 am

YOU KNOW!

Well happy with my ones. Brrup.
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Re: Recommend a humbucker!

Postby James on Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:53 pm

BEASTLY!

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