Members Cliff Fiscal Posted July 24, 2007 Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 It's the bridge version....here are the specs. http://www.carvin.com/products/single.php?ItemNumber=H22T-6&CID=GTR/K http://www.carvin.com/pickups/ I installed it in my Yamaha pacifica 604w.....which had a Silver and Red Lace HB in it. I also have it coil tapped through a push pull tone pot. I'm considering replacing that with a 3 way toggle so I can have control HB mode/ and Coil A and coil B options. Anyway, I fired up my amp expecting the worse........oddly enough for the first 5 minutes or so......it seemed really BRIGHT.........but after some height adjustments and tweeking.....it really warmed up. I would describe the tone as vintage. Squashy, crunchy and shimmery. It doesn't do chunk metal palm mutes. I wouldn't suggest installing this pickup in a bright guitar.......the pickup isn't shrill at all. Very sparkly. SUSTAIN FOR DAYS! I was extremely happy with the change is sustain. The Lace PUs were lame in the sustain department. the Carvin really shines with sustain. At $60 I think this is a good value......my other choices were the Dimarzio Virtual PAF, and basically any other PAF copy or wannabe. Granted I haven't tried any of the others......the Holdsworth was exactly what I was looking for. Sweet clean shimmer, a lot of sustain, and classic 3D crunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted July 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 Anyone else have PAF comments? thoughts? Feelings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted July 24, 2007 Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 Never tried that model. I've got a C22B in my Bolt and I love it Never understood why Carvin pups get bad mouthed a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted July 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 Never tried that model. I've got a C22B in my Bolt and I love it Never understood why Carvin pups get bad mouthed a lot What does the C22B sound like? a bit hotter right? It's probably the the best constructed pickup I've seen.......pretty heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeathMonkey Posted July 24, 2007 Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 I have 3 Carvin CTs with the C22Bs in em. They're great pickups. A lot of sparkle and detail. Outputwise, I'd put them in the ball park of "hot vintage", like a Classic Plus - certainly not a modern high output bucker, but I use em for metal and industrial. The mids are definitely on the vintage side, and they can be a bit "hard" sounding, which I think throws people off a bit. They take some getting used to for a lot of people used to modern humbuckers. I have a pair of Ultra Vs on order with the M22SD/H22N set coming, I'm excited to hear the combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted July 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 I have 3 Carvin CTs with the C22Bs in em. They're great pickups. A lot of sparkle and detail. Outputwise, I'd put them in the ball park of "hot vintage", like a Classic Plus - certainly not a modern high output bucker, but I use em for metal and industrial. The mids are definitely on the vintage side, and they can be a bit "hard" sounding, which I think throws people off a bit. They take some getting used to for a lot of people used to modern humbuckers. I have a pair of Ultra Vs on order with the M22SD/H22N set coming, I'm excited to hear the combo. Awesome! If I ever need to replace another HB, I think I'll have a hard time deciding between the H22 and the C22. I've never really liked any Seymour duncan pickups I've tried......and I haven't even touched a Dimarzio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted July 24, 2007 Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 I have 3 Carvin CTs with the C22Bs in em. They're great pickups. A lot of sparkle and detail. Outputwise, I'd put them in the ball park of "hot vintage", like a Classic Plus - certainly not a modern high output bucker, but I use em for metal and industrial. The mids are definitely on the vintage side, and they can be a bit "hard" sounding, which I think throws people off a bit. They take some getting used to for a lot of people used to modern humbuckers. I have a pair of Ultra Vs on order with the M22SD/H22N set coming, I'm excited to hear the combo. +1 I find it close to my SD Custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wildwind Posted July 24, 2007 Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 Holdsworths are great pickups - wish I'd kept mine (and the DC400 they were in...). I've also had some great tones with the older C22s - am told the new version is even better. But like any pickup, I've also heard some nasty C22s. I swapped and made two guitars happy - C22s and M22s in that case. Virtual PAF - just installed one in the bridge of my Melancon Pro Artist - love it to death! Great great pickup... Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted July 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 Holdsworths are great pickups - wish I'd kept mine (and the DC400 they were in...). I've also had some great tones with the older C22s - am told the new version is even better. But like any pickup, I've also heard some nasty C22s. I swapped and made two guitars happy - C22s and M22s in that case.Virtual PAF - just installed one in the bridge of my Melancon Pro Artist - love it to death! Great great pickup...Greg How would you compare the Virtual PAF to the Carvins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted July 24, 2007 Members Share Posted July 24, 2007 Holdsworths are great pickups - wish I'd kept mine (and the DC400 they were in...). I've also had some great tones with the older C22s - am told the new version is even better. But like any pickup, I've also heard some nasty C22s. I swapped and made two guitars happy - C22s and M22s in that case.Virtual PAF - just installed one in the bridge of my Melancon Pro Artist - love it to death! Great great pickup...Greg I will admit I've never heard any C22s that I liked. Just too bright for my liking. The C22B really tamed that pup down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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