Members Doittoday Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 ya, but the EMG 81 is SO compressed sounding,and I think actives always lose that organic feeling... likea distinct differencei n sound according to your pick attack, whichyou get from passives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Twebbz Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 For D-Activators, listen to Ibanez XPT700 Xiphos clips. They're standard.The XPT700 is mahogany though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr Pigwalk Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 X2N is great, but a good older X2N Power Plus it the best no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jw3092 Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Those Q-Tuners pickups look badass. i wanna buy some just because they look metal:facepalm:. ever consider blackouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 ya, but the EMG 81 is SO compressed sounding,and I think actives always lose that organic feeling... likea distinct differencei n sound according to your pick attack, whichyou get from passives Absolute twaddle, poppycock and balls. If you cant has dynamics while playing with an EMG, it's because you dont have enough toane in your fingers. Dont blame teh EMGs for your lack of fingural toane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doittoday Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Seymour Duncan SH-10b (Full Shred) in bridge? what in neck? agreed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doittoday Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Absolute twaddle, poppycock and balls. If you cant has dynamics while playing with an EMG, it's because you dont have enough toane in your fingers. Dont blame teh EMGs for your lack of fingural toane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Absolute twaddle, poppycock and balls.If you cant has dynamics while playing with an EMG, it's because you dont have enough toane in your fingers.Dont blame teh EMGs for your lack of fingural toane. Exactly. No offense, but the EMG's WILL have that "organic" sound given the proper position and tone. Usually you test EMG's on a high gain setting so obviously the "organic" part kinda goes away in the high gain stages. I have found the 81 to be a bit sterile sounding on the clean settings (bridge) but in the neck position, it sounds GREAT for cleans. So does the 85. They just have their own frequency response spectrum and sound different from a conventional passive. -D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9ball Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 no, mahogany doesn't need more invader.. it needs moredistortion/mids/highs :ok lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9ball Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 haha, no I played an RG370 or whatever and I loved the neck, so I bought the RG1570 from ibanezrules.com because its got a thinner neck and better production/trem yeah i like my 520 purdy much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HELSTRUME Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 If you want gain but not active, then X2N, D activator, D activator X, Lace drop n gain. That Lace is suppose to be real dynamic. A lot of people also like the Rockfield Mafia and fatass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9ball Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 JB is not muddy. I find it pretty articulate in both my RR3 and Charvel San Dimas. it sounds muddy to me now. ever since i put a dimarzio mo'joe in my RG- when i play my guitars with a JB in them- it sounds muddy compared to that. it never did sound quite right in the axxion anyways, but now it really bugs me. i think drop six is right- it does have an "indistinct" low end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doittoday Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 what do you guys think of the seymour duncan full shred in the bridge? .. then what in the neck? and where are you suggesting these pups go? bridge/ or neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doittoday Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 If you want gain but not active, then X2N, D activator, D activator X, Lace drop n gain. That Lace is suppose to be real dynamic. A lot of people also like the Rockfield Mafia and fatass. I listened to X2N/Dactivator clips and didn't like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Mave Dustaine Livewires by Duncan, my fave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doittoday Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Mave Dustaine Livewires by Duncan, my fave. because? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cold Gin Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 You all have {censored} taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoomzilla Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yeah, I think actives sound sterile as well. I have Jackson actives in my Charvel Model 4 and Gibson Dirty fingers in my Les Paul and to me the DF sound way more brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 You all have {censored} taste. That's what your ma said when she was tastin our caulk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yeah, I think actives sound sterile as well. I have Jackson actives in my Charvel Model 4 and Gibson Dirty fingers in my Les Paul and to me the DF sound way more brutal. You dont have enough br00tz in your fingers to really make use of actives, so you use pickups which acheive br00tz easier than actives. It's a shame really tbh . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoomzilla Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 You dont have enough br00tz in your fingers to really make use of actives, so you use pickups which acheive br00tz easier than actives. It's a shame really tbh . You may be on to something. Note to self, work on getting brootz into fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 You may be on to something. Note to self, work on getting brootz into fingers. Precisely. Look at the br00tz eminating from this br00tz filled guys hand. It is truly an amazing sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robert W Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 This is a great thread. I've been looking for possible replacement pups for this B.C. Rich I just picked up. I know I'm definitely not going to be getting any EMGs or any Seymour Duncans, nor am I too crazy about any of the DiMarzios I heard, although I still like the Super Distortion. I think I'm going to get a John Birch Magnum 2 as a replacement based on my tonal requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoomzilla Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Precisely. Look at the br00tz eminating from this br00tz filled guys hand. It is truly an amazing sight. So do you think I need some tat sleeves to accentuate the Brootz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 So do you think I need some tat sleeves to accentuate the Brootz? I don't know, but that orange shirt is just soul crushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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