Members burton4snow Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Which would be better in a semi hollow for blues rock to hard rock playing Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Ac/Dc, Kiss, That late 70s hard blues stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Well if you can get your hands on one of the X-Tone semi hollow guitars from ESP you can find out for yourself. Those come with Seymour Duncan Alnico II pickups and they sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Out of those two, pearly gates for sure. I find the alnico II a little tame but it's still a damn good pickup. Pretty smooth and warm, due to the magnet (II in stead of V). Semi-hollows are warmer than a solid body to begin with and that's why I would choose the pearly gates, it rocks more. Bridge gates/Neck alnico II would sound good. Truth is, you have so many options now with a lot of good quality it is hard to choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 The Pearly Gates is definitely a bit brighter. I think if I were building a semi for harder rock and was set on Duncan pickups, I'd go for a Custom 5 in the bridge and an Alnico II in the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 Which would be better in a semi hollow for blues rock to hard rock playing Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Ac/Dc, Kiss, That late 70s hard blues stuff.one of my favorite combos is a Pearly in the bridge and a Pro II in the neck. Do they have to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 one of my favorite combos is a Pearly in the bridge and a Pro II in the neck. Do they have to match? this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 one of my favorite combos is a Pearly in the bridge and a Pro II in the neck. Do they have to match? That's what I'd do given these choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 If I were going Duncan in a semi-hollow, it would be Seth Lovers. They are a match made in heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 Well if you can get your hands on one of the X-Tone semi hollow guitars from ESP you can find out for yourself. Those come with Seymour Duncan Alnico II pickups and they sound great. I have an earlier version that came with a Jazz and a JB. I'd like to be able to A/B the two. I really like mine, but the Alnico II sounds like a slightly more mellow choice (in a good way) for that model. But that is a smaller bodied semi-hollow which is a bit more like a cavity SB compared to a 335 for example, so I'm curious which S-H guitar you're talking about burton (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 If I were going Duncan in a semi-hollow, it would be Seth Lovers.... Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 one of my favorite combos is a Pearly in the bridge and a Pro II in the neck. Do they have to match? This is exactly what is in my Les Paul Classic, I would prefer a more vintage style PAF in the bridge myself. I find the gates a bit too bright and hot, and lacking in butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 I have Alnico Pro IIs in an Epiphone Dot. They sound fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 Not a fan of the PG I guy i know has one in his PRS SE, and I have a JB in my SE. In a side by side comparison, the JB destroyed the PG.The PG sounded thin and very harsh on the high end compared to the JB. So out of those 2, I would go for the Alnico II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 I love the AII Pros, but you had better have a decent amp to play them through. They are not high output. You will have to push your amp harder but, IMHO, are worth it. Very musical, very articulate. Sustain is better than with my JB/59 combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 Not a fan of the PGI guy i know has one in his PRS SE, and I have a JB in my SE. In a side by side comparison, the JB destroyed the PG.The PG sounded thin and very harsh on the high end compared to the JB.So out of those 2, I would go for the Alnico II. My thoughts too. I put a PG in a Yamaha SG700S (all mahogany construction) and it was thin and piercingly bright in that guitar. I believe the PG works well in plenty of guitars, but it sure didn't in mine. The only way it was useable was with a lot of gain to get that ZZ-Top type of tone. I replaced it with a 500T which balanced out the EQ quite a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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