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Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Rickmatick

Rickmatick — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:29:06 +0000

I have a Fender Jazzmaster and i’m trying to find a really good heavy distortion pick up to fit to it. Is it possible to fit Seymour Duncan ”Blackouts” to my Jazzmaster? cheers.

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Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Chris

Chris — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:01:19 +0000

Hey, I’ve got a guitar that I built from parts. Basswood Superstrat-type body, Maple Warmoth neck with Rosewood fretboard, a licensed Floyd Rose, bolt-on construction… And yeah. It has a Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader in it, and I’m currently having problems with lots of treble from it. I’ve got it running through a Fender Princeton Chorus combo amp (125w, 2 12″ spkr., solid-state, stock) with a Tech21 “US Steel” SansAmp providing some brutal tone. However, it’s a bit too bitey, trebly, and a bit hissy for me, even with the bass on the amp maxed out and the treble on the amp rolled down nearly all the way. I’m trying to get something quite dark, and I thought at first the Invader could give me that… But then I realized that it was quite bright, especially in my guitar (I had heard it in my guitar teacher’s Les Paul Special II, and he says it’s really bright as well). I have it wired up with a single 250k volume, and that doesn’t take care of the brightness. However I’ve tried both the US Steel and the guitar through my guitar teacher’s Kustom bass amp with a 15″ Celestion and it sounded amazing. Is it the guitar, or is it the amp? If it’s the amp, should I modify the wood frame (with help from my father) to take a 15″ speaker? I don’t want to drop four to six Benjamins on a single 15″ cab to stick under my combo. If it’s the guitar, suggestions for dark, evil-sounding pickups?

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Artem

Artem — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:00:27 +0000

Hi. I have an Ibanez GRG121EX, a budget guitar with basswood body and a rosewood fingerboard. I want to change my pickups for AHB-1 Blackouts, I wanted to ask whether it is a good choice or maybe it’s downright insane/expensive to install such pickups in a low-end guitar ?) I play through Orange Crush 20LDX

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Rob

Rob — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:22:49 +0000

I’m looking for the pickups Billy Duffy used on the Cult cd “Beyond good and evil”. Are those stock Gibsons (490/498) or did he used seymour duncans?
Please help me out…
Thanks a lot

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Will

Will — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:16:38 +0000

HELP! just picked up a 2010 Gibson SG Standard, burstbucker in the neck position is full, and warm for my cleans, however bbucker in the bridge is weak, low output, no bottom end, or suitable sustain, however the weight and upper fret access of the guitar are excellent, do plan to upgrade imm., so what do ya think, some friends say invader, some say forget that, JB is my only choice, ebony fretboard. Currently gigging 80′s, to current hard rock, and metal cover band. Thanks

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:10:08 +0000

My guitar has a les paul shaped body made from alder and the neck is rosewood. I usually play metal and hard rock but when im on the clean channel of my amp i hate any harsh sounds. what would you recommend me i like a fat warm neck tone and a clean bright tone on the bridge with lots of harmonics

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Guitar Pedals — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:04:14 +0000

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Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by Paul in Calgary

Paul in Calgary — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:47:52 +0000

I came across this Elitist s/n information. Check this link and scroll almost to the bottom. Hope this helps.
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Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by TG

TG — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:38:53 +0000

I just got a brand new, unsold 2005 Epi Elitist Les Paul Plus in Vintage Sunburst! It was found and purchased at the Gibson Factory Showcase store. The flamed top is absolutely remarkable. The manager of the showroom stated it is possibly and likely the last unsold EELP in the country. Either way, it is a remarkable instrument. It also came with the original Epi Elitist hardshell case and other goodies. And a GREAT price was negotiated for it. It ROCKS!

Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by Elitist collector

Elitist collector — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:45:26 +0000

@ dan…You must not be familiar with “Elite/Elitists” Les Pauls. The price does not depreciate on them and never has. Matter of fact the price keeps going up on them. Gibsons are not made from better materials. Do some research.

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Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by zico

zico — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:54:20 +0000

hey , i have an esp ltd ec-50 its got a basswood body a maple neck and rosewood freat board. what im experiencing with the stock pups of esp-150 are that there is good tonal variety but a sound which isnt that warm and is sort of trebl-y, not that warm sound which most les paul makes have.im thinking of going in for seymour duncans.what would you suggest?. i thought of a sh-1 59 for the neck and a jb for the bridge. your ideas?

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Comment on Orange Amps gaining traction by musicnewbie

musicnewbie — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:46:10 +0000

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Comment on Online Guitar Tuner by Tony

Tony — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:53:49 +0000

Hey guys any advice on a good clip on tuner? is a snark SN-1,or a GoGo TT-1,or a planet waves model a good choice? Need advice thx.TT

Comment on Guitar Woods by Alan Alvarado

Alan Alvarado — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:49:25 +0000

Recieved a 2″x14″x48″ piece of white oak and was wondering what kind of tonewood it would be for an electric guitar and what pick ups would sound best.

Thanks

Comment on Top Guitar Tuners by steve

steve — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:54:05 +0000

What about the PolyTune???

Comment on Gibson Robot Les Paul’s – Love ‘em or hate ‘em? by jimmy

jimmy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:01:57 +0000

robo tuner is for tone deaf people only. They should sell their guitar and take up knitting

Comment on Tube vs. Solid State Guitar Amps by Nick

Nick — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:58:28 +0000

This is a good article, but I feel that it is too focused on the tube side and kind of neglects some of the advantages of a ss. I’m not saying that you are completely wrong and need to rewrite this, but I am saying that some more info. on ss would be benificial.

Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by Mark

Mark — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:55:01 +0000

I’ve owned one for a few years. I put in Burst Buckers and green Kluson tuners…for me it’s perfect. I love it. It also is a ‘lemon drop’ color that I love.

Comment on Rise Against Guitar Gear Tour by tuning

tuning — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:06:00 +0000

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Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by Guitarfever

Guitarfever — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:49:13 +0000

I own an Elite L-00, and have just purchased a 2005 Elitist Les paul in faded cherryburst. These are great guitars, I’ve been playing for 40 years and owned many top models, so I say this with experience. They are getting hard to find now & collectors are scooping them up. Prices are now rising as the economy improves.

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Cal

Cal — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:33:15 +0000

Hi, i am currently using an epiphone les paul special II model, but rather than the classic rock sound, id like to know what kind of pickup would make a really good metal sound. Im not into the sorta death metal genre, but my main inspirations are Korn, Metallica, Tool and Slipknot. The more nu metal genre. Im tossing up between whether to get an EMG, a Dimarzio, or a Seymour Duncan humbucker pickup. Im into doing both lead and rhythm styles, and id like a humbucker with high output, and perhaps a little distortion like James Hetfield’s and Kirk Hammett’s guitars. With all that in mind, can you help?

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Robert

Robert — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:49:23 +0000

Just bought a Cort Z42 FT TAB, mahogany body, maple neck. ?? Line 6 spider 75 amp

Comment on Online Guitar Tuner by Stratocarter

Stratocarter — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:26:01 +0000

Gieson tuner is my favorite!

Comment on Epiphone Les Paul Sparkle Top, Diamond by La Music

La Music — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:59:59 +0000

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Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:45:08 +0000

hi i also have an ibanez rg350ex and i play alot of punk rock/hard rock(sum 41, blink, aerosmith,u2). would the invader be good for me . i so what else should be my neck pickup

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by josh's dog

josh's dog — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:06:18 +0000

I am definately considering invaders for the bridge. But I want a lot of tonal range for the neck pickup and one that is excellent for soloing. What would go well with the SH-8 Invaders while still having good range for all genres?

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Chris

Chris — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:31:22 +0000

hi, okay.
i have an ibanez rgt42dxfx
in the bridge i have an dimarzio x2n
and neck is an dactivator.

but i want something that will make it scream, like the old eighties solos.

what do i need?

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Khriss Bliss

Khriss Bliss — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:19:46 +0000

Muggs- p90s, dude!! Bill sh13= bingo. Mythras-blackouts=also bingo, you’ll need new pots to go active cuz yr emgs are passive. Ronnie- lower output might be the fuller lespaul sound you want like Slash- so for Alnico5- custom5, 59 but the the a2 alnicoII pro or Seth lover might be yr idea of fuller. Depends. Chris- theme EMGs may not be yr issue. Try an overdrive for your head or for a guaranteed pro sound with lots of control at low price, get an ibanez tubeking, swap 12ax7 for a JJ brand. Then see if the emgs need to go. Line6 are ok but the pros don’t use them. You have a great head waiting for the right overdrive, like a blues driver…

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Khriss Bliss

Khriss Bliss — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:46:21 +0000

Bravo Mr Hawke, I second the motion. I so wish in my early gigging days someone had grabbed me by the lapels and said, “your LesPaul sucks, you need a better pickup. I spent 2 years trying to get the LA 80s metal sound, and finally I tried the JB. Woulda saved 2 years if someone had said,”dude, get a JB!”. It grabs the high end with natural warmth and compression so your solos cut thru, while giving a nice menace to the distortion although now I use the ceramic JB, aka the Duncan Distortion cuz a stronger magnetic means tighter low end punch and less mids, although now my leads aren’t as warm. Maybe I should try alnico8, but the point is, I needed more bass from my crappy ax, so I brought it to the store to exchange for new one. No guitar under $300 sounded better than my pig w/lipstick bcuz pickups MATTER the most to sound. Now, I love my sound! Tell yr friends.

Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by Paul Allison

Paul Allison — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:57:13 +0000

I have seen a used Elitist at a music store in Tucker Georgia. It plays amazingly! They want big bucks for it but it is a monster.

Comment on Top Guitar Tuners by guitar fest

guitar fest — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:04:20 +0000

It’s not hard to teach one on one but students tend to get away from the “feel” on their own and bog down. Direct imitation with immediate feedback from me seems to work really well but all the abstract instruction on the web seems to make students over analyze it and forget that sympathetic motion is ultimately a feeling. Teaching it is much like teaching someone to roll their Rs – the technical information can actually get in the way of “getting it”.

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Bill

Bill — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:39:16 +0000

My 15-year old son just bought a used Kramer Focus 3000 (1985-86 based on logo), that has a SH-8 in the bridge. He loves Panterra, so he’s thinking of replacing it with an SH-13. Any thoughts?

Comment on Epiphone Elitist Les Paul by Wil

Wil — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:21:12 +0000

Looking for an Les Paul Epiphone Elitist guitar. Anyone have any ideas. Hard to find.

Comment on Fender Jazzmaster (MIJ) by rob

rob — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:16:25 +0000

The great thing about a Jazzmaster is the way it feels good in your hands and against your body whether you are sitting down or standing up. The great thing about the MIJ Fenders is the Japanese wood craft skill – these are under-rated guitars – but why do they stick Strat pick ups in their Jazzmasters?

Comment on Seymour Duncan Pickups by Ronnie

Ronnie — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:51:19 +0000

I own a 2007 Gibson Les Paul Classic (chambered body). I didn’t like the sound of the stock pups, so i upgraded them with the Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz set. The neck pickup sounds great but the JB in the bridge sounds a little thin .. i’m thinking this is due to the chambered body. Now i’m thinking of going with the Duncan Custom SH-5 in the bridge to give me a more ‘full’ sound.
Any suggestions? Thanks.

Comment on Tube vs. Solid State Guitar Amps by kfh

kfh — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:26:14 +0000

dimebag used ss on 98 percent of his recorded works. chuck schuldiner used ss. the bulk of your black metal players use ss. most guitar “heroes” came up in origin from a time where ss tech was waaay behind tube sound. everything has its place. i use ss and i bet i have maybe 2k $ in my whole rig not counting my pricey custom made guitars. The majority of hot at the moment tube heads alone are going for 1800$ to 4000$ these days. plus the fact that once your warranty runs out on that pricey amp you are looking at possibly pretty expensive shipping and repair costs not to mention being without said equipment for days,weeks,months , who knows? in a perfect world i would like to own a stable of both tube and ss gear, hell modeling gear and midi while im at it! At some point though one has to look at things practically. I prefer for now to have highest quality instruments possible in my hands and try to keep technique and feel at the forefront.

Comment on Line 6 Duoverb HD by Bjorn

Bjorn — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:08:14 +0000

If you like this, you should try the new VOX VT series. I have one, its my main amp. It models too, but with a unique twist.

It uses a 12ax7 as mini poweramp, since the 12ax7 is a 2 tubes in 1 design it can. It shapes the tone by modulating feedback and variac etc.

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Comment on Tube vs. Solid State Guitar Amps by Bjorn

Bjorn — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:02:44 +0000

The JC120 is perfect SS amp.

I have both, a tube and a good SS.

Trick with SS amps is to add a good speaker to it, hook up a SS to a good speaker and get some nice tones.

Most Guitar heroes use a solid state pre-amp, like a tubescreamer / DS1 etc and then play it trough a warm sounding tube amp !

Comment on Fender Jazzmaster (MIJ) by Bjorn

Bjorn — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:59:10 +0000

Hey,

Ever listenend to Elvis Costello’s Alison ? One of my favorite songs, he plays a cleanish sounding jazzmaster. It Sound so warm !

How do you like it, when playing….drumroll.. > JAZZ ?

Comment on Top Guitar Tuners by Gary

Gary — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:15:04 +0000

Thanks for the info!

For guitar fan iPhone owners, check out ClearTune in the app store, its $3.99 but very accurate and well worth it.

Comment on Epiphone Les Paul Sparkle Top, Diamond by joe

joe — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:34 +0000

dude thanks for the advice! it seems i have the same problems that you originally had before mods, but i still love the thing. it sounds great through my ampeg solid state.

can’t wait to change out the tuners and humbuckers. thx again-

Comment on Guitar Woods by Electric Guitars

Electric Guitars — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:25:12 +0000

great blog! It’s so weird how the wood makes a difference in the sound.