01-07-2015, 12:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-07-2015, 12:28 AM by ExplorersRock.)
Alright, I'll get more details out later, but I am way overdue with some thoughts. So here we go! Both pickups are F-Spaced as my Mockingbird sports a Floyd.
The Bridge
Well, if you read Devin's review, it's spot on. What's really amazing about this pickup is that the intense grind and distortion doesn't fuck up the articulation or string separation. You get gobs of intense, skull-crushing gain with no mud, no mess, and no lack of clarity between notes. And it cleans up really well like Devin said. Here's what I thought was really awesome: using your tone and volume knobs, you can get this pickup to do a lot. AND I MEAN A LOT! Sure it's not a PAF, but you can roll back the volume and get classic rock-like sounds. Impressive as most pickups with this kind of intensity are one trick ponies. I will say it is not as open as a lower output PAF, but that's kinda of expected. Still does a lot of great tones, no complaints here.
The Neck
I haven't played with it as much yet. It cleans up BEAUTIFULLY! It has the same great string separation and articulation. it won't get flutey like the "Sweet Child O' Mine" sound. But that's not what I wanted this pickup to do. it is great for neck soloing and clarity.
Final thought thus far is that this pickups are great for lower tunings considering the articulation and string separation. But standard tuning is great too!
Also, I managed to get my dirty, little hands on an Illuminator bridge pickup. No preamp, but it's not required. More on that one later.
The Bridge
Well, if you read Devin's review, it's spot on. What's really amazing about this pickup is that the intense grind and distortion doesn't fuck up the articulation or string separation. You get gobs of intense, skull-crushing gain with no mud, no mess, and no lack of clarity between notes. And it cleans up really well like Devin said. Here's what I thought was really awesome: using your tone and volume knobs, you can get this pickup to do a lot. AND I MEAN A LOT! Sure it's not a PAF, but you can roll back the volume and get classic rock-like sounds. Impressive as most pickups with this kind of intensity are one trick ponies. I will say it is not as open as a lower output PAF, but that's kinda of expected. Still does a lot of great tones, no complaints here.
The Neck
I haven't played with it as much yet. It cleans up BEAUTIFULLY! It has the same great string separation and articulation. it won't get flutey like the "Sweet Child O' Mine" sound. But that's not what I wanted this pickup to do. it is great for neck soloing and clarity.
Final thought thus far is that this pickups are great for lower tunings considering the articulation and string separation. But standard tuning is great too!
Also, I managed to get my dirty, little hands on an Illuminator bridge pickup. No preamp, but it's not required. More on that one later.