Alder body, maple set neck. Need pickups!

AfroSamurai · 06-14-2012, 10:03 PM

Hi guys,

I have a custom 7 in the works and I'm not sure what pickups to put in it. The specs are alder body with maple drop top, maple set neck and ebony fretboard. I play mostly old dream theater and symphony X type of music....no djent for me.

I was thinking in;
-Crunchlab liquifire (would love to get the old petrucci set, but this might be as close as it gets)
-Suhr pickups (hot 7's or something like that are called). This ones are supposed to be like the aldrich set, but in 7 string. As far as I know the aldrich set is like a "better" jb-jazz set, but I might be wrong.

I'm really open to suggestions/recommendations.

Thanks!

KiD Cudi · 06-15-2012, 01:31 AM

Definitely either crunch lab/liquifire or BKP Holy Divers if money isn't an issue.

AfroSamurai · 06-15-2012, 08:03 PM

Holy divers are modeled after a JB, right? I may want to try those...so many options.

I was also thinking on Anderson pickups, the H3 and H1+ models to be precise. I did some research and he seems to put those in every alder+maple top and maple neck out there. Problem is that there are no sound clips and basically no one has ever tried them before

KiD Cudi · 06-16-2012, 07:17 AM

Yeah, some people call the Holy Diver a perfected JB but it's a popular replacement for the Crunch Lab as well. Strangely enough I tried those Anderson Pickups in a Bulldog guitar through a Fryette Pitbull and the sound was huge, heavy, clear all that crap. It was the closest I've ever gotten to Killswitch Engage's tone.

AfroSamurai · 06-16-2012, 07:32 PM

Now I'm really interested in the Anderson pickups, I don't dig killswitch engage, but they do have some serious tone. Kind of lucky that you tried them before and I randomly asked for them

. I think I'm going to give them a shot, worst case scenario I just swap them and put something else.

Thanks for the reply man!

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06-14-2012, 10:03 PM	#1
AfroSamurai SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 573 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Alder body, maple set neck. Need pickups! Hi guys, I have a custom 7 in the works and I'm not sure what pickups to put in it. The specs are alder body with maple drop top, maple set neck and ebony fretboard. I play mostly old dream theater and symphony X type of music....no djent for me. I was thinking in; -Crunchlab liquifire (would love to get the old petrucci set, but this might be as close as it gets) -Suhr pickups (hot 7's or something like that are called). This ones are supposed to be like the aldrich set, but in 7 string. As far as I know the aldrich set is like a "better" jb-jazz set, but I might be wrong. I'm really open to suggestions/recommendations. Thanks!

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06-15-2012, 01:31 AM	#2
KiD Cudi ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 125 Thanked: 7 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Definitely either crunch lab/liquifire or BKP Holy Divers if money isn't an issue.

06-15-2012, 08:03 PM	#3
AfroSamurai SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 573 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Holy divers are modeled after a JB, right? I may want to try those...so many options. I was also thinking on Anderson pickups, the H3 and H1+ models to be precise. I did some research and he seems to put those in every alder+maple top and maple neck out there. Problem is that there are no sound clips and basically no one has ever tried them before

06-16-2012, 07:17 AM	#4
KiD Cudi ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 125 Thanked: 7 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, some people call the Holy Diver a perfected JB but it's a popular replacement for the Crunch Lab as well. Strangely enough I tried those Anderson Pickups in a Bulldog guitar through a Fryette Pitbull and the sound was huge, heavy, clear all that crap. It was the closest I've ever gotten to Killswitch Engage's tone.

06-16-2012, 07:32 PM	#5
AfroSamurai SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 573 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Now I'm really interested in the Anderson pickups, I don't dig killswitch engage, but they do have some serious tone. Kind of lucky that you tried them before and I randomly asked for them . I think I'm going to give them a shot, worst case scenario I just swap them and put something else. Thanks for the reply man!