Neck Pickup with M7

GWD · 05-04-2007, 06:50 PM

Finally made the plunge and ordered an M7. Now I am trying to figure out what neck pickup will compliment it nicely.

The guitar housing these pickups is mahogany with a rosewood fretboard. I like a smooth, singing fat lead sound with ample clarity.

I want to try one of the following in the neck position:
D-Activator Bridge
Blaze Custom
Evo

Can you guys please give me your thoughts on these pickups in the neck position as they are not the usual choices. Thank you for your time.

GWD

DeL07 · 05-04-2007, 07:04 PM

Seymour Duncan Jazz is the only one that will give you the sounds you're looking for....

GWD · 05-04-2007, 07:06 PM

When soloing, I reckon there may be a volume drop out switching between the two pickups due to the output differences

DeL07 · 05-04-2007, 07:34 PM

Yes that's a possibility but the pickups you named are really harsh sounding compared to the Jazz...

ohio_eric · 05-04-2007, 08:03 PM

Something like a Bare Knuckles Cold Sweat might suit you. It's a bit hotter than the Jazz but still with lots of clarity.

noodles · 05-04-2007, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWD

When soloing, I reckon there may be a volume drop out switching between the two pickups due to the output differences

Maybe a bit on the clean channel, but on the dirty channel hotter pickups simply push the amp harder. Either way, you're going to set a weaker pickup closer to the strings, so select a pickup based on tone, rather than trying to match output.

GWD · 05-04-2007, 08:38 PM

Good call Noodles. In that case maybe I will look at the Jazz, Cold Sweat and Air Norton since those have the "tone" I like. Plus getting a neck pickup with an Alnico V is a plus (excluding the Air Norton).

OzzyC · 05-04-2007, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWD

Good call Noodles. In that case maybe I will look at the Jazz, Cold Sweat and Air Norton since those have the "tone" I like. Plus getting a neck pickup with an Alnico V is a plus (excluding the Air Norton).

And if you still want the alnico V with an AN, you can order some in the thread that was made about it a while ago.

ohio_eric · 05-04-2007, 08:42 PM

Just a note if you do order the Cold Sweat make sure you ask for the neck model. They come as a calibrated set. The neck on is Alnico V and has a resistance of about 8.3K. The bridge one is ceramic and has a resisitance of like 14.5K. That's a big difference.

The Dark Wolf · 05-04-2007, 09:20 PM

I tell you what, there's almost no way you'd ever want a DA7 bridge for the neck!

That sucker is loud, loud, loud, and there's no bridge pickup that could match up with it.

05-04-2007, 06:50 PM	#1
GWD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 214 Thanked: 4	Neck Pickup with M7 Finally made the plunge and ordered an M7. Now I am trying to figure out what neck pickup will compliment it nicely. The guitar housing these pickups is mahogany with a rosewood fretboard. I like a smooth, singing fat lead sound with ample clarity. I want to try one of the following in the neck position: D-Activator Bridge Blaze Custom Evo Can you guys please give me your thoughts on these pickups in the neck position as they are not the usual choices. Thank you for your time. GWD

05-04-2007, 07:04 PM	#2
DeL07 SS.org Sushi Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Province of the Poutine tabarnaque! (Montreal....) Posts: 346 Real Name: Louis-Simon Main Seven: Gibson SG Menace Rig: Randall RG75 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Seymour Duncan Jazz is the only one that will give you the sounds you're looking for.... Up the shut fuck, you must.

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ohio_eric He loves you Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,350 Main Seven: Schecter Jeff Loomis Sig Rig: Boss GT-8 Thanked: 180	Something like a Bare Knuckles Cold Sweat might suit you. It's a bit hotter than the Jazz but still with lots of clarity. The only proof he needed for the existance of God was music. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche

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05-04-2007, 07:06 PM	#3
GWD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 214 Thanked: 4	When soloing, I reckon there may be a volume drop out switching between the two pickups due to the output differences

05-04-2007, 07:34 PM	#4
DeL07 SS.org Sushi Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Province of the Poutine tabarnaque! (Montreal....) Posts: 346 Real Name: Louis-Simon Main Seven: Gibson SG Menace Rig: Randall RG75 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yes that's a possibility but the pickups you named are really harsh sounding compared to the Jazz...

05-04-2007, 08:38 PM	#7
GWD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 214 Thanked: 4	Good call Noodles. In that case maybe I will look at the Jazz, Cold Sweat and Air Norton since those have the "tone" I like. Plus getting a neck pickup with an Alnico V is a plus (excluding the Air Norton).

05-04-2007, 08:42 PM	#9
ohio_eric He loves you Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,350 Main Seven: Schecter Jeff Loomis Sig Rig: Boss GT-8 Thanked: 180	Just a note if you do order the Cold Sweat make sure you ask for the neck model. They come as a calibrated set. The neck on is Alnico V and has a resistance of about 8.3K. The bridge one is ceramic and has a resisitance of like 14.5K. That's a big difference.

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