To all you A8 Custom guys

ibznorange · 03-12-2008, 12:10 PM

You can buy normal sized ones on ebay. For a full size magnet though you have to get them specially cut, and weve done it a few times now. maybe someone has a spare? if not, ill be buying a ton this summer hopefully, maybe you could get in on that order. might not be worth it though since your in russia. Try looking around for someone who cuts magnets over there

noodles · 03-12-2008, 01:25 PM

I'm starting to think that the A8 represents the best compromise for live playing.

I've noticed that pcikups with A5 magenets tend to have a warm, round tone, with lots of singing sustain. On the flip side, everything that makes them great for leads makes them less suitable for rhythm. They're just too muddy and undefined on the low end.

Pickups with ceramics are great for rhythm. They have a very agressive midrange character, with lots of upper midrange bight, delivering a tight bottom end and fierce attack that is perfect for more technical metal rhythm work. Unfortunately, this makes them sound too hard and brittle when playing leads, as the plain strings sound like they are scraping away at your ear drums.

The A8 sits in the middle of this. It still has the clarity of attack and punchy low end, but without the harsh midrange character. I still see merit in A5 and ceramic magnets, but more from a studio stand point. This is defintely going to effect my gear decisions recording, but for live, I think the Custom8-7 is going to work out the best for me.

budda · 03-12-2008, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noodles

I have a second one lying around (I don't even know where I got it

), and I was thinking about putting it in the Dean. The Dean so good as is, though.

another A8? *thinks about his JB and his Blaze.. then his wallet

*

noodles · 03-12-2008, 03:11 PM

I have no clue when I bought it. I think it might have been one of the extras Scott had lying around, but I thought that was where the first one came from.

ibznorange · 03-12-2008, 03:19 PM

good job on the mystery magnets dave.
Dude, budda, wed need to get another order together on the a8s anyways. ill be ordering enough for that this summer if scotts willing to take it. You have till june to save

scott from _actual time_ · 03-12-2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibznorange

ill be ordering enough for that this summer if scotts willing to take it.

if i'm not, i'll pass off my contact info to you and you can run the order. if you end up getting non-ss.org people who you know, it might be best if you did run it.

if things get closer, we can un-sticky the old thread and write a new one. i am keeping the tally in the first post updated, but the rest of it has gotten long.

Quote:

Originally Posted by noodles

I have no clue when I bought it. I think it might have been one of the extras Scott had lying around, but I thought that was where the first one came from.

did i send you mike's? i don't remember. if mike has his, then it is a mystery!

ibznorange · 03-12-2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott from _actual time_

if i'm not, i'll pass off my contact info to you and you can run the order. if you end up getting non-ss.org people who you know, it might be best if you did run it.

if things get closer, we can un-sticky the old thread and write a new one. i am keeping the tally in the first post updated, but the rest of it has gotten long.

Cool cool. Im actually looking at just ordering in a good stock of both, cause im constatnly playing pickup whore, and alot of 7 string pickups come with ceramics (fucking steve, thinking alnico anything doesnt work for 7's), and as weve said, im yet to find a pickup i like better ceramic than a8.

sepherus · 03-12-2008, 04:35 PM

I'd be down for a few. At least 2 or 3, possibly more. I would like to have a few laying around so i can swap them in the future since they arent as easy to come by on 7s. i just ripped an old stock pickup i had sitting around for no reason, and it is ridiculously easy to do. I'm guessing redipping them after would be a good idea.

budda · 03-12-2008, 04:51 PM

till june eh? i should be able to swing that. keep 1 or 2 on hand.. dunno if i'd A8 the neck pickup..

ibznorange · 03-12-2008, 05:16 PM

well a jazz is a5, which id leave alone personally

and if the a5 order doesnt go through now (i highly doubt were gonna get another a8 order anytime soon), ill be grabbing a full order (prolly at least 25) of each this summer, just to have some in stock

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noodles I'm your huckleberry • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 22,100 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: KxK V7 - The Emo Killer Rig: Roadster/GMaj/4x12 Thanked: 306	I'm starting to think that the A8 represents the best compromise for live playing. I've noticed that pcikups with A5 magenets tend to have a warm, round tone, with lots of singing sustain. On the flip side, everything that makes them great for leads makes them less suitable for rhythm. They're just too muddy and undefined on the low end. Pickups with ceramics are great for rhythm. They have a very agressive midrange character, with lots of upper midrange bight, delivering a tight bottom end and fierce attack that is perfect for more technical metal rhythm work. Unfortunately, this makes them sound too hard and brittle when playing leads, as the plain strings sound like they are scraping away at your ear drums. The A8 sits in the middle of this. It still has the clarity of attack and punchy low end, but without the harsh midrange character. I still see merit in A5 and ceramic magnets, but more from a studio stand point. This is defintely going to effect my gear decisions recording, but for live, I think the Custom8-7 is going to work out the best for me. Noodles Division: American Metal without the suck. sales@kxkguitars.com "Somewhere along the way, the Straight Talk Express lost some wheels..." --Barack Obama on John McCain

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noodles I'm your huckleberry • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 22,100 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: KxK V7 - The Emo Killer Rig: Roadster/GMaj/4x12 Thanked: 306	I have no clue when I bought it. I think it might have been one of the extras Scott had lying around, but I thought that was where the first one came from.

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ibznorange Chief Officer/RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 7,626 Real Name: Max Main Seven: Ir now Sevenless :squint: Main ERG: A Dead Cat Rig: Mesa Rectoverb Combo Thanked: 47	good job on the mystery magnets dave. Dude, budda, wed need to get another order together on the a8s anyways. ill be ordering enough for that this summer if scotts willing to take it. You have till june to save

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sepherus Sith'ari Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 378 Real Name: Jason Main Seven: Sherman on order... Main ERG: tune to 5th occasionally Rig: 6505+ mesa recto412 Thanked: 6	I'd be down for a few. At least 2 or 3, possibly more. I would like to have a few laying around so i can swap them in the future since they arent as easy to come by on 7s. i just ripped an old stock pickup i had sitting around for no reason, and it is ridiculously easy to do. I'm guessing redipping them after would be a good idea.

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ibznorange Chief Officer/RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 7,626 Real Name: Max Main Seven: Ir now Sevenless :squint: Main ERG: A Dead Cat Rig: Mesa Rectoverb Combo Thanked: 47	well a jazz is a5, which id leave alone personally and if the a5 order doesnt go through now (i highly doubt were gonna get another a8 order anytime soon), ill be grabbing a full order (prolly at least 25) of each this summer, just to have some in stock


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