New 8 string pickups

Adam · 03-17-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoltta

Yeah i did but the only picture he had wasnt working anymore

Here ya go:

sakeido · 03-17-2008, 09:43 AM

I'd recommend a Bareknuckle over a Lundgren. The Nailbomb is more articulate than a Lundgren, is less bright (which may not be a good thing in your 2228), and has punchier and more natural sounding bass. The Lundgren sounds very close to a 81-7 though, you could like it, but I would at least recommend a bareknuckle for the neck pickup unless you like how 81s sound in the neck.

ElRay · 03-17-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoltta

Ok to be honest i cant fucking stand the 707s and 808s. Just too bassy for my taste compared to the 81-7 i have on my 607.

You could get one of the EMG Bass Controls or Systems:Electric Guitar Pickups & Accessories - EMG Pickups | EMG-EXB. EMG says these can be used with any of their pick-ups, not just the bass-specific ones.

The easiest would be to swap-out an existing tone knob for a BTC-Control. If you've got a guitar with a Vol/Tone/3-way toggle, you can drop in a BTC-System, without drilling any new holes. The big difference there, is that the selector switch is replaced by a blend knob.

Ray

skinhead · 03-17-2008, 04:03 PM

Mike Sherman talked a lot about EMG HZ 40, and he said that they sounded awesome for 8 strings.

Maybe you just want to try them.

Ishan · 03-17-2008, 04:34 PM

The EMG40DC is supposed to sound close to what a 81-8 would sound and it's active so no need to swap pots.

Zoltta · 03-17-2008, 04:49 PM

hmm great suggestions, i shall look into this more thanks

jatspic5 · 03-17-2008, 07:05 PM

The custom blackouts would be $250 for one or $410 for the set.I just got the quote from them.

technomancer · 03-17-2008, 08:51 PM

BTW if you're considering BareKnuckles talk to Zimbloth, he'll save you some money and is putting in an order soon

Zoltta · 03-18-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jatspic5

The custom blackouts would be $250 for one or $410 for the set.I just got the quote from them.

Thats really not too bad for something i can just swap out. Id much rather have bareknuckles or Lundgrens but thats also another 100 to get them replaced from a smith because i cant do them myself

newamerikangospel · 03-18-2008, 02:05 PM

I would say try some bass pickups. Bass pickups have a resonance (that I have seen) peak of around 1.5-2khz, which should brighten up your tone quite a bit, but you would theoritically loose some frequency response on the top end. I would say play with some production model (no wait time) for about $100ish. Then if nothing does it for you, look at customs.

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