[Tech] 7 String Pickup Comparison

Ryan · 03-05-2007, 10:07 PM

Ok, so it's a very common question around here: "What pickup should i buy?" or "What does this pickup sound like?"

I took the liberty to help out a little.

I made these clips by copy/pasting the same drum track over and over again in my multitracker. Then, I simply changed guitars in between without messing with the recording settings. This way, you can hear the differences between the guitar PUs.

All of these guitars are Ibanez 7s (basswood), so they should be too far off from eachother. In the process i used a RG7421XL, RG7620, UV777PBK, RG7620, and a S7420FMTW (yah, i know, it's mahogany). To my surprise, i actually could hear a great deal of difference between the clips.

Check em out:

RG7421XL w/ Blaze 7

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RG7620XMAS w/ Blaze Custom (

Leon)

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UV777PBK w/ Evo 7

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RG7620BK w/ X2N7

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S7420FMTW w/ Stock Ibby 7

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I also learned my UV plays about 10x smoother than most of my other guitars.
[plug]The drumtrack is a clip from one of my Abominodium songs. [/plug]

ibzrg1570 · 03-05-2007, 10:14 PM

AARGH!!! Damn my cheap computer speakers!

Can't hear the differences between the clips. Also, I'm assuming these are all in the bridge position, right?

Oh well, this is a good resource. I'll get my headphones and relisten to them again sometime.

Leon · 03-05-2007, 10:22 PM

sticky worthy!

Ryan · 03-05-2007, 10:25 PM

i can hear the difference between the first 2 in the bathroom with the door shut..

playstopause · 03-05-2007, 10:26 PM

neat idea.

ibzrg1570 · 03-05-2007, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

i can hear the difference between the first 2 in the bathroom with the door shut..

Sounds like shit to me!

Chris · 03-05-2007, 10:41 PM

Workbenched!

Rick · 03-05-2007, 10:41 PM

Those Ibanez stocks suck.

D-EJ915 · 03-05-2007, 11:19 PM

Cool clips! The way it sounded like, the Blaze custom and X2N sounded like "huge" versions of the Blaze and Evo respectively.

Brord · 03-06-2007, 11:02 AM

I liked the evo7 best, by far... more articulate and more midrange oriented. Gives a far nastier growl then the X2N7 imho!

03-05-2007, 10:22 PM	#3
Leon {##[====:::. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Ohio Crew Posts: 11,718 Main Seven: RG7620 of Doom Rig: Mesa / Sovtek Thanked: 78	sticky worthy! I have a radical idea. The door swings both ways, we could reverse the particle flow through the gate. We'll cross the streams.

03-05-2007, 10:26 PM	#5
playstopause President / RHLC © Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 11,718 Real Name: J-F / "Frenchy" Main Seven: Ibanez S7420FMTW Main ERG: 82-strings hockey stick Rig: Bloody~VHT Pitbull45 Thanked: 49	neat idea. Become one of us or die, fuckers. / Rick - RHLC V-P. RIP Garcia3441

03-05-2007, 10:41 PM	#7
Chris Adminishredder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, Mass Posts: 16,616 Real Name: Mr. F. Johnson Main Seven: Sherman Custom Main ERG: Douglas 6ST Bass Rig: 2101 -> S160 -> Mesa Thanked: 535	Workbenched! Behold: http://www.metalguitarist.org

03-05-2007, 10:41 PM	#8
Rick VP / RHLC © Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,285 Real Name: Rick Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420/Blackout Rig: Bugera 6260 Thanked: 33	Those Ibanez stocks suck. 7StringofAblicK-*This is my footswitch. it changes channels on my amp - just like on a television, but I only have four channels.* http://www.myspace.com/texamanian My page

03-05-2007, 11:19 PM	#9
D-EJ915 <3's Tsukasa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 16,598 Real Name: Kagami Main Seven: Blackjack ATX Rig: Randall RG75G2C Thanked: 201	Cool clips! The way it sounded like, the Blaze custom and X2N sounded like "huge" versions of the Blaze and Evo respectively. My Site: əBCAir

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03-05-2007, 10:14 PM	#2
ibzrg1570 ??? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,190 Real Name: Derek Main Seven: No more Rig: I need money Thanked: 4	AARGH!!! Damn my cheap computer speakers! Can't hear the differences between the clips. Also, I'm assuming these are all in the bridge position, right? Oh well, this is a good resource. I'll get my headphones and relisten to them again sometime.

03-05-2007, 10:25 PM	#4
Ryan Hylian Metal Master • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Farthest Outpost Posts: 4,491 Main Seven: RG9147 Main ERG: RG7421XL Rig: Engl -> Mesa Thanked: 61	i can hear the difference between the first 2 in the bathroom with the door shut..

03-06-2007, 11:02 AM	#10
Brord Furor Teutonicus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nederland Posts: 267 Real Name: Brord Main Seven: RG7620 - emg 81-7/707 Rig: Triple Rectifier Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I liked the evo7 best, by far... more articulate and more midrange oriented. Gives a far nastier growl then the X2N7 imho! Kop-ik-win, munt-jij-verliest.

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