MCP Hot Head pickup users

[Econ]

Do you know if this pickup sounds good in alder bodied/maple neck and fingerboard guitars? There is no info on this pickup on the MCP website. I did sent an email to Wade, but he hasnt responded yet. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Econ]

Anyone?

 

[mooncobra]

yes, sounds good, had them in alder body with maple neck. it was a luxxtone.

 

[metalmaniac93]

It sounded good in my Alder/Maple neck RW board Luxxtone. It is a semi-dark pick-up with an emphasis on the low end, evenly balanced mids and a nice sparkling/strident top end. I prefer the Garuda over the HH in the Luxxtone though. More evenly balanced and great for the heavy stuff on the low end strings.

Here is Wades description of the HH.

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BE100 for me too! My go to amp. I'm on my way to Dirty Shirley : ) Thanks Mark for posting! I really enjoyed the originality of your playing and the fact that you DID"NT play note for note is a huge plus in my book. I actually can't stand note for note playing. Job well done sir! I'm really interested in some of your original material. Thanks again Mark, that was awesome.
Inquiring minds!!As far as the new HotHead pickups specs/materials/output they are Alnico5 custom poured for MCP and we used the exact same mold Gibson used from the very early 60's up til 75' I believe periodically. After some work and learning/reading demagnetizing date charts with demagnetizing force-h- and oersteds (kilogauss Induction) I made my move. The character they bring to my designs are flawless and unique with a old world flavor. The material is rare, and has much more Iron content/less carbon making for an extreme transfer of magnetic flux/field. The challenge was the wind, tuning the coils individually without to much, too little and just right. The wire is Plain Enamel, each coil getting there own individually spec'd spools also. There are a few other things that I will not mention : )
As far as an actual technical data sheet:
Plain Enamel wire
Custom "Old World" Alnico 5 magnet
Ac resistance- 14.8-15k
Brief Notes: Snatches the airy top end of the early originals with a touch of juicy warmth. Hefty,tight lows. Very balanced midrange that is very complex in overtones with the availability of true glory on volume rolls while remaining organic and strong with a tremendous touch response. This pickup was tested and refined primarily using the Friedman BE100, 2 custom Metropoulos amps, Stock marshalls, Metropoulos 100 cabs (celestions), a slew of other Marshall amps and amps. Guitars the pickup performed extremely well in: Vintage Lp's, Fenders, Custom Rampages and a few other things- The usual suspects
*without looking over my reviews from a host of other touring/session musicians that have contributed their time and views over the last few yrs with this model, Bass/mid/treb would be 6.5/5/6 and the output would be a conservative 6 out of 10. The actual gain structure is a 7 out of 10- This piece really gets it without loosing it. You never know the HotHead is going to explode. Mark Day is the last guy that has the actual finished prototype and I am waiting on his short brief review and I will compare final notes and write my report for the new site. Take all the time you need Mark,lol. The site has been due for yrs. (Figures! Marks review came in when I finished this)
Thanks a lot guys for all the inquires. I am accepting orders for long standing customers only for this model at this time until the new site hits(shortly!)
Peace, Wade-MCP

 

[Econ]

Thank you for the feedback guys!

 

[the4thlast1]

I have a hothead set...The main thing to keep in mind as mentioned is that the hothead bridge has a big low end so it depends on the natural eq curve of your guitar..If your particular guitar has big thick lows then I recommend not to go with the hothead .