Motor City Pickup AFWAYU review.....

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Ok...just got this one put in. I have been a EMG metal head for the last 10 years.
For me....if it wasnt active....it was WEAK!
Well........time to correct my thinking. :thumbsup:
A buddy brang over his Suhr guitar couple weeks back to check out my Diezel VH4S.
I was running my Jackson thru it. Sounded great.
Then he plugged in......... :doh:
He had a Suhr guitar with Aldrich pickups.
It wasnt as metal sounding as my jackson but it had such a great VOICE and GROWL.
With my set up...not changing any settings....it sounded like George Lynch with a hint of Slayer and Metallica.
Heavy yet with BITE!
I didnt think it would be that big a difference.
So I started checking out pickups that very day!
Found out that the MotorCity Afwayu(Same as Jerry Cantrell uses) Is similar to the Aldrich but Meaner with more lower end.
PERFECT!! :rock:
Bought one off a member here. Just got it installed yesterday and fired it up today.
I had to re-tweak the amp slightly. But it was KILLING!

Fucking KILLER......... :thumbsup:
Had the GROWL that I remember from the Aldrich but more low end.
Super dynamic. Love em!!
It rips and has VOICE now.
I was popping off Harmonics with EASE!
I ran it thru some paces and was surprised how much speed I can put behind these riffs and they dont flub.
Probably dont get all the Metal tones that the EMG's did....
But it gets me more than enough Metal.
The "TONE" is there!! :rawk:
I am no longer a EMG Snob.... :lol: :LOL:
What a great killer sound. Still in awe how much of a difference it made.
THANK YOU MOTORCITY PICKUPS!!
From a fellow Michiganier to another!! :salute:
If you been wanting to try one but been on "the fence".....
get off your ass and order one......NOW! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

Danno
 
Ok...I'm sold.

Now, they just need o start making 7-string sets :doh:
 
Sixtonoize":3igvzcyl said:
Ok...I'm sold.

Now, they just need o start making 7-string sets :doh:
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Alex.....what a IMPROVEMENT!
That Diezel never sounded so good!
Just when I think its peaked....this pickup takes it to another step. :rock:
Not a HEAVIER tone....but a GROWLIER tone with low end if that makes any sense! :lol: :LOL:
 
I know exactly what you mean - the VH4 (IMO) is really at its best with a killer set of passives.
I love me some EMGs, but with the compression of the pickups and the compression of the VH4, it can be a bit much (which is my one and only gripe with that amp).

Passives really let the amp breathe.
 
I felt the same way...I loved me some duncan actives...then I got a set of bareknuckles. Now I have a set of BG passives, and 2 hellbaby sets from MCP. I think Wade makes THE BEST pickups on the market, just like his website says. The hellbabys are amazing. SOOOO much dynamics, such a great voice, and such and nice growly snarl to them. The clarity is fucking ridiculous, and they have such a unique voice and character that Ive never heard in any other pickups. Passives win, in my book!!
 
Mailman1971":3txk52c7 said:
Ok...just got this one put in. I have been a EMG metal head for the last 10 years.
For me....if it wasnt active....it was WEAK!
Well........time to correct my thinking. :thumbsup:
A buddy brang over his Suhr guitar couple weeks back to check out my Diezel VH4S.
I was running my Jackson thru it. Sounded great.
Then he plugged in......... :doh:
He had a Suhr guitar with Aldrich pickups.
It wasnt as metal sounding as my jackson but it had such a great VOICE and GROWL.
With my set up...not changing any settings....it sounded like George Lynch with a hint of Slayer and Metallica.
Heavy yet with BITE!
I didnt think it would be that big a difference.
So I started checking out pickups that very day!
Found out that the MotorCity Afwayu(Same as Jerry Cantrell uses) Is similar to the Aldrich but Meaner with more lower end.
PERFECT!! :rock:
Bought one off a member here. Just got it installed yesterday and fired it up today.
I had to re-tweak the amp slightly. But it was KILLING!

Fucking KILLER......... :thumbsup:
Had the GROWL that I remember from the Aldrich but more low end.
Super dynamic. Love em!!
It rips and has VOICE now.
I was popping off Harmonics with EASE!
I ran it thru some paces and was surprised how much speed I can put behind these riffs and they dont flub.
Probably dont get all the Metal tones that the EMG's did....
But it gets me more than enough Metal.
The "TONE" is there!! :rawk:
I am no longer a EMG Snob.... :lol: :LOL:
What a great killer sound. Still in awe how much of a difference it made.
THANK YOU MOTORCITY PICKUPS!!
From a fellow Michiganier to another!! :salute:
If you been wanting to try one but been on "the fence".....
get off your ass and order one......NOW! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

Danno
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:rock: Guess this means no pickup for me :lol: :LOL: Now try a solution :D
 
jmgman69":3h94cwnz said:
Mailman1971":3h94cwnz said:
Ok...just got this one put in. I have been a EMG metal head for the last 10 years.
For me....if it wasnt active....it was WEAK!
Well........time to correct my thinking. :thumbsup:
A buddy brang over his Suhr guitar couple weeks back to check out my Diezel VH4S.
I was running my Jackson thru it. Sounded great.
Then he plugged in......... :doh:
He had a Suhr guitar with Aldrich pickups.
It wasnt as metal sounding as my jackson but it had such a great VOICE and GROWL.
With my set up...not changing any settings....it sounded like George Lynch with a hint of Slayer and Metallica.
Heavy yet with BITE!
I didnt think it would be that big a difference.
So I started checking out pickups that very day!
Found out that the MotorCity Afwayu(Same as Jerry Cantrell uses) Is similar to the Aldrich but Meaner with more lower end.
PERFECT!! :rock:
Bought one off a member here. Just got it installed yesterday and fired it up today.
I had to re-tweak the amp slightly. But it was KILLING!

Fucking KILLER......... :thumbsup:
Had the GROWL that I remember from the Aldrich but more low end.
Super dynamic. Love em!!
It rips and has VOICE now.
I was popping off Harmonics with EASE!
I ran it thru some paces and was surprised how much speed I can put behind these riffs and they dont flub.
Probably dont get all the Metal tones that the EMG's did....
But it gets me more than enough Metal.
The "TONE" is there!! :rawk:
I am no longer a EMG Snob.... :lol: :LOL:
What a great killer sound. Still in awe how much of a difference it made.
THANK YOU MOTORCITY PICKUPS!!
From a fellow Michiganier to another!! :salute:
If you been wanting to try one but been on "the fence".....
get off your ass and order one......NOW! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

Danno
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:rock: Guess this means no pickup for me :lol: :LOL: Now try a solution :D
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I am pretty set with this one. It has MORE gain then I need. VERY PRECISE Metal is how I am describing it. :yes:
 
For me the Afwayu has a tad too much bottom end but I have one in an 11 lb mahogany guitar. I love the Solution it screams :rock:
 
I just love the Gritty Growl this thing put out.
This is what the Screamin Demon should of sounded like!! :lol: :LOL:
 
Hey Dan,
What body wood is your Jackson?
Does it clean up OK when you roll back the guitar volume?

Also, has anyone here tried an AFWAYU in an ash bodied guitar?
 
I think it might be Alder. Its a Older Jackson. Not quite sure what the wood is.
Yes it cleans up nicely. Better then the EMG's did when rolling off the volume.
 
I should check them out. I had an EMG(81,85) set in my PRS for about a month. Hated 'em ,too sterile and lifeless. Have Duncans in there now but I'm gonna check out some MCP's.
 
Told you so ;)
Mailman1971":1y3jw99o said:
Ok...just got this one put in. I have been a EMG metal head for the last 10 years.
For me....if it wasnt active....it was WEAK!
Well........time to correct my thinking. :thumbsup:
A buddy brang over his Suhr guitar couple weeks back to check out my Diezel VH4S.
I was running my Jackson thru it. Sounded great.
Then he plugged in......... :doh:
He had a Suhr guitar with Aldrich pickups.
It wasnt as metal sounding as my jackson but it had such a great VOICE and GROWL.
With my set up...not changing any settings....it sounded like George Lynch with a hint of Slayer and Metallica.
Heavy yet with BITE!
I didnt think it would be that big a difference.
So I started checking out pickups that very day!
Found out that the MotorCity Afwayu(Same as Jerry Cantrell uses) Is similar to the Aldrich but Meaner with more lower end.
PERFECT!! :rock:
Bought one off a member here. Just got it installed yesterday and fired it up today.
I had to re-tweak the amp slightly. But it was KILLING!

Fucking KILLER......... :thumbsup:
Had the GROWL that I remember from the Aldrich but more low end.
Super dynamic. Love em!!
It rips and has VOICE now.
I was popping off Harmonics with EASE!
I ran it thru some paces and was surprised how much speed I can put behind these riffs and they dont flub.
Probably dont get all the Metal tones that the EMG's did....
But it gets me more than enough Metal.
The "TONE" is there!! :rawk:
I am no longer a EMG Snob.... :lol: :LOL:
What a great killer sound. Still in awe how much of a difference it made.
THANK YOU MOTORCITY PICKUPS!!
From a fellow Michiganier to another!! :salute:
If you been wanting to try one but been on "the fence".....
get off your ass and order one......NOW! :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

Danno
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Mailman1971":by4gegr4 said:
I think it might be Alder. Its a Older Jackson. Not quite sure what the wood is.
Yes it cleans up nicely. Better then the EMG's did when rolling off the volume.
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Thanks!
 
I actually like em a little better than the Aldrich's.
That "meaness" and slight more low end.
PERFECT for what I play. :rock:
 
You guys are giving me Afwayu GAS, which I've already had brewing since that big pickup shootout (Afwayu was my favorite).
 
ShaneV":2f6fsnb9 said:
You guys are giving me Afwayu GAS, which I've already had brewing since that big pickup shootout (Afwayu was my favorite).
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Such a killer killer tone.......
cant believe on what I been missing out on all these years!

Now I am "In the Know!" :D
 
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