name some good pickups for brutal "ass" Metal!!

[Anonymous]

i would jsut like to know what pickups everyone likes best for metal.. i play lots of metalcore, deathcore type stuff and also play lots of TOOL, older deftones.. i know EMG 81 and 85. blackouts, bare knuckle.. but i would like to know some other great pickups for metal as well.. it will be going in a PRS se singlecut, will be playing threw a 6505 head cab loaded with WGS speakers 2 reaper 30 and 2 et65's.. after buying the PRS se today well my budget for pickups went down a little.. prob max amount is $110 bucks jsut to keep that in mind.. and also it will be going in bridge.. thanks..

 

[glpg80]

Anderson H3 or the good old SH-6

 

[moab]

If you're big on Tool, Adam Jones uses Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge on all of his Les Paul Customs. Great pickup!

 

[Anonymous]

okay so Seymour duncans look like my price range at this time.. what about GFS pickups are these jsut as good.. I noticed they are super cheap.. can these compete with seymour duncans?? if so which GFS pickups are high out and good for lots of chugging...

 

[Soundguy213]

Invaders =D

 

[Shask]

Invaders =D

 

[JonVengeance]

Invaders =D

Yep, nothing beats Invaders for ass metal.

 

[Spaceboy]

Heh, I'm not a fan of Invaders.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Invaders =D

Yep, nothing beats Invaders for ass metal.

What does ass metal sound like. Does it sound anything like Viking puke gore goat fuck metal?

 

[JonVengeance]

Heh, I'm not a fan of Invaders.

Me neither, but for ass metal they just work.

 

[headlessdeadguy]

Duncan Distortion is my pick!

 

[Lution]

I'm really digging my OITS (One In The Stink) brand pickups. Their Penetrators were made specifically for ass metal.

 

[Solid Snake]

Tom Anderson H3.

 

[Anonymous]

has anyone ever used the dragonfire active pickup set??? if so how close are they to EMG 81 and 85???????

 

[Ventura]

Really depends too on the amp being used. I found with my Diezel heads, a lower output pup was better than a high output pup, YMMV. That being said, I loaded a guitar of mine up with Miracle Mans, apparently the BKP equivalent to EMGs, only passive instead of active. They're a bit off the hook. Way saturated and thick. I find they sound best through my Mak4 and 20thA rather than my Diezel. Again, it's all a matter of preference.

Adam Jones' pups have already been mentioned, but his set up has pixie dust all over it too - amps, mods, FX, etc. Steph from Deftones has gone 100% digital with the Axe-II now, so his legacy of stacked Marshalls is no more. So it goes.

But for the numerous axes I have and play, the ESP NT-II loaded with BKP PK's is SICK!! My ESP FR-II loaded with MM's is almost too much. And those are my main 'heavy' players, albeit my triple pup Black Beauty loaded with Emeralds nails more of the Tool-like tones than any of the above.

 

[racerevlon]

Dimarzio Super 3 or X2N. D-Activators will get you the "active" sound as well, without the price tag and the batteries.

Cheers,

 

[leib10]

People seem to either love or hate Invaders. I personally like them a lot. The Duncan Distortion looks badass too. BKP Aftermaths, EMG, Blackouts, etc.

 

[Anonymous]

i jsut said screw it and i got what i know a EMG 81.. got the 81 for 50 brand new on ebay.. so im going to get a dragonfire 85 to but in the neck i think,, unless i run across a cheap 85.. but well see.. thanks for everyone info.. was a big help..