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EyesOfTheSouth!

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Jalen “Bee’. Just dropped it in and yet to play. Coming off a modified Duncan CS Frankenstein (degaussed A5) and a Pariah Destruction 70.

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I have actually heard great stuff about that pickup. I wanted to try one, but am holding out for Scottosan to begin building again.

Let us know how it sounds !!!
 
OUTLAW1969 said:
I have actually heard great stuff about that pickup. I wanted to try one, but am holding out for Scottosan to begin building again.

Let us know how it sounds !!!
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It’s a holiday all week this week in Japan, but trying to finalize my domestic parts list to start comparisons with metric gauge wire and slightly different magnets.
 
scottosan said:
It’s a holiday all week this week in Japan, but trying to finalize my domestic parts list to start comparisons with metric gauge wire and slightly different magnets.
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Well I’m kind of disappointed. Don’t know if it’s the A8, the hex poles, or my lack of a Floyd……..but the pickup is extremely low middy and fat. More so than a Dimarzio SD. Also sounds much hotter than 9k.

This is my first experience with A8, so maybe that’s it. But it’s not staying unfortunately.
 
EyesOfTheSouth! said:
Well I’m kind of disappointed. Don’t know if it’s the A8, the hex poles, or my lack of a Floyd……..but the pickup is extremely low middy and fat. More so than a Dimarzio SD. Also sounds much hotter than 9k.

This is my first experience with A8, so maybe that’s it. But it’s not staying unfortunately.
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A8 is more of everything. It’s actually stronger magnetically than ceramic and since is has ferric (iron) properties has a higher inductance, making it hotter. If using an A8 in a PAF type pickup wound with standard TPL of 50-65, the lows and mids will be more prominent vs a typical PAF.
 
scottosan said:
A8 is more of everything. It’s actually stronger magnetically than ceramic and since is has ferric (iron) properties has a higher inductance, making it hotter. If using an A8 in a PAF type pickup wound with standard TPL of 50-65, the lows and mids will be more prominent vs a typical PAF.
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Yeah. Kind of figured it was the A8. Had loads of pickups in this guitar and the Bee is the first one that immediately struck me as “different”.

I actually never play this guitar. Think I’m just going to slap a JB in it with a 300k volume pot. If it doesn’t float my boat then I’m likely gonna put it up for grabs. I’m a Gibson guy at heart and have yet to play a strat with a humbucker that moves me. I love my vintage strats though!
 
EyesOfTheSouth! said:
Well I’m kind of disappointed. Don’t know if it’s the A8, the hex poles, or my lack of a Floyd……..but the pickup is extremely low middy and fat. More so than a Dimarzio SD. Also sounds much hotter than 9k.

This is my first experience with A8, so maybe that’s it. But it’s not staying unfortunately.
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Sorry it didn't work out for you, I had one in my Suhr bumble bee guitar and sounded pretty great!

 
Stradazone said:
Sorry it didn't work out for you, I had one in my Suhr bumble bee guitar and sounded pretty great!

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Yeah that kicked ass and one of the reasons I tried it. Maybe I just don’t have your chops. Not maybe……I don’t! Lol.

I think it might have dove something to do with my blocked, vintage trem. Bee is just too beefy on this guitar.
 
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