troublehead
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I've used an uncovered Godwood in my LP for quite awhile now. I've always loved this pickup because its so juicy and fluid with no overbearing spikes anywhere. Makes everything real easy to play and also easy on the ears. However, recently I've felt like the GW was too compressed for heavy rhythms. My other guitarist uses ceramic mag pups and I was sounding a bit "soft" in comparison. He was doing all the "chunking" and I was doing the "thudding".
Up until now, my only experience with MCP was the Afwayu in an alder super strat. I didn't really give it much of a chance but my initial impressions were not good. Its been awhile so I don't remember exactly what I didn't like about it. But I ended up selling the guitar and the buyer loved it.
I decided to take a chance on a covered Detroiter set to replace the GW and the Slash A2P in the neck. There is very little info on the Detroiters on the net, so I was a bit concerned. I just read as much as I could find and took an educated guess on what I was going for soundwise.
I got them in last night, hit a chord and they smacked me right in the face
The initial "Wow" factor was greater than any pickup change I've ever made. They are real difficult to describe as they seem to have something odd going on........but in a good way. For example, they are smooth but they sound really pissed off. The articulation is MUCH greater than the Godwood and they have an edge to them that sounds perfect for what I'm playing. They seem to have less output than the Godwood, but that may also be a result of the really "open" sound they have in comparison. End result is that I seem to be playing a more "vintage" pickup, but it sounds heavier..........if that makes sense.
The Detroiter neck is 100 fold clearer and more articulate than the Slash neck. The Slash pup was great for liquidy, sustainy, lead work but wasn't good for much else. My amp doesn't have a clean channel, so I needed something I could roll down the volume on the neck and make do on the fly for cleaner chord work. The Detroiter suited this perfectly.
I have read that the Detroiter has a P-90ish vibe and I can hear that to some extent. I always equate P-90's as pissed off and snarly and the Detroiter is definately that...........but its still smooth. I don't know how that happens because those two traits are usually mutually exclusive from my experience. IMO, these will suit everything shy of death metal.............and do it extremely well.
In a nutshell........tighter, more open/articulate, nastier, more mids than the Godwood.........all without sounding harsh.
Anyway, I just wanted to thank Wade for the killer pups and the raw nickel finish looks killer as well
Obligatory pics
Up until now, my only experience with MCP was the Afwayu in an alder super strat. I didn't really give it much of a chance but my initial impressions were not good. Its been awhile so I don't remember exactly what I didn't like about it. But I ended up selling the guitar and the buyer loved it.
I decided to take a chance on a covered Detroiter set to replace the GW and the Slash A2P in the neck. There is very little info on the Detroiters on the net, so I was a bit concerned. I just read as much as I could find and took an educated guess on what I was going for soundwise.
I got them in last night, hit a chord and they smacked me right in the face
The initial "Wow" factor was greater than any pickup change I've ever made. They are real difficult to describe as they seem to have something odd going on........but in a good way. For example, they are smooth but they sound really pissed off. The articulation is MUCH greater than the Godwood and they have an edge to them that sounds perfect for what I'm playing. They seem to have less output than the Godwood, but that may also be a result of the really "open" sound they have in comparison. End result is that I seem to be playing a more "vintage" pickup, but it sounds heavier..........if that makes sense.The Detroiter neck is 100 fold clearer and more articulate than the Slash neck. The Slash pup was great for liquidy, sustainy, lead work but wasn't good for much else. My amp doesn't have a clean channel, so I needed something I could roll down the volume on the neck and make do on the fly for cleaner chord work. The Detroiter suited this perfectly.
I have read that the Detroiter has a P-90ish vibe and I can hear that to some extent. I always equate P-90's as pissed off and snarly and the Detroiter is definately that...........but its still smooth. I don't know how that happens because those two traits are usually mutually exclusive from my experience. IMO, these will suit everything shy of death metal.............and do it extremely well.
In a nutshell........tighter, more open/articulate, nastier, more mids than the Godwood.........all without sounding harsh.
Anyway, I just wanted to thank Wade for the killer pups and the raw nickel finish looks killer as well
Obligatory pics
. I guess I can cross it off my list to try.