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Hell yeah. I love my FSM/Halo. Gonna have to try some of these pickups.
hopkinWFG":2lbf4zmi said:Hi Peters,
Will you be in anytime or having plans for 8 string set? I need a raw pickup ala motorcity afwayu but with less bass ....
hopkinWFG":mnfxhm0m said:Hi James,
Glad your reply... well was wondering if you could get something thats thick meaty,full,yet tight sounding with throaty mids,sweet highs thats not thin on treble strings, and hold clarity on chord works, well define and good thump on the low strings... not ultra high output just medium output... rich in harmonics and not sterile.. just very very natural raw tone that reactive to how soft and how hard you pick...
Sorry i have not been a pickup guy i normally uses bkp nailbomb which i dont think i like it... and i have a motorcity pickup afwayu which rocks ..... let me know on the price point and i guess i need a slightly different dimension pickup size... and am running into a bright guitar with maple neck thru swamp ash wings and walnut top...![]()
psychodave":1ukwents said:I'm moving in the opposite direction. The bridge came with ceramic magnet and the neck came with A2. I'm trying A2, A5, A8 in the bridge and A5 in the neck.
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firejack":2z5eyvxg said:So I finally got my Peters Double-Screw Ceramic 8 (the Duncan Distortion-type model) installed in my problematic Burny Les Paul.
And the pickup nailed the sound I've been after.
The Burny LP is a great playing guitar, but it has a rather dark sound and is rather picky with bridge pickups.
In this guitar I've tried a Duncan JB from the 80's (Maricela Juarez wound), a Bare Knuckle Painkiller, and a Motor City T Wreck.
The 80's Duncan JB and the MCP T Wreck were both too warm sounding in it. The BKP Painkiller was in the right ballpark, but was a little too powerful and fizzy.
I described the issues I was having with the Burny to James and he spec'd the pickup to combat the issues.
The Peters Ceramic 8 sounds really good. Definitely the best the guitar has sounded.
It's not overcooked like the Painkiller. And not too bassy like the Maricela Juarez JB.
It's got the Motor City T-Wreck growl, but also has a little more edge in the attack and more mids. The bass and highs are right on too - no slop and no fizz.
And there's more output as well, which was my only issue with the T Wreck. I found it a very stiff and demanding pickup to play through my GNL with the way that I set the amp.
The Peters pickup balances out the dark sound of the Burny LP perfectly. And has exactly the tonal and saturation characteristics I asked for.
I'm currently in the midst of building a home and don't have much spare time on my hands.
But as soon as I get a chance, I'll lay down some tracks with it.
MetalHeadMike":1sxf7o1w said:Design 1 sounds like its right up my alley. I'm loving my Painkiller and wouldn't mind trying something similar but of a different flavor. Was gonna try a DD, but might have to look into this deal.
nigelpkay":2khp7hcw said:I just got mine, a Design 1 A5.
I've generally used the BKP Holydiver, but wanted something a bit more tighter and aggressive but similar EQ. I think it does sound just as I described, except less mids than the diver (which is overly middy in my opinion), but it is UBER tight, tightest Alnico pickup I've ever tried. It is very dynamic, but it stops on a dime when you stop playing! I've never tried the Painkiller but it sounds like it's description without all the clackity-ness that people complain about. This design has the Alnico V flavour but with the responsiveness of a ceramic, very similar to how James described it loosely as a JB mixed with a Super Distortion.
I think for my purposes it is a little too tight for me, I need a bit of give.
I play in Eb, but I tried some drop-tuning and it sounded more alive in that range.
I will play around with it some more to decide if it's a keeper for me, it's really good but I don't know if it fits my specific playing style and how I use it.
So amazing to still find new pickup designs that sound so different to what's out there! We are spoiled for choices these days.