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Post by Jackson on May 27, 2005 11:59:37 GMT -6
Ok, i recently bought a Jackson RR3. The guitar is great, but the pickups are the worst things in the world; Duncan Detonators. I definitely need to buy new ones. I was checking out pickups online and my friend told me to check out DiMarzios. So I checked them out and decided if I were going to buy DiMarzios I would go with the Humbucker From Hell in the neck and the Super Distortion in the bridge. But from past experience, I know that if I go out and buy something without knowing a lot about it it'll probably ***. So someone help me. I need 2 good humbuckers for my Jackson. And btw, I play metal i.e., Children of Bodom, Slayer, Metallica... all that good stuff.
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Post by WyldeStallion on May 27, 2005 12:22:04 GMT -6
If its a kick ass metal sound you want you should maybe consider EMG's. They are active pickups and give a complete kick ass sound. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer Anthrax those bands use them on a few of their guitars. I have them on my jackson and I definatly get a major bone grinding sounds outta them. EMG 81's and 85's are the ones I have...I Think lol  |
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Post by Jackson on May 27, 2005 16:57:45 GMT -6
Yea i was thinking about maybe getting EMG's since a lot of the bands I listen to use them. But my friend who has them says they're terrible. Then again he has the EMG-HZ's. Plus, I'm a big CoB fan and Alexi's sig' guitar has an EMG in it. I guess i'll have to shop around some more.
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Post by Philip on May 27, 2005 17:21:46 GMT -6
Yea i was thinking about maybe getting EMG's since a lot of the bands I listen to use them. But my friend who has them says they're terrible. Then again he has the EMG-HZ's. Plus, I'm a big CoB fan and Alexi's sig' guitar has an EMG in it. I guess i'll have to shop around some more. I think I'll never understand why he got EMG-HZ's on his sig' guitar.  |
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Post by clameo on May 27, 2005 18:05:57 GMT -6
No offence, but I think that EMG's are overrated, they aren't that good.
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Post by Jackson on May 27, 2005 19:33:46 GMT -6
I think I'll never understand why he got EMG-HZ's on his sig' guitar. Well when i said "he has EMG-HZ's" i was refering to my friend who said they ***. He also said the Active EMG's are significantly better. Alexi does have an EMG-HZ in his sig' guitar though, but it's an H4 which is essentially a passive version of an EMG 81. |
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Post by themaidenmaniac on May 28, 2005 5:32:32 GMT -6
Dimarzio Breed and Duncan JB is my new combo... Sweet as you like  Over at the duncan forums, we came to the conclusion that evo's are almost on the same level as output as active EMG's!!! So, if you want a little more output go with the evolutions! Anything else you want to know! |
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Post by Bloodline on May 30, 2005 16:27:14 GMT -6
i have a jackson rr3 to. and last month i put emg's in it ( 81 and 85) and it sound sooo much better. the clean soundis just wayy better and distrsioonn OOMG!!! soloing perfect. here's a song that i made with it members.chello.nl/j.leijbijde/YourDemise.mp3(clean part is not mixed yet s sorry for the cracks ) |
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Post by Jackson on May 31, 2005 17:06:58 GMT -6
i have a jackson rr3 to. and last month i put emg's in it ( 81 and 85) and it sound sooo much better. the clean soundis just wayy better and distrsioonn OOMG!!! soloing perfect. here's a song that i made with it members.chello.nl/j.leijbijde/YourDemise.mp3(clean part is not mixed yet s sorry for the cracks ) Wow dude. Is that really your band? Thats ***in' awesome. What's the bands name? And I'm assuming it's 81 in the bridge and 85 in the neck? |
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Post by Bloodline on Jun 1, 2005 2:57:24 GMT -6
band ?  drums are done by me with a software called drumkit from hell 2. guitars are doe by me ( guitarport ) and bass is a virtual bass software !! |
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Post by Bloodline on Jun 1, 2005 2:58:23 GMT -6
Wow dude. Is that really your band? Thats ***in' awesome. What's the bands name? And I'm assuming it's 81 in the bridge and 85 in the neck? and yeah that's the position i have with the emg's !! for soloing always the 85 at neck. you can hear the 81 with the riffs. and the solo and clean part is done by 85. the clean part cracks a bit cause i recorded it to loud  ! |
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Post by maliciousteve on Jun 1, 2005 9:57:10 GMT -6
look into Bareknuckle pickups man, they're handwound, sound awesome and are really worth the money. They kick dimarzio, seymour duncan and emg in the arse. www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk |
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Post by Aku on Jun 1, 2005 10:09:11 GMT -6
band ? drums are done by me with a software called drumkit from hell 2. guitars are doe by me ( guitarport ) and bass is a virtual bass software !! Line6 Guitarport? How difficult was it to achieve such a good recording sound? After hearing your clip I'm seriously considering buying one of those, because I'll be recording a demo with my band soon. |
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Post by dream777 on Jun 4, 2005 9:49:01 GMT -6
my favorite 6-string pickup would have to be the Dimarzio Steve's special, So that would have to be my recommendation. To bad that it isn't a pickup for a seven string you are looking for because the model-m Pickup from a Swedish pickup company called Lundgren( www.Lundgren.se) is just the best pickup in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D |
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Post by Jackson2 on Jun 6, 2005 20:56:41 GMT -6
this is jackson. had trouble logging in with the activation code. whatever. so i'm gonna buy the EMG Zakk Wylde set tomorrow. There isnt any difference between the Zakk Wylde set and buying them seperately is there?
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Post by BossMorley on Jun 6, 2005 22:29:50 GMT -6
If its a kick ass metal sound you want you should maybe consider EMG's. They are active pickups and give a complete kick ass sound. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer Anthrax those bands use them on a few of their guitars. I have them on my jackson and I definatly get a major bone grinding sounds outta them. EMG 81's and 85's are the ones I have...I Think lol Agreed!!! |
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Post by TRPLEXXX on Jun 7, 2005 13:22:25 GMT -6
this is jackson. had trouble logging in with the activation code. whatever. so i'm gonna buy the EMG Zakk Wylde set tomorrow. There isnt any difference between the Zakk Wylde set and buying them seperately is there? well respect to the pickups the are not diff. cause they are the same but if you buy the set that include 8 pots 4 shorts shaft and 4 long shafts plus all the wires and the battery connector with wires, the other way around you will probably have to buy some extra stuffs, excuse me it depends on what gutar are going to install it if it is a les paul you better get the set Zakk if not just simple the pickups and battery clip and wire |
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Post by sweepingspagettios on Jun 8, 2005 16:09:30 GMT -6
im a pretty finicky player but pickups always have been the least of my worries for some reason. nothin i cant clean up through EQ and filters i guess.
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Post by eddiemetal on Jun 9, 2005 16:51:37 GMT -6
I have to say that I don't really care for EMG's. I'm not saying they are bad, but it just isn't my sound. I play death/thrash metal like Testament, Slayer, CoB, etc. also. I have an old Ibanez silver cadet I modded, and put all duncan pickups in. A duncan distortion(neck) strat hot-rails(center), and George lynch model(bridge). It sounds great, especially the G.L. But, I have to say that the best sounding guitar I have is my Gibson '67 V reissue. Complete with stock pickups, (500T at the bridge and a 490R at the neck). Also, it is important to remember that your sound is not solely from the pickups, it is a combination of pickups and the way you dial in your amp. The same pickups might sound really bad on one amp, and sound awesome on another...
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Post by Jackson2 on Jun 13, 2005 19:34:19 GMT -6
Ok I got them installed. I bought the Zakk Wylde set because the guy told me there was no differnce if I bought them seperately. When I opened it everything looked in order and I decided I would solder in the tone and volume knobs and what not the next day. So I open up the guitar and realize I'm going to have to extend some of the wires since the input jack is on the other side of the guitar relative to the control cavity. So after some planning I ended up rewiring the entire guitar. First thing, I had to cut the cable running from the input to the battery piece thing. Then i soldered a cable there to make that longer. Next I had to run another two cables from the input jack to the control cavity to connect to the tone knob (Note: The RR3 has 2 volume and 1 tone knobs). After that I wired the new knobs as shown in the diagram. I installed those and wired the pickups and everything as shown in the diagram. The are only two mistakes I can think of that I made; I wired the switch wrong so when it is up it turns on the bridge pickup and down, the neck pickup. That I can fix when I feel like getting around to it. The other mistake was that I put the larger housing on the neck pickup and the smaller housing on the bridge pickup. Not big mistakes, but then again I could have made a serious error in wiring the guitar that I didn't notice or didn't think would be a big deal. If you know what you're talking about tell me if I did anything wrong. The pickups honestly do not sound like I think they should so I might have done something wrong. Help if you can...
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Post by Jackson2 on Jun 13, 2005 19:40:36 GMT -6
Oh, by the way, I left the grounding wires in the guitar. They're not connected to the knobs or anything, but they're there connected to the guitar. I told my dad to take them out but he said to just leave them in there. If it's a problem to leave them in there I'm going to kill him.
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Post by eddiemetal on Jun 19, 2005 9:23:39 GMT -6
You want the grounding wires connected to the case(s) on the volume and tone pots. This allows the whole system to be properly grounded so you don't get a potential shock when touching the knobs with sweaty hands. Also, if the pickups have multiple wires (more than a ground and signal) like a five-wire style, you might want to try connecting the wires in different configurations to get the sound you want. Also, if you do tear apart the guitar to fix some of the minor mistakes, a good idea is to also line the cavities with aluminum foil to cut down on unwanted noise (hum). Just make sure you overlap the pieces of foil about 1/8-1/4 inch and solder the joints between the pieces. Or a good alternative is to use a roll of sticky-back foil, like the stuff they use in sealing ductwork in heating and cooling. This way, you can stick the pieces in the cavity and they won't move when your're working with them.
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Post by fast fingers on Jun 20, 2005 13:21:42 GMT -6
i have emgs in my SG, and there ok pickups. id personally recommend duncan live wires for metal, the duncan bluesbuckers for blues, and the dimarzio superdistortions for classic rock. my les paul is currently getting a dimarzio superDist in the bridge poisition along with a coil tap. if your getting new pups, consider getting things like a coil tap (turns your humbucker into a single coil when you pop up the town knob, and turns it back to a humbucker when you pop it back down) the emg afterburners are extreamley nasty for heavy metal, although i rarely play metal. the afterburner (AB) is like a volume knob, except it adds distortion instead of volume. extreamly nasty, especially with another distortion circuit along with it. ask your local guitar shop about little knick knacks like that that really make your guitar sound killer!
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Post by poseidon on Jun 24, 2005 0:09:39 GMT -6
well, you already got the EMGs so, congrats. They've got too harsh of a high end for my taste though. Some people talk about how awsome they pick up harmonics, but I get harmonics just find on any decent passive pickup.
I put tony iommi pickups in my ibanez and that made a huge difference. It actually made it a half decent guitar. I'm actually thinking about putting the cheep duncans from my samick into my ibanez then putting the gibsons in my samick. But i might just save up some doe and put duncan SH-13 dimebuckers in there. Those are killer pickups, they're close the the highest output passive pickups out there, and one of the only ones of those that actually has full tone at high output. Many other "high output pickups" loose alot of mids and highs when they put out alot of volume. In order to counter this you turn your amps treble way up wich ends up sounding grainy and thin. Not open and responsive like you want it to be.
But the EMGs are a good choice. Not my choice, but still a great pickup nontheless. Hope you like them.
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Post by Bedhanger on Jun 27, 2005 9:28:52 GMT -6
Remeber, a heck of alot of your tone comes from the way you play, so don't think just because you buy a certain artists pickups does not mean that you will sound anything like that artist
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