New MHD pups in the Epiphone.....

Malikon · 04-04-2012, 09:46 PM

Absolutely DESTROY!!! I love these things!! They sound great through my solid state and they sound amazing through my tube amp.

I tried a set a little over a month ago, (maybe you remember) but they weren't exactly what I was looking for. Rayne suggested I try the Straitjackets after we talked more about exactly what sound I wanted.

And man, he nailed it. This is exactly what I was looking for. Heavy and crunchy, yet clean and articulate. A total contradiction I know, but......well, that's me.

The new pups came today and they installed easily. Old fashioned braided 2 wire was a nice surprise as well.

Within 10 minutes of having the guitar back together I was on Youtube looking for a backing track to play with so I could demo them a bit.

I know the demo doesn't show any rhythm work, it's all lead stuff. But I went through all 3 pickup settings and you can definitely hear the difference in the video. In the future all my recordings will be with the MHD pickups, so....well I guess I'll get to share the rhythm sounds soon enough.

I hope you like the demo. I tried to put the pickups through their paces as much as I could, it's just a few minutes of jamming over Bm, but it was a lot of fun. There's definitely a few surprises in the improv.

Surprised me too!

Enjoy.

You Tube

tele-bastard · 04-04-2012, 10:10 PM

Awe man....... great playing as usual. They sound great but I think it is more the playa.

SJM · 04-04-2012, 10:15 PM

Sounds great Mal! I definitely see what you mean about the pups. That was an outstanding demo and I'm sold on MHD's now. I see a set in the near future but first I gotta get me another Git to put them in. This is a great example of how your don't need a certain brand of guitar to sound good, you just need to know how to play. Very well done!

capt_goodvibes · 04-04-2012, 10:20 PM

Nice Review Mal, they certainly do have a nice Tone, especially in the Mids and Highs, and your playing is awesome as usual, keep up the awesome Reviews and Playing

Malikon · 04-04-2012, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the kind words, I think all credit should go to Rayne though.

His pups inspire!

You can't tell 'volume level' in the video, but,.......my ears are still ringing. Lmao.

My neighbors must f**king hate me!

Rai · 04-05-2012, 03:00 AM

Great tone and great playing!

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tele-bastard Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lowell, Mass Posts: 467 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: New MHD pups in the Epiphone..... Awe man....... great playing as usual. They sound great but I think it is more the playa. __________________ http://www.reverbnation.com/downwithugly 2011 Epiphone Traditional Pro LP (Goldtop) 2007 Epiphone Custom LP (White) 2002 Gibson Flying V Faded (Cherry) 2010 Fender Standard Ash Telecaster BSB FSR 2010 Fender Standard Telecaster (Burst) 2006 Fender Standard Telecaster (White) 2006 Fender Highway 1 Telecaster (Burst) 2004 Fender Standard Telecaster (Burst) 2009 Fender Highway 1 Strat (Burst) 2004 Fender Standard Strat (Burst) 2010 Martin DX1AE 2001 Ibanez Artcore AF75D (Orange)

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SJM Weekend Minstrel Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 4,129 Thanks: 52 Thanked 42 Times in 11 Posts	Re: New MHD pups in the Epiphone..... Sounds great Mal! I definitely see what you mean about the pups. That was an outstanding demo and I'm sold on MHD's now. I see a set in the near future but first I gotta get me another Git to put them in. This is a great example of how your don't need a certain brand of guitar to sound good, you just need to know how to play. Very well done! __________________ ______________________________ Steve-M '52 Martin D-28 '70 Fender Telecaster '78 Ibanez Pro MDL 2671/S-AV '02 Epiphone LP Elite Standard VSB '07 Epiphone LP Elitist Standard + Top FCB '10 Epiphone LP Trad Pro Ebony '10 Epiphone LP 57 Gold Top(Upgraded version) '10 Epiphone LP Standard Plain Top HB '12 Epiphone LP Tribute Plus 60's FCB '12 Epiphone LP Ace Budokan '11 Gibson LP JB Studio '12 Gibson Traditional LP Plus Iced Tea A few Amps too.

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capt_goodvibes Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Land Down Under Posts: 1,104 Thanks: 38 Thanked 120 Times in 58 Posts	Re: New MHD pups in the Epiphone..... Nice Review Mal, they certainly do have a nice Tone, especially in the Mids and Highs, and your playing is awesome as usual, keep up the awesome Reviews and Playing __________________ The most important part of my religion is to play guitar. Lou Reed

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Malikon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 21,071 Thanks: 410 Thanked 1,071 Times in 211 Posts	Re: New MHD pups in the Epiphone..... Thanks for the kind words, I think all credit should go to Rayne though. His pups inspire! You can't tell 'volume level' in the video, but,.......my ears are still ringing. Lmao. My neighbors must f**king hate me! __________________ "Your scars are beautiful" Lessons/Demos

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