Mixing pickups...

5F6-A · 11-07-2009, 03:45 AM

I have a custom wound/built guitarforce neck pickup. Double black screw coil. I have it paired with a Dave Stephens VL PAF bridge. Both are unpotted. Although both are meant to be PAF inspired pickups they sound VERY different.

Compare:

Magnet:
Guitarforce: AIV
Stephens: AV

DC res:
Guitarforce: 7.65k
Stephens: 8.35k

Covers:
Guitarforce: no covers
Stephens: TV Jones relic

Polarity:
Guitarforce: regular
Stephens: regular

Sound:
Guitarforce: dense bass, creamy, smooth, clear top end
Stephens: bright, chirpy, acoustic, percussive, bold

They are very. very different. When you play the neck you got an Allman bothers creamy type of sound, flick it to the bridge and it's Fleetwood Mac unpredictable honk.

It's a weird combo that works great as having 3 completely different sounds from a guitar.

What do you think??

R8R6Ben · 11-07-2009, 07:26 AM

Sounds cool!!!! How does the mid position sound?

captcoolaid · 11-07-2009, 01:55 PM

I love to mix and match.

11-07-2009, 03:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
5F6-A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Back and forth the UK Posts: 4,136 Thanks: 110 Thanked 159 Times in 38 Posts	Mixing pickups... I have a custom wound/built guitarforce neck pickup. Double black screw coil. I have it paired with a Dave Stephens VL PAF bridge. Both are unpotted. Although both are meant to be PAF inspired pickups they sound VERY different. Compare: Magnet: Guitarforce: AIV Stephens: AV DC res: Guitarforce: 7.65k Stephens: 8.35k Covers: Guitarforce: no covers Stephens: TV Jones relic Polarity: Guitarforce: regular Stephens: regular Sound: Guitarforce: dense bass, creamy, smooth, clear top end Stephens: bright, chirpy, acoustic, percussive, bold They are very. very different. When you play the neck you got an Allman bothers creamy type of sound, flick it to the bridge and it's Fleetwood Mac unpredictable honk. It's a weird combo that works great as having 3 completely different sounds from a guitar. What do you think?? __________________ Saltaire's Vicars "Post Tenebras Lux" ----------------------------

11-07-2009, 07:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
R8R6Ben Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Matsumoto, Japan Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Mixing pickups... Sounds cool!!!! How does the mid position sound? __________________ 2007 Gibson Les Paul R8 Washed Cherry "Jamie Leigh" 2001 Gibson Les Paul R6 w/ Lollar pups "Aimi" Lovepedal Eternity Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Analogman Beano Boost Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue

11-07-2009, 01:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
captcoolaid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: who says I am alive Posts: 2,387 Thanks: 99 Thanked 60 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Mixing pickups... I love to mix and match. __________________ peace n tone Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity WBpickups-My tones as fat as a Samoan ballerina Yeah my gear is beet up, Thats cause I play it. Shut up and play. http://www.myspace.com/daisychamber whiners click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDwyG...eature=related

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