Submitted at: 21:01, 3/9/98
Product Info
Pickup features: Pasive
Hummbucker
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $bout 50
Purchased from: Music Barn Mayfield Ky (
R U all Still there ? )
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass:
Peavey Tracer ( Yeah Wow. Impressed huh HeHeHeHe )
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Stock but thinkin about it
Artists using this pickup: Nuno, Diamond
Darrell, I guess other smart folk
You musical style(s): Then...Hard Rock to Metal... Now.. Blues and
Classic Rock
Reason for pickup change: Stock was too mild and lacked definition
Sound
Perceived output level: Much
greater than stock pickup.but not knocking the paint off the wall.
Tone: Balanced, may be a little sucked out mids??? ( or is it just my ear
)
Sonic evaluation: I have used this guitar ( Tracer ) and Crate amps for a
while and it more than met me expectations. Clear, clean and LOUD . The tone is
rich and chords ring true even with mucho gain and distortion. I have tried this
same guitar on other amps with the same pleasing results( and it looks cool too,
does that count? ).I Love it I MIGHT try a Rio BBQ In another guitar cuz i love
the ones in my strat so much , but thats another story.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
I think that this pick up would be good for just about any style. I feel its
balanced sound would respond well to any players touch, and let their own
expression of their emotion come through .
Overall Rating
Comments: I would buy them
again and again , but like I said I want to try those BBQ's as my Strat has
become new to me and " vintage " at the same time with Rio's tallboys,
and I am led to believe all of their PU's are of the same quality. I have been
playing for about 9 years and have changed PU's in every guitar I have owned
save one I love these humbuckers the best. O Yeah, these things are usually
CHEAP too, if you can find them .... FIND SOME !! And if you hate them ... send
them too me hehehehehe.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: Dani Cox <danicox@hotmail.com>
Submitted at: 7:26, 5/7/98
Product Info
Pickup features: Dual
Blade Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: ?
Price Paid: US $$50.00
Purchased from: Steward Macdonald
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass:
B.C Rich Ironbird
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Stock
Artists using this pickup: Pantera
You musical style(s): Death Metal, Black Metal
Reason for pickup change: Terrible feedback, No balls in the Bass
Sound
Perceived output level: Super
hot
Tone: Scooped Mid sound
Sonic evaluation: Crate half stack
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
Any style of Metal
Overall Rating
Comments: This pick-up can do
it all. It can give you all the crunch you need and them some. It can give a
very clean sound without can you settings on your amp. This is the only pick-up
going on all my guitars
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: Rod
Submitted at: 17:37, 7/23/98
Product Info
Pickup features: passive
humbucker
Impedence or other specs: ????
Price Paid: u.s. $50
Purchased from: steward macdonald
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: jackson
ps4
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: stock jackson
Other pickups on guitar: stock jackson
Artists using this pickup: dimebag darrel
You musical style(s): metal , hard rock
Reason for pickup change: stock pickup was not loud enough and made too
much feed back wanted something with more edge
Sound
Perceived output level: hot
but not really loud its a good pickup but i wish it was a little louder I guess
im just going deaf or something
Tone: bassy and trebly for a sucked out mid sound a really crunchy pickup
good for high gain and volume settings
Sonic evaluation: I have a jackson ps4 with a crate gx 60 combo amp
running through a boss phaser,digitech wammy wah,a crybaby wah,and i have a
footswitch so i use the amp distortion the pickup is really good because when i
play in my band i turn up really loud and it gets almost no feed back
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
i mostly play metal and it suits me fine even though i play metal you could
probabally use it for almost any style of music i would really like to hear what
it sounds like in the neck position
Overall Rating
Comments: if it wast destroyed
i would but it again and if it were stolen i dont know why someone would just
take a pickup i would probabally be minus a guitar that would suck ive been
playing for 3 years i really didnt compareit with anything i just said to my
self dimebag uses it so im getting it this is a good pickup especially if you
play metal i just wish it was a little louder but for $50 i cant complain this
pickup gives me a great sound especially when its cranked im very satisfied with
this pickup but i dont think ill really get the sound i want untill i buy a
stack or atleast a cab
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 9
Submitted by: i dont give out my name but if you have
questions e-mail me <metal00man@aol.com>
Submitted at: 8:53, 9/23/98
Product Info
Pickup features: humbucker
Impedence or other specs: whatever????
Price Paid: N/A used
Purchased from:
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass:
1994 Jackson RR1
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: ?????Came with the Jackson
Other pickups on guitar: This is All I need
Artists using this pickup: Me.....And The
dude from Pantera
You musical style(s): Metal, percussive, palm muting death
Reason for pickup change: Just got lucky I guess
Sound
Perceived output level: Hell
of a metal tone from this.Its very hot and very responsive,...umm loud too!..
Tone: Bass tone with a great deal of crisp treble....very good for what I
play
Sonic evaluation: I use the jackson with a JCM900 4100 100 watt head with
the strait 1960 cab,...it thumps man...
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
It sounds killer for metal, great for soloing, clean its ok (not as good as a
Gibson 496R)
Overall Rating
Comments: If it were
stolen(sorry wont happen)...I am going to replace my treble pickups in my
jacksons to this type,...I have all different types of
pickups(gibson,dimarzio,jackson,)but this suits what I play much better......
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: SNDGRDN <sndgrdn22@hotmail.com>
Submitted at: 23:48, 12/9/98
Product Info
Pickup features: Passive
Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 11 ohms or something
Price Paid: US $54.00
Purchased from: Stewart Macdonald...Not
Steward
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: Washburn
Dime 333
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Washburn Eliminator (Which another name for the
600 series)
Other pickups on guitar: An Eliminator (Soon to be something else)
Artists using this pickup: DIMEBAG DARRELL!!!!!!!!!!!! Nuno and all of
these other smart chaps.
You musical style(s): Shred,metal,rock,Skynard,Wes Montgomery? D I M E B
A G !!!
Reason for pickup change: The eliminators get all muddy when you turn you
amp up half way loud.That kinda sucks. D A R R E L L!!!
Sound
Perceived output level: Hot
enough to make your chest cave into your scrotum...But its mature.
Tone: Just like Dime says it is.Heavy on the bottom and wah-ish on the
treble strings.Yes wah-ish...but much more subtle,not gross or anything.
Sonic evaluation: Peavey Bandit 112 with an extension cab loaded with
another Sheffield.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
I wouldn't know about how it sounds in the neck. Probably rude though.
Overall Rating
Comments: Yeah,I would buy it
again,one that sucks is that the Eliminators were a touch louder than the
Lawrence.Been 3-4 years playing.If you put it in a Dimer your gonna have to do
some work on it.After you get it in. You will notice the pickup ring the
Macdonald sends you is very tall in comparison to the old ring.And the Lawrence
is very tall compared to the eliminator.Dont try to use the old ring,use the new
one.Its way too tall and it hits the strings.Take some fine sandpaper and sand
down the bottom of the ring lower till it reasonable.Then mount it and have a
blast.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 9
Submitted by: Wes <hauch@sierratel.com>
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Submitted at: 0:56, 3/13/99
Product Info
Pickup features: passive
humbucker, blade style pole pieces
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $<$50
Purchased from: Stewart McDonald
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: Fender
Strat Plus
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Gold Lace Sensor
Other pickups on guitar: Gold Lace Sensors
Artists using this pickup: Nuno Bettencourt
You musical style(s): thrash
Reason for pickup change: Needed a humbucker instead of a single coil.
Sound
Perceived output level: Hotter
than a regular PAF style, but not to the level of XL500 or Dimarzio X2N.
Tone: Good highs, good lows, scooped mids.
Sonic evaluation: I've been using this pickup for years with a variety of
amps: GT Trio + MB 20/20; Peavey 5150; Peavey Classic 30. Doesn't accentuate
mids, awesome bass response and clean treble. Strong output, enough to overdrive
amps reasonably well.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
This is a great all around pickup, particularly well suited to rock
Overall Rating
Comments: I used to think that
the best pickups had to come from the big names, but I experimented with this
one because Stew-Mac had a great price on it and I read that Nuno Bettencourt
and Dimebag Darrell both use Lawrence pickups. So figured, what the hell, I'll
give it a shot. very accentuated mid range that sucks for thrash type music.
I've used other pickups: Seymour Duncans came with my ESP, and I've had a
DiMarzio MegaDrive and tried many other DiMarzios in stores, and they always
have too much mid range that can't really be compensated for with EQ. This
pickup has strong string-string balance, the blade pole pieces make bending
sound very smooth, and overall the tone just can't be beat -- especially when
you factor in price.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 9
Submitted by: brian hook <bwh@wksoftware.com>
Submitted at: 10:23, 4/16/99
Product Info
Pickup features: Humbucking...passive
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $$45.85
Purchased from: Stewart Macdonald
1-800-848-2273 http://www.stewmac.com
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass:
Jackson RR1
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: n/a
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: Dimebag
Darryl...Nuno Bettencourt...and ME!!!
You musical style(s): Metal, blues, Classic hard rock/metal.
Reason for pickup change: n/a
Sound
Perceived output level: Hot,
but not too hot. I've got a Duncan Invader that's so hot it's not even usable.
Anyone wanna' buy it? Please?
Tone: Very balanced. Good crisp highs but not harsh. Good
"scooped" mids. Very solid bass response.
Sonic evaluation: Jackson RR1, Laney AOR Pro Tube Lead 50 watt head.
Carvin 4X12 Cab.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
This pickup Sounds great with high gain, and Clean jazzy type runs.
Overall Rating
Comments: If it were stolen,
I'd find the asshole that did it and kill his family! Then I'd order another
pickup. I made a bad reveiw of this pickup before. It was a mistake. I'm sorry.
This is a great pickup. When I got the guitar, it had been wired with 250k ohm
pots and sounded really muddy. I assumed it was the pickup, but I was wrong.
Once I changed the pots over to 500k, I saw how great this pickup really
sounded. It has plenty of sustain, and a great bass crunch to it with chopped
mids and nice crisp high end. This pickup is VREY sensitive to pick attack.
Unlike a distortion type pickup, you can change your pick attack for a more
subtle or agressive sound and feel. The price is great too. There are few other
pickups I would compare to this one. Once again, sorry for the previous reveiw
of this pickup. I LOVE IT!!!
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: Anthony <MrSuperHate@webtv.net>
Submitted at: 14:38,
7/8/99
Product Info
Pickup features: Passive
Humbucking
Impedence or other specs: about 11.2K ohms, dual "blade"
polepieces, high-output.
Price Paid: US $45.00
Purchased from: Stewart MacDonalds
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: Jackson
Dinky Reverse
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Neck and Bridge
Other pickups on guitar: Stock Jackson Duncan Designed
Artists using this pickup: Dimebag
Darrell, and that guy Nuno.
You musical style(s): DeathMetal, Hardcore, and some punk.
Reason for pickup change: Stock pickups didn't have that great a sound or
output level. I was looking for something with less mids and more highs and lows
and lots of harmonics.
Sound
Perceived output level: This
pickup is perceived to be real loud, hotter than the L-500 version.
Tone: The bridge position model has the perfect low end, powerful and
defined. The low end on the neck position is a bit muddy, but it's not used for
lows anyway. They both have a sucked out mid sound, and the high on the brdige
is a little harsh while the high on the neck is smooth and colorful keeping in
mind that the overall sound on both is loud and pronounced.
Sonic evaluation: I'm using a Jackson Dinky Reverse through a Crybabay
Wah and a DOD DeathMetal pedal. The amp is a little Crate 15watt practice amp,
but sometimes I use a Peavey Stage something, I don't know it's my friends and
it's big. On the practice amp it sounds nuts, it actually makes the speaker
distort and I can hear the speaker moving out of the basket!! On the Peavey its
sounds excellent, there are tons of harmonics and it is loud!!! These pickups
are definetly hot...
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
I play lots of metal and hardcore and some punk as stated above. I think this
pickup is more suitable in the bridge position, but it sounds decent in the neck
also. You can definetly tell the difference in sound between the two versions.
Overall Rating
Comments: I would definetly
buy it again if it were de-soldered and unscrewed from my guitar, I've been
playing for 3 years and I own a host of other little pedals. I like how hot the
sound is, I wish I had a chance to try out some active pickups like the
EMG-81's. I am definetly satisfied with the pickups, and if you are looking for
a high-output passive for metal and other such heavy styles of music, this could
be a good choice for you!!
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted at: 13:23, 3/9/2000
Product Info
Pickup features: passive
- Double Edge humbucker
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $45
Purchased from: Stew Mac's
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: 87'
Charvel Soloist
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Duncan custom custom
Other pickups on guitar: jackson singles
Artists using this pickup: I don't really care about them -- only me!!!!
You musical style(s): Metal
Reason for pickup change: Not enough out put from the duncan; also made
distortions too fat sounding with its heavy mids
Sound
Perceived output level: So hot
you don't need a 100w
Tone: lots of treble, average bass, little mids
Sonic evaluation: I'm using a Mesa Dual Rectifier 100w and a Marshall JCM
2000 100w. he pickup sounds amazing in both- but the Mesa complements the sound
much better--gives the massive distortion a "powdery" fuzz sound. The
clean of the pickup surprised the hell out of me. This is the only pickup on the
planet which interacts well with the amount of gain dialed in. In clean: it
sounds loud and clean--no distortion at all. This pickup is perfect for anyone
who want a powerful signal but wants professional sound as well. It does
everything a EMG81 can and more (clean).
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
The most underrated pickup of all time.
Overall Rating
Comments: Playing 5 years and
enjoying the passive sounds of this beast. It's also the quietest high gain
pickup for passive wiring. It feels "alive" in your hands, whearas,
the EMG 81 feels the same no matter what guitar it's in.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: Whoa! <Whoa!>
Submitted at: 10:44, 3/10/2000
Product Info
Pickup features: HUMBUCKER
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $45
Purchased from: STEWART MCDONALD
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: 3
JACKSON USA's AND A CHARVEL
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: 3 JACKSON STOCK AND SEYMOUR DUNCAN SCREAMIN DEMON
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: I DON'T KNOW
You musical style(s): ROCK AND METAL
Reason for pickup change: TO GET THE ULTIMATE TONE POSSIBLE
Sound
Perceived output level: THE
PERFECT METAL OR ROCK PICKUP, CLARITY WITH A GROWL
Tone: CLARITY AND EDGE WITH A RUMBLE WHEN YOU WANT IT
Sonic evaluation: JACKSON USA AND CHARVEL, DIGITECH 2112 PREAMP/PROCESSOR
WITH A MARSHALL EL34 50/50 TUBE POWER AMP, MARSHALL 4X12 AND A LANEY 4X12
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
AWESOME METAL PICKUP
Overall Rating
Comments: I HAVE TRIED THEM
ALL. DIMARZIO, DUNCAN, EMG, VARIOUS STOCK PICKUPS. THIS PICKUP IS THE SHIT!!!!
THERE IS NO EQUAL!! IT HAS EVERYTHING. IT IS SO GOOD FOR ROCK AND METAL. IT HAS
A SINGING CLARITY THAT ISNT NOISY. BUT IT HAS BOTTOM END GROWL THAT US METAL
HEADS NEED. GREAT FOR PICK HARMONICS. ASLO!!! IF ANYONE CARES, I WROTE STEWART
MCDONALD AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THE "IMPOSTER" FAKE BILL LAWRENCE
PICKUPS THEORY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THESE PICKUPS THEY SELL ARE FROM LAWRENCE
SOUND RESEARCH, WHICH IS THE COMPANY THAT BILL STARTED BACK IN THE 70'S. THIS IS
THE SAME COMPANY BUILDING THEM TODAY, SAME DESIGN, EVERYTHING THE SAME. BUT BILL
LAWRENCE RETURNED TO THE BUSINESS MAKING HIS OWN PICKUPS USING HIS NAME. SO
ACCORDING TO THEM THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL LAWRENCE PICKUPS BY LAWRENCE SOUND
RESEARCH DESIGNED BY BILL. NOT THE "BILL LAWRENCE" PICKUPS BUILT BY
BILL HIMSELF TODAY. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT IT.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted at: 9:06, 4/3/2002
Product Info
Pickup features: Dual
Rail Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 11.5-11.6k ohms
Price Paid: US $
Purchased from: Stewart McDonald
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: ESP
MH300
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: EMG HZ
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): 80's shred-Neo Classical, Blues, Metal
Reason for pickup change: Stock HZ's are quite good pu's, quiet and fat,
not super high output, a little too much mids for an all mahogany neck-thru.
They lack a certain overt personality and harmonic content.
Sound
Perceived output level: High
output, I use the volume to control drive characteristics and overall sound,
powerful treble, reduced mids
Tone: Crisp, defined and focused due to the thin blade pole pieces.
Sonic evaluation: The ESP MH300 is an all mahogahony neck thru that was
overly dark with the stock pu's but comes alive with these. Tried many other
pu's, many Dimarzio's, Armstrong, Schaller, QRails, with varied results but kept
coming back to these. Use with a Mesa Boogie DC5 combo and a Crate VC120 head,
(Excellent old Marshall knockoff) to an 80's 4x12 Celestion cab.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
Use a 1meg pot rolled to around half, sometimes more or less, and no tone
control. Sounds clear and alive clean and distorted
Overall Rating
Comments: I'll be the first to
admit the constuction quality of these is less than that of those now offered by
BL the originator but that they both differ enough to be given consideration on
different merits. These have a much narrower blade pole piece and yield a very
focused harmonically active output without overbaearing mids.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: JK <jvkrash@snet.net>
Submitted at: 1:18, 7/6/2000
Product Info
Pickup features: blade
humbucker
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $45
Purchased from: stewart mcdonald
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: n/a
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s):
Reason for pickup change: responding to the "lawrence" Imposter
theory. I dont care what bill lawrence says about these pickups that Stew mac
sells. I dont care if mickey mouse builds them, they are the most awesome
sounding guitar pickup I have ever heard. So get off it and buy one. Who ever
designs and builds them is a genius. You gotta get one. I think bill is tryuing
to sell a new pickup under his old name and compete. Whatever!!!! These stew mac
"imposters" rock!!!!! I dont believe that imposter shit. I believe the
Stew mac story. enough talking , just buy one.
Sound
Perceived output level:
Tone:
Sonic evaluation: For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
Overall Rating
Comments: On a scale of 1
to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value
Submitted by: tonemonster
Submitted at: 17:32, 8/4/2000
Product Info
Pickup features: Humbucking, 4
wire, passive
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $48,00
Purchased from: Stew MacDonald
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass:
Epiphone L450 Maple body, Rosewood fingerboard
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Original Epi PAF
Other pickups on guitar: Schaller Golden 50, neck
Artists using this pickup: Unknown
You musical style(s): All styles of rock, contemporary Christian, Jazz
Reason for pickup change: I was looking for that sparkling, mid-50's
jangle combined with enough output for modern, high gain tones. I wired it
originally for SERIES/PARALLEL but later reverted to SERIES only as the tones I
wanted did not live in the PARALLEL mode at all. I've played all kinds of
humbuckers over the years and this is the one and only for me. It's simply the
best sounding "all around" pickup for the bridge position that money
can buy. GO GET ONE!!!!
Sound
Perceived output level: This
is a fairly hot pickup. It actually overdrives my guitar's electronics!
Tone: The ultimate in balanced tone. None better. Clean or distorted, it
kills!
Sonic evaluation: I play a solid Maple Epiphone L450. It is a bright
sounding guitar. The XL500 really sounds thick and harmonically alive through my
Fender Princeton Reverb (tube amp.) I have played it through a variety of SS
amps too and it just sounds great. When I use a distortion pedal with it (Real
tube, TS 9, TS808, Jekyll and Hyde, Route 66) it absolutely sings but remains as
clear as a bell. Even in the most outrageous gain situations, the XL500 has
never failed to deliver that clear, KILLER rock tone. For me, there IS NO
SUBSTITUTE! I roll my volume and tone up/down...no matter where I take this
pickup it performs FLAWLESSLY every time.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
I play clean, sparkling jangle to metal. This pickup does every style perfectly.
Overall Rating
Comments: All other pickups
pale in comparison. I'm just coming to my 50th birthday. I've played
professionally for years and years. I've heard every pickup made-played most of
them personally. BUY THIS ONE!!! As far as I'm concerned, there is no other
pickup that does the bridge position like the trusty XL. It kills. It has THE
TONE everybody wants, only BETTER! GO GET ONE! Don't waste your money on
anything else. IT IS PERFECT!
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this
pickup a: 10 Fantastic value
Submitted at: 13:45, 9/26/2000
Product Info
Pickup features:
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: N/A
Purchased from:
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass:
washburn nuno bettencourt N4E
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: nuno
bettencourt
You musical style(s): punk
Reason for pickup change: this is my stock pick-uo
Sound
Perceived output level: very
loud and super clear
Tone: amazing, bassy with just the right treble
Sonic evaluation: washburn nunobettencourt N4E and a crate GFX-212 right
now...getting a new amp soon
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
punk and this pick-up is great. i believe it is simular to the same one billie
joe (greenday) installed on blue his guitar
Overall Rating
Comments: if anything ever
happened to this pick-up i would rush to the store and buy another one
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: zac <monster_in_your_closet@hotmail.com>
Submitted at: 22:20, 10/1/2001
Product Info
Pickup features: passive
humbucker
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: its a stock pickup
Purchased from: Mark Flores (the WPG guitarer)
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: Washburn
N2 which is a kick ass guitar
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: Nuno, Dimebag
You musical style(s): Extreme, Dream theater, Hendrix, Van Halen
Reason for pickup change:
Sound
Perceived output level: This
pickup is hot. Hot enuf for Van HAlen, Metallica, Dream Theater
Tone: MIDDY! and trebly with a tight bass end.( Just listen to Nuno's
tone in Pornografitti)
Sonic evaluation: This pickup really matches the Washburn N2. The pickup
sounds middy enuf for soloing yet isnt too muddy for Rhythmn palm-muting. It
realy sounds like Nuno's tone in 'rest in peace'
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
This pickup is very versatile and sounds decent in clean. I use this pickup for
all types of music, rock, metal, jazz...
Overall Rating
Comments: This pickup is very
distinct sounding and is appealling to some people. People say it is way to
muddy but it just depends on your rig and style. Put it this way, if u like
Nuno's tone, then you'll like this pickup. I like Nuno's tone....
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: Marloni Bengsonski <marlon_bengson@hotmail.com>
Submitted at: 13:06, 10/8/2000
Product Info
Pickup features: passive
twincoil
Impedence or other specs: visit sight
Price Paid: N/A
Purchased from:
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: N-4
washburn sig series
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar: bill lawrence
l-500(see my review)
Artists using this pickup: to many to mention
You musical style(s): rock
Reason for pickup change:
Sound
Perceived output level: 1-10
7.5
Tone: perfect bottom end,well balanced mids superb top end,rails give
exceptional balance
Sonic evaluation: through my soldano this thing is,quite honestly,one of
the best sounding units ever.the alder body of the N-4 is my tone wood of
choice.pinch harmonics and others are effortless.and as promised it is
transparent letting the natural wood tone shine through.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
this pick up is perfect for any style of music that requires an overdriven sound
from barely breaking up to singing high gain it really is that incredible
Overall Rating
Comments: if stolen i would
replace,i've been playing 16 years,several guitars;sg,strat,esp,larrivee,soldano
amps,br-8,the tonal balanceis what i love,not that i hate it but smetimes i need
to roll back treble on amp(for certain tones),compared to a duncan i'd take a
duncan any day(they are what i use most)however don't dismiss this as just
another hot pick up it's voice is it's signiture.i will allways be in persuit of
the emaculate tone however my current set up allows my hands to do the work,the
l-500 is no exception.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 9
Submitted by: craig squires <squires@telusplanet.net>
Submitted at: 10:09, 1/11/2002
Product Info
Pickup features: Passive
Mini-humbucker.
Impedence or other specs: Sorry, I bought it used sans the technical spec
sheet, but if I had to guess I would estimate it equal in power to a PAF.
Price Paid: US $$40
Purchased from: Guitar Oasis Inc.(Great
folks!)
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: 1972
Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock mini-humbucker.
Other pickups on guitar: Stock neck position mini-humbucker (will stay).
Artists using this pickup: No idea.
You musical style(s): Classic rock and blues.
Reason for pickup change: The stock bridge pickup sound is really very
comparable to a telecaster sound, but humbucking. Too thin for my needs,
although very clean with lots of edge. Why not also replace the neck pickup, you
may ask? In all my years of playing I have never enjoyed a neck pickup sound
more than I have the stock mini-humby in the GT, PERIOD.
Sound
Perceived output level: Just a
guess; about 15% more power but still balances perfectly with the stock neck
pickup.
Tone: The 550C has less of that "shattering glass" edge that
the stock pickup has and is just generall stronger. It leans toward the
traditional Les Paul sound.....I said "leans". It still has a slightly
more focused sound than a full-sized humby. Sounds fine through the clean
channel....doesn't distort on its own.
Sonic evaluation: My amp is a Mesa Boogie Nomad 45 112 combo with a
Vintage 30 speaker, and I am absolutely crazy about it. Only owners of this amp
will understand these settings; I run the output stage of the amp in the
"extreme" mode, channel one in clean mode, channel two somewhat dirty
(modern mode), and channel three cranked with gain at about 9 a.m. (vintage).
This amp loves my GT and my strat clone both, especially channels one and three.
Both guitars get a good "Stevie Ray" sound in channel three. This
channel wants to be bright and I set it that way. Amazing but true; the GT stock
pickups are brighter sounding than the strat clone. I was very hesitant to alter
the GT by changing pickups because (a) it just isn't smart to alter vintage
guitars and (b) because I was very afraid that the replacement would overpower
the neck pickup, but it didn't. The 550C is simply a little thicker sounding and
has just a tad more grind when running in distortion mode. Bill Lawrence and I
talked on the phone and he wanted to be sure I raised the pickup to 1/8"
below the strings, and that's where it is.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
Stated above.
Overall Rating
Comments: I got very lucky.
The 550C is the correct pickup for my applications and sounds just like I hoped
it would. YES, I would replace it with another if the need arose.
This pickup has four wires and a ground, so it'll do
all the tricks in the book, but I chose to install it "full-strength",
typical humbucking mode and am completely satisfied. Tapping the coils would be
useless to me. Also, it fit in the soapbar-shaped routing perfectly and required
no modifications to the guitar.
Playing how long? I've been at it 39 years this year.
Compared to other pickups like it? There are no other
pickups like the 550C that I know of.
The outcome of this experiment is very satisfying
indeed! Bill never produced any poor pickups. I've owned several.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10
Fantastic value
Submitted by: Bill Thomson <debbill@bellsouth.net>
