Kiesel VM7 pickup options: Guitarmory, Instrumental, Lundgren?

[KnightBrolaire]

This makes me laugh a little. When they were launched, Jeff Kiesel would say that the lithium pickups were inspired by his favorite pickups at the time, the Lundgren M series.

Jeff was smoking crack, those pickups are nothing alike. The low mid growl of the m series and their stupidly stiff feel are two things I've never found mimicked very well. Other pickups have a low mid growl or feel stiff, but not in the same ways as the M8.

 

[LeviathanKiller]

Jeff was smoking crack, those pickups are nothing alike. The low mid growl of the m series and their stupidly stiff feel are two things I've never found mimicked very well. Other pickups have a low mid growl or feel stiff, but not in the same ways as the M8.

This description sounds nothing like the Kiesel Lithiums, so I second this.

 

[@zwen]

Lithiums have this chewy and airy quality to their tone.

 

[LeviathanKiller]

Lithiums have this chewy and airy quality to their tone.

Sounds (no pun intended) like a Quaker granola bar

 

[MC8944]

I’ve been thinking about going with a set of Guitarmory Pickups for my 8 string. What would you recommend if I want a set that sounds like Lundgrens?

Hey bud, generally when people want something comparable to the M series we recommend our Polaris set.

 

[@zwen]

Thanks for the rec. I love Lundgrens, but I’m an even bigger fan of your wood covered pickup. It’s a unique aesthetic.