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The Fluences are really hot - too hot sometimes imo. Great pickups, but I definitely use the second voice waaaaaaaaaaay more than the 'modern' one for that reason. It's also less... middy.I believe it. I'm used to keep some distance to the strings for dynamics. But with these it seems to be ok to go closer.
Currently i have a set of fluence modern to try in the guitar. Just for a comparison.
Holy cow, these are hot. The M7c are far away from that outout.
You have to tune down really low to get that Lundgren M sound right. If you are tuning higher like B and up, I think the Lundgren Black Heavens would sound better. They satyrate more and they have more frequencies available instead of the hyper focused /dry M7 sound.After recently pickup up a guitar with M7s in it - and reading a bunch of descriptions - I find it really hard to tell what these are "supposed" to sound like because descriptions are all over the place. I've never been big on super-high-output pickups, and I found these to be hotter than anything else I own. Some people describe them as really bassy while I find them really thin. The bass is there, but the pickups are so bright that relatively speaking they're shrill and "hifi" sounding. I can understand why some would like this, but it doesn't suit me at all. Compared to much more "basic" pickups - I've got some JB/59 sets, EMG 81/60, CL/LF, Evos, Parallel Axis, some random SD HSS set that I forget, etc., and the H7s are hotter than all of them easily.
It makes a lot of sense. The guitar I got em' in was original tuned to A with CHUNKY strings, so maybe it was a good fit for that.You have to tune down really low to get that Lundgren M sound right.
I have had success wiring M7s in a couple of my guitars. I had an email chat with Johan about 2 years ago and this is what I got from him, compared to DiMarzio:Yes. I checked everything with a multimeter. It's all well connected. I can measure the coils seperately (something around 6k + 7k.
I had send an email to lundgren about the wire colours but no answer since now.
The BurstbuckerPro is a hotter Alnico5 Version of the PAF.
I will try another thing today and try to record a little example.
It's already been said, but your reference for what "hot pickups" means really matters here - Blackouts, if they're the ones I think they are, are already an insanely high output pickup. I had a set and hated them. If you put either of those next to something more plain, like a JB, and suddenly they both seem pretty hot in comparison.from Blackouts
It's already been said, but your reference for what "hot pickups" means really matters here - Blackouts, if they're the ones I think they are, are already an insanely high output pickup. I had a set and hated them. If you put either of those next to something more plain, like a JB, and suddenly they both seem pretty hot in comparison.
Hi,
just received my set of Lundgren M7 i was very excited about to try it out, but i´m a little disappointed.
I upgraded from a Duncan designed HB105 ( cheap version of SD blackout) active pickup and
expected a (very) high output pickup.
But the Pickup has the same output as my LesPauil with Burstbucker Pro Pickups
and this only very near to the strings (appr. 1,5mm) .
That near to the strings it gets a boomy, muddy and undefined and not with that defined active-like and sterile and that special "pissed of " sound.
I just doesn´t sound like the tons of sound examples on youtube.
If i dial it back it gets more defined but quieter as my LesPaul.
Is this normal? Did i expect too much?
My setup:
500k pots
22NF Cap
guitar: basswood body, maple neck
Strings: 9,5 to 64
Best regards
J
Yep that was the intention. Gotta keep in mind this pickup was designed around a 7 string tuned half-step down into a Rectifier being boosted by an insanely powerful line driver/EQI have the M6 set on a Schecter Solo. I find they’re really clear and bright but the output isn’t that hot. I think they’re voiced this way for players who down tune and want clarity but also rely mostly on their amp for the high gain