JesperX
Well-Known Member
I’m looking for a tight, aggressive, mid-forward modern metal sound. Not really wanting anything super dj0nty, at best I mildly approach that territory occasionally for effect, but I don’t live there.
Guitar:
Carvin DC7X. 27” scale, tuned to either Drop G# or Drop A. Walnut/maple 5pc neck thru, Swamp Ash Body Wings & Top, Ebony Board w/ stainless frets.
Issues:
Originally found the Kiesel Lithium bridge lacking in output and “good” low end, also brittle and “papery” in the mids. Just sounded flat. Loved the Kiesel Lithium neck though, more than the Sentient.
So I installed a Nazgul/Sentient set, the goal being to not drastically change sound but get more output, tight low end, and move the brittle mids to more of a “grindy” mids. It mostly worked, although I recently sold my 6505+ for an EVH 5153 50w. The 6505+ had more low mid roar than the 5153, so now I feel like I’ve got way too much upper mids in the chain- guitar, pickups, amp, all focused there. Kind of sick of EQing around it and introducing noise into the chain.
Also the 5153 has just ass tons of low end in very pleasing areas, so I really don’t want much from the pickup.
So I’m looking for something tight, grindy or snarly or growly, but with a bit more fundamental low mid content than the Nazgul and a little less high mid/treble. For the neck I’m not terribly picky but I find the Sentient a little scooped and “plucky”. I like a good smooth ambient clean sound, which the Lithium neck did perfectly in this guitar but I definitely a prefer matching pickup set.
Short list:
- Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega
- Elysian Trident II
- Guitarmory Atlas
A/O set is intriguing because it seems to have more mid & low mid and less high mid than the Naz, and the lesser low end should work great with the 5153. A little worried the Alpha might be a step in the wrong direction, but hard to say.
Definitely curious to hear from those with experience with the Trident II and Atlas sets to get a better idea where they fall.
Guitar:
Carvin DC7X. 27” scale, tuned to either Drop G# or Drop A. Walnut/maple 5pc neck thru, Swamp Ash Body Wings & Top, Ebony Board w/ stainless frets.
Issues:
Originally found the Kiesel Lithium bridge lacking in output and “good” low end, also brittle and “papery” in the mids. Just sounded flat. Loved the Kiesel Lithium neck though, more than the Sentient.
So I installed a Nazgul/Sentient set, the goal being to not drastically change sound but get more output, tight low end, and move the brittle mids to more of a “grindy” mids. It mostly worked, although I recently sold my 6505+ for an EVH 5153 50w. The 6505+ had more low mid roar than the 5153, so now I feel like I’ve got way too much upper mids in the chain- guitar, pickups, amp, all focused there. Kind of sick of EQing around it and introducing noise into the chain.
Also the 5153 has just ass tons of low end in very pleasing areas, so I really don’t want much from the pickup.
So I’m looking for something tight, grindy or snarly or growly, but with a bit more fundamental low mid content than the Nazgul and a little less high mid/treble. For the neck I’m not terribly picky but I find the Sentient a little scooped and “plucky”. I like a good smooth ambient clean sound, which the Lithium neck did perfectly in this guitar but I definitely a prefer matching pickup set.
Short list:
- Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega
- Elysian Trident II
- Guitarmory Atlas
A/O set is intriguing because it seems to have more mid & low mid and less high mid than the Naz, and the lesser low end should work great with the 5153. A little worried the Alpha might be a step in the wrong direction, but hard to say.
Definitely curious to hear from those with experience with the Trident II and Atlas sets to get a better idea where they fall.