lost_horizon
Well-Known Member
Tried to try these in my RG7420. These pickups are massively tall about 23mm. So you need at least 25-26mm of clearance.
On the Distortion the legs are too long and on the '59 the screws are too long.
The '59 actually touched the High E string which created some issues recording as I couldn't fret a note on the high E string past the 3rd fret.
I love the 6 string versions of the '59 and Custom SH-5 so was expecting to love these. The '59 was great, really warm and paf like, I've always maintained the '59 neck pickup has the string separation and sounds great distorted to be a great rhythm pickup.
The Duncan Distortion was a suprise, I like really aggressive ceramic pickups like the BK Aftermath and the feel and punch of this reminded me of that but in a 7 string form. If I had my eyes closed I would say it is an EMG-81.
At the end of my video I just hooked up a small tube combo, then tried to show the difference in volume with a clean amp. The '59 was smooth and clear even with an OD in the front. Then switching to the Bridge the DIstortion turned into a fuzzy rock sound great for roots and country!!
On the Distortion the legs are too long and on the '59 the screws are too long.
The '59 actually touched the High E string which created some issues recording as I couldn't fret a note on the high E string past the 3rd fret.
I love the 6 string versions of the '59 and Custom SH-5 so was expecting to love these. The '59 was great, really warm and paf like, I've always maintained the '59 neck pickup has the string separation and sounds great distorted to be a great rhythm pickup.
The Duncan Distortion was a suprise, I like really aggressive ceramic pickups like the BK Aftermath and the feel and punch of this reminded me of that but in a 7 string form. If I had my eyes closed I would say it is an EMG-81.
At the end of my video I just hooked up a small tube combo, then tried to show the difference in volume with a clean amp. The '59 was smooth and clear even with an OD in the front. Then switching to the Bridge the DIstortion turned into a fuzzy rock sound great for roots and country!!
