WarOfAttrition
Well-Known Member
I have a Schecter Damien FR 6 string and it has a basswood body, bolt on maple neck and a rosewood fretboard. I am looking for a tone that can do djent and death metal well without bad cleans. Any opinions? 
What BKPs to use?
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Aftermath.
Zugster
the green machine
+1. a Miracle Man set would also be a good alternative.
WarOfAttrition
Well-Known Member
Thanks, I think I will go with the Aftermaths!
rippedflesh89
Well-Known Member
IMO,
Aftermath is better in mahogany.. i think it has a tad too much mids for the extremely midrangey tone that basswood has
the miracle man is fucking ace in basswood though... i would personally go with that; the scooped mids and low mid punch of that pickup gives you super tight low end response as well as nice, open treble that cuts through and is never harsh
Aftermath is better in mahogany.. i think it has a tad too much mids for the extremely midrangey tone that basswood has
the miracle man is fucking ace in basswood though... i would personally go with that; the scooped mids and low mid punch of that pickup gives you super tight low end response as well as nice, open treble that cuts through and is never harsh
Konfyouzd
Return of the Dread-I
Oh my how easily swayed you are. You should get that new DiMarzio that emulates the tone of all BKPs in one... /troll
But seriously, have you considered any other pickup brand or are you dead set on a BKP?
But seriously, have you considered any other pickup brand or are you dead set on a BKP?
kylendm
Electrical Mercenary
I agree. I put one in my JEM which is alder bodied and it sounded like shit. The Warpig sounded great on the otherhand. Kinda miss it, but I switched back to the EVO and it's amazing. I had correct wiring, changed the height close and far, nothing could make that pickup sing. If you have an alder, bassword, or other light/bright wood body I suggest something with a bit more meat like a C or A-Nailbomb, Blackdog, C-Warpig, or Painkiller. That's just my experience with my JEM that has an Alder body, Maple neck, and Ebony board. Pretty bright guitar.
With your rosewood board that would make your guitar a little darker so your guitar is probably right in the middle of being warm and bright where mines a little more on the bright side. Still I think a C-Bomb would work best for you since it also doesn't have a crazy mid-range, like stated above, basswood has.
MikeAlustrium
Mike DeMaria
everyone always throws the after math out there... check out the Miracle Man. Just got it installed in my aldar/maple Kelly and they sound FUCKING enormous. I dont do the whole "djent" thing with my tone so idk how it fares there. But death metal is yes!
WarOfAttrition
Well-Known Member
I am not stuck on BKP, I'd just really like to try them! Other pickups I was looking at were: Dimarzio D Activator and Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion. Any opinions there?
ExousRulez
Banned
I have had a HORRIBLE experience with the sh-6 distortion. I don't know wtf happened when I was wiring the guitar but it sounds like black mush.
I'm determined to try the full shred and custom. I have always loved the jazz neck and I also need to try emg 81/sax/60x (although my first time trying emgs (in one of the H series ltds) the 81/85 were VERY hollow sounding, dull, and didn't seem to have ANY output. Hell I asked the guy what happened to the guitar
MikeAlustrium
Mike DeMaria
personally I have found it near impossible to work with SD for death metal but I have been hearing great things about the d-activators! the DiMarzio tech recommended them to me because I was looking for a progressive/technical death metal pup
WarOfAttrition
Well-Known Member
I forgot to mention, by death metal I mean Opeth-like death metal tones. Not full on scooped mids and shit.
MikeAlustrium
Mike DeMaria
anyone who scoops their mids must love being lost in the mix live.... mids are essential in death metal and yeah I know what your saying. Personally im not big on Opeth's heavy guitar tone but hit up the BKP site and check out the sound clips for each pickup. Nollys clip on the MMs are sick
Also Cold Sweats are great in basswood. Better cleans than the Miracle Man, also tighter. Not quite as huge sounding though.
rippedflesh89
Well-Known Member
the only problem with the clips on the site is the fact that it doesnt tell what woods/construction/anything about the guitar at all that is being used... and pickups do sound quite a bit different in different guitars
MikeAlustrium
Mike DeMaria
yeah thats also a good point. I'm sure you could just ask Nolly on facebook or something what guitar he used but yeah I totally agree, that was a little bit of an issue when I was looking around the site
rippedflesh89
Well-Known Member
D-Activators are pretty awesome pickups IMO... i have a set in my RG7321 which is basswood and they sound great. Very tight and pretty aggressive sounding with nice dynamics and articulation. best pickup 80$ can buy you..
on the other hand, i still prefer my BKPs.. yea, they cost quite a bit more, but theres just something extra "sweet" about them... i believe it has to do w/the hand winding compared to dimarzios machine winding... hand winding decreases coil capacitance and coil capacitance tends to "muffle" the tone a little bit
Underworld
Well-Known Member
Cold sweat or Miracle man. The first will be tighter with a better cut in the highs, the second will feel "bigger".
