7620 similar pickups into a 7420.....

[brutal79]

Hi everyone! Recently I was listening to some old tapes and recordings of my playing. Back then I had a black 7620, the recordings had a good tone of bass it was massive, fat, chunky, really boomy! (I have a good setup of course!) But like most people here they know the 7620 pickups were some muddy and had a hard time getting pinch harmonics because it lacked alot of definition. Of course I use to have a UV777BK it was awesome but again lacked that massive bass. I have now settled on a 7420, the pickups seemed to be kinda of wimpy not bad they have some clarity but kinda midrange tone, but doesnt have that massive amount of boom and bass. Anyone know of a good replacement with the bass and the harmonic clarity? Im trying to find that once lost but soon to be found holy grail of tone I once had without putting up with the cons and purchasing of a 7620.

[bryangraye]

Not that I've tried one personally yet (I'll get one when I can), but you should check out the Lundgren pickup made for Meshuggah. (Do a search, there's a recent thread about it).

There's a soundclip there, but also check out 'Nothing', Meshuggah latest cd. You'll be able to hear it (although, that's the 8 string version).

[brutal79]

Originally Posted by bryangraye

Not that I've tried one personally yet (I'll get one when I can), but you should check out the Lundgren pickup made for Meshuggah. (Do a search, there's a recent thread about it).

There's a soundclip there, but also check out 'Nothing', Meshuggah latest cd. You'll be able to hear it (although, that's the 8 string version).

Yeah i heard those samples not bad at all, I have a good enough rig that can produce a good clear heavy sound. i was thinking more in terms of which kind of dimarzio or seymour that can give me my old tone.

[Drew]

If i'm reading you right, you're looking for that 7620 tone. so...

Instead of recommending a set of dimarzio's, i can do one up on that for you- i can sell you the old dimarzio "New Seven's" that came stock with my 7620. There's still plenty of lead left on them to re-onstall them; if you'd like to check for yourself, i can get you pics. I agree, for heavy rhythm work, the things kill, and devinately put out more bass than the AN/TZ7 in there now. However, i play more lead than rhtyhm, and for me the new pickups offer more...

Anyway, pm me if you're interested.

Oh, another thing that'll help with the low-end definition; add another spring to the back of the trem cavity, and reset it up with four springs instead of three. This will put a little extra tension on the strings- you'll get a slightly "stiffer" feel, but it won't drift as much when you bend, and when you really dig into that B string, it won't vibrate at the bridge.

-Drew