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Originally Posted by Elysian
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Originally Posted by CQ7String
At a guess from what you're looking for, I'd probably suggest a Blaze.
Remember that it's at your amp that you want to scoop your tone, not at your instrument. Midrange is very important, it's where your guitar breathes.
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yes... scooped mids is so stupid imo... in a live scenario or even on an album ur completely drowned out by everything else. |
That depends. I think you two fellas' basic ideas are relatively true, but pickups are just part of the equation. Essentially, it's this...
Guitar (wood)+Pickup+Amp=Tone
In a middier guitar, or with a mid heavy amp (Think Petrucci Mark series here) a scooped pickup can be just what the Doctor ordered. Too many mids and it doesn't "breathe"... it drowns in mud!
For instance, I have a RG2027, mahogany 7-string. I HAD the TZ7 on it. A very mid-heavy pickup, and a nice-sounding pickup, too. Only, not in mahogany, IMO. Too round, too fat, too spiked in the mids. I put a Blaze in the bridge, and it was exactly what that guitar needed.
If he wants a megadrive-esque pickup, with good output, I'd suggest the Blaze. Or maybe even the Blaze Custom, which would probably yield similar results, but has even more output, and would be better for the basswood RG1527 most likely.
