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CrunchLab/LiquiFire in my Alder Jem
Last night I installed my new pups and thought I would share my findings since I've not heard any feedback in an alder body guitar. I have not tested it on my live rig yet and have only played it through my practice setup which consists of a Line6 pod played through a small cheap practice amp so a grain of salt is in order.
Anyway my impressions so far are...
The Crunch Lab is AWESOME! I wasn't exactly sure what well balanced meant until I heard this tone. It sounds like it has been EQ'd in a recorded mix. The bandwith seems perfectly suited to not interfere with other frequencies in the mix like bass guitars or drums while at the same time filling in the perfect freq range. The original EVO bridge always seemed harsh and a bit painful to the ears at volume. The CL in comparision is warm but not unsuited to metal and not harsh at all. Also seems more capable of bringing out the dynamics of playing style.
The Liquifire. I'm not 100% sold on this pup yet. It seems a bit thin and maybe lacking bottom end. I keep trying to adjust the pickup height higher on the low string side but I'm at about 1/16 away right now and don't want to go any higher for string pull reasons. It has a lot of clarity which should be great for fast chops but also seems a bit unforgiving. I'm hoping I like it more through my live rig (Mesa RK). I'm a bit surprised cause the sound clips I heard sounded stellar with plenty of lows. It could be that it is not well suited to the brighter tone of alder (vs basswood) hence the percieved lack of low end, or maybe it just needs a real tube amp to shine.
Anyway that's my $0.02 for now. I'll update this after band practice next week.
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