Pickups in Mahogany body

megadeth · #1 04-18-2005, 09:09 AM

pool in ur suggestions with reasons. I am looking for a good rock, prog metal sound..
Cheers !!

megadeth · #2 04-18-2005, 01:59 PM

damn..no one has a mahogany body guitar ? wow.

fleshstue · #3 04-18-2005, 02:06 PM

I have Evo7 in my mahog K7...and it's wonderfull...great tone, extremly precise, and cleans extremly well..

Mahog tames down Evos high end, so it still sounds sharp and clear, but not ice pick sharp..

Two thumbs up for EVO in mahog..

Flesh

dreaming_neon_black · #4 04-18-2005, 03:00 PM

I'm getting an Evo7 in my next 7 string, as I had a spare Mahogany body lying about. Not sure what to go for in the neck though....Air Norton 7??

lyconxero · #5 04-18-2005, 09:25 PM

For a mahogany body, I don't think there's a better pickup than an EVO if you're into rock and metal.

Jemwielder · #6 04-18-2005, 11:28 PM

Can't go wrong with the JB in bridge and Jazz in the neck, that's what i have in my mahogany tele

kennydoe · #7 04-18-2005, 11:45 PM

I love the TZ/AN combination in my Mahogany J-Custom...and Ibanez evidently does as well, since they use it in most of their mahogany guitars.

I don't really do 'heavy' though.
~K

lyconxero · #8 04-19-2005, 12:22 AM

Yeah, gotta love the Tone Zone. I'm not a big fan of the Air Norton, though. Personally, for a mahogany guitar I'd go with a Tone Zone in the bridge and an Air Zone in the neck.

tone_connoisseur · #9 04-19-2005, 01:30 AM

My RG321 is Mahogany, and I had a Duncan Screamin' Demon put in the bridge, and a Pearly Gates in the neck. The guy who put it in for me is a well known luthier, and he said that I couldn't have picked two better pickups for a mahogany body.

The Screamin' Demon isn't a high output pickup, but it has TONS of tone: screaming highs and growling lows. I'm sure the EVO would be great too, and I want to try it some day. But this is what I love for now.

I like Jemwielder's setup. I think a JB would sound awesome.

gtrcollectr · #10 04-19-2005, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennydoe

I love the TZ/AN combination in my Mahogany J-Custom...and Ibanez evidently does as well, since they use it in most of their mahogany guitars.

I don't really do 'heavy' though.
~K

Gotta agree with Kenny....

Todd

megadeth · #11 04-19-2005, 02:05 AM

now...what can i say...you guyz ROCK !!
so...here'z the real story for u...
I am getting a custom built guitar... H-S-H config in mahogany body.
I am looking for a combination which can be VERY VERY versatile..specially..clean sounds. BTW I am getting a peizo bridge.
I play dream theater sort of stuff...so...versatility is THE word.

lyconxero · #12 04-19-2005, 02:41 AM

Well if that's the case, then just model your guitar after Petrucci's. My personal twist on the H-S-H config is to add a humbucking single coil in the middle and a multipole switch which essentially turns the guitar into an H-H-H config. Add a piezo bridge to that and the tonal possibilities are INSANE!

Dr. Funkenstein · #13 04-19-2005, 03:52 AM

If versatility is the key then I recommend putting 2 DPDT switches in on the humbuckers which allows them to run in series, parallel or coil split. I did this to my RG570 with my own custom wound pickups in it and it sounds awesome. 13 different sounds, all completely usable. Everything from clean funk tones through to full metal snarl. If you don't mind putting new holes in the front of the guitar body, I think its a mod that's well worth doing. Humbuckers in parallel mode sound very cool, clear and full, yet not quite as biting as asingle coil, but great for those Satriani-esque clean type riffs.

Cheers,

Dave

hexa-db · #14 04-19-2005, 07:24 AM

I have Evos in my RG620QM (mahogany) and they sound great

dreaming_neon_black · #15 04-19-2005, 08:02 AM

So far Evo 7 in the bridge is looking popular and I'll probably stick to that but what about the neck then? Want something to complement it, so having a *7 string* Mahogany body your choice for a neck pickup would be?