Chad Adam Browne wrote
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Can't really hear too well but there's definitely something cool in the low end.
Chad Adam Browne wrote
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Yes these pickups suit his style, very awesome tone for lead ?
Chad Adam Browne wrote
Or take for instance Lamb of God, Mark Morton's guitar is 24,75" scale mahogany with a set neck and a more vintage output kinda choice in pickups (Seymour Duncan '59s) again though you can hear those factors in the tone his rig which is fairly modern helps give it bucket loads of gain and some extra clarity ?
Lamb of God have THE best tone I reckon.. Heavy modern riffs but certain vintage aspects of their gear make it sound deeper and rawer. And each guitarist taking care of different parts of the audio spectrum, really cool.
Chad Adam Browne wrote
I'm personally of the opinion that lower output pickups sound a lot better for heavy metal sounds these days - They provide more clarity, definition and headroom owing to the less compressed nature of their sound. High output was only useful back in the days when amps weren't made to have the huge amounts of gain they have on tap these days, so you had a hotter signal hitting your preamp but now I think that they're fairly redundant ?
Again take for instance this Seymour Duncan comparison video in which identical mic placement and amplifier settings were used with only the pickup being swapped:
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In this example in my opinion pickups like the Full Shred and Invader sound kinda miff and small compared to the relatively lower output pickups like the Distortion ?
Ha one video that I've SCRUTINIZED a million times! Its definitely about subjectivity though cos I LOVE the Invader, I can't get enough of it when it comes to thrash and death. The general concensus on which Duncan is best is so balanced you really have to listen and make up your own mind.
Chad Adam Browne wrote
Or this video demoing the Bareknuckle Aftermaths in an 8 string against the Rebel Yell and VHII which are far lower output, you'll notice there's more richness in the mids compaired to the Aftermath but at the same time less tightness (which can be compensated for with gates etc) and on the cleans the lower output pickups sound more sparkly and harmonic as opposed to the far more compressed sound of the Aftermaths ?
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As we've seen from the first vids alot of great tone has been sacrificed for lower tunings, longer scale lengths. Lower output is the way to go here, attack and clarity are essential in the nether tunings..
Chad Adam Browne wrote
It's all personal taste and at the end of the day how we achieve our personal tone is an ammulgamation (sp?) of so many different factors, that's why I personally believe that there is no such thing as the perfect guitar, and in recording it helps to have tons of options even sometimes for the same part ? That's why I don't personally believe a guitar can be inherently metal except from an aesthetic stand point. In short I love guitars and I love the fact that nothing is ever straightforward, there's tons of compromise and understanding involved on our journey to the perfect tone ?
I think that brings us back to original intention of the thread ? and sums it up nicely. Now we were talking about aesthetics weight and feel.. I'm out of here ?
