Hello all,
Well, I recently joined one of my favorite hardcore/metal bands from the 90's/00's Nj Bloodline. Shameless promotion: www.myspace.com/njbloodline.
I've been on the search for another pickup as the Alnico V Motor City Afwayu wasn't cutting it for the tightness that I need for this stuff, so I opted to shell out the money and try a Bareknuckles Miracle Man to see what all the hype was about. I was super excited, but when it was installed and ready to go, I really wasn't a fan. It kiiiiind of has the EMG tightness, but kind of weak sounding to be honest. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think this pickup can justify the price tag.
Anyway, I remembered that I had an 81 and 85 laying around, so I popped the 81 into my Les Paul Standard...and came. I forgot what I love about EMGs for this type of music. Nothing can beat the tightness and harmonic richness in my opinion. Granted, I wouldn't use an EMG for anything but metal/hardcore/etc. but I guess that's a given. I'm officially in the EMG camp again. Man, the 81 in that huge chunk of mahogany is sooo brutal.
I actually had a wiring question. Basically, all I need for this band is the bridge pickup and a volume knob. Sooo, I disconnected all of the old electronics, taped off the wires, and wired the pickup straight to the volume pot. Now, this is where I'm a bit confused. We have some parts in the songs where I need the pickup selector to act as a kill switch. In the past it was simply a matter of backing the neck volume down and life was peachy. Now that I only have one volume and one pickup, is there a way to wire this up again? Right now all three pickup positions are the same. I believe I have a wire running from the same lug on the volume pot that is hardwired to the pickup. I know this isn't right.
Thoughts?
Oh also, I see a Mesa Roadster in my future! It feels good to be jamming with a band again to some heavy ass music.
Joe
Well, I recently joined one of my favorite hardcore/metal bands from the 90's/00's Nj Bloodline. Shameless promotion: www.myspace.com/njbloodline.
I've been on the search for another pickup as the Alnico V Motor City Afwayu wasn't cutting it for the tightness that I need for this stuff, so I opted to shell out the money and try a Bareknuckles Miracle Man to see what all the hype was about. I was super excited, but when it was installed and ready to go, I really wasn't a fan. It kiiiiind of has the EMG tightness, but kind of weak sounding to be honest. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think this pickup can justify the price tag.
Anyway, I remembered that I had an 81 and 85 laying around, so I popped the 81 into my Les Paul Standard...and came. I forgot what I love about EMGs for this type of music. Nothing can beat the tightness and harmonic richness in my opinion. Granted, I wouldn't use an EMG for anything but metal/hardcore/etc. but I guess that's a given. I'm officially in the EMG camp again. Man, the 81 in that huge chunk of mahogany is sooo brutal.
I actually had a wiring question. Basically, all I need for this band is the bridge pickup and a volume knob. Sooo, I disconnected all of the old electronics, taped off the wires, and wired the pickup straight to the volume pot. Now, this is where I'm a bit confused. We have some parts in the songs where I need the pickup selector to act as a kill switch. In the past it was simply a matter of backing the neck volume down and life was peachy. Now that I only have one volume and one pickup, is there a way to wire this up again? Right now all three pickup positions are the same. I believe I have a wire running from the same lug on the volume pot that is hardwired to the pickup. I know this isn't right.
Thoughts?
Oh also, I see a Mesa Roadster in my future! It feels good to be jamming with a band again to some heavy ass music.
Joe
