Anybody used these yet? Looking for replacement pups, and thought these might be something worth checking out...
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Livewire Mustaines... any info?
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Kazrog
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18v circuitry. I don't personally think Dave's ever gotten particularly good tone, call me a skeptic. Seymour makes great pickups though.
Aren't they meant to be like active versions of certain normal Duncans? I can't remember which though (though I'd guess one is a JB). In which case if you like then passives, I'd imagine you'd be okay with the Mustaine active versions.
Steve
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kaomao
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Youthanasia was great sound wise (anyway that's one of my fav deth records), anyway you're right Shane, Dave never had the greatest sound of all time on all other records.
Kazrog
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kaomao said:
Youthanasia was about as close as they got to radio-friendly without pissing me off. Max Norman understood Megadeth and their sound, the familiarity was there on Youthanasia. The guitar tone was very organic and Marshally, which was fine for the more mid-tempo paced material they did. I absolutely love the drums on that record, and some of Marty's best solos (Addicted to Chaos, etc.) are on that CD.
After that it was like they were doing what they were told. Telling Dave Mustaine what to do is kind of like telling a rabid dog not to bite. It's no wonder that things imploded after RISK. I'm kind of over the whole Megadeth experience at this point (Marty Friedman's shoes have proven impossible to fill), although I am somewhat interested to hear the upcoming disc.
Back to the pickups - Dave hates EMGs, which is especially ironic now that he's using actives. A man of many ironies, for sure.
I just want to try something different, and I've had success with Duncans already.
They're supposedly active JB's and Jazz's I think.. although it may be JB's and 59's...
Either way.
They're supposedly active JB's and Jazz's I think.. although it may be JB's and 59's...
Either way.
Ah yeah it's the Jazz - that's the one I was interested in that one actually; I've got a Jazz in the neck of my ESP and I love it.
Steve
Steve
He does hate EMGs but he said a lot about active pickups if the tone is right from the start...
I'd personally say that they imploded AT Risk, but TSHF is far from their worst (I'd put it above Youthanasia, personally, but definitely not above RIP) and their new guitarist (from Eidolon and King Diamond) rips, so I definitely want to hear that. RIP is my idea of the ideal Marshall tone (then again I'm not a Marshall guy, but if I got one and it meant a tone like that, I certainly wouldn't mind) and TSHF seems more 'modern', but not quite as 'holy fuck, this is incredible' as RIP. I really want to hear what the new one (supposedly United Abominations, last I heard) is like, as TSHF was more thrashy than their other recent stuff but not quite as fast or intense, but then again I worship Megadeth, so...
Jeff
I'd personally say that they imploded AT Risk, but TSHF is far from their worst (I'd put it above Youthanasia, personally, but definitely not above RIP) and their new guitarist (from Eidolon and King Diamond) rips, so I definitely want to hear that. RIP is my idea of the ideal Marshall tone (then again I'm not a Marshall guy, but if I got one and it meant a tone like that, I certainly wouldn't mind) and TSHF seems more 'modern', but not quite as 'holy fuck, this is incredible' as RIP. I really want to hear what the new one (supposedly United Abominations, last I heard) is like, as TSHF was more thrashy than their other recent stuff but not quite as fast or intense, but then again I worship Megadeth, so...
Jeff
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I hope they won't use a Line6 amp on the new record, because everything line6 makes is not worth really that much.
The only thing they made, that is usable is podxt, anyway not something you would put on a record.
The only thing they made, that is usable is podxt, anyway not something you would put on a record.
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xtranscendedx said:goto tell that to meshuggah
Never liked meshuggah sound wise, the days when they used dual rectos were better.
I mean that's a fake sound! bleargh ahahah
http://www.musicianshotline.com/issue/features/200604_company_line6.asp said:
Wait to hear the new stuff before you slam Line 6. Meshuggah's tone is just fucking massive and easily the best tone you could find for stuff like their newest material, it's a hell of a lot easier to handle that kind of stuff with a POD than with a full amp combo, and it kicks the shit out of what 98% of people using full analog rigs are getting with the best of gear. There's no telling what Mustaine will pull off with his new rig, and I doubt that, unless things are a complete flop of epic proportions, people who don't keep up actively with gear changes will be able to tell the difference. Just cut the fucking bias and wait to hear it.
Jeff
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JBroll said:
The Line 6 stuff is great, but I still feel Meshuggah's Mesa Boogie tone on "Destroy, Erase, Improve" is better than the Pod/Vetta stuff they did later. I'm looking forward to whatever Line 6 does next, I think they're closer than any other company to getting the tube sound.
I'm going to have to unsubscribe from this thread before I go batfuckinsane over the tube thing again.
Jeff
Jeff
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Kazrog said:
I saw Megadeth in Atlantic City this weekend and thought the new song they played was pretty good overall. The only criticisms I had were that the solos were disposable and uninspired (highlighted by the next song in the set being Tornado of Souls, with its fucktastically memorable lead work), and there was a widdly bit at the end of the chorus that sounded much too much like the intro to Iron Maiden's song Wasted Years minus the open string notes.
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Brett - K A L I S I A said:Wait for the next album, you'll hopefully change your mind
Let's see, something is telling me that a big name let you hear something.....
