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Here's a spin on the time-honored quot;Pick a Metal Pupquot; poll which I don't believe I've seen done on here: which of SD's low-output offerings gives a good metal tone when pushed by a pedal or amp (yes, I know that's kinda backwards, but you know what I mean)?


Originally Posted by FamousForSustainHere's a spin on the time-honored quot;Pick a Metal Pupquot; poll which I don't believe I've seen done on here: which of SD's low-output offerings gives a good metal tone when pushed by a pedal or amp (yes, I know that's kinda backwards, but you know what I mean)?

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Pearly Gates and Pearly Gates are my faves for hard rock and metal in a Gibson style axe.

59 has worked well for me. I've had 'em in Les Pauls and in a Heritage HC150 (Les Paul copy), and they ripped through my 1987x. With some amp fiddling and a good pedal I could get really good quot;brown soundsquot;, Adrian Smith tones, Lizzy crunch, Sabbath filth , anything Schenker,....etc etc etc. They have tighter bass due to the A5 magnet. are a little bright and not quite as quot;vintageyquot; or warm sounding as say a Seth or APII, so they tend to work better for hard rock/metal.

They don't have much in the way of mids...but dropped in a Paul w/ it's complex mids, and through a NMV Marshall with it's complex mids you get some serious crunch for riffs and chords and then a good goose with a TS9 is all ya need for leads. That was my fave rig for several years when I was able to crank that 1987X.

I was suprised to find that my classic cover 59 pickups do metal pretty well. Great harmonics too. Clean they do Jazz really well, but when I turn on the distortion, they really scream.


Originally Posted by JeffB59 has worked well for me. I've had 'em in Les Pauls and in a Heritage HC150 (Les Paul copy), and they ripped through my 1987x. With some amp fiddling and a good pedal I could get really good quot;brown soundsquot;, Adrian Smith tones, Lizzy crunch, Sabbath filth , anything Schenker,....etc etc etc. They have tighter bass due to the A5 magnet. are a little bright and not quite as quot;vintageyquot; or warm sounding as say a Seth or APII, so they tend to work better for hard rock/metal.

They don't have much in the way of mids...but dropped in a Paul w/ it's complex mids, and through a NMV Marshall with it's complex mids you get some serious crunch for riffs and chords and then a good goose with a TS9 is all ya need for leads. That was my fave rig for several years when I was able to crank that 1987X.I heard the '59 is more along the lines of a gibby T-top only it has a full size 5 instead of the t top's smaller 5?The Little '59 in my Strat pulls off some good metal tones. Let the amp do the work, and mine does it very well.

really any pup that is balanced tonally will do metal(slayer, ozzy,judas priest,maiden,metallica) regardless of it's output
i go for clarity,tone curve,warmth, i dont care if it is hot as a EMG 81 as weak as a jazz

I'd say the '59.

I'd say the '59B too. It's like an early 60's Gibson pickup like Eric Clapton would've had in his SG with Cream, but just a bit stronger than most of them. Great pickup! Don't believe anyone that claims it has scooped mids either...it's a very vocal pickup, especially through a cranked Marshall, class A or cathode biased amp. Lew

Demons sound heavier than 59's. Alot fuller with Growl. And I EQ tmy amp 7 bass, 6 mids and 7 high.

They need to rename the Screamin Demon pup to quot;the Demonquot;. Its just plain evil in an SG.

I'd say 59b or screamin' demon, but mr. jazz-lover(forum member 'jolly') might have a different opinion.

and BTW, why low output? because it hasn't be covered much before?

1 on the 59 bridge.

VHIITwilight, where did you get that pickguard? That is so cool.

Wow, Ben cleaned the board on his strat!


Originally Posted by ErikHTwilight, where did you get that pickguard? That is so cool.

Thanx! I got the scratchplate from You select the layout and then the graphic, and then they make it for you. It coast about $40, IIRC All Parts screws in black were another $16 @ Manny's in NYC.

It looks much cooler in person, actually, because the graphic is on the back of the scratch plate, and it is actually clear with the graphic on the bottom; this way it doesn't scratch off, since it's not on the surface, and it has a cool, 3-D look, too!!


Originally Posted by Nite_Maresz_25Wow, Ben cleaned the board on his strat!

Quiet, you!


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Originally Posted by TwilightOdysseyThanx! I got the scratchplate from You select the layout and then the graphic, and then they make it for you. It coast about $40, IIRC All Parts screws in black were another $16 @ Manny's in NYC.

It looks much cooler in person, actually, because the graphic is on the back of the scratch plate, and it is actually clear with the graphic on the bottom; this way it doesn't scratch off, since it's not on the surface, and it has a cool, 3-D look, too!!

Very cool. I need to check them out.