Xcaliber
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I have an Ibanez RG1570 with the original pickups (a Vintage 8 in the bridge, Single 1 in the middle and Vintage 7 in the neck). I play metal with this guitar and want an aggressive tone, but the stock pickups are just "too hot" for me. When I use a high gain amp sim or my MXR Fullbore Metal distortion pedal with it it's just too much. I'm thinking new pickups will help cut some of the "harshness" out of the tone or just improve the tone altogether. I'm looking at the high gain pickups from Seymore Duncan, something like the Nagul, Sentinent or the Black Winter for the bridge. I'm not sure what to put in the neck position or what to replace the single coil with.
So, I'd like to hear people's thoughts on
1. The pickups I listed above (the Nazgul, Sentinent and Black Winter) from Seymore Duncan
2. Other suggestions for a bridge pickup (maybe from Dimarzio?)
3. Suggestions for the neck pickup and single coil
Thanks.
So, I'd like to hear people's thoughts on
1. The pickups I listed above (the Nazgul, Sentinent and Black Winter) from Seymore Duncan
2. Other suggestions for a bridge pickup (maybe from Dimarzio?)
3. Suggestions for the neck pickup and single coil
Thanks.