Hi All,
For those of you who have multiple throbak pickups (lucky dogs eace2 ), I am looking for advice. Basically I want a neck that isn't too muddy and a bridge that isn't too thin for everything from low gain blues to medium gain rock (allmans, AC/DC).
I have a 2002 R8 and run this through a Fulltone OCD into a Dr. Z remedy with 4X12 cab mix of greenbacks and 12H30s. Our band plays a wide array of classic rock/blues tunes (Allman Bros, Zeppelin, AC/DC, Eagles, Aerosmith) and I am partial to tones of players like Warren Haynes, Page, Derek Trucks, Angus Young, etc...
I currently have Wolfetone Dr. Vintage neck and Marshallhead Bridge. I really like the neck because it cleans up beautifully and is very touch sensitive/expressive, but it can be muddy. I really like the bridge because it has some nice bite and honk without getting thin and too trebly, but there is too much of a mid bump on it so it gets too nasal.
Current thoughts on Throbak pup choices:
SLE-101 Plus: I like the idea of the SLE-101 plus bridge (because of the extra bite and honk) but am a touch concerned about getting into nasal tone territory with higher K pups. I am also concerned that the SLE-101 plus neck will be muddy.
SLE-101: So that leads me to the standard SLE-101 for a lower output neck, but I am concerned that the bridge will be too thin and not work well with my 95% of the time overdriven tone. I rarely play truly clean.
DT-102: Honestly I don't even really know what the DT-102 would sound like. Would this pup set give me my articulate warm (but not muddy) neck and a nice round bite (but not nasal) in the bridge?
Thoughts? Experiences?
For those of you who have multiple throbak pickups (lucky dogs eace2 ), I am looking for advice. Basically I want a neck that isn't too muddy and a bridge that isn't too thin for everything from low gain blues to medium gain rock (allmans, AC/DC).
I have a 2002 R8 and run this through a Fulltone OCD into a Dr. Z remedy with 4X12 cab mix of greenbacks and 12H30s. Our band plays a wide array of classic rock/blues tunes (Allman Bros, Zeppelin, AC/DC, Eagles, Aerosmith) and I am partial to tones of players like Warren Haynes, Page, Derek Trucks, Angus Young, etc...
I currently have Wolfetone Dr. Vintage neck and Marshallhead Bridge. I really like the neck because it cleans up beautifully and is very touch sensitive/expressive, but it can be muddy. I really like the bridge because it has some nice bite and honk without getting thin and too trebly, but there is too much of a mid bump on it so it gets too nasal.
Current thoughts on Throbak pup choices:
SLE-101 Plus: I like the idea of the SLE-101 plus bridge (because of the extra bite and honk) but am a touch concerned about getting into nasal tone territory with higher K pups. I am also concerned that the SLE-101 plus neck will be muddy.
SLE-101: So that leads me to the standard SLE-101 for a lower output neck, but I am concerned that the bridge will be too thin and not work well with my 95% of the time overdriven tone. I rarely play truly clean.
DT-102: Honestly I don't even really know what the DT-102 would sound like. Would this pup set give me my articulate warm (but not muddy) neck and a nice round bite (but not nasal) in the bridge?
Thoughts? Experiences?