EMG to BKP swap

moshwitz · Oct 11, 2009

Sup? :mrgreen:

Ok,, Long story short, I have been an EMG guy for the last 20 years or so, every so often I get the urge to try something new, always to end up shoving the EMG right back in. The EMG's were never perfect, but closest to what I was going for. Over the last couple of years though I've been searching for this tone in my head and I'm still not quite there(closest with the Axe-fx though) and the only thing that is the constant are the EMG's. I've been kinda feeling the EMG's might not be what I'm needing anymore to help my tone evolve, So now with the bug biting me and some advancements in P'up tech, I thought, I'd give it a go again. I have swapped out an EMG81 in my Jackson Warrior( Neck thru, Maple neck ,Ebony board, Poplar wings) for a Bare knuckles Warpig(ceramic magnet) and recorded 4 separate riffs with 3 different presets Before and After the swap so I could hear how they reacted to different models with different qualities and could compare them one at a time, and side by side mixed L+R so I could mute one side or the other.

The drums are a little louder in some clips, cause I changed Nothing but the presets, I wanted to be as neutral as I could be when judging for myself on the timber, volume, fullness, etc.. by not altering anything in the settings so in NO way were any of these ment to resemble production pieces,,and no animals were harmed during the recording process

The tracks marked (L) are one P'up, and the tracks marked (R) are the other pup,,single tracked and are panned in the middle.

The tracks marked (ST) are those P'ups panned hard Right and Left so I could just mute one or the other for quick swapping.

Sets 1 and 2 were recorded with a tweaked Modern preset.

3 was recorded with MePT's "English Djentlemen" preset (Energyball)

4 was recorded with a VHT patch

Please post up which you think is which,, and which you like better and why.
Also,,Please disregard the sloppiness, and non production of these tracks, I really just did them to compare them for myself but figured I'd post them up for the hell of it here and there just to catch some opinions of one pup vers. the other.

MOSHON
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EDIT>>>here is the whole zip if you want all of them in one shot

JMZ93 · Oct 12, 2009

I prefer the Left version of all of the recordings. It sounds tighter, more focused, more defined. The right channel of the recordings sounds fuller, but with so much gain, it sounds kinda muddy. Maybe I'd prefer the right channel if there was LESS gain.

moshwitz · Oct 13, 2009

Sup?

The Left is the C-Warpig, and the Right was the EMG81.

Anyway,,I actually put the P'up into a different guitar last night cause there was something that bugged me with the tone in this guitar, but sounds great in the other one and I'm happy with it there. I'm gonna make a "P'up Day" post later with an explanation and some pics(maybe a clip if I have the time).

So these clips have become a moot point, :lol:

MOSHON
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EMG to BKP swap

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