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ShowMeHowToLive
Published on 05/30/07 at 00:16
Value For Money :
Excellent
I use it for over 10 years! In fact, I changed the pickups from the start of my Les Paul for two SD Alnico II Pro (Neck and Bridge).
I was looking for a vintage sound while being able to do some hardcore / metal and having heard the SD, I knew I had found my sound
The installation went very smoothly, is dismantled mics, one goes, one soda and let's go! It is very easy even for a non specialist welding
No need to change the knobs or anything.
I love the grain and sustain the Alnico II Pro, they are bold, with nice midrange (without too much) and well-typed rock. Neck model is perfect for the arpeggios in his clear, bold and bluesy solos crunch.
They advantageously replace the original Gibson pickups while adding a nice sustain and a little more power. No breath, no interference to declare, as Axl Rose would say "Motherf *** er, it's perfect!"
By doubling (model N and B) and by adjusting the knobs of tone was a fairly broad palette of sounds that allows many sharp rhythmic rather dry, incisive solos, the solos fat almost infinite sustain, the crunchy riffs well arpeggios and great ... It's simple, listen to Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion, and you have an idea of the sound you have! A Slash's solos you without adding a lot of effects, a Les Paul equipped with SD, a Marshall amp with its natural and distortion is almost sufficient
You can play blues, rock, funk and hard rock or metal (rather typed 70 or 80). Maybe not ideal for modern metal and jazz that said ...
The output level is low, however, it is a vintage microphone. Me, it is more than enough because I do not saturate my sound via the volume of my microphone but through the amp. It is important to know if you want to mix this with another microphone with high output, it will play the volume knob.
The value for money is excellent, nothing to say. I do not fault these microphones. For the EMG ESP on my side, I find the SD more typical and more personal, more vintage is clear. They have a beautiful grain even though they are less powerful output (not his!).
With experience, I would not hesitate one second and I would take back the SD. Besides, if I buy another Les Paul, I will ascend upon purchase. I found the sound I was looking for and I do not change!
I was looking for a vintage sound while being able to do some hardcore / metal and having heard the SD, I knew I had found my sound
The installation went very smoothly, is dismantled mics, one goes, one soda and let's go! It is very easy even for a non specialist welding
No need to change the knobs or anything. I love the grain and sustain the Alnico II Pro, they are bold, with nice midrange (without too much) and well-typed rock. Neck model is perfect for the arpeggios in his clear, bold and bluesy solos crunch.
They advantageously replace the original Gibson pickups while adding a nice sustain and a little more power. No breath, no interference to declare, as Axl Rose would say "Motherf *** er, it's perfect!"
By doubling (model N and B) and by adjusting the knobs of tone was a fairly broad palette of sounds that allows many sharp rhythmic rather dry, incisive solos, the solos fat almost infinite sustain, the crunchy riffs well arpeggios and great ... It's simple, listen to Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion, and you have an idea of the sound you have! A Slash's solos you without adding a lot of effects, a Les Paul equipped with SD, a Marshall amp with its natural and distortion is almost sufficient
You can play blues, rock, funk and hard rock or metal (rather typed 70 or 80). Maybe not ideal for modern metal and jazz that said ...
The output level is low, however, it is a vintage microphone. Me, it is more than enough because I do not saturate my sound via the volume of my microphone but through the amp. It is important to know if you want to mix this with another microphone with high output, it will play the volume knob.
The value for money is excellent, nothing to say. I do not fault these microphones. For the EMG ESP on my side, I find the SD more typical and more personal, more vintage is clear. They have a beautiful grain even though they are less powerful output (not his!).
With experience, I would not hesitate one second and I would take back the SD. Besides, if I buy another Les Paul, I will ascend upon purchase. I found the sound I was looking for and I do not change!