[drumbART] Bill Lawrence 500xl vs Dimebucker vs Wilde 500xl

[Anonymous]

Lots of crap flowing over the web about 500xl pickups... Judge for Yourself !

Fight between:

Seymour Duncan Dimebucker SH-13, Bill Lawrence USA 500XL, Wilde 500XL (Billy & Becky),

Recorded with:

Gibson BFG - Laney GH50L - Marshall 1936 - Shure Sm 57 - Onyx BlackJack



Cheers,

Bartek

 

[King Guitar]

sounds great but sounds like the same track 3x to me...

 

[RockStarNick]

Bartek - which one did you prefer?

Sometimes pickups "play" and "feel" differently, and it doesn't translate to a recording.

Can you describe your findings?

 

[Anonymous]

sounds great but sounds like the same track 3x to me...

So true! Unless You're sitting in front of studio monitors You won't be able to tell the diffrence right away... That's one of the reasons I did this video.. I've seen hundreds of posts on the web about the "true & original" 500xl pickup for some reason the USA 500xl is considered a fake [sic!]... anyway it all comes down to presonal preference and working with the gear, let working be the keyword here 'cause there is too much home grown stories around

Bartek - which one did you prefer?

Sometimes pickups "play" and "feel" differently, and it doesn't translate to a recording.

Can you describe your findings?

Sure! Seymours Dimebucker is a good way to go. It's newest in design, it sounds good in the mix. It's smaller in size (500xl is a BIG pickup).
It is twice the price of BL USA 500xl but it simply feels like 500xl ver 2.0, You know what I mean ?
Wilde 500xl has too much bottom end. It lacks the clarity of the other two.

How I felt playing those ? With Dimebucker bass strings just rip Your skin off... I just wanted to get louder and louder, with USA 500xl I loved the leads, harmonics jump out like crazy... With Billys & Beckys pickup I felt... Like a need to change the pickup no disrespect, they probably make many great pickups... Just their 500xl is not good enough for studio recording.