MCP ceramic+alnico 5 hybrid w/clip

[firejack]

Since you guys are MCP experts, I have an Afwayu sitting around. What have you found that best to bond with ? Bright or darker guitars?

Sorry missed this one. Personally I'd only put the Afwayu in a medium to bright guitar. The Afwayu has ample lowend and leans toward the thicker darker side of the tonal spectrum.

 

[firejack]

Agreed. New models keep coming out apparenty, and no idea what they are. What's the Hothead? How does it compare to the 2ndbb? I heard there's a 3rdBB, but no idea what's the thing.

HotHead is a ripping Alnico 5 model with medium output (around 14k IIRC) that sounds hotter than it's specs indicate. Very nice mids that sound like they are on the verge of exploding. Also has tight bass and thick but cutting highs.

 

[firejack]

Sure thing. The Shema is bit more different eq wise. Maybe less extreme lows, but it doesn’t sound mid-humpy because it has good string separation. It has a more pissed off sound with a snarly, raw character in the mids. I love the character, but it’s probably not as versatile as the other two as a result. It has more bite in the attack and more compression than the hothead, but the rawness of the mids helps the notes jump out and keep it from feeling too squashed. The Shema has a tighter low end when playing chunky riffs. Oh I was mistaken on the dc, it’s actually 19k w/an A4 Magnet. If you’ve played a Garuda, maybe imagine a hotter, thumpier and more raw & snarly version and that would give you a good idea of what that Shema does.

Oh man you are killing me here. Sounds way too interesting to pass up.

 

[Detroit1973]

Does this Hybrid Pickup have a Name?

 

[fearhk213]

Does this Hybrid Pickup have a Name?

When I got it he hadn’t come up with a name yet, but he may have one now.