Motor City Recommendation?

[MichaelG]

I should also add, Jerry Cantrell has 7 of them so yes, they do metal very well. He also has the New Afwayu's - I believe 5. Actually, every guitar has the cept for the SG, which he only uses on one song on the set list live right now...Go see AIC live, They will be back through on another tour in the U.S..

Wade, ma man... what is the "New" Afwayu and how is it different from the old Afwayu? Is it in the mids?

And can you please explain the differences between the A2,A3,A5 blackbelts? The A5 blackbelts are UNREAL in the Lowel ( ), but I can't help but wonder about these new ones you've cooked up, ya know? Which one of these would rip it up real nice in a solid walnut super-strat body?

Folks, making pickups is sexy as hell when you get to hang with all the cats that Wade does

Well, the "New Afwayu" is basically alot of research and listening to you guys, getting feedback and always trying to evolve with what the players want. Pete Thorn helped out alot- Reeves Gabrels helped out also alot with great input and great communication along with alot of players in the Detroit area - The new site will feature these guys and some clips : ) Tonally, its a bit hotter ( same DC resistance) and a touch tighter in the low registers- The mids want to explode- Not far off from the original version- A slight tweek can make a really nice grin : )

Black Belt differences:
This whole series is based on the magnet type and the actual wind in the coil winding it with the magnet in mind, not just simply sliding magnets in and out
A 2 version being the exact paf material content throughout wound with an A2 in mind- This model also uses the original Sand cast mold Gibson used from the exact same company that supplied them that poured my batch- Its a fingerprint- These are also the short A2 not the long industry standard 63.5mm- These are also wound with two differing spools of wire (same size, but ever so off from one another) to further the assemetric clipping being off only by a small fraction, but still contributing to the overall outcome- This is how it was made.
The Second Degree is aalso using material to further everything- two different screw material going on here- They look identical as they were made from the same manifacture but are completely different material shaping the tone- Just one of many things that shape this one- Yes, it does matter if you are left handed or right handed with this one also....
I'll finish up later or this weekend...Believe me, its comming!!

Yup, that pickup winding stuff is best left to the mad scientist types! Winding for the magnet does makes a LOT of sense to me though.

What I meant by my original question though, is what are the tonal differences between the A2, A3 and A5 magnet blackbelts? This will go a long way to helping someone choose between the 3. Normally I just tell people to phone you though

I'm pretty sure that my Walnut Caparison Horus wants a blackbelt of some "magnet"ude (pardon the pun). I'll just phone in, I wanted to talk to you about something else as well.

 

[richedie]

I know Layne used JBs for years and I know he used stock Gibsons for years like the Classic 57s.