Pickup suggestion-Screamin Demon????

[gbsmusic]

I just got an Ibanez S470DXQM, I like the way it plays and I like the ZR Trem on it but the pickups are shit. I have a credit at a local music store that only carries Seymour Duncan so I'm going to use my credit for pickups. The body on this guitar is mahogany with RW/maple neck. I've got a JB/Jazz in a guitar already so I want something different. Any one have the Lynch Screamin Demon? How do you like it? Or any suggestions on something that will go good with the guitar. Metal and rock/80's hair is the music I dig. The guitar is a H-S-H pickup so if you know a good middle single that would be great! Thanks for any help!

 

[sswanson]

I have not tried the screamin' demons. I've used Duncans in the past and my favorite combinations were Custom 5 Bridge/'59 Neck or a Custom Custom Bridge/'59 Neck. The custom custom is a warmer sounding pickup so in a mahogany guitar the custom 5 may be a little better (depending on the sound you're after). That's actually my favorite duncan pickup, it's not super high output, kind of like a beefed up '59, they blend really well. I'm not really familiar with their single coils but just by looking at their specs. I'd personally go with a SSL-3.

 

[glpg80]

id also recommend the custom 5 (sh-5) and the 59 combo. for a maple neck, it really mixes well in all EQ range of the woods, plus the mahogany will really give that awsome openness.

with mahogany you could almost do an sh-6 distortion, which is basically the JB with a different magnet, but that is one hell of a hot pickup, might get too muddy down low.

the sh-6 is also what lynch used to use back in his hay-days.

its the pickup i put in my charvel and it screams. from a tonal perspective i highly recommend the pickup itself either way

as for a killer single coil, i cant recommend anything that is SD. i like alot of dimarzio pickups as well for the neck/centre positions myself.

 

[chunktone]

Ya, the Custom 5 is one of my favorites. I have one in the bridge of my Hamer, along with a '59 in the neck and it sounds great! I have a Screamin' Demon in my Peavey V-Type and like it alot. Great pinch harmonics!

 

[ericsabbath]

bare knuckle cold sweat

the screamin dmon is a good pickup, though
just a bit too scooped and peaky

 

[gbsmusic]

The custom 5 has great reviews and it does sound the best on Duncans site, it looks like it will be the 5 & 59, still working on a good match for the middle. Thanks for the opinions!

 

[Variable]

I do not like the SD at all. It has this really weird squeeky high end that's impossible to dial out. It doesn't sound very natural to me.

 

[luxxtone]

As far as Duncans go, the Custom 5 is great! My personal favorite of the Duncan line for a bridge pickup.

 

[Mr. Willy]

I do not like the SD at all. It has this really weird squeeky high end that's impossible to dial out. It doesn't sound very natural to me.

That's exactly how I remember the SD. There's so many other great options besides Seymour Duncan, unless that's what you want.

 

[meanstreet]

I had a Screamin Demon and hated it. I think the Custom 5 kills it.

 

[gbsmusic]

I do not like the SD at all. It has this really weird squeeky high end that's impossible to dial out. It doesn't sound very natural to me.

That's exactly how I remember the SD. There's so many other great options besides Seymour Duncan, unless that's what you want.

The music store I have the credit at, does'nt have anything I want and they carry Duncans so I figure I'll just get the pickups there.

 

[Les Zombie]

I had a demon in one of my guitars and i liked it, its bright and doesnt have the output or lowend of alot of pickups but it works good with a dark sounding guitar. most people hate the demon but i dont mind it, i also played a few lynch esp that had it and thought it was ok in those.

 

[JTyson]

I did not care for the SD, it did not seem very balanced, wasent very smooth. the top was more pronounced than the bottom. When I used that guitar it required very diff eq settings from my others

 

[RockStarNick]

There was a recent thread on the Duncan Forums, and everyone basically admitted that the name "Screamin' Demon" is a huge misnomer, because the output is not really high.

It's a 10K pickup, but wound with 43AWG wire, so it's pretty bright and scoopy.

The Custom 5 is a great pickup, very balanced, great output, like a louder 59.

The Custom has a ceramic, but it is not harsh at all, very powerful. One of the best duncans out there for sure. Big bass, thick mids, crunchy highs.

 

[glpg80]

I had a Screamin Demon and hated it. I think the Custom 5 kills it.

i agree with this 100%.

also, i sent you a PM

 

[chunktone]

There was a recent thread on the Duncan Forums, and everyone basically admitted that the name "Screamin' Demon" is a huge misnomer, because the output is not really high.

It's a 10K pickup, but wound with 43AWG wire, so it's pretty bright and scoopy.

The Custom 5 is a great pickup, very balanced, great output, like a louder 59.

The Custom has a ceramic, but it is not harsh at all, very powerful. One of the best duncans out there for sure. Big bass, thick mids, crunchy highs.

It's true, the Custom has a ceramic magnet, but the Custom 5 is a Custom with an alnico 5 magnet.

 

[Mailman1971]

I like the Demon...
But preffer the JB over it for 80's style metal.
Just my 2 cents!

 

[guitarslinger]

I flippin' HATED the semen Demon. Imagine a '59 with everything you liked taken away.

It just goes, "doink, doink, doink" when one plays it.

Seriously, It's the worst after market pickup ever made.

 

[bunghole]

ever get that PATB working?

 

[guitarslinger]

ever get that PATB working?

so, the replacement baseplate has these bigger stripped out holes. Great way to spend like another $15.

SO, long story short, no.

It's sitting on my tray of 50 pickups to do something with.