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Detroit1973
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These would possibly installed in a Les Paul.
FourT6and2
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Sentient is good. Like '59 or Jazz but with more mids and less bass. It's a bit tighter. I like it in all my guitars.
Pegasus was severely disappointing to me. It's bland, dark, lifeless, and a bit wooly on the lows and low mids.
Guitars tested were Mayones Duvells.
For bridge pickup in these guitars I like the Nazgul, Omega, and Suhr Aldrich. Good ol' Duncan JB would probably sound good too.
If you're looking at the Pegasus for a LP, it will probably be way too dark and muddy. But the Nazgul might work out nicely. And it pairs well with the Sentient.
Pegasus was severely disappointing to me. It's bland, dark, lifeless, and a bit wooly on the lows and low mids.
Guitars tested were Mayones Duvells.
For bridge pickup in these guitars I like the Nazgul, Omega, and Suhr Aldrich. Good ol' Duncan JB would probably sound good too.
If you're looking at the Pegasus for a LP, it will probably be way too dark and muddy. But the Nazgul might work out nicely. And it pairs well with the Sentient.
MetalHeadMike
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I usually don't care for the tone of most neck pups, but the Sentient was really cool. It was pretty tight/articulate with good pick attack. Was in a Mayones Duvell that I had FWIW.
I REALLY like the Omega that was in a PRS Holcomb I had as well. That was an awesome bridge pup, at least in that guitar. Very percussive, very tight, and relatively warm sounding. Maybe warm isn't the right word, but it didn't have that "qwack" that some of these modern pups tend to have.
I REALLY like the Omega that was in a PRS Holcomb I had as well. That was an awesome bridge pup, at least in that guitar. Very percussive, very tight, and relatively warm sounding. Maybe warm isn't the right word, but it didn't have that "qwack" that some of these modern pups tend to have.
napalmdeath
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Odd.. I'm looking at this ESP with this combination.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... UiEALw_wcB
I've seen mixed reviews on the Pegasus/Sentient.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... UiEALw_wcB
I've seen mixed reviews on the Pegasus/Sentient.
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Detroit1973
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napalmdeath":2o84bmhc said:
me too. I just want some decent priced replacement pickups for 2 of my Les Pauls. Warm, Fat, Aggressive, Good Bloom, Thick Low end without it being super over powering of the other frequencies.
FourT6and2
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Detroit1973":346xbp1p said:
Pegasus might fit your needs then. Everybody's interpretation of tone is different. I didn't think they were "aggressive" though. Warm and fat are kinda opposites of aggressive, which usually has more upper mid emphasis. Pegasus are sorta scooped sounding compared to a JB, for example.
Oh hey. Here you go. 15 pickups A/B demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbRlcdNHYDM
Click vid description for time stamps.
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Detroit1973
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FourT6and2":2hrufmch said:
I may have watched that video....Youtube is blocked at my job so i'll have to check when i get home. The reason i say warm & fat is because i only tune down a whole step to D standard.
FourT6and2
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Detroit1973":24p61755 said:
Either way, that video is pretty accurate in my experience. I've tried a bunch of those pickups and got similar results.
cardinal
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The Pegasus I played was so dark, I thought the pickup might have been broken. It sounds ok to me backed up from the strings though.
The Sentient seemed ok. I’m actually giving it a shot in the neck and bridge of an 8-string build that’ll hopefully start up in a few weeks.
The Sentient seemed ok. I’m actually giving it a shot in the neck and bridge of an 8-string build that’ll hopefully start up in a few weeks.
napalmdeath
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Detroit1973":362h33jd said:
I'd go Duncan Custom in the Bridge, for starters! Did it in 3 Les Pauls, and it's a match made in heaven!
midnightlaundry
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I used a 7-String Pegasus/Sentient in a Schecter Apacalypse on this recording. I like them a lot. They are not super output.
https://soundcloud.com/midnightlaundry- ... y-jam-2018
https://soundcloud.com/midnightlaundry- ... y-jam-2018
jc986
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To me the Sentient sounds and feels almost identical to the ‘59 bridge. I have a ‘59 bridge in the neck of one of my guitars and a Sentient in the neck of another and I’ve wondered if Duncan is just calling the ‘59 bridge the Sentient.
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Detroit1973
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napalmdeath":2331y3cn said:
That's what a lot of people have told me as well. to do a Duncan Custom in the Bridge & a 59 in the Neck.
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nigelpkay
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Had them in an LTD EC1000 for a title bit. Sentient is exactly as described, like a halfway between a 59 and a jazz. More bluesy than a jazz and more fluid than a 59 
Pegasus — I liked it at first but it’s a fairly clean pickup, somewhat scooped. If you really like fast articulate runs and clear chords that you can hear all strings, you’ll love it but the lack of mids and grind means its not that versatile for crunch rock, extreme metal.. it’s pretty much prog metal and not much else. Use Nazgul instead for metal.
Pegasus — I liked it at first but it’s a fairly clean pickup, somewhat scooped. If you really like fast articulate runs and clear chords that you can hear all strings, you’ll love it but the lack of mids and grind means its not that versatile for crunch rock, extreme metal.. it’s pretty much prog metal and not much else. Use Nazgul instead for metal.
midnightlaundry
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I think a lot of people relate to levels of gain rather than actual tone, because a lack of gain is harder to play. Therefore people will yeah or nay a pup for this reason only.
These pickups clean up well for those in the know.
I tend to gravitate to Alnico pups for their balanced warmth. Ceramic pups to me seem to have a haze of fuzzy treble that dominates the sound which seems to favor metal.
These pickups clean up well for those in the know.
I tend to gravitate to Alnico pups for their balanced warmth. Ceramic pups to me seem to have a haze of fuzzy treble that dominates the sound which seems to favor metal.