Checking Out The New Seymour Duncan ALT.METAL Pickups!

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  • Let's dive into the Seymour Duncan alt.Metal active pickups!
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    0:16 - Intro
    0:47 - Disclosure
    1:04 - What Are These?
    1:41 - Tonal Balance
    2:35 - Full Mix Example
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    3:56 - Playthrough
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Komentáře • 187

  • @jonsierra723
    @jonsierra723 Před měsícem +30

    So mick Thomson pickups without the “seven”written on the side. Cool I always wanted to try those out lol

    • @felinekaiju4517
      @felinekaiju4517 Před měsícem +3

      I already have the bridge 7. Might wait to see if I can make a profit😂

    • @mpexus
      @mpexus Před měsícem +3

      Shhhhss dont state the Obvious cause when I did he got upset ;)

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +5

      No one get upset my guy. I don't care what anyone says about a guitar pickup. I hope you have a great day :)

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner Před měsícem +1

      @@RiffsAndBeards Letterkenny fan identified

    • @jonsierra723
      @jonsierra723 Před měsícem

      @@RiffsAndBeards ignore the trolls lol. But in all seriousness how did you like it? Does it all compare to the micks pick up? Or do you think it has its own sauce

  • @timjenkins502
    @timjenkins502 Před měsícem +20

    So the mick Thompsons with a different name lol

  • @blakemalloy7598
    @blakemalloy7598 Před měsícem +16

    Soooo Mick Thomson blackouts essentially? Gotcha. Lol

  • @What-bq6zl
    @What-bq6zl Před měsícem +2

    My C-7 Blackjack has the Seymour Duncan JB and Seymour Duncan 59 passive humbuckers. I love them. They are perfect for anything I want to play. I get everything from brutal ripping tones for metal to smooth jazz and twangy country tones. They are perfect for me.

  • @hellofx
    @hellofx Před měsícem +24

    Fluffy : Let me introduce the new "Metal " pickups folks . . . .
    Glenn Fricker : . . . . Lemme introduce y'all guitar losers with our brand new speakers . . . .

  • @nazarf1884
    @nazarf1884 Před měsícem +7

    Bridge pickup had the upper mid bump similar to blackouts EMTY which is a plus point for this pickups 👍..

    • @malcolmrff
      @malcolmrff Před měsícem +2

      They’re the same pickups. It’s just a rebrand.

  • @madmoe70
    @madmoe70 Před měsícem +2

    Great demo! The pickups sound great.

  • @Ronny1031
    @Ronny1031 Před měsícem +6

    Pickips look dope. I have the Mick Thomson Signature Jackson. Cool to see that even if these aren't exactly the same, there's something comparable if i want to swap the bridge pickup in my other guitar

  • @derekharris3011
    @derekharris3011 Před měsícem +1

    These pickups sound incredible! Definitely will consider getting them.

  • @andrij.demianczuk
    @andrij.demianczuk Před měsícem +27

    My hot take - I still love my EMG 81-85 set. Go ahead. Flame me.

    • @jonsierra723
      @jonsierra723 Před měsícem +10

      Nah I’m with you. At this point if a bought a guitar with Emgs I wouldn’t change them. I’ll just get a six band eq if wanted them to sound a bit different

    • @bosco_bosco753
      @bosco_bosco753 Před měsícem +6

      The classics

    • @infinidominion
      @infinidominion Před měsícem +6

      They are unstoppable, try an 85 in bridge if you ever get the feeling

    • @mindthedrift.
      @mindthedrift. Před měsícem +13

      At some point you listen to your ears and realize that EMG pickups sound awesome haha

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem +12

      @@mindthedrift. its not like 90% of metal albums have an EMG on it, nah they must suck!

  • @joshrexben
    @joshrexben Před měsícem +2

    I have the EMTY set and they are my favorite actives after playing most EMG models and a few Fishmans. Even still, I find myself switching back and forth between the passive black winters and the EMTYs. These sound sick though!

  • @jus10_lee
    @jus10_lee Před měsícem +10

    I wonder if these are possibly a rebranding of the Mick Thomson Blackouts now that he's no longer with SD.

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem +4

      they are

    • @CommanderOfChicken
      @CommanderOfChicken Před měsícem +1

      I would be some serious money on it. I've never met anyone who actually had a blackout set.

    • @1tofallen123
      @1tofallen123 Před měsícem

      @@CommanderOfChicken I do.

    • @jeffarab4947
      @jeffarab4947 Před 3 dny

      Love the mick thomson set I have em in my dinky drop A

  • @barry3045
    @barry3045 Před měsícem +40

    Searching FORD PICKUPS brought me here 👍

  • @adamkahn8645
    @adamkahn8645 Před měsícem +3

    I also am lead to believe since Mick Thomson has gone from SD to Fishman, these are just EMTY's in different packaging lol.

    • @adamkahn8645
      @adamkahn8645 Před měsícem +1

      and before a lynch mob comes for me..... thats not an insult to the EMTY pickups. I used EMTY's before switching to Fishman Adler's

  • @saltyphucker777
    @saltyphucker777 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks, Fluff. Would love to hear you demo the 7-string set of these pickups some time too. 😃

  • @bigmasherX
    @bigmasherX Před měsícem

    Hey Fluff- Thanks for the video. Love the pickups. Curious.. does the kit come with some kind of 9V adapter plate for the guitar? IOW, How do you have the battery wired in and accessible from the outside? Thanks!

  • @DeanBaco
    @DeanBaco Před měsícem

    I have an import MT Jackson with his signature pickups that I got at a steal, one of my favourite guitars (among some that are a lot more expensive!), great sounding and responding pickups!

  • @misterringer
    @misterringer Před měsícem

    Sounds good. Like pretty much every high-gain focused active pickup.

  • @DavidMadeira29
    @DavidMadeira29 Před měsícem +1

    Very clean look, at least in matte black. Namastè.

  • @kmw5100
    @kmw5100 Před měsícem +4

    I fully expected to like the high gain tones with these, I was not expecting to like the cleans as much, but it's got a nice compression without being too much in the top end.

    • @MichaelSheaAudio
      @MichaelSheaAudio Před měsícem

      Would have been nice to hear a different guitar through the same setup to show how much was from the guitar and how much was from the rest of the chain. I would guess that the pickups sound like any other pickups and he just had a nice tone from the setup it was going through.

  • @Zombie_13x33
    @Zombie_13x33 Před měsícem +2

    are these the mick thompsons but rebranded? i have them and they chug pretty decent. they were a decent set and i didnt think they would give up on them

  • @jacef5739
    @jacef5739 Před měsícem +13

    A tweak to Micks since he plays Fishman now?

  • @stug5041
    @stug5041 Před měsícem +1

    Great video, congrats on the new endorsement if that’s what this is! Idk why you’re getting hate my guy - appreciate all the sick vids!

  • @Gruppe_11
    @Gruppe_11 Před měsícem +1

    Love my "black winter" but for active prefer the emg 66/57

  • @sanjsurativideo
    @sanjsurativideo Před měsícem

    Nice!

  • @watkinscharles829
    @watkinscharles829 Před měsícem

    Damn,I love that guitar!!!

  • @Illegal-Swede
    @Illegal-Swede Před měsícem +1

    To me they sound tight and controlled but a bit non-descript. Yes, they chug but they don't have the raw character I personally look for to playing heavy music. I have a Fishman Richard Z pickup in one guitar and it has the tightness and the rawness that I like. It's probably like food and what seasonings you prefer.

  • @mindthedrift.
    @mindthedrift. Před měsícem

    Did you calibrate the pickup height when you put them in? I think they sound sick.

  • @felinekaiju4517
    @felinekaiju4517 Před měsícem +1

    Pretty much the AHB-3 with some tweaks, hopefully without the signature series tax.

  • @Brendan_Breakdown
    @Brendan_Breakdown Před měsícem

    They sound friggin awesome 😮

    • @BOATIE141
      @BOATIE141 Před měsícem

      Thank the guitar speaker and EQ settings, not the pickups

  • @MrBruchman
    @MrBruchman Před měsícem +5

    I wonder how many of your pickup videos I’ve watched since your “pickups don’t matter” video. But I’m just here for the guitar playing.

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +15

      It's funny tho cause the video is called "Do Aftermarket Pickups Matter Anymore?" yet everyone insists its called 'Pickups Don't Matter'. Mandela Effect or something.

    • @adamkahn8645
      @adamkahn8645 Před měsícem

      @@RiffsAndBeards well we found out real quick that those Fluff Fishmans certainly dont matter anymore lol. who are you gonna endorse next week? lol

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +2

      @@adamkahn8645I was with Fishman for 10 years ya chode

    • @adamkahn8645
      @adamkahn8645 Před měsícem

      ​@@RiffsAndBeards ​ so it took 8 years to get your own Fishman, and youve already jumped ship. just making observations lol.
      what it tells me is either Fishman is garbage or its a money grab. either is fine with me, just making observations.

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem +1

      @@adamkahn8645 MY best guess, Fluff didn't end up using the multiple voices on the Fishmans that much, what happens is when you change pickup modes is you are going to end up then wanting to change your settings on the amp. It ends up being just annoying imo. It is much more logical for you to just have, a bridge pickup you like a neck one, done. No modes to make you want to mess with your gear and settings instead of just playing
      I only have the Fishman classic set, but the multi voice thing is imo almost a scam. The second mode on the bridge just sounds louder with even more treble, the second voice on the neck idk who likes that or why, it sounds disgustingly hollow and weird. The regular neck mode is far superior.
      As far as I can tell virtually no one with working ears like the second bridge voice on the Fishman modern set, it is like blasting treble through your ear, and no one uses it, everyone uses the modern mode over it, and again the second voice on the neck sucks.
      The single coil modes all sound extremely thin and grating on my ears, like the pickups were not bright enough already. Good god the sounds I hear online from those are truly awful.
      If you want to hear good things about Fishman. The modern set if you just use the regular modes, it is good. It will cut through a mix very well without being too ice picky. The way they do not lose any treble at all when you lower your volume is very very nice. The classic set it sounds like a JB with even more of something going on in the mids, if you are to be honest the classic set is basically a JB 59 set with the ability to be quieter or louder, again the way your volume doesnt change your tone is very nice. On EMGs turning down your volume still changes the sound a bit, not anything like passives, but not as perfect as the Fishman.
      Fishman are not garbage and you acting like they are is what we call being a child. I can tell you the negatives but the idea they are garbage, sorry that is just dumb.

  • @gregbrooks2841
    @gregbrooks2841 Před měsícem +6

    Sounds good but I love my blackouts they just kill it.

    • @aeugmk2
      @aeugmk2 Před měsícem

      Blackouts sound fantastic and have some great bottom end on my e flat guitar!

  • @gnarlantlers70
    @gnarlantlers70 Před měsícem

    Active pups sure do help with line noise in high gain applications - ehx hum-debuggers do too tho.

  • @paula1543
    @paula1543 Před měsícem

    What are your thoughts on the new Squier Debut Stratocaster (Amazon Exclusive) ? Would love to see an unboxing/ review on your channel.

  • @doctoribanez
    @doctoribanez Před měsícem

    I have emg 81/85. , Duncan distortion/mayhem, i just got a jb/jazz set and love them lol

  • @Diplomat440
    @Diplomat440 Před měsícem

    Sounds good. I have yet to find a pickup that sounds better than the Black Winter.

  • @michaelrichardson8343
    @michaelrichardson8343 Před měsícem +7

    Since SD stopped making the Mick Thomson EMPTY AHB-3 this looks like their “here you go, try these”. I believe they are really close to those, I hope because I love the sound and feel of them. 🤘

  • @viniciusrossado9528
    @viniciusrossado9528 Před měsícem

    What are your thoughts about this pickups for power metal like, Sonata Arctica, Blind Guardian, Angra and so on..?

  • @adamstrachn
    @adamstrachn Před měsícem

    Cool beans Fluff! Appreciate the demo ✌🏼

  • @ehambright
    @ehambright Před měsícem

    Are they similar to the Jeff loomis sig 6 string set

  • @Durkhead
    @Durkhead Před měsícem +23

    Take a drink everytime someone mentions glen fricker in the comments

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Před měsícem

      Glenn the prick, you mean?

    • @MeatCatCheesyBlaster
      @MeatCatCheesyBlaster Před měsícem +2

      Who is that

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Před měsícem

      @MeatCatCheesyBlaster , a jackass who runs another guitar-based channel. He is very bombastic, is seemingly incapable of keeping his opinion on religion to himself, and hasn't enjoyed any metal that has come out since basically 1990 but claims to be a metalhead.

    • @lowtunedg9211
      @lowtunedg9211 Před měsícem +1

      @@MeatCatCheesyBlasterno one important, just a loud guy who thinks he knows everything

    • @vanlaeresven
      @vanlaeresven Před 18 dny

      Glen fricker
      Glen fricker
      Glen fricker
      Glen fricker
      Glen fricker
      Glen fricker

  • @marcelojulio
    @marcelojulio Před 22 dny

    Hi Fluff, so... I listened to this video several times and honestly I found the sound of the EMGs in that 24v mod test video more pleasant than these new SD pickups and don't get me wrong, they don't sound as blurry as Mick's old EMTYs However, they still sound blurred but with highs and mids that didn't exist in the EMTY set.

  • @rockmovieswithtyler1989
    @rockmovieswithtyler1989 Před měsícem

    🤔...Wondering how these would sound with either of the Grunge pedals?🧐

  • @ryanbobadilla2527
    @ryanbobadilla2527 Před 20 dny

    I hope these get different cover colorings like brushed chrome and gold.

  • @JosephGallagher
    @JosephGallagher Před 22 dny

    Hve you tried GFS pickups?

  • @michaelstewart2437
    @michaelstewart2437 Před měsícem

    Still using the 24 volt mod in that guitar?

  • @legoharry100
    @legoharry100 Před měsícem

    How do these compare to the EMG Daemoniums that the Jim Root Jazzmaster came with?

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem

      My Jazzmaster came with EMG 81/60 set

    • @legoharry100
      @legoharry100 Před měsícem

      @@RiffsAndBeards oh that’s right, the white one has the Daemoniums, my b. How do these Duncan’s compare to the 81/60 then?

  • @gaberox1
    @gaberox1 Před měsícem

    I was so bummed when Mick left Jackson and SD. I have his signature Jackson and I love that guitar and pickups. I have a Jackson Jeff Loomis that I wanted to drop Micks EMTYs in now I still can. This is awesome.

    • @DavidJosephBoth
      @DavidJosephBoth Před měsícem +1

      I love Jeff's pups. What don't you like about them compared to micks?

    • @gaberox1
      @gaberox1 Před měsícem +1

      @@DavidJosephBoth The set in my Loomis soloist are incredibly noisy I even took it to a tech who said all the wiring was good and he checked all the soldering. Maybe I got a bad batch but my EMTYs are dead quiet. Even with the noise gate it's hard to get clean chugs. I want to like them but they annoy me.

    • @nvmbrsdoom5
      @nvmbrsdoom5 Před měsícem

      @@gaberox1 That's interesting, I have a set of the Loomis pickups and mine are fairly quiet. It is possible that there's something wrong with your set or some other component causing an issue. But yeah if you're looking for clean chugs and low noise I think this Alt.Metal set will work just fine.

    • @gaberox1
      @gaberox1 Před měsícem

      @@nvmbrsdoom5 Ya it's a total bummer I'm kinda wanting to just sell the soloist and get Jeff's Jackson Kelly instead. That guitar is so sick.

  • @oyoyoyubilinegra
    @oyoyoyubilinegra Před měsícem

    That tone achivable if you correctly use every humbuckers on the market. Only Mising Issue

  • @abedhanna6896
    @abedhanna6896 Před měsícem

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ShaneSaiyan
    @ShaneSaiyan Před měsícem +1

    Looks like I won't be needing the comically overpriced BNIB EMTYs that have been living in my Reverb cart xD

  • @PearlHarbor138
    @PearlHarbor138 Před měsícem +6

    I don't wanna be a Debby downer... but i'm pretty sure... these are just a rebranded mick thompson set...

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +6

      slightly tweaked and rebranded yep

    • @PearlHarbor138
      @PearlHarbor138 Před měsícem

      @@RiffsAndBeards ok so I’m not crazy. But what is kinda weird to me, is that I could have sworn I saw these also on a Bill Kelliher guitar before he went to mojotone? But instead of it being a black set it was a gold cover. Also you left fishman?

  • @DanielBobke
    @DanielBobke Před měsícem

    Are they splittable with a 5-way switch or push/pull pots?

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem

      No

    • @DanielBobke
      @DanielBobke Před měsícem

      @@colelewis9940 Thanks...I thought not but wanted to ask. The focus seems to be the chugs, so split sounds is probably best left to other pickups.

  • @centocerez
    @centocerez Před měsícem +1

    EMG 57/66 are still untouchable to me.

  • @justinvzu01
    @justinvzu01 Před měsícem +2

    Not all roads lead to active pickups. Most guitarists in the super tight djenty genres use passive pickups, because they have a more open characteristic.

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +3

      Just meant you will at least look into them at some point.

    • @chidbro23
      @chidbro23 Před měsícem +1

      most of the djent guitarists i know use active pickups 😅

    • @jeleopard
      @jeleopard Před měsícem +1

      Only to then squash the hell out of them with compression anyway.
      You can absolutely play the same music with actives. Many do.

    • @o.phillips2522
      @o.phillips2522 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@chidbro23 Periphery, Architects, Meshuggah, Tesseract, Northlane, Sleep Token, etc. All these dudes play passive

  • @davidbrooks1374
    @davidbrooks1374 Před měsícem +1

    Those Mesa amps just beg for an overdrive pedal put in front of it to boost the highs and cut the flubby bass.

    • @bucknasty69
      @bucknasty69 Před měsícem

      Don’t need one with hot pickups like this.

  • @HeyItsAsmus
    @HeyItsAsmus Před měsícem

    I'm still trying to figure out how Fishman lost you after a signature pickup.. I'm so confused. They sounded awesome, and if Fishman made pickups and tones you have never heard of or seen before, then how did SD sway you....?

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem

      Well, first of all it doesn’t work like oh you have convinced me ok you got me. It’s more like, you’ve had every kind of pizza ever created for 10 years and maybe a sandwich simply sounds good now. Like that.

  • @mpexus
    @mpexus Před měsícem +1

    So this is basically the Mick Thomson Signature rebranded? ;)

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +3

      Next you’re gonna say the 6505 is a rebranded 5150

    • @mpexus
      @mpexus Před měsícem +1

      @@RiffsAndBeards Similar but not the same thing at all and the Duncan's ARE IN FACT Thomson's without the name attached ;)

  • @riccardocuoghi2071
    @riccardocuoghi2071 Před měsícem

    Wait, Seymour Duncan artist? What about Fishman?

  • @TedintheShed
    @TedintheShed Před měsícem +1

    "Batteries are for flashlights."

  • @serritt005
    @serritt005 Před měsícem

    Fishman fluence is the best active pickups imho

  • @jackel1994
    @jackel1994 Před měsícem

    the bass tone adding to the guitar in the full mix version gave me a semi. Thank goodness for bass players even for how much shit they understandably get.

  • @DROPTUNED
    @DROPTUNED Před měsícem +4

    Nothing like the first generation of blackouts.... prefer them to emgs or fishmans,... but my main pickup of choice it's a passive Gibson 500T ceramic.... nothing beats a 500T for me....

    • @t_separator
      @t_separator Před měsícem

      One of the most brutal and overlooked pickups.

    • @saltyphucker777
      @saltyphucker777 Před měsícem

      Absolutely agree. The Gibson 496R/500T made me fall in love with ceramic pickups forever. They remain my favorite set to this day. 😃

    • @bucknasty69
      @bucknasty69 Před měsícem

      The 500T is so sick. I bought an old Flying V that came with one stock in the bridge; sounded so good I never bothered changing it. The Dirty Fingers is also another killer Gibson high gain pickup. I’ve got a 1979 Les Paul Custom with a set that’s absolutely killer.

  • @MichaelSheaAudio
    @MichaelSheaAudio Před měsícem

    So what's the $250 difference that sets these apart from other humbuckers? 🤔

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem

      I think your math is a little off there brother

    • @MichaelSheaAudio
      @MichaelSheaAudio Před měsícem +1

      ​@@colelewis9940 you're right, the pickup set is actually $258. The implication is that we already have humbuckers in our guitar, so what would be the reason for the swap? They're just humbuckers, they all sound pretty much the same, and "pretty much the same" will be even less noticeable in an environment where people are going to hear your music, like at a gig or in a recording.

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem

      @@MichaelSheaAudio So you are just totally against changing pickups, thats cool man.

    • @MichaelSheaAudio
      @MichaelSheaAudio Před měsícem

      @@colelewis9940 Not totally. I change pickups for aesthetics or output. I prefer higher output pickups, especially for coil splitting. It's just wild that reviewers still talk about pickups as if they have specific tonal qualities that set them apart from other pickups. They might be a little different when clean, but put any gain on and those minor differences start to disappear. Plus we have EQ in pedal form or in a DAW, so you can just change the sound coming out of your guitar if you want. There are other parts of the signal chain that will have a significant impact on your tone, pickups only make a tiny difference. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @colelewis9940
      @colelewis9940 Před měsícem

      @@MichaelSheaAudio "It's just wild that reviewers still talk about pickups as if they have specific tonal qualities that set them apart from other pickups. They might be a little different when clean, but put any gain on and those minor differences start to disappear"
      Sounds like you have severe hearing loss, are you old?
      If you cant tell the difference between a 57 style Gibson humbucker and an EMG 81, your ears are literally broken.
      I agree the differences aren't as big as some might be led to believe, but you are taking that to an extreme and illogical place.
      There is more to tone than just smoke on the water powerchords, if you cant tell the difference with trying to play a Decapitated song with a dimarzio tone zone and a EMG 81, there is something going on with your ears.
      It is more than just output.

  • @SamBrockmann
    @SamBrockmann Před měsícem +1

    These sound phenomonal. I used to have some Seymour Duncan blackouts, and they were better than EMGs but not by much.
    I think these are on par with Fishman Fluence pickups.

  • @psychological6707
    @psychological6707 Před měsícem

    Gee. So glad this is a demo, and not a review! So totally different from your previous reviews. 🙄

  • @MetalGuitarGuy
    @MetalGuitarGuy Před měsícem

    so you are a Fishman artist and a Seymour Duncan artist? how does that work?

  • @andrewbecker3700
    @andrewbecker3700 Před měsícem +1

    That Root gee tar needs a black speed knob. That cheapy hat looks out of place.

  • @defrauder_band
    @defrauder_band Před měsícem

    Rebranded EMTYS

  • @christophermichaels4144
    @christophermichaels4144 Před měsícem

    Hold up micks just left and these look like his set is it juts re named 😂

  • @arsinix13
    @arsinix13 Před měsícem

    Basically repackaged Mike Thompson’s, but at least they’re keeping the pickup set going because it’s an amazing pick up set

  • @cookerama6265
    @cookerama6265 Před měsícem +2

    All these people crying "what about fishman".... when is the last you said to a friend that changed jobs/companies "oh no, what about company ABC....". This is Fluffs job. A better offer came along. Doesnt mean Fishman, or Balaguer, or Bearcombers are now bad..... this is just a different path.

    • @bucknasty69
      @bucknasty69 Před měsícem

      The number of people in the comments that don’t get how endorsements work is surprising.

  • @onbedoeldekut1515
    @onbedoeldekut1515 Před měsícem

    So they sound like every metal pup on the market.
    Pickups only give a basic palette, it's the amp and signal chain doing ALL the heavy lifting.
    Thanks for the gaslighting, you're a star.

  • @PeanutButterPavement
    @PeanutButterPavement Před měsícem

    I thought you were a Fishman artist?

  • @TwistedOreo
    @TwistedOreo Před měsícem +1

    This pickup is infused with McDonalds Sprite

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +5

      Mountain Dew or go homeeeeeee

    • @TwistedOreo
      @TwistedOreo Před měsícem +3

      @@RiffsAndBeards it better be Baja blast or voltage

  • @MeatCatCheesyBlaster
    @MeatCatCheesyBlaster Před měsícem

    What’s Alt Metal, is that like heavy Alanis Morissette

  • @damonstewart70
    @damonstewart70 Před měsícem +1

    I like you fluff, you rock and stuff but.........all roads DO NOT lead to active pickups. Some people such as myself find them,"sterile" sounding. Or too ,"hi-fi" believe it or not some people actually do like organic old school tones with new age riffage. Now I'm DEFINITELY NOT saying actives don't sound good. All's I'm saying is they aren't,"Better". Well for me they aren't, I'm good with a Duncan distortion,super 3 or if I want to go extreme a DiMarzio x2n. But all roads don't lead to active pickups

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +5

      It’s just a video my guy. Take a breath.

    • @damonstewart70
      @damonstewart70 Před měsícem +1

      @@RiffsAndBeards hey man I made the statement with no animosity or anger . Just that when I started playing guitar lots of people told me for heavy music use active. After spending hard earned high school money I was truly disappointed. All's I was trying to say is people should say... example,"for me" active pickups are a must for metal. But anyway thanks for one of the top ten guitar channels, reviews and bad ass playing,youz definitely go hard man

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem

      @@damonstewart70 I simply meant if you play heavy music, at some point you are gonna check out actives. Thats all :)

  • @lukecowley4949
    @lukecowley4949 Před měsícem

    What happened to being a fishman artist??

  • @CommanderOfChicken
    @CommanderOfChicken Před měsícem

    "I love fluence pickups because they're the only pickup not using a 60+ year old design"

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +2

      “I love pizza. I will only ever eat pizza for the rest of my life. Nothing else ever again.” -no one ever

    • @bucknasty69
      @bucknasty69 Před měsícem

      Do you not know how endorsements work lol

  • @NickandShan
    @NickandShan Před měsícem

    I’m just not a fan of SD Actives man. The original BO I tore out of every guitar I’ve had them in. Sad to see you leave Fishman for them but SD is a phenomenal company and make some of the best Passives around. Just not actives in my worthless opinion

  • @StanX85
    @StanX85 Před měsícem

    Funny name fail for Germans. The first thing we read means “old metal” so basically trash. But maybe it’s the right for a thrash-metal band, lol

  • @psychological6707
    @psychological6707 Před měsícem +1

    Shill. Didn’t this guy say he would never do pick up reviews again?

    • @RiffsAndBeards
      @RiffsAndBeards  Před měsícem +3

      Like I say in the video this isn't a review, just a demo. Now move along.

    • @psychological6707
      @psychological6707 Před měsícem +2

      It’s still a video about pickups you’re getting paid for bro. Going against your own narrative. Plus you made your JR look basic.