Jarick
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Finally got the Microcoils installed in the Tele.
Had some issues, I think related to running a ground wire? I redid some of the wiring to clean things up and I couldn't get the bridge pickup to really work properly, but took off the ground lead from the bridge plate to the controls and now it works?
Anyways, these things sound really good! They are extraordinarily dynamic...using a Plexi model cranked up in the Axe FX I roll the volume to 5 and it goes from really saturated to absolutely crystal clean. Probably better than any pickup I've tried before.
Also they are really sweet in the high end. I've read that description a lot but they don't have the harshness you can get in single coils even with lots of gain. They are well balanced too, not too dark in the neck or too bright in the bridge.
They are not noiseless for sure, dunno how much they compare to true singles though.
Had some issues, I think related to running a ground wire? I redid some of the wiring to clean things up and I couldn't get the bridge pickup to really work properly, but took off the ground lead from the bridge plate to the controls and now it works?
Anyways, these things sound really good! They are extraordinarily dynamic...using a Plexi model cranked up in the Axe FX I roll the volume to 5 and it goes from really saturated to absolutely crystal clean. Probably better than any pickup I've tried before.
Also they are really sweet in the high end. I've read that description a lot but they don't have the harshness you can get in single coils even with lots of gain. They are well balanced too, not too dark in the neck or too bright in the bridge.
They are not noiseless for sure, dunno how much they compare to true singles though.
