Product: Chandler Zebra Coils
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
12/09/2004
at
01:00pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
Pickup features: Humbucking/Passive
Impedence or other specs: 14 dc
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: Gibson S-1
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: S-1 brodge pickup.
Other pickups on guitar: 2 other S-1 pickups in the middle and neck.
Artists using this pickup: I don't know
You musical style(s): Rock and Roll
Reason for pickup change: The bridge pickup was broken and I could not find a replacement so I went with a humbucker for a change in the bridge.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: It seems louder than a stock PAF but not a clear sounding.
Tone: At first this pickup sounded like mud but I let a guy that I know look at it. He owns CNTarasi guitars so he knows what he is doing. Anyway after he yelled at me for routing out a vintage guitar he fixed the pickup. He said that the pole screws were sticking out of the bottom of the pickup over a 1/4 inch and that this would effect the flux field of the pickup in a bad way. I don't know what that means but he cut off the excess on the bottom of the pole peices and that did make the pick up sound a lot better. More balanced and with good harmonics.
Sonic evaluation: I have a 5150 amp and a Gibson S-1.
The pickup sounds a lot better since I let my friend work on it. It is not bright but has a lot of harmonics now and sounds great distorted.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I never tried it in the neck but i would say that anything that you would use a PAF for you can use this for too.
Overall Rating
:
7
Comments: If it were stolen I would not kill myself finding another one. I don't think they make them anymore anyway. I have been pklaying for 15 years and own a 5150 and an S-1. I love the distorted tone and singing sweet harmonics. I don't hate anything about it. It works well. I wish it had two black coils and not zebra coils but I guess thats why they named it "Zebra Coils". I bought it for the sound and not the looks anyway. I am satisfied with the pickup and it is a good value. I do not remember what I paid for it but I think it was cheap. Again a nice singing sound but only after I had it worked on.
