Product: Paul Reed Smith Guitars Dragon Treble
Price Paid: US $70
Submitted
08/10/1998
at
12:23pm
by
Jason Scott
Email: jasons<at>tsixroads dot com
Features
:
Pickup features: Humbucking, passive
Impedence or other specs: ?
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: PRS CE-22
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Bridge Dragon...it got coke spilled on it.
Other pickups on guitar: Dragon Bass
Artists using this pickup: Paul Reed Smith
You musical style(s): Punk, rock, metal, blues, jazz....
Reason for pickup change: the original Dragon got coke spilled on it...
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: This pickup has lots of power...at least as much as an aftermarket humbucker like a Dimarzio or Duncan (i know, i own a duncan too)
Tone: Lots of mids, lots of bass, good high, but nothing that shrieks really. You can crank the treble on your amp (me=5150, lots of highs) and it wont make your ears bleed. Hard to make it sound muddy, unless you crank the gain on something like a 5150 or other high gain head.
Sonic evaluation: I use my PRS CE22 through a Boss Chorus Ensemble, Peavey 5150 head and a 4x12 cab with the tone controls set at bass-7, mids-4, high-8, rhythm pregain-2.5, lead pregain-3.5, resonance-2.3, presence-8, and volume at whatever i need it, and this pickup is great. i get a great Randy Rhoads tone, and the pickup also has a slight "popping" sound associated with single coils, which i love cuz of Social Distortion and P-90 pickups.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: all styles i play...metal, rock, punk...it works good. some say its not good for metal, but then again there shouldnt be a stereotype on a "metal" sound...it should be what you want to hear right? Randy Rhoads had one of the greatest tones of all time, and i can get it with this pickup. I can also get Zakk Wylde's sound, and almost a p-90 single coil sound...but this pickup is too fat to be accurate for that. Great sounds.
Overall Rating
:
10
Comments: If it broke I would probably get it replaced. I defineteally would buy another PRS with this pickup combination, and would put it ina Les Paul or other humbucker guitar.
Product: Paul Reed Smith Guitars Dragon Treble
Price Paid: US $came with the guitar
Submitted
02/01/1998
at
05:18pm
by
Cyrus Mistry
Email: c_mistry at yahoo<dot>com
Features
:
Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs: Who cares???
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: Paul Reed Smith Standard 22
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Came with the guitar
Other pickups on guitar: PRS Dragon Bass
Artists using this pickup: Paul Reed Smith- anybody who owns a CE Bolt-on, Standard, Dragon(I,II,orIII) or Custom
You musical style(s): Jazz, Blues
Reason for pickup change: Came with guitar.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: Smooth and boomy tone
Tone: Balanced
Sonic evaluation: A PRS Standard 22 with a Park amplifier. I want to get the Line 6 by Axys
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: The pickup is great for jazz music. It's not to great for blues.
Overall Rating
:
9
Comments: The pickups is really awesome. It plays good and feels good. The only reason i won't give it a 10 is because it is not plated. Plated pickups really look good on PRS guitars. The only PRS guitars that have plated humbuckers are the McCarty and Artist IV. If you can afford the Artist, you wouldn't be reading this would you?
