Product: Peavey Distortion Class
Price Paid: N/A used
Submitted
11/10/1997
at
01:55pm
by
Matt Hazen
Email: soulsearcher777<at>hotmail dot com
Features
:
Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: I dunno.
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: 1989 Peavey Tracer II
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: None. It was stock.
Other pickups on guitar: Peavey Hi-Output single-coil
Artists using this pickup: I dunno.
You musical style(s): Rock and/or roll
Reason for pickup change: None. It was the stock pickup.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: It's pretty loud. It's good for overdriving a clean channel and excellent for distorted playing.
Tone: It's very well-balanced, and hotter than a stock Gibson.
Sonic evaluation: This pickup works well with my Crate GX-15R practice amp. I love the distortion you get from cranking a clean channel and digging in, and this pickup is perfect for that. It's very dynamically responsive, and you can clean up really fast just by picking more softly. It drives effects pretty well, too. It's absolute insanity when used with amp distortion. This pickup was designed for '80's metal. It works pretty well with my style, which is rather eclectic.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play pretty experimental sounds with high action and heavy strings. Although my guitar was designed to be a shredder's guitar, it works great as an experimental thunk-machine. This pickup is good for anything. Metal, grunge, even country and techno are all do-able with this pickup.
Overall Rating
:
10
Comments: Let's put it this way: if you can find one, buy an old Peavey. Peavey guitars are highly underrated, and they are fine guitars. The pickups are quality, too. Given the choice between changing this pickup and chewing broken glass while listening to Hanson (a fate worse than Death!, I'd take my chances with the glass.
