Comparing the Different PRS SE Pickups
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ค. 2024
- Many guitars in the PRS SE lineup use that same pickups. So in this video we'll focus in there and compare the 8515 "s", TCI "s", and DGT "s" pickups.
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Pickup Output
3:46 - Pickup EQ
6:20 - Tone Samples
11:59 - Final Thoughts
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Great analysis, thanks!
I really appreciate the video. I have been considering the new satin PRS.
The Satin CE24? Great guitar.
This is a very informative video. Would love to see you do these sort of videos more with some other famous guitars or pickups. This video also proves how pickups actually makes a difference on your overall tone.
You forgot santana pickups which is reaally good.
I have a Satin and a Standard 24-08, and I had a Paul's guitar which I just sold. IMO the only decent sound is when both coils are split. In general I the both the 8515's and TCI's are too bright and harsh. That is probably why the split coil settings sound good. I just changed out the Satin pickups to some Dimarzio 36th anniversary PAF's that I had laying around. The good news is they sound quite a bit better as humbuckers. Less bright and glassy. The bad news is, as single coils there is more of a drop off in vol. and presence. They still sound pretty good though, and more like what I'm used to when splitting humbuckers. Bottom line, I would recommend putting your favorite humbuckers in the Satin for more useable sounds.
Yeah, I don't mind the brightness of the neck pickup so much, but I might swap the bridge pickup. I have a Duesenberg Grand Vintage in a drawer that may find its way into the Satin...
@@davlavmusic7070 The bridge is the easiest one to change because the lead wires are normal length. The neck has extra long lead wires to reach the pickup selector. I had to add 4 or 5 inches of wire to it.
One “SOUND” that ALWAYS gets over looked in 95% of any electric guitar video…… CLEAN……. with both pickups in HUMBUCKER mode. I always compare this sound against my ‘95 Les Paul Standard. ( Not bragging here, I just got real lucky and got one that has a great sound)
This particular “sound” is very chimey and bell like. If chimey is a word. But there is a certain, almost ring to it that makes a Les Paul a Les Paul.
My 95 PRS CE 22 pretty much nails that sound. ( again, not bragging, this one was a gift from my son ). This sound makes a great base from which I add on a bit of Chorus, delay and reverb, to get the spatial sound these guitars excel at. My PRS CE 24 ( Still not bragging, birthday present) does NOT have that exact sound. It’s a 24 fret and the pickups positioning does not produce that sound. It still makes a pretty cool sound, but not that sound and with 3 different sets of pickups, and 3 different guitars, that should be included. It is its own animal, just like 3rd guitar. Just saying…… FUTURE REVIEWERS………. DO IT ! Thanx, Dave…..Yadkinville, N.C. USA
The best pickups by far, are the 58/15 LT's that they use in the McCarty .594 and a few other premium models. They're PAF clones, that have a 3 wire circuit for coil tapping. This keeps the Low Turn pickups from sounding thin like many coilsplit pickups can.
I do like those, I just can't get past the giant necks on the SEs with those pickups.
@@davlavmusic7070 Yep, the pattern vintage neck carve is one of the main reasons I bought my McCarty .594 Singlecut standard in vintage cherry. You could most definitely bludgeon someone quite easily with it. Very solidly built construction. One often overlooked drawback to these extra fat bodied models, is the limited hardcase options. Many cheapy LP style hardcases WILL NOT accommodate the beasty sized PRS models. Mines nestled in a Gator Deluxe TSA chainsaw case, with some custom foam inserts to keep it level. DO NOT force the lid closed on ANY McCarty model from PRS in these chainsaw cases! This wedges the neck tight, lifting the body off the bottom of the case! Without proper added padding under the body, you WILL break the guitar using these cases! But once you get the right size pieces of foam or whatever in there, they start conforming to the guitars body shape. As long as a guitar can't shift around in the case, your generally OK.
Thanks for this. I've been doing the volume roll off to tame the harshness on the SE CE like you mentioned in your previous video. Works great but I wonder if a cap change will help getting the full range of the pot.
I switched out the cap to a .047 and installed a 300k volume pot on my SE custom, worked for me.
Very interesting stuff man. Question. Hypothetically could you take the pickup eq curve and apply it to an eq in qc or fractal so single coils can get closer to humbuckers🤔
I think you could, to an extent. You'd need to boost the level as well, obviously.
? I am considering purchasing the SE McCarty 594 because of its shorter scale. Would you make a guess as to where it’s pickups would place along side your three SEs? Thank you.
Since they are termed "LT", meaning low turn, I would expect them to be low resistance - perhaps just below where the 8515's are. But I would expect that they would have an EQ curve closer to the TCI or DGT pickups - not as much top end as the 8515s.
Directly straight on top !!
Careful, interesting work. The "Fade EQ" spectra match what my ear hears: TCI pups sound congested in HB mode (but great split). The overall EQ spectra are surprising, because my SE DGT's neck pup has a high-end sibilance/presence not present in my 85/15's (which are magically balanced). The TCI pups' low resistance when split is just baffling: These pups are built with a reverse tap, which kicks in extra windings on the primary coil when you split to it. To my ear, there's virtually no volume drop when you split them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
DGT neck is fatter than a les Paul 60s neck?
I don't think it's fatter, but I would say it's for bigger "shoulders". It's hard to describe - decibel it's own thing.