Topic: The tone of pickups.

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Posted at December 27, 2015, 6:10 am:

I hear people say how they like a particular brand of pickup or whatever, but I was curious. After you're plugged into some effects and an amp, is the tone of a pickup all that noticeable?

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The characteristics of a pickup should always come through, I've never...

Ok, I actually have very little experiance with effects as I don't own...

probably the pickup.

I'm pretty sure your amp will have the most affect on the overall tone...

pickup probaably about 30-40% of your tone and your amp 60-70% of your...

Does effects come into the tone or is that considered something else?

I usually don't run a lot of effects a wah and a volume pedal current...

don't forget about your hands, they're important too, for sustain and ...

Yeah but you are stuck with your hands for the rest of your life.

So what exactly would you classify as "tone".

The pickups will affect your tone alot, think about it - it's the thin...

Yeah different pickups are good for different things.

I would agree with most of these guys, its the pickups.

Okay thanks for all the info.

well the pickup's sound is what the note is, and that is jsut what is ...

Quoted for truth.

Okay so I was thinking of getting an Epi SG because I love Iommi's ton...

there is more to Toni Iommi's tone than the guitar, I was playing some...

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I've found that pickups effect the tone a good deal but not in the sam...

I can see what you're saying.

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