So I picked these up new at a really good price after reading some really good reviews of them. While being Seymour Duncans, what I feel are inherently solid pickups, their voicing isn't quite what I was expecting. Just concerning the bridge pickup which is what I use most since I'm mostly into high gain chugging I found it to be a little nasaly and not quite as clear and tight as I was hoping. I put them in my Ibanez ICT700 for reference. I have a set of Nazgul Sentient in my 7 string Epiphone V and they are the pickups that really sold me on the Seymour Duncan brand and why I became interested in the Black Winter. Obviously pickups are a very subjective thing depending on the style of music you play and what guitar they are in and the rest of your rig for that matter. All in all though I would have to say I prefer the Nazgul Sentient set over The Black Winter set.Read full review
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Absolutely ferocious pickups with amazing cleans on the middle and neck positions. Coil splits are impressively full bodied and convincing, probably the best ive heard in a humbucker. Obviously they perform well under high gain too. Some folks might find the output too hot or the feel too compressed - I'm na big fan of those characteristics personally though.
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Being the guitarist for that Great American band NiteShift. I recently set up 5 guitars with Black Winter pickups.. Stunningly Sprontacious, to put it mildly... Try a set. You won't be let down.
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I have been a Les Paul/ Marshall guy for around 40 years. I recently made a huge change in my live rig from a Marshall tube amp to a new Orange Crush 100. I am now changing all my Alnico II pickups to Alnico V. For me, the distinct warmth of the Alnico II paired with a tube amp is lost when using a solid state. Hotter, brighter pickups paired with the Orange Crush get really close to a true tube amp sound.
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Excellent pickups. Note that short-scale necks can have a bit of a buzzing problem, since the magnets are hugely powerful.
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