Author Topic: RD Artist Original PG and Pups on ebay  (Read 1071 times)

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Re: RD Artist Original PG and Pups on ebay
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 05:54:43 PM »
damm bad timing, those would of rocked in my les paul bass.

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Re: RD Artist Original PG and Pups on ebay
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2010, 03:46:22 AM »
No, they wouldn't!  :mrgreen: There is nothing very rockish at all about those pups and their electronics, the RD Artist was conceived to sound Alembic'ish, not rockish. They accentuate sizzling highs and booming lows, but sound pretty plain in the midrange.
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Re: RD Artist Original PG and Pups on ebay
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2010, 09:22:45 AM »
Has anyone tried those pickups without the Moog-board, strictly passive?

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Re: RD Artist Original PG and Pups on ebay
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2010, 09:45:36 AM »
Judging only by their DC resistance, they must sound weak and clear. But DC resistance doesn't say much about a pup's sound.
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Re: RD Artist Original PG and Pups on ebay
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2010, 05:09:40 PM »
Passive for years... there is one in my now fretless Artist and one that has been stripped to go into Marks '76 TB cover in my T'bird... both in the bridge slot...

They "rock" well enough for my tastes...

The pup the seller shows has had the connector clipped off... both look pristine though...

I intend to post some music with these pups at some point... just not yet...
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