Seymour Duncan Blackout Bridge

[Horde of Torment]

I'm a new convert to Seymour Duncan Blackout Bridge pickup. Previously, I was an EMG-81 user. I liked the 81 because it is a necessary pickup for downtuned syncophated metal but my ears don't like the compression that comes with it.

With the Blackout, I got a more organic tone, with more bass, and mids. Overall I am happy with it BUT

There seems to be this little high end ring immediately when I stop after I do synchopated riffs. It's not a big issue but I just wanna get rid of it.

I haven't played in a rehearsal room, in a band setting, using half-stacks.

I'm currently just 'test-driving' the pickup with the following set-up:

NNG Custom Flying V ( Mahogany body / rosewood fretboard )
Pedals:

Home-made Overdrive
MOdded Metal Zone
Modded BOSS GE-7
Boss NOise Suppressor

I use 0.54 to 0.12 strings tuned to C# standard or Drop-B with medium action.

The pedals go straight to the FX return of an old Charvel solid-state combo amp.

If you guys, have views on this little problem, please enlighten me.

Thank you.

[Virtual Kevorkian]

Tape off your strings above the nut and behind the bridge if it's a TOM - you're hearing those strings vibrate.

[Horde of Torment]

TOM - Tune-O-Matic??? My bridge is just like a traditional Gibson Flying V. Where do I tape? Thanks for the reply though.

[Virtual Kevorkian]

TOM - Tune-O-Matic??? My bridge is just like a traditional Gibson Flying V. Where do I tape? Thanks for the reply though.

TOM = tune o matic.

A picture might help more than anything:



Where the electrical tape is - that's where you want to deaden vibrations.

[Horde of Torment]

Thank you bro,

The picture does really help. Is that a Schecter and a 5150II or a Peavey 6505+ ?

[ArtieToo]

A picture might help more than anything:

Nice axe Jeff. And an interesting speaker cab too. I like the "Colonial" look, and the cool places to store speaker cables and picks and stuff.

[Horde of Torment]

Thanks for the tip, Jeff. Are there any other ways to do this without taping??

[Karmadog777]

cotton balls , expanding insulation foam, small furry animals..... the possibilities are endless

[daemon barbeque]

i use a Shure cable strap (velcro)

[JB_From_Hell]

Tape is the most efficient.

If you're ever using a guitar with a whammy bar, make sure to stuff the cavity full of Kleenex, for the same reasons.

[Virtual Kevorkian]

Thank you bro,

The picture does really help. Is that a Schecter and a 5150II or a Peavey 6505+ ?

Schecter check, 5150II check. good eye!


You can use foam, but I find electrical tape to look the cleanest and be the most effective.