DeMartini: Invasion of Your Privacy

[jccarmichael]

Does the Warren DeMartini custom shop pup aim for the Invasion of Your Privacy tone? I've read somewhere that DeMartini used a JB at one point, but I'm not sure if that was the recording he used it on. If so, then is there a tonal comparison between the two pups?

[XSSIVE]

as far as i know WD used a JB on everything Ratt ever did. the new custom shop pickup was only used on the new live tour and in his new signature charvel.

-Mike

[Thunder]

The signature pickup has an A2 mag opposed to the original JB with an A5.

[DonP]

It's easy to nail WD tones with a regular JB. I thought my SL2H might be a hang up because of the body construction, but it just goes to show you how much more influenticial the pickup is to getting the tone.

[jccarmichael]

Man... this is a great forum! I get responses super quick. Thanks!

[nightwing122087]

Yeah, DeMartini used a JB forever. For the record, I just want to say that though Ratt is a horrible band, they are a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Most of it is because I genuinely think that Warren is a fantastic guitar player. He was a little more cool and bluesy than Lynch, but he can still burn like nobody's business. He was a quintessential 80's guitar player, but he had good phrasing, he rarely EVER tapped, had great vibrato, was tasty, and his fast runs never seemed too over the top. I would have liked to see what he would have done in the context of a better band. Easily one of the best guitarists of the 80's.

[Marshall_Abuser]

As other have pointed out, DeMartini's tone with RATT can be had with a JB without any problems.

[Thunder]

Yeah, DeMartini used a JB forever. For the record, I just want to say that though Ratt is a horrible band, they are a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Most of it is because I genuinely think that Warren is a fantastic guitar player. He was a little more cool and bluesy than Lynch, but he can still burn like nobody's business. He was a quintessential 80's guitar player, but he had good phrasing, he rarely EVER tapped, had great vibrato, was tasty, and his fast runs never seemed too over the top. I would have liked to see what he would have done in the context of a better band. Easily one of the best guitarists of the 80's.

Yes indeed!

[DonP]

For the record, I just want to say that though Ratt is a horrible band

Back in the 80s, I used to think that too (I was more into Heavy Metal than Glam Metal).

Today, I really enjoy Ratt and playing there songs.

[Ayrton]

Warren quite possibly had the greatest tone of the '80s.

[Thunder]

Warren quite possibly had the greatest tone of the '80s.

+1 on that! Warren had a 'magic' Plexi also!

[Ayrton]

+1 on that! Warren had a 'magic' Plexi also!

I wish I could find out more about it, but rumor has it that Warren's Marshall was one of the ones the factory used to copy for the reissues.

I have also read that Warren had used both Aspen Pittman's and SIR's famous Marshalls.

[Thunder]

I wish I could find out more about it, but rumor has it that Warren's Marshall was one of the ones the factory used to copy for the reissues.

I have also read that Warren had used both Aspen Pittman's and SIR's famous Marshalls.

Yes Aryton, I read that too.

[Ayrton]

Alright Warren, we know you are lurking!

Confess now.

[BloodRose]

Yeah, Ill chime in to say that Warren was, and Is one of my favorite players.. Both tone and style..

You got onto marshalls.. The first time I saw them, they were running Laneys and it seems like the second time too... This was in support of the 1st and second album and they were still opening..

[Thunder]

What I'd really like to know is if his JB back in the day had an A2 in it?

[Iron Horse]

What I'd really like to know is if his JB back in the day had an A2 in it?

No, it was just a standard JB.

[Thunder]

Thanx Iron Horse!

[jccarmichael]

...looking for a good description of the SD Custom Shop Warren DeMartini pup. I know it was designed for the Charvel WD model, but how does it compare to...say... a JB or a '78? ... or any other pickup for that matter?

[AmpliFIRE]

Wd ftw!!!