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Says they're vintage style p/ups. Seems cool.
And the poles are showing! Gasp!
Says they're vintage style p/ups. Seems cool.
And the poles are showing! Gasp!
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Geezer Butler signature pick ups
- Thread starter HeebHammer70
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I laughed out loud right there.
Pick any p bass. Done.
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,199
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
I'm psyched to try them. I've been wanting to convert one of my Spectors to passive, and the routing is very tight (could not fit an Aguilar PJ set in there). This might be a really nice option to give one of my Euro 435lx's a different flavor.
Granted, I play in a band tuned down to "C" (Sabbath is "C" and "C#") with an overdriven sound, so in theory these pickups should shine in that context.
Granted, I play in a band tuned down to "C" (Sabbath is "C" and "C#") with an overdriven sound, so in theory these pickups should shine in that context.
i'd rather get the Lakland Geezer signature bass instead 
i can't imagine what the price will be but some day....it will be mine!
i can't imagine what the price will be but some day....it will be mine!
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,199
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
Well, I pre-ordered them. In the words of Tom Petty, "the waiting is the hardest part"!
BTW, if anyone wants to know the specs to these:
Alnico 5
Inductance: 6.70 Henries
DC Resistance: 12.83 kohm
These are EMG P-HZ (EMG's passive line) and are under the sub moniker of "GB"
They come with 500k vol and tone pots, Switchcraft jack and are of the solderless variety. The cap is a macro and soldered to the board of the tone pot. 1 megOhm/47pf.
Definitely not a typical passive Precision setup, which usually consists of 250k pots and pickups in the 10-11k range.
And that's why I have my reservations about this. Classical Sabbath is a stock Precision through a broken tube amp if the stories of Geezer using a cab with blown speakers on the eponymous debut is to be believed.
There is no real voodoo behind it.
I read an interview with Geezer and that's exactly what he used. They were very poor back then.
lol Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Technical Ecstasy, Never Say Die, and the Mob Rules are in Standard Tuning
Master of Reality has multiple tunings.. After Forever (DGCF) Children of the Grave and Into the Void (C#F#BE) Sweet Leaf and Solitude (Standard)
Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Sabotage are (C# F# BE) except Am I going Insane (Standard)
Heaven and Hell (Eb Ab Db Gb) Half Step!
That said I Play in a Sabbath Tribute a few times a year and i also pre-ordered a pair....we will see!
lol....i play along with my records all the time in preperation for our two big events each year (Halloween and New Years)
wasn't hard to figure out..lol
i also have several song books published by Cherry Lane and Hal Leonard...which include the tuning for the included songs
Hell just listen...lol
Did i Mention i'm also a Geezer Geek...lol
Hmm, Iommi lost his finger tips in his teens... I'm no Sabbath crack but it would lead me to believe the early records were recorded in a lower tuning too but in keys that could be played in standard tuning. Basically just moving everything up the fretboard with the added benefit of lower tension?
