Great demo of a great pickup. Also a good example of why I don't worry about the schematic values Duncan or other companies list in their catalogues. You have to play a pickup to see if it works for you. The Demon can work for anything from metal to jazz to blues. Just a great all around pickup.
I have a Schecter Solo 6 Standard from like 2012 or something. Amazing quality for the $. I paid $400 and it came with Grover tuners, Graph Tech Tusq nut, Tone Pros bridge and tailpiece, and Duncan Designed JB/59 combo. All I did was sand the back of the neck (gloss paint) so it is smooth. Plays and sounds great. Most recently I picked up a Schecter DJ Ashba signature and it is also amazing...alder body, maple neck with ebony board and custom "birds on a wire" inlay, 22 frets, dive only Floyd 1500 with stainless steel screws, Sustainiac pickup in the neck (single coil) and an EMG 81 in the bridge. It also has a really cool matte white with black racing stripe finish. Then I have a Jackson Scott Ian and although it is really nice...they skimped on some of the appointments like tuners, nut, and bridge/tailpiece. Schecter doesn't skimp. Now speaking of that Screamin' Demon...love that pickup. I've shied away from it due to some reviews I've read and feeling like I need more power (I love the JB), but man that pickup snarls and has some cool airyness to it so it would also shine in a clean setting. I just may have to give that a go...but which guitar LOL. I love the JB and the EMG 81 is also cool. The Jackson has Duncan Designed Distortion set (I don't know why since Scott Ian plays JB/59 combo), but I was thinking of the Dimarzio Dominion set for that guitar. Those pickups sound killer also. Similar to JB, but they have this percussive attack and although mid heavy, don't sound nasally or compressed.
The Screamin’ Demon is my #1. It pairs great with a Full Shred Neck, but lately I’ve been rolling it with a Humbucker from Hell. I know Duncan classifies it as medium output but it’s really on-par with a 59, perhaps a tad weaker. You can’t compare DCR since the Demon uses 43 AWG wire and is quite under-wound while the 59 is 42 AWG and the bobbin is pretty full. Love the AMT sticker!
I can’t really hear the guitar without mics. I believe Christopher Amott from Arch Enemy used the screamin’ demon in his Caparison Guitars. Caparison Guitars are unique, they use maple necks that split the mahogany body. I’m guessing it’s because it gives it a bit of sustain and the neck doesn’t warp like a bolt on. I used the Screamin’ Demon once before and all I can say is it Growls. It’s almost like a JB, but not too ‘middy’ and the highs are a bit more tamed than a JB. It also eliminates the High Output filth when playing the clean channel. I liked it in my basswood ESP ltd. equipped with Floyd rose. I was a bit of a George Lynch fan myself so I tried to catch the Lynch tone, but it was missing something…George’s hands lol. I know you can’t put that guitar down now lol!
Absolutely. Just have it set up and intonation set up for those tunings. String gauge should be between maybe 11-52 to 12-60 for those tunings to have proper tension.
Problem with the demon is it lacks mids, so when playing alone it sounds quite good as it's very crisp and articulate, but in a band that presence and treble gets buried by vocals and cymbals
It actually has an excellent EQ curve with plenty of mids and the majority of the tone depends most definitely on how your amplifier is dialed in as well to get the best performance out of your pickups.
@@AngryTonesRiffClips dunno, I play in a dual guitar band, and even with mids almost cranked (marshall style amp) the other guitarist gets the upper hand with little effort, while I tend to sound rather shrill and thin. How is your pickup height set btw?
I don’t know why they used 3 piece wood for neck more neck piece killing sustaine. Example c6 plus schecter cheaper than pro version but c6 plus has 1 piece neck. Body has 5 or 6 piece wood too I don’t know why they used too much piece. But looks good guitar.
The CR-6 pro was only designed for international sales. The CR-6 is designed specifically with high performance features and upper scale materials. Solid mahogany body, 3 piece maple neck with wenge fretboard is not lacking any sustain and it feels and sounds killer.
Mesa Engineering is the new logo. The company is still called Mesa/Boogie and Subway collection is their bass gear. Even the current bass amps/cabs say Mesa Engineering on them.
Great question! Well the JB is one of my favorites it’s the most popular hot rodded Humbucker for its versatility and has great tone huge chunky chugs for Metal too, the Distortion is a killer high output metal pickup as it EQ curve is more midrange focused and the lows remain tight and mean with searing top end sizzle! The SH-12 The Screamin’ Demon is a medium output humbucker pickup designed to deliver crisp 80s sizzle with a scooped midrange. I love the airiness of this one because it’s like a pissed off PAF style Humbucker with clarity and a medium to high output to create a wall of sound with big chords that bloom under high gain but still remain super tight for fast articulate rhythms. Cheers from Nashville - Angry Riffs 🤘
These are great. The necks are soo shreddy.
Great demo of a great pickup. Also a good example of why I don't worry about the schematic values Duncan or other companies list in their catalogues. You have to play a pickup to see if it works for you. The Demon can work for anything from metal to jazz to blues. Just a great all around pickup.
Respect My Friend That's Amazing. Love Schecter Guitars.
Very cool G. Nice riffage bud, sounded great
Much appreciated brother thanks!
@@AngryTonesRiffClips anytime…keep up the angry riffs and clips
I have a Schecter Solo 6 Standard from like 2012 or something. Amazing quality for the $. I paid $400 and it came with Grover tuners, Graph Tech Tusq nut, Tone Pros bridge and tailpiece, and Duncan Designed JB/59 combo. All I did was sand the back of the neck (gloss paint) so it is smooth. Plays and sounds great. Most recently I picked up a Schecter DJ Ashba signature and it is also amazing...alder body, maple neck with ebony board and custom "birds on a wire" inlay, 22 frets, dive only Floyd 1500 with stainless steel screws, Sustainiac pickup in the neck (single coil) and an EMG 81 in the bridge. It also has a really cool matte white with black racing stripe finish. Then I have a Jackson Scott Ian and although it is really nice...they skimped on some of the appointments like tuners, nut, and bridge/tailpiece. Schecter doesn't skimp.
Now speaking of that Screamin' Demon...love that pickup. I've shied away from it due to some reviews I've read and feeling like I need more power (I love the JB), but man that pickup snarls and has some cool airyness to it so it would also shine in a clean setting. I just may have to give that a go...but which guitar LOL. I love the JB and the EMG 81 is also cool. The Jackson has Duncan Designed Distortion set (I don't know why since Scott Ian plays JB/59 combo), but I was thinking of the Dimarzio Dominion set for that guitar. Those pickups sound killer also. Similar to JB, but they have this percussive attack and although mid heavy, don't sound nasally or compressed.
The Screamin’ Demon is my #1. It pairs great with a Full Shred Neck, but lately I’ve been rolling it with a Humbucker from Hell. I know Duncan classifies it as medium output but it’s really on-par with a 59, perhaps a tad weaker. You can’t compare DCR since the Demon uses 43 AWG wire and is quite under-wound while the 59 is 42 AWG and the bobbin is pretty full.
Love the AMT sticker!
How shreddy is the neck
I can’t really hear the guitar without mics. I believe Christopher Amott from Arch Enemy used the screamin’ demon in his Caparison Guitars. Caparison Guitars are unique, they use maple necks that split the mahogany body. I’m guessing it’s because it gives it a bit of sustain and the neck doesn’t warp like a bolt on. I used the Screamin’ Demon once before and all I can say is it Growls. It’s almost like a JB, but not too ‘middy’ and the highs are a bit more tamed than a JB. It also eliminates the High Output filth when playing the clean channel. I liked it in my basswood ESP ltd. equipped with Floyd rose. I was a bit of a George Lynch fan myself so I tried to catch the Lynch tone, but it was missing something…George’s hands lol. I know you can’t put that guitar down now lol!
Thanks man! It’s to bad you couldn’t hear it. Sounds great on my end. All my videos are recorded with a RØDE NTG-2 shotgun condenser microphone. 🤘
Did you have any thoughts on the split coil sounds when you pull the volume switch out?
Would they work if I want a dropped A# or B tunning?
Absolutely. Just have it set up and intonation set up for those tunings. String gauge should be between maybe 11-52 to 12-60 for those tunings to have proper tension.
Problem with the demon is it lacks mids, so when playing alone it sounds quite good as it's very crisp and articulate, but in a band that presence and treble gets buried by vocals and cymbals
It actually has an excellent EQ curve with plenty of mids and the majority of the tone depends most definitely on how your amplifier is dialed in as well to get the best performance out of your pickups.
@@AngryTonesRiffClips dunno, I play in a dual guitar band, and even with mids almost cranked (marshall style amp) the other guitarist gets the upper hand with little effort, while I tend to sound rather shrill and thin. How is your pickup height set btw?
I don’t know why they used 3 piece wood for neck more neck piece killing sustaine. Example c6 plus schecter cheaper than pro version but c6 plus has 1 piece neck. Body has 5 or 6 piece wood too I don’t know why they used too much piece. But looks good guitar.
I have no sustain shortage with my Ibanez S premium and it has 11 pieces
The CR-6 pro was only designed for international sales. The CR-6 is designed specifically with high performance features and upper scale materials. Solid mahogany body, 3 piece maple neck with wenge fretboard is not lacking any sustain and it feels and sounds killer.
Mesa Engineering....Boogie is their bass side...lol
Mesa Engineering is the new logo. The company is still called Mesa/Boogie and Subway collection is their bass gear. Even the current bass amps/cabs say Mesa Engineering on them.
@@AngryTonesRiffClipsI must be out of touch. I guess my '99 , and '04 tri-recs have a new logo too. The Ran Dall cab is cool tho
How do you compare the sh-12 to say the Jb or distortion??
Great question! Well the JB is one of my favorites it’s the most popular hot rodded Humbucker for its versatility and has great tone huge chunky chugs for Metal too, the Distortion is a killer high output metal pickup as it EQ curve is more midrange focused and the lows remain tight and mean with searing top end sizzle! The SH-12 The Screamin’ Demon is a medium output humbucker pickup designed to deliver crisp 80s sizzle with a scooped midrange. I love the airiness of this one because it’s like a pissed off PAF style Humbucker with clarity and a medium to high output to create a wall of sound with big chords that bloom under high gain but still remain super tight for fast articulate rhythms. Cheers from Nashville - Angry Riffs 🤘