Black Winter is my favorite pickup. With a tone knob, you can go from very clean to straight death metal. And still maintain that organic passive sound. It’s gorgeous clean though, but no one plays them clean.
I don't really know much, I just read reviews and learn the frequency ranges the company posts then I try them out and compare if it's accurate. They're pretty on point with their descriptions. : )
Hey I want to change my pickups in my Epiphone Jeff Waters Flying V.i have a Peavey 6505+ Amp and i play death metal.i love old swedish sound.i have also Metal Muff and i stil have problem which pickups should i buy? Big confused
I've been trying to find something to convince me away from Nazguls out of fear that I've formed some kind of illogical bias for them but man.. They just always sound the best to me!
@@louistorres I've yet to try an A8 since they're on the uncommon side. The only bad I've heard is that some have described them to be "clangy" at times which I take it from your praise hasn't been the case for you. I've also heard that they sound really "big" with thick low mids which sounds dreamy to me. Thanks for the video by the way!
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@Louistorres As a metalhead, I've been very interested in both of these pickups. I'm drawn to Nazgul just off the name alone. They both sound good. Nazgul seems to be a bit chunkier. If you were to use both in one guitar which pickup would you put in the neck and which in the bridge?
Nazgul Bridge/ Black Winter neck its an amazing combo and the only one available since the Nazgul is a bridge pickup. Usually you team Nazgul with Sentient. I am thinking of getting a Black Winter bridge and Sentient neck. Sentient neck is really a nice pickup too. Need more guitars \m/ \m/
@@toddwilliamson2651 thanks for the tip. I appreciate it. I recently purchased the LTD black metal M. It retails for too much so I bought it used for 7 and it was in mint condition. The black winter pickup really is great for black metal. I'm currently seeking another guitar to purchase to pair it with, when I do I'll definitely take your advice on the pickup positions. I'm looking forward to hearing the chunkiness of the nazgul. Also, being a Tolkien fan, the name alone is killer. If you're looking for a nice guitar for a specific purpose, the ltd black metal series won't disappoint. Got any guitars you'd suggest I check out?
@@simonkoch4032 I also have a 7 string LTD I like quite a bit (H1007B Koa EMG 81/60s). Depends on the price range I guess. Under a grand I like PRS and LTD, over a grand I like Fenders. Above the $1500 mark I would at least look at a Kiesel or .strandberg for a 7 or 8 before buying a high end Jazzmaster because I love Jazzmasters. The Jim Root ones are very metal. I actually prefer EMG's so that's not a problem for me.
@@toddwilliamson2651 I gotta go with seymour duncans. But I recorded my last album with emgs on a bc rich. I think what I'm going to do is Customize this ltd black metal m. Add a switch and a nazgul bridge pickup.
@Todd Williamson I customized the LTD Black metal M , like I mentioned a year ago. Black winter in the neck and nazgul in the bridge. But, I'm gonna switch out the black winter and get the Seymour Duncan Invader next. I love the Nazgul and for the name alone.
I have an old RG with a basswood or polar body the pickups are not the hot more rockish I thinking of putting in sentient nazgul pickup in it. I'd appreciate if thing it's a good idea.
Just make sure you watch a few RUclips videos with the Nazgul and listen to hear if it's the tone you think you'll like. Your amp, speakers and pedal chain will adjust the pickup's tone as well, but you would understand your gear more than anyone else. I love my Nazgul pickups. I have them in an ESP and in my Ibanez S7420 as well. It's a great middle of the road/ neutral kind of pickup that covers several genres of metal.
Just got a lower end Ibanez Rga42 it’s got the quantum humbuckers. I been looking into what pickups to get for it. Been going back and forth on the jb/jazz and the nazgul/sentient set. Playing hard rock/metal. Just can’t decide which set to get. Both seem to sound really good. Great video! I a preferred the nazgul for sure in this shootout.
Joey, personally, I'm with you. I LOVE my Seymour Nazgul and will add that the name is cool. The JB are a very VERY close second, without question. I'm thinking of getting a Bill Lawrence X500XL bridge and see which one I want to use it on. : )
Hey I just watched this & your video on the Dimebucker, great stuff & I'm going with the Nazgul! Just curious have you ever done a video on the Seymour Duncan Thrash Factors?
Funny enough, I've never even heard of the Thrash Factor pickup!! They also have about 85 different pickups too but I've never used them. I'll check them out on RUclips and see if there are any videos with it! Thanks, brother!!
@@louistorres The Thrash Factors are Dave Mustaines take on a JB, & 59, The JB is a bit darker in his set really geared for 80's Thrash. It's what he used to record Rust in Peace with his Jackson King V.
@@louistorres Hey just an update I put an Alpha Omega set in my Jackson RR-T & a Nazgul set in my Jackson Warrior WRX24 , I finally moved away from EMG's & got more versatility out of my Tone! I also put a Nazgul Bridge in my Jackson Extreme Star. Thanks again for this video !
@@chuksiple1463 omg, I'm so happy! Yeah man, EMGs are great but there's so much "emotion" lost with actives. I'm thrilled that you made the switch!!! :)
You know, because I'm a terrible lead guitarist, I never actually use the neck pickup but YES all day to the Dimebucker!! Even better, check out Voodoo Custom Pickups! You're going to be floored by them!
You know, because I'm a terrible lead guitarist, I never actually use the neck pickup but YES all day to the Dimebucker!! Even better, check out Voodoo Custom Pickups! You're going to be floored by them!
That's Dave's pickup. That guy is such a great guitarist! There really aren't many reviews, that's weird. I wonder if it just doesn't sell really well.
The Black Winter sounds better in this video to me. It sounds fuller. I've never played using either pick up though. I was thinking of swapping my SD Invader with one of these pick ups in my Synyster Gates Custom.
@@louistorres I'm probably going to try the BW in my Synyster guitar. I have a KM7 mk3 with Fishmans. Have you tried Fishman pick-ups? I would go with Fishmans in my Synyster, but they would probably be a pain in the ass to wire up lol
@@jaysyn1576 I almost bought a pair of Fishmans someone was selling near me on Craigslist!! Aren't they an odd size too? Why did I think that? Did they have to route some of the depth in the body of your KM7? : )
@@louistorres I'm not sure. The KM7 came with them. I know they are mounted directly to the body. Other than that, I don't know. They sound great though. The hype is well deserved lol
I have nazguls one guitar, dimebucker in another and pegasus in another and they all sound killer tuned down to drop B,C,D or E.I was thinking about buying some black winters for my So Cal now I don't know.
Black Winters are really dark and work as they are designed, so it depends on the style you play. They definitely won't work with all genres of metal. I actually ripped out the Black Winter from my ESP already. :)
Haha, awesome...I knew you would like the Nazgul..sick pickup!!..The Black Winter is good but I feel like it can be a bit much..at least for my taste...I can't wait to hear the Dimebucker on the ESP next!!
Good shit Mister.. I thought the Nazgul was better sounding too. Seemed like the Black Winter was not as thick compared to the Nazgul (at least on my iPhone).
I totally agree with you. Although oddly enough, the BW I have on my white Ibanez RG sounds better than this one I installed. I literally staring at my ESP with the BW and soldering kit to swap it out to a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker. One of my Jacksons came with one and I loved it. For some reason, I don't remember how I got this extra Dimebucker but I vaguely remember a guitar I bought having an extra pickup inside the case that the guy threw in. :) I think it was this DB.
I use Black Winter pickups on my baritone and I tune down to A#. I'm usually EQing my sound with a fair amount of mid/treble as well, and I have never found the BW to get too shrill or overbearing. For as hot and powerful as they can get, they're surprisingly well balanced and articulate and clean up nicely too. I guess it'll depend on your own touch and attack and your overall tone setup, but for me I found the Nazgul to be a bit more treble for me than I preferred compared to the Nazgul (which is a great pickup too!)
Excellent. Example the Seymour Duncan 'SLUG' is 40K ohms. Does that mean it puts out 1200 millivolts? Possibly close. There is some relation to Resistance in K Ohms. However it does not necessarily mean that the output is the highest for a given amount of resistance. You can achieve lower resistance coupled with greater millivolt output and greater signal to the amp and greater inductance in the pickup produced based on the sciences of pickup design. Although 'Output' is the millivolts not the resistance that are the K Ohms. Output is your peak volume. Resistance versus your millivolts output is your headroom. Larry DiMarzio is the only one that has it all correct on their website. Seymour duncan is a million miles far behind on their website. However they also make great pickups. DiMarzio specifications are awesome to reference like this= Bass, Low midrange, High midrange, Treble,. Millivolts, Resistance, magnet type. And the only thing left to check at home IS the INDUCTANCE. This shall tell you almost everything you need to know about a pickup and better for reference and sound referencing. If Larry told about the inductance on the website then there would not be a better pickup selecting tooL, than the website itself and Dimarzio is only one single input step away from achieving this, with listing the inductance with what is up on website already. Based on this, i must choose DiMarzio for sound searching what i am want to use for what purpose or instrument. The reason being i am can match pickups from different brands or the same with different pickups! In this way, you can mix and match for a pallete of your choosing to do what you want it to. Thanks to DiMarzio for this great insight and impeccable work and exquisite detail that is DiMarzio. Of course we know what duncans sound like. And there are must have duncans that you need in your recording studio, and there is a reason. So in every tool box i am recommend pickups from many different manufacturers and custom builders as well. Voodoo pickups, Bareknuckle pickups, Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, and Lundgren to name a few. Legendary pickups as well. Some Gibson pickups also. It goes on forever. However there are very specific pickups that are must have. Like the SUHR thornbucker Pete Thorn signature model.
I love both but they're incredibly different from each other, much like the Marshall JCM800 is different than a Randall Satan. They are different flavors and great for the tone they each provide.
I love mine but some guys don't like that it doesn't have a presence or resonance knob. To be honest, just like some guys don't like Marshall, try it out first and make sure you love it. Also, there are a few other videos with the Mr Hector, check those out too. :)
The Black Winter isn't bad, it is reasonably tight, not "woofy", but the Nazgul has those punchy mids, seems like a great choice if you like the sound of actives but your guitar came with passives. I have the blackouts on my Schecter and love them, the Nazgul sounds like something that could hang with those bad boys.
@@louistorres Interesting. I used to have one, and it was close to spec. Maybe you have a special one. But yeah, agreed, it's not as hot as the 'Winter, but that might have more to do with the fact that it's got a lot less ceramic magnet in it. :)
I have both the Nazgul and Black winter’s in 2 different guitars of mine. I like the Nazgul just a little bit better than my black winter 👌🏻 ALSO, my band Roseblood is playing with All Out War in March in Brooklyn, you should come check us out!
Great video brother! I'd love to see the dimebucker comparison. Have you ever checked out motor city pickups nuke? That would be awesome to see you do a video on.
Your Nazgul is going to have more highs bled off it with a tone control pot in the circuit, even dialed all the way down it still bleeds some off unless you run a no-load tone pot which would completely bypass it when set to up all the way. The Black Winter you have no tone pot so it is completely bypassed...you'll hear all of it. Its hard for me to tell any difference going through your recorder, compressed, put on yourtube, and replayed back on my tv.... but if you hear that high tinny on the Black Winters try a tone pot and cap. or a different tone cap.
Out of the two i prefer the Blackwinter. Maybe since i have my black Winter in a dark sounding guitar it balances better. My Nazgul i have in my 7 string and it to me sounds like a single coil tone. kind of on the bright and thin sound. Which is funny because i hear people say the Black Winter sounds thin and bright. great video
Black Winter all the way... I am also a pickup builder and have been experimenting with different ideas. I have come up with something that in theory should work great and once I have what I need, am going to build it. I would love for someone to review it when it's done. If you're interested
The BW is good but dark and crazy as it sounds, pitchy but that's because I'm using a six string! I bet it would sound incredible on a low tuned seven. :)
Louis Torres i tuned to C and B standard on the guitars I used the BW... insane clarity and aggression. Pissed off sounding! Nazgul chugs better tho. That said, I prefer the Pegasus for its versatility. I feel like It can cover all the bases in metal
@@louistorres Plus, with a Fortin built Randall solid state and my eventual Savage Drive, that's a killer recipe. When I get my other guitar fixed I'm swapping out my Distortions for Black Winters.
Justin Johnson what kind of death do you play? I was going to get distortions for melodic death but if you’re saying black winters might be better I’m all ears
the first 1 has a very scratchy attack to it but fuller. the second just tighter, more you..., your a beast..... Oh you just said that as I'm typing. thats the SOB guitar?
Like them both but you should do a comparison of the dimebucker vs the nazgul I’m getting a new dean ml with one but as you said I already tune down alot great video
@louis torres: Per your description of the Black Winter, it would stand to reason that it would work in a dark-sounding Les Paul (I've got one)that is heavy on the Low-Mids. I've got a very dark-sounding Les Paul Gothic (despite having an ebony fretboard) that I put a Sentient/Pegasus set into with 585kpots/Vitamin Q caps. Sentient is fantastic but I've really had to fiddle with pickup height/pole pieces a lot to get it close to what I'm looking for with that particular guitar. Currently looking at a Custom 5 as a new bridge pickup....
If your Les Paul sounds dark and want something to brighten it, you should look into the Seymour Duncan Nazgul instead of the Black Winter. : ) Hope that helps, bro and have a super great New Year's Eve!!!
Black winter for me but I'm into that swedish metal stuff tuned in Baritone. But as for riffs, 4:45-4:55 is my favorite. Would like to hear that with the black winter pickup.
Thats weird.. I coulda swore the Nazgul was advertised as being for lower tunings/extended range. Maybe my perspective is skewed since some of the black winter demos I watched played some black metal trem-picked high chords and stuff. I bought my 2018 Solar E1.6 evertune used off Reverb (from back when Ola used to QC them in person) specifically to let me thrash away and keep drop A# in tune- but the duncan solars just seem muddy to me. Theyre not terrible, but for my purposes I want something with more bite, since Im going pretty low. Im trying to decide what pickups I wanna put in it. Something full and crushing, without shrill high-end/attack. Im debating between lundgren, fishman and seymour duncan currently. I just have so many demos to listen to in-depth..
The Nazgul is great for lower or standard tunings. I use it in a PRS for standard tunings most of the time and it sounds great. It has incredible ceramic low-end clarity and screams for leads, has great sustain. It's lower output than a Black Winter but you'd never know that playing one.
@@edgyswordsmanmusic6769 Yes. The Naz can do it very well. I rarely tune below D, but the Naz can handle it. It's designed to keep clarity and cut while piling on the gain. Sounds great in standard tuning as well. It's like a Duncan Distortion and Duncan Custom combined. It does have lower output than a Distortion, but you would not notice this playing one. It's just very well designed. An outstanding shred pickup as well. Love it.
I have stock flu moderns in my schecter sls and they have an annoying trebly bite that sounds more suited for country music than metal. I have to do a lot of eq ing to get it to sound decent 😑
What guitar and tunung? To me it sounds like the Nazgûls were more muddy in comparison videos. I've been wanting to switch out the muddy stock pickups in my Ibanez with either Black Winters or Nazgûls but can't make up my mind.
Great demo. I love both pups but have the Nazgul on my PRS. Sounds incredible. I rarely down tune, stay mostly in E standard, and it works great. I tune to D occasionally and this pup can definitely handle lower tunings. I will be putting one on my Schecter as well.
Maybe you should buy both pickups and record a great video, after spending some of your money on equipment. You should show me how it's done. I'll wait for you to catch up to me. Lol. Clown. Everyone has an opinion on how things should be done but haven't spent the over $130,000 that i have. Legit, show me how it's done. I have more invested in fucking mics than you have in ALL THE GEAR YOU OWN!! HAHAHA.
Two subscribers. Not surprised. It's always guys who make ZERO effort that talk the most shit. Like the guy with two cheap Squires who says my ESP collection is garbage. Hahaha!!
Honestly, in this video, the Nazgul sounds weak and light,compared to the BW. The audio overall isn't that good, tbh, but the Nazgul sounds a lot less punchy, less crispy, etc., it just sounds a lot weaker. :/
Louis Torres hi man loving your channel.I have seen you now test the Black winter,Nazgul and the JB and I’m torn between these 3 for a bridge pick up.Which would you recommend?.Also would you recommend another bridge pick up over these?.Thanks in advance :-)
What issue might that be ? The little I have heard the Sentient sounded good in the neck position and seemed like a good addition to the Nazgul bridge.
@@louistorres c is the lowest you go, I just put my jazzmaster to drop B! I know, im trying to learn some chevelle stuff so I'm freaked out how low I got it. Lol
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Black Winter is my favorite pickup. With a tone knob, you can go from very clean to straight death metal. And still maintain that organic passive sound. It’s gorgeous clean though, but no one plays them clean.
I love how you know about this stuff. I mean I know nothing about pickups, ect. You are gifted when it comes to knowing gear... And the sounds show
I don't really know much, I just read reviews and learn the frequency ranges the company posts then I try them out and compare if it's accurate. They're pretty on point with their descriptions. : )
Which would you pick for like playing a baritone say in G standard? I like the sound of the Nazgul but what do you think?
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I want to change my pickups in my Epiphone Jeff Waters Flying V.i have a Peavey 6505+ Amp and i play death metal.i love old swedish sound.i have also Metal Muff and i stil have problem which pickups should i buy?
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I've been trying to find something to convince me away from Nazguls out of fear that I've formed some kind of illogical bias for them but man.. They just always sound the best to me!
Man, I love my Nazgul a ton! Only my Voodoo Hellraiser A8 is better but that thing has an Alnico 8 in it! It's a monster!
@@louistorres I've yet to try an A8 since they're on the uncommon side. The only bad I've heard is that some have described them to be "clangy" at times which I take it from your praise hasn't been the case for you. I've also heard that they sound really "big" with thick low mids which sounds dreamy to me.
Thanks for the video by the way!
@@animeguitarguy I bought some A8 bars and put them in a couple of Ibanez pickups. Lotta fun... and the price was right!
@@animeguitarguy I know this is 3 years late but tonerider octane pickups have an alnico 8 in them and they're less than £50.
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Both sounded great and we talked on how great the naz is. Another great video.🤘
Thanks for sharing. Just want to ask whether or not you have tried 59 custom hybrid (sh16)on your esps?
Never tried the 59 Custom Hybrid. :)
I appreciate your comments. They were very helpful to make a decision.
@Louistorres As a metalhead, I've been very interested in both of these pickups. I'm drawn to Nazgul just off the name alone. They both sound good. Nazgul seems to be a bit chunkier. If you were to use both in one guitar which pickup would you put in the neck and which in the bridge?
Nazgul Bridge/ Black Winter neck its an amazing combo and the only one available since the Nazgul is a bridge pickup. Usually you team Nazgul with Sentient. I am thinking of getting a Black Winter bridge and Sentient neck. Sentient neck is really a nice pickup too. Need more guitars \m/ \m/
@@toddwilliamson2651 thanks for the tip. I appreciate it. I recently purchased the LTD black metal M. It retails for too much so I bought it used for 7 and it was in mint condition. The black winter pickup really is great for black metal. I'm currently seeking another guitar to purchase to pair it with, when I do I'll definitely take your advice on the pickup positions. I'm looking forward to hearing the chunkiness of the nazgul. Also, being a Tolkien fan, the name alone is killer. If you're looking for a nice guitar for a specific purpose, the ltd black metal series won't disappoint. Got any guitars you'd suggest I check out?
@@simonkoch4032 I also have a 7 string LTD I like quite a bit (H1007B Koa EMG 81/60s). Depends on the price range I guess. Under a grand I like PRS and LTD, over a grand I like Fenders. Above the $1500 mark I would at least look at a Kiesel or .strandberg for a 7 or 8 before buying a high end Jazzmaster because I love Jazzmasters. The Jim Root ones are very metal. I actually prefer EMG's so that's not a problem for me.
@@toddwilliamson2651 I gotta go with seymour duncans. But I recorded my last album with emgs on a bc rich. I think what I'm going to do is Customize this ltd black metal m. Add a switch and a nazgul bridge pickup.
@Todd Williamson I customized the LTD Black metal M , like I mentioned a year ago. Black winter in the neck and nazgul in the bridge. But, I'm gonna switch out the black winter and get the Seymour Duncan Invader next. I love the Nazgul and for the name alone.
I have an old RG with a basswood or polar body the pickups are not the hot more rockish I thinking of putting in sentient nazgul pickup in it. I'd appreciate if thing it's a good idea.
Just make sure you watch a few RUclips videos with the Nazgul and listen to hear if it's the tone you think you'll like. Your amp, speakers and pedal chain will adjust the pickup's tone as well, but you would understand your gear more than anyone else. I love my Nazgul pickups. I have them in an ESP and in my Ibanez S7420 as well. It's a great middle of the road/ neutral kind of pickup that covers several genres of metal.
@@louistorres thanks I'd love to make it one of my main guitars the pickups in it don't have that bite.
How High output is the Nazgul? It's classed as high output but on the SD website is says it is almost medium output! Thanks
My Nazgul has a 16.5k output.
@@louistorres Thanks. Do you think its worth the money? They cost around £100 here in the uk.
I have BW in the bridge and it is great pickup , has a full sound and lots of harmonics
Just got a lower end Ibanez Rga42 it’s got the quantum humbuckers. I been looking into what pickups to get for it. Been going back and forth on the jb/jazz and the nazgul/sentient set. Playing hard rock/metal. Just can’t decide which set to get. Both seem to sound really good. Great video! I a preferred the nazgul for sure in this shootout.
Joey, personally, I'm with you. I LOVE my Seymour Nazgul and will add that the name is cool. The JB are a very VERY close second, without question. I'm thinking of getting a Bill Lawrence X500XL bridge and see which one I want to use it on. : )
Hey I just watched this & your video on the Dimebucker, great stuff & I'm going with the Nazgul! Just curious have you ever done a video on the Seymour Duncan Thrash Factors?
Funny enough, I've never even heard of the Thrash Factor pickup!! They also have about 85 different pickups too but I've never used them. I'll check them out on RUclips and see if there are any videos with it! Thanks, brother!!
@@louistorres The Thrash Factors are Dave Mustaines take on a JB, & 59, The JB is a bit darker in his set really geared for 80's Thrash. It's what he used to record Rust in Peace with his Jackson King V.
@@chuksiple1463 No way! That's one of my all-time favorite albums too! Sounds like I'll have to get a set and bang out some DRI, Megadeth and Anthrax!
@@louistorres Hey just an update I put an Alpha Omega set in my Jackson RR-T & a Nazgul set in my Jackson Warrior WRX24 , I finally moved away from EMG's & got more versatility out of my Tone! I also put a Nazgul Bridge in my Jackson Extreme Star. Thanks again for this video !
@@chuksiple1463 omg, I'm so happy! Yeah man, EMGs are great but there's so much "emotion" lost with actives. I'm thrilled that you made the switch!!! :)
I’m thinking of SD black-winter neck with a dimebag hot rail bridge.. but idk.. advice?
You know, because I'm a terrible lead guitarist, I never actually use the neck pickup but YES all day to the Dimebucker!! Even better, check out Voodoo Custom Pickups! You're going to be floored by them!
You know, because I'm a terrible lead guitarist, I never actually use the neck pickup but YES all day to the Dimebucker!! Even better, check out Voodoo Custom Pickups! You're going to be floored by them!
Have you ever tried a Dimarzio Imperium? I haven’t seen too many reviews on that one.
That's Dave's pickup. That guy is such a great guitarist! There really aren't many reviews, that's weird. I wonder if it just doesn't sell really well.
I’m born in 91 and to have a 91 guitar would turn all my knobs especially a beautiful ESP, I love them axes so much!
I have three 1991 ESPs, literally just by chance! Haha! You need to buy one!!!
Nice review/comparison. If you want to offload that BW, hit me up! I just got a new guitar and want to swap one of those in it. Love the videos man!
Both are excellent but what about that Pegasus though
The Black Winter sounds better in this video to me. It sounds fuller. I've never played using either pick up though. I was thinking of swapping my SD Invader with one of these pick ups in my Synyster Gates Custom.
It's definitely fuller, without a doubt! Thicker!
Yeah bro! You'll love the BW or the Nazgul!
@@louistorres I'm probably going to try the BW in my Synyster guitar. I have a KM7 mk3 with Fishmans. Have you tried Fishman pick-ups? I would go with Fishmans in my Synyster, but they would probably be a pain in the ass to wire up lol
@@jaysyn1576 I almost bought a pair of Fishmans someone was selling near me on Craigslist!! Aren't they an odd size too? Why did I think that? Did they have to route some of the depth in the body of your KM7? : )
@@louistorres I'm not sure. The KM7 came with them. I know they are mounted directly to the body. Other than that, I don't know. They sound great though. The hype is well deserved lol
what a sick tone louis, u the man, i definitely lean towards the black winter, the nazgul is just as good but not as aggresive or alive IMO.
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Sick ESP's! Been looking for a fresh comparison on these pups for a while. I love the Pegasus in my MH-1000NT but would like a little more output.
Thanks brother! Yo, the Nazgul are so great! I think you'll really like it. It's like the perfect balance for most genres of metal!
@@louistorres forsure! Nazgul definitely seems more suitable since I'm not tuning super low. Looking forward to that dimebucker vid!
Pegasus would probably be great with a tad more output. These 2 pickups seem mid heavy on the site
I have nazguls one guitar, dimebucker in another and pegasus in another and they all sound killer tuned down to drop B,C,D or E.I was thinking about buying some black winters for my So Cal now I don't know.
Black Winters are really dark and work as they are designed, so it depends on the style you play. They definitely won't work with all genres of metal. I actually ripped out the Black Winter from my ESP already. :)
I have a BW in my Schecter C-1. I tune to C#. And it sounds great. Guitar originally came with EMG’s. I didn’t like them too much.
I like my D Activators over the emg's
Haha, awesome...I knew you would like the Nazgul..sick pickup!!..The Black Winter is good but I feel like it can be a bit much..at least for my taste...I can't wait to hear the Dimebucker on the ESP next!!
I've been rockin the dimebucker in my dime guitar for almost 20 yrs. I love that thing. It's my go to
Love the amp wall
Thanks, brother! It's the amps I wanted as a kid, when I couldn't afford to rub two nickels together plus a few newer ones! :)
Great review on the Nazgul. Sold!
i got a nazgul in my ibanez 7 string. id like to put a black winter in my 89 rg760 tho
Good shit Mister.. I thought the Nazgul was better sounding too. Seemed like the Black Winter was not as thick compared to the Nazgul (at least on my iPhone).
I totally agree with you. Although oddly enough, the BW I have on my white Ibanez RG sounds better than this one I installed. I literally staring at my ESP with the BW and soldering kit to swap it out to a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker. One of my Jacksons came with one and I loved it. For some reason, I don't remember how I got this extra Dimebucker but I vaguely remember a guitar I bought having an extra pickup inside the case that the guy threw in. :) I think it was this DB.
So I use crazy mids and treble, would this push black winter into ear murder zone? I'm tuned to drop A. Lol
I use Black Winter pickups on my baritone and I tune down to A#. I'm usually EQing my sound with a fair amount of mid/treble as well, and I have never found the BW to get too shrill or overbearing. For as hot and powerful as they can get, they're surprisingly well balanced and articulate and clean up nicely too. I guess it'll depend on your own touch and attack and your overall tone setup, but for me I found the Nazgul to be a bit more treble for me than I preferred compared to the Nazgul (which is a great pickup too!)
@@nvmbrsdoom5 Awesome, thanks for the input!
Excellent. Example the Seymour Duncan 'SLUG' is 40K ohms. Does that mean it puts out 1200 millivolts? Possibly close. There is some relation to Resistance in K Ohms. However it does not necessarily mean that the output is the highest for a given amount of resistance. You can achieve lower resistance coupled with greater millivolt output and greater signal to the amp and greater inductance in the pickup produced based on the sciences of pickup design.
Although 'Output' is the millivolts not the resistance that are the K Ohms. Output is your peak volume. Resistance versus your millivolts output is your headroom. Larry DiMarzio is the only one that has it all correct on their website. Seymour duncan is a million miles far behind on their website. However they also make great pickups. DiMarzio specifications are awesome to reference like this= Bass, Low midrange, High midrange, Treble,. Millivolts, Resistance, magnet type. And the only thing left to check at home IS the INDUCTANCE. This shall tell you almost everything you need to know about a pickup and better for reference and sound referencing. If Larry told about the inductance on the website then there would not be a better pickup selecting tooL, than the website itself and Dimarzio is only one single input step away from achieving this, with listing the inductance with what is up on website already. Based on this, i must choose DiMarzio for sound searching what i am want to use for what purpose or instrument. The reason being i am can match pickups from different brands or the same with different pickups! In this way, you can mix and match for a pallete of your choosing to do what you want it to. Thanks to DiMarzio for this great insight and impeccable work and exquisite detail that is DiMarzio. Of course we know what duncans sound like. And there are must have duncans that you need in your recording studio, and there is a reason. So in every tool box i am recommend pickups from many different manufacturers and custom builders as well. Voodoo pickups, Bareknuckle pickups, Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, and Lundgren to name a few. Legendary pickups as well. Some Gibson pickups also. It goes on forever. However there are very specific pickups that are must have. Like the SUHR thornbucker Pete Thorn signature model.
personnaly i have prefered the black winter to the nazgul sentient kit when i have tried them !
How do you like Mr. Hector? In comparison to dual rectifier?
I love both but they're incredibly different from each other, much like the Marshall JCM800 is different than a Randall Satan. They are different flavors and great for the tone they each provide.
Louis Torres so im not gonna go wrong with it.
Friend is selling mr hector + 3x12A mr hector cab for 1200eur both, in pristine condition :D
I love mine but some guys don't like that it doesn't have a presence or resonance knob. To be honest, just like some guys don't like Marshall, try it out first and make sure you love it. Also, there are a few other videos with the Mr Hector, check those out too. :)
The Black Winter isn't bad, it is reasonably tight, not "woofy", but the Nazgul has those punchy mids, seems like a great choice if you like the sound of actives but your guitar came with passives. I have the blackouts on my Schecter and love them, the Nazgul sounds like something that could hang with those bad boys.
The Dimebucker's DCR is around 16.5 as well. And DCR does not always equal output. :)
Aaaaaww man! I tested mine with my digital multi meter and it's less. :'(
@@louistorres Interesting. I used to have one, and it was close to spec. Maybe you have a special one. But yeah, agreed, it's not as hot as the 'Winter, but that might have more to do with the fact that it's got a lot less ceramic magnet in it. :)
@@edwardcullenhotass that makes so much sense! Hugo, thanks for sharing, brother. I was reading reviews on it and didn't know that detail. :)
I have both the Nazgul and Black winter’s in 2 different guitars of mine. I like the Nazgul just a little bit better than my black winter 👌🏻 ALSO, my band Roseblood is playing with All Out War in March in Brooklyn, you should come check us out!
Omg, All Out War, haven't seen them in ages! Where are you playing in Brooklyn?!!
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@@lyansanchez4846 the a Windjammer! When in March, my brother? I'll add it to my calendar! :)
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is darkwrench your trademark sir ?
Ha a dimebucker, no surprise just by the amount of Randall action in the back 😇
Great video brother! I'd love to see the dimebucker comparison. Have you ever checked out motor city pickups nuke? That would be awesome to see you do a video on.
Your Nazgul is going to have more highs bled off it with a tone control pot in the circuit, even dialed all the way down it still bleeds some off unless you run a no-load tone pot which would completely bypass it when set to up all the way. The Black Winter you have no tone pot so it is completely bypassed...you'll hear all of it. Its hard for me to tell any difference going through your recorder, compressed, put on yourtube, and replayed back on my tv.... but if you hear that high tinny on the Black Winters try a tone pot and cap. or a different tone cap.
Out of the two i prefer the Blackwinter. Maybe since i have my black Winter in a dark sounding guitar it balances better. My Nazgul i have in my 7 string and it to me sounds like a single coil tone. kind of on the bright and thin sound. Which is funny because i hear people say the Black Winter sounds thin and bright. great video
You know, I think SD can't be too consistent bc I have three BW pickups and they all sound different.
@@louistorres Wow that is interesting.
Nice reviews
Black Winter all the way... I am also a pickup builder and have been experimenting with different ideas. I have come up with something that in theory should work great and once I have what I need, am going to build it. I would love for someone to review it when it's done. If you're interested
Pegasus with a notch more power and maybe mids
Hell yeah 💪💪
Thanks bro
I’ve got a nazgul on the way for my new 7 string 💪
You're going to love the Nazgul!!!
Metal!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
They’re actually pretty versatile tho. Specially the black winter.
The BW is good but dark and crazy as it sounds, pitchy but that's because I'm using a six string! I bet it would sound incredible on a low tuned seven. :)
Louis Torres i tuned to C and B standard on the guitars I used the BW... insane clarity and aggression. Pissed off sounding!
Nazgul chugs better tho.
That said, I prefer the Pegasus for its versatility. I feel like It can cover all the bases in metal
dude I have the black winter set on my arisitides 7 and the neck gets Strat-like.
While I love both, there's a reason I swear by the Black Winters. Especially since I play death metal, those things are vicious
For death metal, that's all you would ever need!
@@louistorres Plus, with a Fortin built Randall solid state and my eventual Savage Drive, that's a killer recipe.
When I get my other guitar fixed I'm swapping out my Distortions for Black Winters.
Justin Johnson what kind of death do you play? I was going to get distortions for melodic death but if you’re saying black winters might be better I’m all ears
@@danadrian2752 I play more proto-slam/slam with some OSDM and brutal death metal but they'll definitely do the job for melodeath
the first 1 has a very scratchy attack to it but fuller. the second just tighter, more you..., your a beast..... Oh you just said that as I'm typing. thats the SOB guitar?
I have Nazguls in my Ibanez RG. Great for thrash, without the obnoxious highs like you were mentioning with the BWs
I have to figure out what to do with my black winter pickups now. Hahaha!
@@louistorres I'll take em
Like them both but you should do a comparison of the dimebucker vs the nazgul I’m getting a new dean ml with one but as you said I already tune down alot great video
nazgul or 59 for neck ?
'59 for the neck, for sure
@louis torres: Per your description of the Black Winter, it would stand to reason that it would work in a dark-sounding Les Paul (I've got one)that is heavy on the Low-Mids.
I've got a very dark-sounding Les Paul Gothic (despite having an ebony fretboard) that I put a Sentient/Pegasus set into with 585kpots/Vitamin Q caps. Sentient is fantastic but I've really had to fiddle with pickup height/pole pieces a lot to get it close to what I'm looking for with that particular guitar.
Currently looking at a Custom 5 as a new bridge pickup....
If your Les Paul sounds dark and want something to brighten it, you should look into the Seymour Duncan Nazgul instead of the Black Winter. : ) Hope that helps, bro and have a super great New Year's Eve!!!
Black winter for me but I'm into that swedish metal stuff tuned in Baritone. But as for riffs, 4:45-4:55 is my favorite. Would like to hear that with the black winter pickup.
Thats weird.. I coulda swore the Nazgul was advertised as being for lower tunings/extended range. Maybe my perspective is skewed since some of the black winter demos I watched played some black metal trem-picked high chords and stuff.
I bought my 2018 Solar E1.6 evertune used off Reverb (from back when Ola used to QC them in person) specifically to let me thrash away and keep drop A# in tune- but the duncan solars just seem muddy to me. Theyre not terrible, but for my purposes I want something with more bite, since Im going pretty low. Im trying to decide what pickups I wanna put in it. Something full and crushing, without shrill high-end/attack. Im debating between lundgren, fishman and seymour duncan currently. I just have so many demos to listen to in-depth..
The Nazgul is great for lower or standard tunings. I use it in a PRS for standard tunings most of the time and it sounds great. It has incredible ceramic low-end clarity and screams for leads, has great sustain. It's lower output than a Black Winter but you'd never know that playing one.
@@angusorvid8840 sounds like it’ll probably be good for C standard/drop A# then. Good lows and enough bite.
@@edgyswordsmanmusic6769 Yes. The Naz can do it very well. I rarely tune below D, but the Naz can handle it. It's designed to keep clarity and cut while piling on the gain. Sounds great in standard tuning as well. It's like a Duncan Distortion and Duncan Custom combined. It does have lower output than a Distortion, but you would not notice this playing one. It's just very well designed. An outstanding shred pickup as well. Love it.
My own experience with the black winter was pretty meh, im swapping it out for fluence moderns. Looking forward to your next commercial bro!
THOSE PICKUPS BLOW i have them on my solar atg not worth the hype
@@jacobtorres5163 Fluences? I didn't not like the Merrow set/classic set/modern set but really like the Devin Townsend set.
I have stock flu moderns in my schecter sls and they have an annoying trebly bite that sounds more suited for country music than metal. I have to do a lot of eq ing to get it to sound decent 😑
I have the black winters and they are super muddy for me, I’m probably gonna swap them out for Nazgûl’s or Pegasus
What guitar and tunung? To me it sounds like the Nazgûls were more muddy in comparison videos. I've been wanting to switch out the muddy stock pickups in my Ibanez with either Black Winters or Nazgûls but can't make up my mind.
Bro moaaarrrrr 7 string... it will change your life! You know my JPX IS SCREAMING AT YOU RIGHT NOW Lol
Great demo. I love both pups but have the Nazgul on my PRS. Sounds incredible. I rarely down tune, stay mostly in E standard, and it works great. I tune to D occasionally and this pup can definitely handle lower tunings. I will be putting one on my Schecter as well.
BLACK WINTERS ARE GREAT!!! BEST NEW SOUND I`VE HEARD. PERFECT FOR SHRED. VERY PRECISE PICKING ATTACK AND NO MUD AT ALL.!!! THESE BABYS ARE BADASS!!!!
That's a nasty growl , sweet Mary
Bought the nazgul ,
How are we supposed to hear a difference when this is recorded the camera mic…
Maybe you should buy both pickups and record a great video, after spending some of your money on equipment. You should show me how it's done. I'll wait for you to catch up to me. Lol. Clown. Everyone has an opinion on how things should be done but haven't spent the over $130,000 that i have. Legit, show me how it's done. I have more invested in fucking mics than you have in ALL THE GEAR YOU OWN!! HAHAHA.
Two subscribers. Not surprised. It's always guys who make ZERO effort that talk the most shit. Like the guy with two cheap Squires who says my ESP collection is garbage. Hahaha!!
Dude!
nice shirt man
All about AF! :)
@@louistorres saw them in 88. killer
Honestly, in this video, the Nazgul sounds weak and light,compared to the BW. The audio overall isn't that good, tbh, but the Nazgul sounds a lot less punchy, less crispy, etc., it just sounds a lot weaker. :/
Nazgul !
The Nazgul is a beast! Yes!
Black Winter is the choice Duncan
They're so great!!!
Louis Torres hi man loving your channel.I have seen you now test the Black winter,Nazgul and the JB and I’m torn between these 3 for a bridge pick up.Which would you recommend?.Also would you recommend another bridge pick up over these?.Thanks in advance :-)
Nazgul is fine, the issue is with the Sentient.
What issue might that be ? The little I have heard the Sentient sounded good in the neck position and seemed like a good addition to the Nazgul bridge.
Nazgul is good shit. I loved my Dimebucker in the Jackson I had.
They both sound like Android dude! Lol
Black winter
Room wins. (Fatality)
Commercial! Lol
Hahahahahaha!!! I know! Lol!
@@louistorres c is the lowest you go, I just put my jazzmaster to drop B! I know, im trying to learn some chevelle stuff so I'm freaked out how low I got it. Lol