What's The Best Pickup Combination For You? Featuring the Charvel DK24!
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With a little help from the Charvel DK24 Dinky, Lee & Chapperz compare pickup configs and positions for optimum tonal goodness: HSS, HSH & HH. Before you ask, yes, Rob uses the clean channel on a number of occasions during this video - you've been warned...
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8 years of watching Andertons videos, just now noticed the S is a music note.
Sheesh, Joe, I've never noticed that either!
8 years of watching Andertons videos, just now noticed that "Andertons" literally means "Other Sounds" in german.
Damn... 😶
my mind is blown.
Lol
Charvel nailed it with these guitars.
Cloud Run
You mean ibanez?
@@skippityblippity8656 No, these are Charvels.
Probably could've put in pickups with less treble and more warmth, and could've used stainless steel frets. Would've made it 1100 USD I guess. But worth it in my book.
@@joebryant8500
the Lute
Joe Bryant well the lute is a copy of what is ultimately Hittite/Babylonian/Ancient Egyptian instruments...
I love that the editor religiously makes that mug busting bit almost every video! 🤣
P.S.: I hope the beach ball bit is here to stay 😁
They've been beating those beach balls for a few years
They need hats. Lee gets a wizard and Rob gets a beanie with a propeller.
Yanthungbemo Ezong Beach ball needs to go away and never be seen again...
@@joshuafreedman7703 Do you have bad childhood memories with a beach ball? Lol
Whoever edits those coffee mug shenanigans, thank you.
This wasn’t meant to be a Charvel demo, but omg I want one of these so bad now
I'd go for the HH combination with the switching options but definitely without the extra drive pedal blurring the tonal differences. Two guitars in one . Top video guys.
Exactly. It has the power of humbucking pickups and the clarity of single coils
Same. And then imagine adding passive treble and bass tone controls to that. You'd have the perfect session guitar.
This HH with the par/ser switch to me is my favorite of the series and I am gonna get one!! That guitar is almost like, well having two guitars in one. Sooo versatile its insane. Charvel nailed it with this model. Let me add, all of them are very nice guitars and price-wise, ya just can't beat them really. Thanks for making this vid it was very informative.
Watching videos with these two is like watching myself hangout with a best friend.
My personal preference is the H/H layout. I like the way Charvel have done the wiring on these guitars. In terms of controls, I much prefer the simplicity and reliability of a simple 3 way switch. Add the ability to split coils (or in this case change phase) and you have a great array of tones without having to look and make sure the blade switch is in the correct position (very useful if you need to switch pickups mid song).
I think a 5 way is more convinient than 3 way + push pull, because I like to switch a lot between positions
The moment Rory put "I wonder If..."
I knew Exactly what was coming, and gently put down my glass of water - I'm glad I did!
This mug joke is a bit silly but I love it LOL
To whoever edited this: this is brilliant!
The test, the humor, the editing, the guitars everything is so great !!
I have the Charvel DK24 2pt HSS in manly shell pink as my gigging guitar, and it's great. I needed something versatile for our set, playing anything from country to punk, and it covers it all. They're at a good price point too - upmarket enough to have top quality parts throughout (the Gotoh trem is perfect - in fact, it's one of the only guitars I own that I haven't wanted to change anything on), yet it's inexpensive enough that I'm not afraid to trust it to airport baggage handlers. I really can't fault it in any way. It even looks good on stage, especially when I played mine at - ahem, humblebrag - Glastonbury this summer. I like it so much, I'm currently thinking about getting another for home use.
• HSH
- bridge - 15:24
- middle/bridge (inner coil) - 15:28
- bridge/neck (inner coils) - 15:32
- middle/neck (outer coil) - 15:36
- neck - 15:38
• HSS
- bridge - 18:09
- middle/bridge (inner coil) - 18:14
- neck/bridge (outer coil) - 18:22
- middle/neck - 18:30
- neck - 18:39
• HH (parallel)
- bridge - 24:48
- bridge/neck (outer coils) - 24:54
- bridge/neck - 25:06
- bridge/neck (inner coils) - 25:09
- neck - 24:46
• HH (series)
- bridge - 24:26
- bridge/neck (outer coils) - 24:31
- bridge/neck - 24:34
- bridge/neck (inner coils) - 24:38
- neck - 24:41
Thank you sir
Rarely comment, if ever, but watch your channel like a mother and ALWAYS thumbs up the content, because it's worthy. I Love Rob and what he does however, thank you for listening and making a change by introducing the "enforcing a clean channel" on Rob's time demoi'ng these guitars.
I personally feel that the blue HH config DK 24 is currently one of the classiest looking guitars in stock. The roasted maple with that deep satin blue looks so elegant and raw it makes my pants tighten
I've got one. You think it's expensive until you get one. An absolute masterpiece of a guitar!
I got one and sent it back the day after. Quality not as expected and it had nothing on my American strat. Nothing. Very disappointed. I did the same with a Mexican San dimas - that was even worse quality.
Well, I hope you got a better one.
Quality must be hit and miss. I got the primer grey one and sadly it put all my other guitars out of commission. I cant bring myself to play any if my other ones, this one just feels so natural.
@@woolgum Lmao, even with a quality control close to zero, i'd choose a dk24 over an american strat anyday. And the qc is actually not that bad, it's actually exactly the same as fender, as fender owns charvel.
Just better guitars on almost any point.
iDrraaaK I agree if you are talking about Mexican Fender, same factories and QA-people I guess. American fender is another level - at least from the era my American fenders are from (-98, -04). I’ve tried two Mexican charvel and they where low quality in both hardware and build. Couldn’t stay in tune. Weird marks after mistakes like the nut had a small space above it like they first put it wrong and then moved it. Etc. Sure, I might be the unlucky one who got two bad ones in a row.
@@woolgum Well, pricepoint is another level aswell, You have to expect a better quality control as the specs do not justify the price of american fender strats. BUT I've some baaaaad fretwork on higher end fenders (i assisted a luthier for some times), and very surprisingly even on custom shop ones, so yeah quality control fucks up sometimes, and it's very well known with fender (so with charvel too i guess).
And some honesty here, dk24 got very good hardware. EVH Low friction pots with a soft lock at 10 ? Seymour pickups ? Locking tuners ? Gotoh bridge ? That's not low end. Like not at all.
On the specs alone, the dk24 obliterates any strat, even the recent ultras. The body shape is amazing, the contoured heel joint is sexy asf, flat compound radius, luminlays, roasted mapple neck with thin profile, 24 jumbo frets, locking tuners, Graph Tech nut, gotoh bridge, and i could go on and on. This has EVERYTHING you can wish on a modern playing guitar, fender's stuck in the past.
Ok maybe the ones you saw were poorly made and still managed to get through the quality control somehow, but so far i've seen 2 dk24, both for a refret with stainless steel, they were great, no red flag, held tuning well, rolled fingerboard edges, good fretwork, and to be honest, the dk24 + stainless steel frets with a pro setup (very low action possible with a flat compound radius) is a very VERY great instrument. Had to play a 2k5$ kiesel to find something above that level of confort, specs, and playability.
I just got the HH in Aqua. I think the tones are just as versatile as the others. Really excellent sounding guitar.
H-H for heavy stuff, W-S-S for cleaner stuff, where "W" stands for "whatever". Some day I will mod my strat to have humbucker mode in 2 and 4 positions.
It can't be just simplified as that, the most beautiful clean sound i've heard was made in H-H guitars, and the most beautiful dirty sound in a H-S-S, it's just an experimenting thing.
Clean Sound in H-H
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@@rynn409 It is not "simplified", it is just what I prefer. TBH my favorite dirty tone is strat neck single through big muff driven at about 12 o'clock and mild tubescreamer boost in front of it, but that sound is very genre-specific. In general H-H is much more versatile for dirty tones but I struggle to get usable clean ones even on alnico 5 burstbuckers, let alone anything ceramic. By the way, your example sounded a bit harsh for my taste, so it is all about personal preferences after all.
what about for a clean, lofi, jazzy sound? what would u recommend?
@@amari6229 most jazz is played with humbuckers
HHH is the most uncommon pickup configuration for a super strat.
Of all the Super-Strat type guitars I've got such a thing for Charvel. Just brilliant at everything from classic stuff to full on shred-hair goodness!
The editing in these videos is 10/10. Give the video editor a promotion
intro jam makes me want to watch 90's american teen dramas
The HH is definitely the most versatile...but..after hearing the neck single coil of the HSS vs neck humbucker of the HH in parallel mode, like 20 times, the HSS definitely gives you that beautiful chimey strat sound. So... I am really confused now :)
Me too. I’m massively otherthinking it because I typically go for HH guitars but the sound of a neck humbucker with distortion is incredible!
That roasted maple neck and the neck joint alone make me want that charvel
It's one stunning looking guitar!
I had the pleasure of playing the green model a few weeks ago and MY GOODNESS these instruments are simply amazing. Butter smooth and real versatile
I tried a similar Charvel to that one with the two humbuckers and toggle switch, and I think it is nice and versatile. Not to mention no pickup in the middle to get in the way of your pick or finger picking.
I want one so bad, but I'm waiting for Charvel to release them with stainless steel frets.
Once you get used to them, you can't go back! ;)
@@Oilid Looks like they did with some of their Japanese models and USA models. Although the Japanese ones are twice the price and USA ones are 3x the price. Seems just slightly more expensive the Ibanez AZs though.
I love that idea of lighting up pickups to know which setting you’re on!!
You should do a video comparing these and the ibanez az series
I second this
I third this!
5th
I sixth this and demand the new Fender Ultra and a Suhr to be added.
spoiler alert: AZ will definitely win
Ah, finally clean sounds from Rob. Nice to (finally) actually hear the "objective" sound before the "subjective" sound. Great job - keep on the good work! :)
I love Rob's tone in the opening jam OMG
Nice opener - and great guitars! I'm really happy now that I got the HSH (green) version - more flexibility in options and range than the other 2. Lee, it's the outer coil of the humbucker in position 4 fyi (not inner as in position 2).
I own my misty blue pro mod and I absolutely love it, probably my best guitar and I’ve owned tons in my time. The Charvel are absolute beasts for playing any style and they are superb. Plus I usually strip out the pickups but the full shred is a cracking pickup indeed. 🙏🎶🎸
Would love to see a shootout between these and the Ibanez AZ premiums. The way you guys switched guitars back to back just to check the differences per pickup position should be the norm IMO. Great job with the demo! Oh, and Rob’s clean tone was 👌.
Intro jam was sweet. Great video to help get an understanding of how different pickup configurations sound.
The neck humbucker in parallel mode sounds superb! Great range on sounds from these guitars
Amazing guitars, been playing the HH in black since early September (thanks to Rob from Charvel and the awesome folks at The Guitar Store in Seattle). The HH has the best switching i have ever used, incredible tones and No coil tapped humbuckers by themselves which always sounds weak and too quiet (Thanks for touching on this). Try putting it parallel in positions 2 or 4 and use some fuzz, just a killer straty fuzz tone. Most versatile guitar i have owned.
dude these Charvel pro mods are so much more than a hair metal guitar. I have the san dimas and it's so versatile. Such a good fusion guitar, great cleans and high gains.
Love Rob’s clean playing. The guy’s got chops.
This was a great question to address-thanks!
2:50 no one is going to mention the coffee mug wizardry going on here? xD
I would buy that cup teleporter
Its no different than what happens to my coffee in the morning
Someone mentions it in every video it happens in.
I wanted to mention but you already did
🤣
This video made me stop in the middle and play my Dk24 because I love it so much
The green one Lee was playing in the open looks great to me. As much as flamed maple tops and relicing can look good if done right, solid colors in great combinations really do it for me. That one is also HSH, 24 frets, has trem bar for days, and doesn't break the bank. So... basically I want one.
True heros for doing this demo. I was researching the difference and this video put it to an end!
"INTERESTING-LEE" :D Oh that was great! Whoever thought of that, deserves something nice. :)
Was probably Danish Pete, as he's the video editor.
Only three and a half minutes into the video and I can already tell that the mug-editing game is on point today!
"Interesting-lee "... Genious!
Shout-out to the editor.
The mug, the ending, ... 👏
I have two dk 24s, best bang for your buck you can buy. The roasted maple necks feel like a dream!
Which ones did you get?
I got the HH and I love it. Having ten sounds is great fun. It doesn't have true single coil sounds, and that's ok. I have other guitars for that. What it does have is really cool sounds that no other guitar I own can do.
I saw a DK24 at my local store the other day. Not only did it look great, it was amazingly comfortable to sit down with.
I love the video editing
These are the nicest guitars I've seen and they sound amazing. Might start saving up and buy one in a hundred years...
I bought that pink one right before the pandemic
@@jamesmichaelcabrera9613 nice choice man, hows it play/look in real life?
@@stuartlawler2411 awesome once I tried it at guitar center I couldn't put it down I went to sleep thinking about it the next day went back to pick it up I couldn't afford it but f*** it you only live once I had to get it. I was planning on returning it just cuz I can't afford it but all the guitar centers are closed so I guess I got to keep it now. Let me mind you I have a PRS core model custom 22 and I still love this charvel The action on it is nice and so smooth on the neck. I love the pickup configurations especially in parallel on the 4 th position you'll play a lot of funky tunes.
@@jamesmichaelcabrera9613 I play mostly blues so once I realised they were for shredding n stuff I was put off. But to be fair they are beautiful and any time I play an ibanez or something I'm always amazed by how easy they play and let's face it, everyone of these guitars are showstopping in an understated kind of way so I might start saving... 🤔
Yay clean! All jokes aside I love how you care so much about our opinions and listen to what we have to say.
Also, loving all the Andertons videos and chemistry between you guys is great keep them coming 👍🤘
One of the best Jams I've ever heard on Andertons ❤🔥
Best pick up combo for me: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead, all single.
The Brunette can be a humbucker at my bridge...umm, I mean, the bridge. Blonde in the middle. Redhead at the neck.
Same here lol
HSH all day. First inspired by Dave Murray of Iron Maiden though he rarely gets the plaudits for putting Super Distortions on his Kossof Strat and bequeathing the most flexible pickup arrangement. Of course he used a 3 way so a tip of the hat to Steve Vai for using a super switch to get the out of phase single coils and the various Guthrie iterations over recent years. Love it so much that my Parker Nitefly is customised to be HSH. Count me in for the D&D. Who's Dungeon Master?
Me! I'll DM!!
@@johnballs1352 Thanks John!
Alvin Lee was the first HSH guy .
@@bluesrockguitaristmikesall2708 Everyday is a school day, off to look that up. Right enough, never noticed that on his ES335. How did he have it wired?
Rob that LED idea that lights the pick up especially the Tron idea sounds cool.
Go for it pal 👍
That opening took me back to being a kid watching Bill and Ted, awesome
Genius remix at the end. 5 out of 5 freetime thumbs up awards.
The actually pink HSS is one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever played
all dk24 sounds and looks incredibly beautiful
22:28 boomer_note.exe has stopped working
I should have added to my Jem note! My question was about versatility, not rocking out with Vai’s pickups, which is not a bad thing, out of curiosity. I did not add that, but should have! Happy playing regardless! Cool video, as usual!
I just bought the HH in Satin Pink. Cannot wait for it to arrive.
How is it? About to pull the trigger...
yow that remix at the end was sick
Someone's having fun with the editing today
Had an Army Drab since they finally arrived in the UK at the start of the year and it's so lovely to play.
Dude! That Grunge pedal was awesome! Lots of useable gain. Yes.....in the front of a 1987 Marshall JCM 800 2205 @ 50w and 2 ch version......... to this day I CANNOT believe I let it go.
All the people with HSH guitars told me they've run into playability issues with the middle pickup getting in the way at some point... so I'm sticking to HH and HSS.
Hasn't bothered me yet and I have one. I heard Rob's comments however and found them interesting.
Yeah, too much
Yeah, old-school Warhammer nerds of the world unite!
I want the power of the humbuckers and the strat sound within the same guitar. They’re all incredible good guitars and I don’t even know which one to choose, but I think the HH burgundy gets closer to what I’m looking for
HSH with splits on pos. 2 & 4, like on an RG. That's what works best for me. That's the most versatile setup, I think. But if you only play black metal, you wouldn't need the middle pickup, I guess. So it all depends on what you need. I play metal and pop, so I use it all. I'd love Les Paul's and all other guitars to come with HSH, it would be awsome!
I own the HSS one in Satin Shell Pink (not shown here) and it's my most versatile and most comfortable guitar I own. Would love SS frets but seriously if you're on the fence about these, do it.
I make sure I have one HH and one HSS guitar with me for most things I do. Covers all the bases (I never want for a bridge single coil on its own!)
Give the DK24 stainless steel frets and it would be an amazing deal. As it is, it's a "nearly" guitar (but still a lot closer than the Fender Ultra)
I think that the "tolerances" that people tend not to acknowledge enough is in the pots. There is a huge variance in the actual values of potentiometers that are rated at 500K even in high-end guitars, and it makes a substantial difference.
Agreed! They should do a video demonstrating different pots.
Same with the caps... I change caps on any pickup to get a sounds I like. RLC circuits on paper a pretty fun.
@@blondiejoe they kinda touched on it in the PRS modern eagle video.
@@thesmellycatjazz Ah, cool. I haven't watched the whole thing yet.
johnnyd5005 that is something “that pedal show” has done or should do
the last 30 second edit is hilarious
I definitely know now I need a H,H with a series/parallel switch. I play strats mostly with sss
My two cents: You can put a spacer under the middle pickup cover so the pole pieces don't stick out. Then lower it a bit, and it will not catch your fingers while hybrid picking. I need that sound but I can't deal with it being in the way. I'm going to try a hot middle pickup next to help with the volume drop you get from lowering.
The primer gray colored one look so nice... good combo with the neck wood color and great match with orange cable!
I just got the Pink, Gold, Black one a few days ago and its AMAZING
I got the HSH in orange. It looks like a creamsicle and plays like a dream. Excellent guitar.
Rob looking pretty trim here, good job! :D
I love HH pickups that come with interestingly voiced wiring options. I guess the king of these is the Seymour Duncan P-Rails with the Triple Shot Pickup Ring Mounted Switching System for each pickup. It needs to be on one of your videos! Each pickup has a thin rail-style single coil and a p-90 fused together. The triple shot can change each pickup from parallel to series to single coil to p-90. If you throw in an extra switch for making them out of phase in the middle position, you get a jack of all tones 😁
I love HSS but the most problematic thing is to set up a tone appropriate for all of pickups/positions. Finally you found great amp/effects settings for a bridge humbucker and you are happy, but then you want to test how it sounds with neck single coil pickup and it could be better. It`s not easy to find good ballance
The middle SC is so nasally! I'm switching out with all Suhr PUs.
I've always used the positions in the middle for cleans and when I want a good lead or chugging sound I go for the bridge humbucker and occassionally, the neck humbucker.
Best jam intro ever
Wow, the intro song was REALLY COOL
Great video! I have ordered the green Charvel from Andertons today! 🤟
2:49 the mug lmao
love these edits
Tried the HH today, as well as a few Strats (plus, I own a strat). If you are looking for a strat sound, not your guitar. I see many comments of people who want a hybrid between a strat and a super-strat, it isn't either. But it is hot and sexy as hell. On my hit list now!
Thanks for the Chappers clean channel
Loved the opening jam!
I've already bought 4 guitars in 2020... Two strats (an HSS Mexican in Eb tuning and American SSS in standard), a PRS CE 24, and a Danelectro. Looks like I'm buying one more.
Enforced a clean channel on Rob!!! ahahahahaha it's hilarious but in all seriousness... I love you Rob... But we needed this.
Just a word guys: You've got the links in the description for the burgundy mist and the army drab the wrong way round.
and still the same in 2021 :D
Would love to see a style 2 in HH. Don't see why I would want an ultra fender when I could get a DK 24 2pt!
Japanese strat with 3 single coil SD pups...bridge to neck are ...hot rails, jazz, cool rails...love that config. Sorry not charge but a SD comment
What a relief, i thought chappers and the captain were not making videos together anymore (don’t get me wrong I also like lee’s videos with pete, he’s AMAZING too)
Edit: Just realized there’s another video with Rob uploaded 5 days ago (the katana vs yamaha one).
LOL! Best ending ever! I wish I'd have waited to buy my Pro Mod. Hated the upper fret access on my 1st-generation DK24 HH FR because of the chunky neck joint and sold it after a month. These new ones with non-locking trems look to have have the smoother one reminiscent of the Ibanez All Access neck joint.