About
For over 12 years the guitar has been my favorite instrument, which has lead to my serious addiction with guitar equipment and acquiring as much as possible. (I’ve got G.A.S., look it up) By playing guitar in Orange County bands for years (Most notably Stellar Transit, This Is My Empire and Parallel Works) I’ve played most of the venues Orange County has to offer a rock band, including Chain Reaction, Hogue Barmichaels, college campuses, back yard parties and festivals. Before relocating here, I played in plenty of bands in Kansas City that won’t be listed here because my playing hadn’t evolved past 3-chord punk rock until my Flexible Bullit metal days.
*Skip to present day*
I’ve noticed the net tends to have many sites dedicated to guitars and their players, but few focus on a style, and fewer are about hard rock that’s just under the mainstream surface today. Enter BuddyHawke.com and it’s general purpose.
The name originally started as a stage name for me and it grew on me in time. I’m now hoping to make it a name everyone struggling to make it in the music scenes today can relate with good guitar info, and furthering themselves.
For questions, concerns, or general babble email info [at] buddyhawke.com.
I thank all those who visit, and those who will in the future.
~Aaron
aaron [at] buddyhawke.com
November 26th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Hi,I’m a guitarist and have been at it for about 2 years. I recently got an Epi LP custom and am discontent with the stock PU’s.I’ve been looking around and have come across the EMG 81/85 combo,which I’ve played thru my Cube 60. But I came across online the Duncan SH-5 custom’s you use. I was wondering what duncan would go together well with that bridge PU and would it the SD combo suit well for my oldschool taste?(Metallica,Zeppelin,Gilmour,GNR,AC/DC)or would I be able to stick with the active 81/85? Thanks Aaron
November 27th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
There is a world of difference between the EMG’s and the Seymour Duncan’s. Based on your musical tastes alone, Duncan pickups would be the way to go. The SH-5 Custom is a great pickup, and has quite a few options for neck pickups. The most important factor in choosing one would have to be the guitar’s wood. The Epiphone Les Paul Customs have a mahogany body with an alder cap, and IMO sound a bit brighter than their Gibson counter parts. Give the SH-1 ’59 humbucker or the SHPG-1 Pearly Gates humbucker a try. Both sound great in Les Paul’s, and have a solid classic rock sound without getting too muddy. They will also have a much, much better clean tone than the active EMG in the neck position of the guitar. The Pearly Gates has a little more midrange sizzle, and sounds better with overdrive than the ’59 IMO. Remember, Seymour Duncan offers the 21-day return policy if the tones you get aren’t what you were hoping for.
*One tip for you, too. Be sure to get the TB-5 Custom (trembucker). The standard pickup size is a bit too small in Epiphones. The pole pieces in the trembuckers line up almost perfect in the imported Epi’s.
November 27th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Is there anyway I can contact you through email instead of this?I don’t want to fill up this page with my questions. So when you say get the TB-5, does that mean I should use that in the bridge instead of the SH-5?Is there a significant difference between the two?I do love overdrive myself and have one of the Boss OD pedals. I’ll look into the Pearly Gates.
November 27th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Thanks loads for the info Aaron,I’ll definitely go with Duncans. I’m leaning more towards the ’59 vintage since the website suggests it but is there anyway to actually try em w/o going through the hassle of changing the pickups themselves?
And is there a difference between the SH-5 or TB-5?(sound?specs?)will the SH-1 ’59 fit in my LP well since its not a trembucker?
January 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
nice to see you doing well mR chabak