I've heard - with the right player/amp settings - some Vai/Satch-like tones coaxed out of it. H22N = A bit less output than say a C22N - a bit smoother and clearer than C22N also. (I find it worked great in my M22SD equipped all maple V220.) A bit thin for some tastes. Maybe a bit of low-end emphasis, especially with lowest guitar notes. I like how it combined with the creamy hi-mid SD CC that is in the Bolt I put this in. Someone at Carvin mentioned it combines better with a C22B in the bridge - adds more mids. Again, deep, yet with the high notes ringing thru. Not really that bad, but not to my taste, but noticeable nonetheless.Ĭombined with the bridge p/up, it sounds very good. However, with higher gain, especially on the Thick-mode of my V3, the lower notes lost some definition. It had a similar deep tone that the C22B (in the neck of an alder Bolt) had, but that was lowered quite a bit to match volume, and didnt sound so good on the higher notes.Ĭlean, this sounded pretty good with some sparkle yet fullness on the high notes, and depth to the lows. Overall its deeper and fuller than a C22N and seemed like a bit more output. The bottom 2 or 3 strings are very deep, thick, and smooth. The higher 3 or 4 strings are quite PAF-like, similar to a C22N, but a bit fuller in tone. The C22J seems to have a dual personality. The bass isnt too deep, and is balanced with some sweetness in the treble. Sweet Child O'Mine, Velvet Revolver - Fall to pieces, Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove intro. Very clean/clear classic character.Ĭ22N = Very PAF-like.
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H22T = Medium output, a bit more full than a C22T.Ĭ22T = Thinner medium output. Hot p/up but still retains some "classic" treble character, and yet has some decent chunkiness, especially in Mahogany guitars.
More "edge" to it than a C22B - but a bit less harmonics/output, but still not lacking.Ĭ22B = Hotter than older C22T. Takes some work to clean it up (volume roll-back, height adjust). Splits pretty well, especially when use the inner coil. Think Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes to Midnight. This was originally posted by Wickid on the old BBS.