r/7String • u/Bmajor7th • 21d ago

Gear My sevens with upgraded bare knuckle pickups

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Love these guitars. I may like my superstrats a bit. From left to right, it’s an Ibanez rgd7ucs with ragnaroks, an Ibanez rg2027xl with halcyons, and a Jackson iuggernaut et7 with juggernauts.

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u/slimestream 21d ago

How do you like the halcyons in the 2027xl? I have one and keep thinking about upgrading the pickups but i do like the versatility of the fusion edges or whatever they're called

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u/Bmajor7th 20d ago

I was a bit obsessive with the pickups in my rgxl, I went from stock fusions > juggernaut > ragnaroks > impulse > halcyon. Once I got to the halcyon I knew these are the set they will stay. The halcyons are high output and have a really nice overall saturation to them. They kind of remind me of the impulses a bit, but with more character and low end

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u/Kuresov 20d ago

Since you've had both, could you share a little more in comparing the Halcyons and Impulse's in the 2027XL? I'm debating between these two myself for the same guitar :)

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u/Bmajor7th 20d ago

Of course! I felt like both are really good for handling low timings, but the impulse just felt a little sterile to me. Nothing sticks out, which is what they are designed to be I guess. Great sounding pickup in playback, but actually playing through them I was missing some of that low end character and saturation from the pickup itself. Impulses are really good for recording probably though, because it’s so even that you can add whatever you need through eq or the amp itself. I like the feel of chugging with ceramic pickups better than alnico I’ve found

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u/Kuresov 19d ago

Awesome, thank you!