< Top 10 Rock Guitarists That Use Multi-Neck Guitars Talking Guitar With Between The Buried And Me’s Dustie Waring > The Return Of The Ibanez Talman A lot of players really love the Ibanez Talman line of electric guitars. (I should know – I’m one of ’em and I love my sparkly TC825 with Bigsby). It’s been years since the model was discontinued, and in that time they’ve become highly prized by a loyal group of fanatics. These guitars were made at a time when alternative and grunge reigned supreme, and they blended Ibanez playability with vintage-inspired features and a vaguely Jazzmaster-esque outline. They’re great for alternative, blues, country, indie, classic rock… basically really solid workhorse guitars for anything that requires detail and character. It’s also one of those body shapes that lends itself well to different pickup configurations, which Ibanez experimented with back in the day. We’ve noticed quite a few Talman fans on social media, many of whom have modded their guitars with Seymour Duncan pickups in interesting ways, from P-90s all the way up to active Blackouts.

And now the Talman is back with five new Prestige models (and more on the way) unveiled at Summer NAMM last week, all of which feature Seymour Duncan pickups. Let’s check them out!o'shea hoodies There are three main models: the TM1702, TM1803 and TM1730. echosmith hoodiesThe 1702 and 1730 are each available with your choice of Maple or Rosewood fretboard. assassin's creed hoodie in egyptAnd each guitar comes stock with Seymour Duncan pickups: an APTR-1 (Alnico II Pro for Tele) rhythm and lead set for the 1702, an Alnico II Pro set with an SSL-2 Vintage Flat in the middle for the 1803, and a trio of Five-Two single coils for the 1730. cleveland browns hoodie walmart

The Five-Two is a pretty unique pickup with a dedicated group of fans. It’s designed to give players the punch and attack of Alnico 5 magnets on the three lower strings and the sweeter, more lyrical character of Alnico 2 magnets for the higher strings. grateful dead hoodies amazonThis is a great choice for the Talman because it will really show off the range of tones the guitar is capable of.dota 2 hoodie malaysia facebook The three-pickup TM1803 has an especially cool feature that those who are into unconventional wiring setups might like: the middle pickup has its own independent volume control so you can blend it in with whichever pickup setting you’ve selected. north face hoodie gander mountainOr you can turn the guitar’s master volume down and turn the middle pickup’s volume all the way up to use just that pickup.

If you’d like to wire your guitar up with this feature, there’s a diagram in our wiring library to show you how. Check it out here. You can also modify this diagram for use with a three-humbucker guitar. It works out to be more flexible than a switch since you can fade in as much or as little of the middle pickup as you want. Here’s Premier Guitar’s look at the new Ibanez Talman line from Summer NAMM. And here’s the entire current line-up. Which one do you like best? Mandala VII - Wood Available in three distinct sizes, our Wall Tapestries are made of 100% lightweight polyester with hand-sewn finished edges. Featuring vivid colors and crisp lines, these highly unique and versatile tapestries are durable enough for both indoor and outdoor use. Machine washable for outdoor enthusiasts, with cold water on gentle cycle using mild detergent - tumble dry with low heat. mandala, vector, wood, photo, abstract, arabic, indian< Ten Things To Bail You Out Of A Gig Disaster How To Make A Hybrid Humbucker >

Seymour Duncan makes a lot of pickups that are great in vintage designs like Strats, Teles and Les Pauls, but there are plenty of more modern-voiced pickups in the line-up too. Personally I’m a huge Ibanez geek (seriously, I think I have a problem – that problem is not enough space for all my Ibanezezes!), and although I consider it my duty as a guitarist to own a Strat, Tele and Les Paul (and some day an ES-335 please, Santa), I have plenty of experience with all sorts of Ibanez guitars and all sorts of Seymour Duncan pickups. So I thought it might be fun to share some of what I’ve found. Now, a lot of Ibanez guitars are made of Basswood, a generally growly-yet-even-toned wood which is generally felt to be not as warm as Mahogany and not as lively as Alder. There are also some models which feature Basswood bodies with Maple tops, or even Mahogany bodies with Maple tops. And there are plenty of S Series models with thin Mahogany bodies too, Let’s look at some recommendations for each, with particular focus on Basswood since that’s such a common Ibanez tone wood.

If you have a Basswood Ibanez RG, the Distortion bridge and neck models are going to give you an aggressive, slightly raw tone which is great through a cranked Marshall or Mesa. The Jazz model is also great in the neck position of an RG, where it’ll give you a sort of ‘noodly’ quality: a somewhat rounded treble and yet a clear pick attack. The Full Shred is another pickup that works really well in Basswood, and you can pair the bridge version with the Full Shred neck model or the Jazz with equally great results. The Full Shred has a clear high end that cuts through without sounding shrill, and it offers a chunky, thick metal rhythm tone. I’ve also found that the ’59 works well with the Full Shred, in a weird ‘doesn’t actually match, but sounds really cool way.’ It’s almost like a Joe Satriani kind of tone, where the bridge pickup has a particularly powerful harmonic kick while the neck pickup has a smoother, more velvety vibe when you pick soft, and a more punchy, detailed attack when you pick hard.

And the Jason Becker Perpetual Burn is a monster pickup no matter what you put it in, with plenty of detail and crunch, and just enough output for hard-hitting rock tones but not so much that your sound will get too saturated. It also cleans up beautifully when you roll back the volume knob (and it matches really well with the Jazz). Other pickups that are particularly suited to Basswood include the Black Winter set, the Gus G Fire Blackouts and, if you’re into Texas blues tones, the Pearly Gates. Or consider the Parallel Axis Trembucker line of pickups, which are designed for locking tremolo guitars and which seem to really come to life in Basswood. And the Pegasus, Nazgul and Sentient are great in Basswood whether you’re rocking 6, 7 or 8 strings. Here’s the Nazgul and Sentient in a Basswood RG 7-string, where you can really hear the power and thickness of the Nazgul, and the smooth-yet-vocal articulation of the Sentient. I’ve put active-mount 8-string Pegasus and Sentient humbuckers in my Iron Label 8-string and it sounds great for a wide range of tones.

What I really like about this set is that whatever gain level I use it at, it feels like it’s designed to be used with that tone. The clean tones have great punch and clarity, the overdrives are crunchy and detailed, and the high-gain stuff is oozing rich harmonics and great articulation no matter how distorted they get. And the Sentient sounds great when split too, which is especially handy for those times when I want to tune the low string down to E to play fake bass lines. Here’s a song where the entire thing is played on the Sentient; rhythm guitar, lead guitar, even ‘bass.’ Blue Shadow Glow by Peter Hodgson The combination of a Basswood body with a Maple top is showing up on more and more high-end guitars, and Ibanez has nailed this combo with their Premium line. A Basswood/Maple guitar will give you a little extra high-end snap and a little more dynamic range than you might otherwise expect from a Basswood guitar. Check out pickups with a nice clear high end such as the ’59/Custom Hybrid, the Pearly Gates (bridge and neck models), the JB and Jazz, the Distortion set or the Black Winter set.

And the Custom will emphasise the woodiness of your guitar, especially for mid-gain crunch tone. There are plenty of pickups which will work great in a Mahogany/Maple combination; pretty much anything that rocks in a Les Paul will rock in a guitar like the Destroyer DT520FM or Artist series. Check out the classic JB/Jazz combination for a versatile range of tones from blues to classic rock to metal. For something more vintage try a pair of ’59 Models, or a ’59 in the neck with a Custom in the bridge position for something a little hotter and bolder. Other options include the Pearly Gates set for rude overdriven Texas tone and sweet ringing cleans as well, the Alnico II Pro Slash set for something a little hotter and more ‘hard rock,’ or the Whole Lotta Humbucker set for classic 70s rock tone. The Jason Becker Perpetual Burn will also work nicely in Mahogany/Maple guitars – in fact, it was inspired by a JB in a Les Paul belonging to producer Bob Rock which Jason used on David Lee Roth’s A Little Ain’t Enough album, and although they’re quite different pickups there’s still a little bit of shared tonality there, so if you like the overall JB tone but find it too hot or too trebly

, the Perpetual Burn might be for you. Alder guitars tend to have an even but dynamic tone, and if my 90s all-alder Talman is anything to go by, you’ll get great mileage out of more transparently-voiced pickups such as the ’59, Seth Lover and Antiquity. If you’re rocking an alder-body Jem, check out the Distortion set for aggressive, edgy tones or, if you’d like something a little more ‘vintage hot-rod,’ check out the TB-11 Custom Custom with a ’59 in the neck position. If you’re playing an all-mahogany model such as the S Series or the RG421 or Destroyer DT420, check out PAF-inspired models such as the ’59, JB/Jazz, Pearly Gates, Whole Lotta Humbucker, Alnico II Pro and Alnico II Pro Slash. If you’re after heavier, more aggressive tones, the Full Shred set is great in an all-Mahogany guitar, as are the Invader or Black Winter. Here’s the Black Winter. And here’s the JB and Jazz, with a Custom Stack Plus (STK-S6) in the middle. A great all-rounder single coil for Ibanez guitars – particularly in the middle position – is the SSL-5, which you can get in 6 and 7-string versions.