NOwaxx Twang Bang (aka: Hot Twang 3)
Set of 2 calibrated pickups
Description
Be honest - how many of us guitarists have never been bothered by the imbalance of a classic standard TL pickup set? The bridge pickup often is "screechy" and the neck pickup tends to "muffle". But there indeed are a few ingredients that can make a TL set sound very balanced - and that also makes it easier to adjust the guitar amp!
BRIDGE:
To make the bridge pickup sound fatter and less aggressive, it needs a higher number of wire turns. This increases the compression, the earthy mids emerge and the importunity in the high-mid range decreases - and yet, thanks to the "NOwaxx technology", the delicacy in the upper treble range remains.
NECK:
The measures for the neck pickup are somewhat more complex. I go for a slightly thicker plain enamel wire, which is usually used in old 60s Strats. This increases the dynamics, improves the reproduction of the "fine highs" and the mud in the low-mid range disappears.
SET:
To cut a long story short: The Hot Twang Set sounds nice and "round" for clean sounds at the bridge and has enough "fatness" for low to mid-gain distortion sounds. The neck position with its lively "Strat genes" makes the set a real all-rounder in the studio and on stage.
Choosing the pickup cover (neck):
Chrome and nickel covers have the best corrosion resistance. You get the best sound (dynamics and clarity) with uncoated covers.
Specs
- Magnet: AlNiCo5
- Resistance (B/N): ~ 12 / 5,5 kOhm (+/-3%)
- RW/RP neck pickup
- Cover neck pickup: German silver
- NOwaxx© technology
- Handwound in Bavaria/Germany
- Including 2 pickups, screws, installation instructions
- Recommended for: Clean and low-mid gain overdrive
- Pickups are also available separately (on request)
Reviews
Ich hab lange gesucht nach einem Tele Set, das einfach etwas fetter und nach mehr klingt, aber nicht mehr Eispickel-Höhen, da vielleicht ein bisschen runder und etwas "mehr Bauch" darf die Bridge auch haben. Den Neck vielleicht in Richtung Strat?! Das waren so meine Vorstellungen und Stunden habe ich recherchiert, bis ich über die Twang Bangs gestolpert bin, die genau so beschrieben werden, wie es in meinem Kopf vorgeht...
Die Twang Bangs klingen wie ich es mir erhofft hatte, einfach ein Stück voller, nicht zu spitz in der Bridge, der Neck geht wirklich Richtung Strat Neck, die Mittelposition liegt daher auch irgendwo im Mittelfeld von Tele und Strat. Bin wirklich sehr zufrieden, nicht nur mit den Pickups, sondern auch mit der wunderbaren Gitarre, die Martin noch drumherum gebaut hatte und ich bereits beim ersten Blick "in love" war. Einfach unwiderstehlich! ;-)