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Hi Rod!

Definitely plenty of Energy from the T-Shawbranes ,I couldn't quit playing last night .There was something different coming from my amp than normal.... they respond SO well to fast playing ,a soloist's dream . It is a different pickup than I have ever had in my possession that's for damn sure! I have been dwelling on the short but sweet audition last night....the clarity,top end sizzle,sparkle & holy sustain is ridiculous, Bad Ass Tone! I can't wait to get the hell out of work & go home to play Guitar

Greg

I installed the new Ben-Wabranes this afternoon in the R9, Its Pure PAF tone, now that's as close as I have got to the "Crossroads " tone yet, they have all the elements, Page, Clapton ,Beck , Allman. The Bridge is just pure Page, I am learning/being taught a bunch of Zeppelin tunes at the moment, so I am in the zone. Mid position has a very very creamy tone with perfect compression . SUCCESS!

5 watt tube amp with 12ax7 and EL84 driven by my SG with Skatterbrane Metalbranes pickups..

You can really hear these humbuckers cutting through the mix:

Listen to that awesome vintage tone:

Lead/Rhythm track of Metalbrane pickups in an SG, into VOX amp US High Gain setting

Take a listen to these Alnico 5/Alnico 2 combo pickups:

Hear a sweet set of humbuckers in action:

Metalbrane pickup Drop D Sound-clip

Dear Rod!

Finally metalbrane set are installed. I managed to get the BEST LP sound ever! Creamy and extremely pick sensitive. Don't let the Metalbrane name mislead you! It is capable to get any classic vintage blues rock sound with airy tone and pleasing overtones on clean as well overdriven. A super-balanced set but bridge is scary good!(if height calibrated properly: I found that this is the most critical element to find the sweet spot! First the neck was too much saturated and overdrive was sudden..then setting slowly by half turns down the screw it then THAT sound surprised me.) Better than any sound I have heard before! :)

Mark

Clean sound-clip of the 8.3K Metalbrane pickup in an SG into VOX amp

Rod,
I'm really enjoying these pickups. I have mostly just plugged it into my little marshall lead 12 and played along to my beano cd. The tones are identical to Claptons. I have also played it through my 70's deluxe reverb and can see how it almost sounds like a single coil. They have a great chime and clarity plus a whole lot of PAF mojo. I can't wait to try playing it through my JTM 45 amp. Thinking of getting a yangbrane set for my SG.
Thanks! Hiram

What a difference from a pair of guitar pickups
U Complete me.... Lol

Sigh... I can FINALLY stop looking!
A $400.000 sound and look for just under $8000.

I will be posting on every forum I can!

Many Many Many Thanks,
Jeff

Rod,

I got my neck pickup installed Tuesday and had a chance to play about 20 min that night. It took me only a short while to dial in Larry/Robbenville. Oh how sweet. As Jackie Gleason used to say, Wooooooow! The things I noticed the most were the open airy tone, the clarity, and the sensitivity to touch. The static is gone, thanks for taking care of that. They clean up just by backing off the pick attack a little, or dig in and let it rip. Even my wife liked the sound of them and said I have found my tone. She also said they make me sound better than I really am (just what the world needs, another music critic).

I took that guitar to my lesson last night and we ran it through its paces. My teacher, John Cook, wanted to compare the tones to a PRS of his. He has a Jaros guitar that he wants to change out the pickups in (same kind of guitar that I put the Skatterbranes in). He got to play it for a short while Tuesday and said great things about the pickups, but we had a jam last night. He may have found what he wants with the Skatterbranes, but I suspect he would want a slightly hotter version for his tastes. I’m pretty sure he will be in touch with you asking about magnets, wire gauge, windings, and all that stuff. He’s like the rest of us crazies; trying to find that tone in his head.

Looking forward to my next set,

Bob

Another review of the Earthbranes, from Japan.
Dear sir

Hello,This is Kimihiko Nakamura
The item was received safely (Nov, 8, 09 Japan Time)
I'm really pleased with the item
I did not have the experience of real P.A.F, but other Pickup and a difference were clear.
A sound was clear very much, and it was I had not experienced it world so far.
I was impressed very much.
I 'm still interested in your product.
I 'm going to do custom order for the future.
Thank you for the good dealings .Regards
Kimihiko

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