The Parallel Axis line is really underrated. The PATB Original is like a clearer Duncan Distortion to my ear. All the thump of a Screamin' Demon with the mids and highs of a Full Shred, but more output. The string separation and clarity on this pickup under that much distortion is really nice.
Just throwing this out there; I would personally always make a comparison when doing these videos. You can make any pickup sound good but if you were to use your signature SD Solar as a reference then it would be a lot more helpful to show the character of a pickup :)
@@mrcoatsworth429 I suggest you try understanding what Glenn's saying mate, pickups sound different, whether you can hear it or not, Glenn makes them sound similar through his recording process, he NEVER said all pickups sound the same....
Ive been using the Parallel Axis Distortion PATB-2 for a few years now and is just am incrdible pickup. Very similar to a Duncan Distortion with a little more punch and some of the harsh highs rolled off. Perfect pickup IMO.
I have one and I really dig the concept that Brandon has for the pup. Lots of clarity and versatilty even in low tunings, I can´t wait to take it to a studio🤘🤘
I wonder whether a PATB-3 Blues Saraceno coil and a PATB-1n Original Neck coil would make a good neck counterpart to the Dyad, assuming the former coil could be replicated with the 1n's pole spacing.
Even though he has his own signature SD pickup, I bet Jason Becker would really like how this pickup is voiced. That little lead section at 3:58 was nice.
Interesting design! I'm also a fan of passive Seymour Duncans. The JB+59 combo does everything I need. Peak Brandon worship is to wire one of these in a pink guitar. That's how you unlock the +15 shred wizard perk
I learned of The Haunted I think when I was around 13-14 years old and bought a Decibel magazine or Revolver and there was a bonus 5 track CD will All Against All on it along with a track from Heaven Shall Burn and Diecast. What an absolute find
Might have to get an S by Solar just to see how it holds up to my Jackson... Of course one has gotten some love put into it and one is a budget guitar, but I think it would be even better in that case if the guitar ends up holding up really well to the Jackson!! ;)
I think i must be on my 20th time playing "to a breathless oblivion" last week or so..... Had no idea he died until i started reading the comments. I couldn't wait for more, Trevor 2019 that sucks.
This SD pup was new for me. I do have PATB-2 installed @ my -89 / -90 MIJ Charvel 475 DLX with a JBJr. as a neck PU. Both of 'em works fine w Mesa Quad Pre. No need to add stompboxes (T.C. Electronic G-force). Both respond well 'nuff to my touch ... light or heavier attack. Just angle the Dunlop Jazz III a bit, and you'll find RR's and Zakk's flute, when ever needed. 🤩🤘💪
That does sound pretty space age, it's almost like glass on the album Verminous, can swear i can even hear the string sliding on the fret. wow. is the pick-ups in the video. One of the albums is a totally different story . that is an incredible sound.
"So kick back and relax....the tone in your head is on the way!"" ~ Jim" "While I may not have all the bells and whistles here, I absolutely have one focus. Great Tone." jim again .... no , no, no.... it should be "oh F*** Seymour Duncan!" ~jim
That is true. There needs to be more videos that give you the full comparison but I'm sure they can be very time consuming and Ola is a busy guy. Would love to hear the original pickup and individual clips of this pickup in normal and flipped orientations. Either way, I feel very confidant that the Brandon Ellis signature pickup is among the best pickups you can get to cover a huge range of metal tones. Brandon is among the very best shredders I've ever heard and his vibrato is insane! Was already considering buying the DiMartini pickup but now I know that I will be getting the Brandon Ellis DYAD for my Ibanez project guitar.
yeah I guess you can go check the particular s by solar video of this guitar to hear it the best: ua-cam.com/video/Yn1A2Zc6UbE/v-deo.htmlsi=pBwo04nKfWPuu9w-
Just put this in my Solar, its a BITCH to get in Europe, but the guys at Sweetwater were nice enough to send it here even though they only really deal inside the US. but my god, it`s the sickest pickup i have ever tried, hands down
ive had emg 81/85 in my esp eclipse for 20 years and they do the job - the only criticism i could have is that there is alot of noise with high gain so you gotta mess around with settings alot to get the desired sound - but this goes for any active high gain pups. like others are saying, it's more about your knob dialing on the amp/pedals than the pickups.
Well he did chug on the red channel for the last two minutes of the video? But clearly you didnt watch that and were too busy shoving your doinky in the oven door after preheating some buffalo wings
Guys! My Peavey head is doing the same high frequency squealing noise (3:44) when I switch to the high gain channel. How could I resolve this? Will a noisegate help?
I think it's rather sad that a lot of these pickup reviews are now being trolled by Glenn's subbies. Glenn has NEVER said all pickups sound the same, but that's the line now being peddled by a bunch of his followers. Glenn uses his studio to make things sound similar , but has NEVER said they all sound the same, and they don't. Pickups sound different, it's not even hard to establish this, different magnets give pickups different characteristics, it's not hard to work that out either. I wish these people would educate themselves and stop trolling these video's, it's getting kinda embarrassing... I suggest watching a video made with Rabea Massaad , Nolly and Bare knuckle pickups going through the design of a new pickup , and listening too all the prototypes through Nolly's setup. Also remember, just because you can't hear it, doesn't mean it's not there, all ears aren't created equal...
Watch a video of people who have their own pickups/make pickups. Yeah, sure, no bias here at all. The differences in pickups are not worth spending tons of money on them, 99.99% of people are better off getting an EQ pedal or just actually playing around with their current setup. "Educate yourself", if only people did that, life would be better.
If it's high gain, it generally all ends up sounding the same once it's recorded. They definitely have a different feeling with how they react to your playing, though.
Depends really. My wife lost hearing in her right ear and noticed when I switched to a Nazgul in the bridge(she said did you buy another amp or pedal? It sounds different ". Full shred is very noticeable on palm mutes in my experience it sounds like a single coil but yeah I agree most pickups sound extremely close.
Hey Ola you should bring brandon Ellis on your coffee segment
Yes!!!
And Marc Rizzo 🎸🤘🏼📶📶📶📶🎇💫✅🙏🏼
TBDM will be on tour in Europe this summer
HELL YEAH!!Brrr Brrr DnT!😂
Great idea! Absolutely
Thats my favorite haunted song at the start. How I found your channel back in the day was searching for haunted videos.
I used some of these pickups in 94 they are amazing as is Brandon the duel voicing idea is awesome too
Yessss! After seeing you comment on his Instagram post I was so excited for this video.🙏🤘🏼 Thank you Ola!
Opening the video with one of my favorite haunted riffs.. bless you Ola 🙏🏻
I would love to see this blue finish in a flying v, holy shit that's gorgeous
That Solar guitar looks killer with the dark blue color and the black bindings and hardwear !
The Parallel Axis line is really underrated. The PATB Original is like a clearer Duncan Distortion to my ear. All the thump of a Screamin' Demon with the mids and highs of a Full Shred, but more output. The string separation and clarity on this pickup under that much distortion is really nice.
Agree. I love the Blues Saraceno set .
YES !!! ALL AGAINST ALL !!! Literally my all time favorite riff.
Classic All Against All riff. To this day it's still one of my favorite The Haunted songs.
This might be one of the best pickups I've heard. Definitely want a set.
Love the sonic inspired color scheme Ola! Lol that blue finish is sick!
Just throwing this out there; I would personally always make a comparison when doing these videos. You can make any pickup sound good but if you were to use your signature SD Solar as a reference then it would be a lot more helpful to show the character of a pickup :)
Lol the "character" of a pickup.
@@mrcoatsworth429something funny, bruh?
Yeah I would use a Jb as a base as its one of the most popular pickups
@@mrcoatsworth429 I suggest you try understanding what Glenn's saying mate, pickups sound different, whether you can hear it or not, Glenn makes them sound similar through his recording process, he NEVER said all pickups sound the same....
Use the same guitar for pickup reviews
I had the original Trembucker, it’s a monster pickup
Brandon is so sick and his choice in using Seymour Duncan is spot on.
Ola agrees
Wow! The finish on that guitar is amazing. And it's an affordable S by solar...I need it now.
Ive been using the Parallel Axis Distortion PATB-2 for a few years now and is just am incrdible pickup. Very similar to a Duncan Distortion with a little more punch and some of the harsh highs rolled off. Perfect pickup IMO.
How do you compare it for leads to the JB?
Brandon ❤ also, incredible sounds coming out of that S by Solar with that pickup...❤
I have one and I really dig the concept that Brandon has for the pup. Lots of clarity and versatilty even in low tunings, I can´t wait to take it to a studio🤘🤘
I wonder whether a PATB-3 Blues Saraceno coil and a PATB-1n Original Neck coil would make a good neck counterpart to the Dyad, assuming the former coil could be replicated with the 1n's pole spacing.
@@Robstafarian it would be interesting for sure
Even though he has his own signature SD pickup, I bet Jason Becker would really like how this pickup is voiced. That little lead section at 3:58 was nice.
Interesting design! I'm also a fan of passive Seymour Duncans. The JB+59 combo does everything I need. Peak Brandon worship is to wire one of these in a pink guitar. That's how you unlock the +15 shred wizard perk
The Parallel Axis Original set is pretty much that pair, the neck being also somewhat similar to a Jazz, with the unique pole pieces.
I’ve been waiting for this video. I’m thinking of putting this in my single pickup guitar
Sounds nice and heavy. As all the other pickups in Ola's guitars.
I have the original parallel axis, and I love it
Wow. So much clarity. So much warmth. So much chime. These pickups are different okay? They're just different.
I learned of The Haunted I think when I was around 13-14 years old and bought a Decibel magazine or Revolver and there was a bonus 5 track CD will All Against All on it along with a track from Heaven Shall Burn and Diecast. What an absolute find
Have had Ole in my channels for a few years, haven't said much, i think this is the best one for me so far.
Sounds pretty sick!
All against all. i went to their show in Buenos Aires. that intro riff took me back. Greetings from Argentina.
Love the throwback intro 🤘🤙
What song is it?
@@carnovector6396 all against all by The Haunted
@@BloodyKnuckles66 ahh thanks man
@carnovector6396 np. Came out probably 20 years ago 🤘🤙
@@BloodyKnuckles66 never too old never too late
The SHIRT matches the TOAN! 🤘
Brandon is a monster. Love his channel and his playing on TBDM. And I love Duncans so me purchasing this is a matter of when, not if 😂
Nice Slayer - Jesus Saves - Riff at 4:33.
Reversible humbucker, interesting. Too bad you can't flip it on the fly 😂
They are killaa🌟
Make a V in that colour with a tune matic bridge and single pickup please.
I went with Alnico 2 magnets on my P90 set and it sounds glorious. Plenty powerful enough.
Sound excellent.
Never clicked an ola video so fast lol.
I heard that “Jesus Saves” nice Ola. Sounds great!
Might have to get an S by Solar just to see how it holds up to my Jackson... Of course one has gotten some love put into it and one is a budget guitar, but I think it would be even better in that case if the guitar ends up holding up really well to the Jackson!! ;)
I think i must be on my 20th time playing "to a breathless oblivion" last week or so..... Had no idea he died until i started reading the comments. I couldn't wait for more, Trevor 2019 that sucks.
Yo Ola, when you gonna allow shipping to Canada for the S by Solar brand? I'm waiting extremely impatiently lol
Sounds sick aaass !!!
Oh dude, that subtle wood figuring under that nice blue. Shiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeee
I agree, Brandon is faking phenomenal!
I might be wrong, but I think the first parallel axis was a Blues Saraceno signature model, Kiko Loreiro used it for years, with Tagima guitars.
This SD pup was new for me. I do have PATB-2 installed @ my -89 / -90 MIJ Charvel 475 DLX with a JBJr. as a neck PU. Both of 'em works fine w Mesa Quad Pre. No need to add stompboxes (T.C. Electronic G-force). Both respond well 'nuff to my touch ... light or heavier attack. Just angle the Dunlop Jazz III a bit, and you'll find RR's and Zakk's flute, when ever needed. 🤩🤘💪
That does sound pretty space age, it's almost like glass on the album Verminous, can swear i can even hear the string sliding on the fret. wow. is the pick-ups in the video. One of the albums is a totally different story . that is an incredible sound.
Ola can you please do the Wes Hauch signature pickup from Seymour Duncan, the Jupiter? Very interested in how it sounds from your reference point
Should come standard in the s by solar guitars lol
I love that you showcase the S by Solar still dispite having access to the highest of high Solars. Shows your humbleness! Great Video Ola!
This is a must buy for me I love the original and want to compare
It’s only been 35 years since SD has done anything with the parallel axis design, sounds like a BL 500xl with more output
CHUGG APPROVE by ola ! 🤘
blues Saraceno had a signature model like that in the past ? on his Yamaha ... if i remember correctly ... it was in the 90's ...
Can you do a video of how you do your galloping picking style and what you do for practice scales etc.
Yeah men,....I am thinking this is the pup I am going after next. I was thinking the Black Winter , but I think I like this one better.
Sound great .Like the guitar.
Killer video.
I have a distortion/mayhem set and just ordered a jb/jazz for a cheap firefly lp because I did know what to get so just got a classic
Coffee with Brandon and Coffee with Teemu, please!!!
Where are the S by Solar for the leftys my man?
I need to get this pickup!
Would love to see you learn a black dahlia song/solo!
"So kick back and relax....the tone in your head is on the way!"" ~ Jim" "While I may not have all the bells and whistles here, I absolutely have one focus.
Great Tone." jim again .... no , no, no.... it should be "oh F*** Seymour Duncan!" ~jim
Yeah, thought so. watched again it's just the Pickup. Good Mod for my JS22.
Is there a reseller here in Brazil for the cheapest solar guitars?
It would be cool to have 7 string version as well. :) \m/
would be nice to here a sample with stock pickup on the same tone first, otherwise impossible to understand how good is it
That is true. There needs to be more videos that give you the full comparison but I'm sure they can be very time consuming and Ola is a busy guy. Would love to hear the original pickup and individual clips of this pickup in normal and flipped orientations. Either way, I feel very confidant that the Brandon Ellis signature pickup is among the best pickups you can get to cover a huge range of metal tones. Brandon is among the very best shredders I've ever heard and his vibrato is insane! Was already considering buying the DiMartini pickup but now I know that I will be getting the Brandon Ellis DYAD for my Ibanez project guitar.
yeah I guess you can go check the particular s by solar video of this guitar to hear it the best: ua-cam.com/video/Yn1A2Zc6UbE/v-deo.htmlsi=pBwo04nKfWPuu9w-
@@OlaEnglund thanks for the link, Ola
Just put this in my Solar, its a BITCH to get in Europe, but the guys at Sweetwater were nice enough to send it here even though they only really deal inside the US. but my god, it`s the sickest pickup i have ever tried, hands down
It'd be nice to see you using this modded guitar on SWOLA and see what kind of music you write with it...
Just got a Ibanez Jem Jr and I’m looking for some aftermarket pick ups best for metal, any recommendations??
Duncans dimebag rail humbucker 😊
ive had emg 81/85 in my esp eclipse for 20 years and they do the job - the only criticism i could have is that there is alot of noise with high gain so you gotta mess around with settings alot to get the desired sound - but this goes for any active high gain pups. like others are saying, it's more about your knob dialing on the amp/pedals than the pickups.
UtoPIA's, Tone Zone/Air Norton's, EMG.
I seriously think Brandon designed the greatest pick-up of all time. I would say Duncan teamed up with him on this one 😅
not chugging on the red channel of the el34 is fucked up. a crime even.
Well he did chug on the red channel for the last two minutes of the video? But clearly you didnt watch that and were too busy shoving your doinky in the oven door after preheating some buffalo wings
doesnt matter which way its pointed. just point it towards Ola
kinda reminds me x2n sound
u had me just with all against all....
Man the red channel is nutty
"Nutty, man ....Nutty!"
@@thecrossedtheroadfund4289 ☠️☠️☠️
Hi there, Ola!
I'm on Your t-shirt!
(Go!!! Feature Me on Your t-shirt)!!!
🤘
Will it chug lol it definitely sounds smooth
Any bridge pick up?
Alnico 2 and 18 kohm interesting :)
It would be cool if you tried to learn a Black dahlia song sometime.
Guys! My Peavey head is doing the same high frequency squealing noise (3:44) when I switch to the high gain channel. How could I resolve this? Will a noisegate help?
Every guitar amp needs a noise gate, especially a peavey. I play with actives all the time and it's important to have a noise gate
No bottom end at all?
I want one
Dude, you could make a 2x4 with strings nailed to it sound good! Lol
💯💯💯
I think it's rather sad that a lot of these pickup reviews are now being trolled by Glenn's subbies. Glenn has NEVER said all pickups sound the same, but that's the line now being peddled by a bunch of his followers. Glenn uses his studio to make things sound similar , but has NEVER said they all sound the same, and they don't. Pickups sound different, it's not even hard to establish this, different magnets give pickups different characteristics, it's not hard to work that out either. I wish these people would educate themselves and stop trolling these video's, it's getting kinda embarrassing... I suggest watching a video made with Rabea Massaad , Nolly and Bare knuckle pickups going through the design of a new pickup , and listening too all the prototypes through Nolly's setup. Also remember, just because you can't hear it, doesn't mean it's not there, all ears aren't created equal...
No, humbuckers basically sound the same
Watch a video of people who have their own pickups/make pickups. Yeah, sure, no bias here at all. The differences in pickups are not worth spending tons of money on them, 99.99% of people are better off getting an EQ pedal or just actually playing around with their current setup. "Educate yourself", if only people did that, life would be better.
If it's high gain, it generally all ends up sounding the same once it's recorded. They definitely have a different feeling with how they react to your playing, though.
That’s not true at all lmao
Theres an audible difference between passive and active pickups you can hear it in glens test its not huge but its there
Depends really. My wife lost hearing in her right ear and noticed when I switched to a Nazgul in the bridge(she said did you buy another amp or pedal? It sounds different ". Full shred is very noticeable on palm mutes in my experience it sounds like a single coil but yeah I agree most pickups sound extremely close.
So true
@@adamcogan211its pretty acurate theres not a lot of difference in tone once you turn up the gain
Idk, the low end sounds a bit muddy to me. Could just be my ears.
Me too. I wonder if that is the IR because those EVH amps are notoriously tight af.
S by Seymour Duncans.
Still prefer the OG Parallel Axis.
"Old" style pickup. Not modern tonality. Good for thrash or some "classic" metal genres. Not for modern metal, but i want it on one of my guitar
Sounds like a pickup, definitely produces sound. Just like any other high output pickup
It responds to picking dynamics 😂
MESA BEUGE
MESA bOUGIE
Alnico 2? That's very low output for a metal pickup. That'll definitely help with clarity. Most passive metal pickups are alnico 5 or 8.
Alnico 2 is used to roll off highs
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