girlsgirlsgirls Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 What type of sound do the Dirty Fingers give you? Are they ceramic? Any info would help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod B Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Dirty Fingers are about the hottest pickups that Gibson makes (along with the 500T). I don't think they are ceramics. Here's Gibson's product page: http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Divisions/Gibson%20Gear/Pickups/%5FDirty%20Fingers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 The Dirty Fingers have 3 ceramic magnets and they are a very hot and articulate pickup. The Dirty Fingers do not sound like the 496/500 ceramic pickups. It is almost like with the 496/500 they sacrificed some of the voice to get a ton of output, but the Dirty Fingers retained their voice while putting out a lot of power. Most people recommend you keep Dirty Fingers down low in the pickup ring, and away from the strings to enjoy them best. You will either like them or you won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlsgirlsgirls Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 And what tones am i getting from these? I mean i know they're hot but are they focused on high's, low's,...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I haven't played anything with Dirty Fingers in it, in years and years. I did some looking for you though and the general concensus is that they give a lot of useful midrange, without getting too harsh and brittle on the highs. So they are fairly articulate and are usually considered to be more versatile than the 496/500 ceramics. You get all the high output without losing clarity. If I remember correctly, a lot of people were pulling out the stock pups and putting in DiMarzio Super distortions, or something like that, so Gibson came out with the Dirty Fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlsgirlsgirls Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Alright thanks. I'm thinkin when i finally get my first gibson i'm putting a dirty fingers in the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGrd Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Alright thanks. I'm thinkin when i finally get my first gibson i'm putting a dirty fingers in the bridge I'm thinking about doing it, too. Could you please us how it sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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