Adder Plus Corp Persuader

Submitted at: 13:10, 5/4/2005

Product Info

Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: N/A
Purchased from: APC 800-423-3378

Instrument

Model of guitar or bass: Agile Hornet
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: APC Syrinx
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s):
Reason for pickup change: Heard some good things about APCs and wanted to support a local manufacturer.

Sound

Perceived output level: High
Tone: Lucid
Sonic evaluation: The Persuader isn’t as hot as the Persuader Lead or Persuader Lead Custom, but it works great for jamming on some blues and getting a solid rock tone. When I set my amp up for using the neck pickup and then switch to the bridge when playing clean, there is a bit too much treble for my taste and I need a quick tweak. Most people compare these to EMGs because of how they look. I’ve only ever played EMG HZs, so I can’t really comment on their sound. What I do know is that with APCs you don’t need batteries or a potentiometer change.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Overall Rating

Comments: I had the pickups wired in parallel at first just to try it out and the output was still hotter than stock. I liked the sounds I got. They weren’t the full humbucker sound I was used to but it was still interesting to experiment. After changing the wiring to series, there was a boost in output and no noise coming from the pickups. Now I have the full humbucker sound. These pickups have a good deal of treble for having such high output. When I use them with effects they really shine. I even used it through a friend’s cheap Danelectro phaser and it sounded great! I think I’m spoiled by APC pickups. I really don’t want anything else now.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value

Submitted by: Steven <amps2eleven@hotmail.com>