Earlier this year Dallas had some time to sit down with Josh Schneider for The Sleeping Shaman to talk Manic Abraxas, gear, and guitar building… all the good stuff! Check out an excerpt below and read the full article here.
JS: That’s awesome. I noticed that the guitars on the site have a variety of different pickups but is there a certain type of pickup that’s your favorite or do you use a variety depending on the sound you want?
DS: I like everything. I’m not trying to give you a cop-out, but recently my favorite pickups are the Lawrence L500 XL or the L500 L, which are pretty similar. They’re amazingly clear, they’re hot without having too much bottom, like a lot of hot pickups have, and they stay dynamic. They’re not overly compressed either. That said, I’m working with Lollar, they make some top-notch stuff, especially if you want to get into variations on PAF’s. They have some original pickups too and their P90’s are great.
JS: I’ve heard great things about their P90’s and one day I’m going to pick up a pair.
DS: They are a great company. I’m also using Avedissian Pickups. He’s doing some awesome work and creating some unique pickups. I hate to pigeonhole things but, if you’re more into metal and crunchy sounds, he has some really good pickups for that. He makes my favorite bass pickups as well. I’m always trying new things but I think these two companies create amazing pickups that offer a wide range of sounds.