Gimme a good combination of pickups that i can use for bridge and neck pos.
I dont need any other recommendations than dimarzio pickups..
Humbucker in single coil size recommendations?
Thanks!
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:10 pm
by chisa
you mean "pickups"?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:12 pm
by weeping_moon
chisa wrote:you mean "pickups"?
yeah, pickups!
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:54 pm
by Haze
I've only played the area 51 pickups in a strat. Most unimpressive unfortunately
oh, and a X2N but that's terrible and humbucker sized
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:31 pm
by Dave
Dimarzio HS-3s are great single-sized HBs. Got a single coil kinda sound in my Strat and been using them for 16 years. Amusingly they are beloved of Yngwie Malmsteen. You can hear them in action on my Great Destroter Demo on youtube. At work so can't link right now. Just search 'gread destroyer pedal thelastguitarist'.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:03 pm
by endsjustifymeans
I've heard good things about the Fast Tracks.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:07 pm
by Haze
Microphones
anyone else? Just me?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:08 pm
by endsjustifymeans
I've heard pickups referred to as guitar mics before. Hell, I've heard turntable cartridges referred to as mics before.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:23 pm
by dumb donnie
Just curious, why is it Dimarzio only?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:27 pm
by weeping_moon
dumb donnie wrote:Just curious, why is it Dimarzio only?
well.. i like the design of the pickups, the sound, and all my favorite guitarist uses them.. thats why..
why do you use the things you use?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:28 pm
by weeping_moon
endsjustifymeans wrote:I've heard good things about the Fast Tracks.
ill have to search a demo with dimarzio fast track pickups!
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:32 pm
by weeping_moon
Haze wrote:I've only played the area 51 pickups in a strat. Most unimpressive unfortunately
oh, and a X2N but that's terrible and humbucker sized
i think you only had a bad experience with them.. overall i think dimarzio have the best sound.. but thats just my opinion...
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:00 pm
by the isaac eaton
weeping_moon wrote:
Haze wrote:I've only played the area 51 pickups in a strat. Most unimpressive unfortunately
oh, and a X2N but that's terrible and humbucker sized
i think you only had a bad experience with them.. overall i think dimarzio have the best sound.. but thats just my opinion...
I don't really think there's much dimarzio love here, I personally have only had bad experiences with them, the only ones I liked were the ones built for the billy corgan strat. My favorite pickup is gibson p90s, because they sound the best to me. But to me if you think dimarzios have the best sound then you probably know more about them then any one here.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:07 pm
by dumb donnie
weeping_moon wrote:
dumb donnie wrote:Just curious, why is it Dimarzio only?
well.. i like the design of the pickups, the sound, and all my favorite guitarist uses them.. thats why..
why do you use the things you use?
Ok, it sounds a little like you have taken offense to a completely reasonable question. Fair enough.
I only asked the question in order to determine exactly why you were limiting yourself to a single pickup maker when there are hundreds to choose from. I assumed you had a reason and was curious to know what it was. Maybe it is because you are only able to find Dimarzio pickups locally, I don't know, that's why I asked.
I use the things that I use because I have carefully researched all of the available options and decided what will best serve my purpose. That is why I use the things that I use.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:22 pm
by Dave
Here's the demo I mentioned if its of any help re: HS-3s:
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:42 pm
by dumb donnie
Basically, my point is that anything you want out of a Dimarzio I'm sure you can find someone who does it better for (roughly) the same price.
I have played some AWFUL Dimarzio pickups. My first guitar ever, a Guild S-60D, had Dimarzio single coils and they were bright, terrible, and shrill. No character, only ice pick.
Are you sure you are totally dead set on Dimarzios?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:47 pm
by Reece
i've had a super distortion and a YJM (which is apparently now called a HS-4).
both decent enough although i felt like they were lacking a little bit.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:59 pm
by Noirie.
Reece wrote:i've had a super distortion and a YJM (which is apparently now called a HS-4).
both decent enough although i felt like they were lacking a little bit.
What you changed the neck pickup in your Jaguar?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:01 pm
by MISSINGNO.
DiMarzios have never ever sat well with me. They're terrific if you want that gross compressed scooped middy metal tone.
However, sticking to only one brand puts you at a big disadvantage when it comes to options. Especially when that brand is DiMarzio.
I had a JEM a few years ago. I returned it the next day.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:03 pm
by Reece
Noirie. wrote:
Reece wrote:i've had a super distortion and a YJM (which is apparently now called a HS-4).
both decent enough although i felt like they were lacking a little bit.
What you changed the neck pickup in your Jaguar?
thinking about it.
it lacks bass, which was never much of an issue through the TT. now with the bugera i can tell a little more.
