Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

[papersoul]

I finally got my new Tele where I want it, Lil 59 and Vintage stack with 500 K volume.
Love it.

Now I am trying to finish my strat. 2003 Highway One.

I have the Dimarzio Chopper bridge pickup and love it. I need to finalize the middle and neck pickups.

I play rock, hard rock and grunge and I play in a 90s band. I have a Chopper in the bridge.

What I want is single coil meets humbucker in the bridge, same thing in the neck but more stratty sounding, and I think the Cruiser neck is the one. Good neck clean, bright but smooth and clear solos. Middle is total single coil that blends well for the 2 and 4 spots.

I am thinking of two scenarios below for my strat. What to expect from each:

Chopper bridge
Cruiser middle.
Fast track 1 neck

Or

Chopper bridge
Virtual '54 Pro middle
Cruiser neck

Thanks.

[UberMetalDood]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

Try an HS-4 in the neck and a Cruiser in the middle. The HS-4 will give you a real nice stratty sound in the neck and won't overpower your bridge pickup. Although it's rated lower at 93, it actually has a similar output to the Cruiser.

[9unslin9er]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

Here's my suggestion:
Chopper neck
Cruiser middle
Pro Track bridge

Lots of Strat tones coming from the neck and middle 1,2,3 positions.
And you have thick humbucker tones from the bridge, and no wierd volume drops in between.

It would work pretty much like a lil 59-duckbucker-jb jr everything set. Except darker.

[Aceman]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

Fast Track
Cruiser
Chopper is not a bad option...if I recall correctly from my start/tele/DMZ days...

[papersoul]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

Thanks guys, if Chopper doesn't work out I will try the Peo Track again. I do like that pickup.

A good friend said it is good to have the weakest pickup in the middle.
So, may go Chopper/54 Pro/Cruiser.

If I want hotter, I will do Chopper/Cruiser/Fast Traffic.

Thanks.

[Dr.J4ckal]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

I'd go with cruiser in the neck. The fast track 1 does not have enough power as humbucker and not enough chime/glass as single coil.

[ToneScavenger]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

Fast Track
Cruiser
Chopper is not a bad option...if I recall correctly from my start/tele/DMZ days...

Agreed! I would do this combination.

[papersoul]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

I'd go with cruiser in the neck. The fast track 1 does not have enough power as humbucker and not enough chime/glass as single coil.

Yep, tat is what I did.

Cruiser
54 Pro
Chopper

[9fingers]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

I went the Andy Timmons route & put a Cruiser bridge pickup in the neck with Fast Track mid & Chopper (or Pro Track) bridge. The Cruiser bridge retains the Strat clarity in the neck slot, but with a little more fulness.

[papersoul]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

I went the Andy Timmons route & put a Cruiser bridge pickup in the neck with Fast Track mid & Chopper (or Pro Track) bridge. The Cruiser bridge retains the Strat clarity in the neck slot, but with a little more fulness.

The Cruiser neck and bridge sound identical to me.

I prefer my middle pickup to be weaker. Dimarzio says Fast Track neck ansd Cruiser middle. I am trying the Chopper/'54/Cruiser and evaluate this before I change anything.

Since my main guitars are darker and thicker sounding, I am more a Gibson and PRS guy. With that, I am going to make my 2003 H1, my only strat.
It is an amazing strat and I am just going to have to pre-wired pickguards I can swap in when I want. One singles, the other an HSS configuration.

If the humbucker works best in my strat in the bridge over the little Chopper, I might try this....
Timmons AT-1 or Air Zone
Cruiser
Cruiser

[Left_Hand_Strat]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

[SAVAGE DISTORTION]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

and i will add

[papersoul]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

HAHAHAHA!

[Lazer111]

Re: Any experienced Dimarzio guys on the forum?

Hey papersoul, (or whomever has some experience with this...)

How did the cruiser, 54pro, chopper combo work out for you?

I'm wrestling with the same issues in a G&L Legacy. Chopper bridge, trying a Fast Track 1 in middle. Not bright enough in position 2 until I put in 500k pot, but now maybe the chopper alone is too shrill...

Do you find a big volume jump from bridge to bridge/middle? I'm considering getting the cruiser, but I'm not sure. Might put the FT1 in the neck.

How would you compare the Little 59'er to the chopper? (warmer/more glass, less output?) Sometimes I find the chopper harsh in the upper mids... but it's a love/hate thing, I like that it cuts...