Dimarzio Metal?

[TDevilG]

Can anybody recommend to me a solid Dimarzio pickup that'll get me as close to possible as Heavy Metal (Metallica, Iron Maiden, etc)?



How would it compare to an EMG 81 or Seymour Duncan Distortion?

[rocker_71]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

I have heard good stories about the DiMarzio Super Distortion.
Much output and a great low end chunk. I think this one is quite similar to the SD DD, but I am not sure.

Check out the DiMarzio website, there is a lot of info about their pickups.
And read reviews on harmony central to find out what others guys say about it.

[ex-250]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

tone zone is supposed to be good too, but i have to first hand experience

[Xeromus]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

Super Distortion is the sound of 70's hard rock. Duncan Distortion is the sound of 80's metal and early metallica. EMG 81 is the sound of modern metal and nu metal.

[BigBazz]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

the Subsonic is really good. personnaly i like to stick with seymour duncan. the Dimebar,Duncan Distortion, Full Shred, Jb model, Blues saraceno and Invader would probably do the job perfectly.

[ranalli]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

There's plenty of Dimarzios that will do a modern metal sound just depends on what kind of EQ'ing you want with it. The Drop Sonic is an extremely tight pickup with a darker tone to it. The Evolution can get you close to Metallica...it has the tightness output and presence. The X2N is another great pickup from them that is fairly well balanced but super high in ouput.

The Tone Zone is alright but I feel that in most guitars(not all) it's too mushy and bassy.

Both companies make great pickups, some of it is just diving in and trying one....you might not nail it on the first shot...everyone's setup is different.

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

What kind of EQ configuration do you want for the pickup?

[big_black]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

I can get some wicked metal tones out of my DMZ Super Dist. But a DS-1 in front of it and crank it up!

[TDevilG]

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What kind of EQ Configuration?

Can somebody explain what that means, I'm just slightly confused.


If it's what I think it means....I want My Highs and Lows to be fairly high, my Mids to be fairly low, and my Mid Frequency to be slightly higher then my low but lower then the highs and Mids. Something like this:

Highs and Lows: 7/8 out of 10
Mids: 3/4 out of 10
Mid Frequency: 4/5 out of 10.



Above all else, I need something GREAT for Lead! I bought a lead guitar, so I need something that'll sound sharp, seering, heavy metal that doesn't screech!

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

Sounds like you may try to hear those dimarzio Pickups and duncans TOO
Duncans : 59, Custom 5, Dimebucker,Jazz ,Full Shred.
Dimarzios : Steve´s Special, Super 2.

IF you don´t like mids, those are your options
but if you like a lot of mids, ahahah i can recomend more pickups.
HAILS
J.P

[TDevilG]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

I've been thinking about the Duncan Custom! Also I've been thinking about the Dimarzio Evolution as well....I just can't decide.


Even though the EMG is the sound I specifically want, I'm not going with it most likely because it'll cost way too much money, and I don't feel like taking care of the active humbuckers.

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

so get a set of dimarizo evolutions
you will love it.

or a duncan distortion neck or full shred neck and a duncan custom bridge.
i guess a set o duncan distortions will blow your ass all the way
HAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAH

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

Even though the EMG is the sound I specifically want, I'm not going with it most likely because it'll cost way too much money, and I don't feel like taking care of the active humbuckers.

EMGs aren't that much more than Duncans, plus, how do you "take care of active humbuckers"? Change the battery after every 3000 hours of playing time? Aside from that, there's no difference in "care."

You said before that you bought a "lead guitar." What exactly is a lead guitar?

[Stratcat]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

Can anybody recommend to me a solid Dimarzio pickup that'll get me as close to possible as Heavy Metal (Metallica, Iron Maiden, etc)?



How would it compare to an EMG 81 or Seymour Duncan Distortion?

What kind of amp/efeects are you using?

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Dimarzio Metal?

Super Distortion is the sound of 70's hard rock. Duncan Distortion is the sound of 80's metal and early metallica. EMG 81 is the sound of modern metal and nu metal.

This statement is a VERY broad generalization. The only one I'd agree with is the Super D, as it was the only pickup available for quite awhile in the 70's.