Custom Shop Possibility...

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Custom Shop Possibility...

Ah, I stand corrected,I was sure it had blades as well

I thought the same forever, because of Dino Casares's description (an 85/81 hybrid). Turns out its a whole lot more 85 than 81.

[Aceman]

Re: Custom Shop Possibility...

Just a thought here -

Mr Van Halen slanted his pup to line up the poles/slugs in the Franken strat (I think). Can you slant the Dime to cover bass strings with one coil and treble with the other? Might even slant backwards to put more "crunch" on the bass side!

Or - If you are feeling a bit more adventurous: Separate the coils and slide them slightly apart, like a P bass pick up. You wouldn't have to move them far. You would have to be very carefull about separating and re connecting the coils.

Or - I'm just completely out of my mind, which is also possible...You might trash a pup, guitar or both, or it my rock your ass off! All you have to lose is $99 and some time.....

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Custom Shop Possibility...

Those ideas may work... Probably require a major amount of surgery to the guitar... Might as well get the EMG's at that point... But also you would be using a 6 string pickup on a 7 string guitar... If the custom shop can make a 7 string version of it there really wouldnt be a need to do anything drastic..

[Kac]

Re: Custom Shop Possibility...

Well it seriously looks like the custom shop won't be able to make a 7-string version of the Dimebucker, but Aceman brings up some fun ideas that I might just have to try, I can get by without the 7-string for a while if I mess it up too bad.
Rock On

[Aceman]

Re: Custom Shop Possibility...

Glad to be able to help - especially if it works out! If it doesn't, I have no idea who Aceman is...someone must have hacked into my user account! Good luck!

[Zerberus]

Re: Custom Shop Possibility...

BTW, I ended up using a Duncan Custom in my Seven string (RG1077XL, sold last year) and it was killer.

Just an Idea