which dimarzio?

[walt]

Originally posted by \m/(00)\m/
thanks guys.

any ideas of a good single coil/ single coil humbucker to go with it?


i was thinking of an HS-3 or a YJM.\

any suggstions?

Either one will work well with the PAF PRO

[Sly_D]

I agree that the Paf Pro is great but the FRED is even better in my opinion. Slightly hotter with a little more mids that the Paf Pro... and very, very articulate.

Even if I'm not into brighter pickups (I would personnally go for a fatter Air Zone or Super Distortion in the DiMarzio line), the FRED impressed me A LOT.

My two cents worth to add to the general confusion

[\m/(00)\m/]

i may actually try the super distortion.
i tried a SD in the ace frehley les paul, and it sounded pretty good. i'd expect it to sound a "little" similiar since it was mahogany and so is my axe!

[Sly_D]

The Super Distortion is my favorite rock pickup, way more versatile than most people think... you can go from AC/DC to Metallica with this. The only pickup I like as much is the Seymour Duncan Custom for the bridge position - and hard rock. For blues or clean, it's another story.

I have an Epiphone LP Custom and I had a Standard before that. The Super Distortion had been in my guitars for years. Only the Custom made me forget the Super Distortion... well, not totally forget obviously

[\m/(00)\m/]

does anyone have clips of it?

[\m/(00)\m/]

ok, here's my plan of actions: echange evo for paf pro, if i dont like paf pro, i'll try super distortion, if i dont like SD i'll try FRED, if i dont like FRED i'll try steve special, and if i dont like SP i'll try BREED, and if i dont like that i'll try the norton. and if i dont like that, i'll give up on dimarzio all together and go duncan

anyone got ideas of a good single coil for neck/ middle?
also, does anyone have clips of the super distortion?

thanks

[walt]

You stated that your sound was an "open" sound. I don't think you'll get that with a super distortioin. If you were to go with another one, I'd try an AirZone, not a SD.

[Gamera]

For the neck I'd recommend an HS-3. The YJM is essentially an HS-3 w/ a staggered magnet setup that produces slightly higher highs. Personally I prefer the the HS-3, it's a little less squealy. But either one will cut out the noise, add some balls, and maintain a sweet "strat" tone. It's not a real hot pup either so it should match fairly well w/ a PAF Pro. Although maybe even a PAF Joe if you'd like a more balanced setup.

[jeremy]

i tend to agree with sly, the fred is a great bridge pup that i used for years in my rg550 and it sounded great, its a little thicker than the paf pro which i like in the bridge. then i tried the patb3 and the fred lost its spot in that guitar