Has anyone tried the EVH Wolfgang humbucker set?

[Lewguitar]

The real ones...not the Indonesian imports.

The reviews all seem to be raves and they sound killer in the demos I've watched

They're pricey. $300 for a set.

[Mincer]

What are the specs on those?

[Lewguitar]

[Lewguitar]

What are the specs on those?

Here's a thread I found here: https://forum.seymourduncan.com/foru...g-pickup-specs

[Mincer]

Are these as hot as the DCR would lead you to believe?

[Lewguitar]

Are these as hot as the DCR would lead you to believe?

I don't know. That's why I asked. The pickups in my Axis are hotter in terms of DCR than any other humbuckers I own, yet they clean up when I lower the guitar's volume control very well. Eddie knows what he's doing. I read that the EVH pickups use 250K pots. But I only read it. Doesn't mean it's true.

[jmh151]

I have them, in my EVH striped, and put them in a few guitars. I also have an EBMM Axis.

They sound very close to the EBMM Dimarzios, just a tad hotter, better for going straight into an amp than the EBMM, which are a bit more articulate but thinner sounding.

I had a Slash set in my Les Paul Custom but felt the bridge was thin. I tried an EVH Wolfgang Bridge, any tonally, and output wise it matches very well with the Slash neck.

IMO the aftermarket $150 ones sound better than the ones they put in the Striped series, even though they’re supposed to be the same. The stock pickup in my EVH stripe squealed, I needed to wax pot it, I’ve had no issue with the aftermarket ones.

They’re overall great well balanced pickups

[ErikH]

I read that the EVH pickups use 250K pots. But I only read it. Doesn't mean it's true.

According to the specs on evhgear.com, the guitars have 500K volume and 250K tone. That's a great setup. I've been using 250K for tone pots myself. Has a better response, IME.

[Lewguitar]

I have them, in my EVH striped, and put them in a few guitars. I also have an EBMM Axis.

They sound very close to the EBMM Dimarzios, just a tad hotter, better for going straight into an amp than the EBMM, which are a bit more articulate but thinner sounding.

I had a Slash set in my Les Paul Custom but felt the bridge was thin. I tried an EVH Wolfgang Bridge, any tonally, and output wise it matches very well with the Slash neck.

IMO the aftermarket $150 ones sound better than the ones they put in the Striped series, even though they’re supposed to be the same. The stock pickup in my EVH stripe squealed, I needed to wax pot it, I’ve had no issue with the aftermarket ones.

They’re overall great well balanced pickups

I love the pickups in my EBMM Axis.

First DiMarzios and first high output pickups I've felt that way about.

I'm more of a paf lover than high output lover.

I don't find the pickups in my Axis to be thin at all!

But maybe that's because I like real pafs and Duncan Antiquitys so much.

Anyways, my interest in the EVH Wolfgangs is because the pickups in my Axis are not available as an aftermarket pickup and I'd like to try them in one of my PRS guitars.

[ErikH]

Well, if it matters, Lew, the closest pickups in the DiMarzio line to those B1 and N1 pickups in your Axis are the Tone Zone and the Air Norton. I prefer the Air Zone over the Tone Zone but both are great pickups.

[Lewguitar]

Well, if it matters, Lew, the closest pickups in the DiMarzio line to those B1 and N1 pickups in your Axis are the Tone Zone and the Air Norton. I prefer the Air Zone over the Tone Zone but both are great pickups.

Right. But they're not identical.

[ErikH]

Right. But they're not identical.

Not quite, no, but really really close.

[Lewguitar]

Not quite, no, but really really close.

And you can get them in double cream. lol

[ErikH]

And you can get them in double cream. lol

Yup. I'm more of a zebra or all black. I have double cream Super Distortions in my Dean ML Chicago Standard but that's because it came with them.