Anyone here play Vai’s Utopia or Dark Matter pickups?

[gtrgrl]

I was wondering if anyone here had any personal experience with them. I’d really like to know what you think.

I have Gravity Storms in my JEM 77. I really like those. I wasn’t a fan of the Evolutions in any of the guitars I played.

As much as I <3 <3<3 Vai, I just didn’t like them. Plus none of the guitars were blue, so that was like a thing too

[gtrgrl]

I guess it is the Seymour Duncan forum. I looked up the DiMarzio forum but there doesn’t seem to be anyone there?

[Dave Locher]

We discuss all pickups here, including Dimarzio. I think you have asked about some less-popular models. I haven't seen much discussion of either and I am here most days.

[Guitarmusic]

I have played the Gravity Storms which are basically the Dark Matter pickups but without the pickups covers, they are pretty cool. I would describe them as very "clean" sounding and articulate pickups. Not a lot of extra frequencies in them, just straight ahead rock pickups that have pretty warm highs and good lows. I have them in Floyd rose equipped guitars. I think they are kind of in between the Dimarzio Breed and the Dimarzio Evolutions. Not as warm as the Breeds and not as bright as the Evos.

[gtrgrl]

Well, if my Gravity Storms are Dark Matters without covers, I won’t worry about them.

Honestly, I don’t think Vai’s tone has really changed much pickup to pickup. He just sounds like himself, and other worldly!

[Hot Octopus]

If you’re asking about Vai pickups, check out the jemsite forum. They might be able to help too.