I tried several different kinds of pickups in my PRS DGT before settling on the APH1 set. The original DGT pickups are great and part of what sold me on the guitar, but over time I realized they weren’t ideal for me. They were too hot and too thick. I wanted something with lower output, something that sounded more traditional, and something that would fit in a mix better. The DGT pickups might accomplish this better with the volume rolled back and played through real amps, but I use the Kemper Profiling Amplifier exclusively and I wasn't satisfied with how the Kemper and DGT worked together.
I tried various Seymour Duncan pickups. The 59 set was too thin, the JB/Jazz combo was too hot and too spikey in the upper mids, but the Alnico II Pro APH1 set was just right. I found my Goldilocks pickups and I couldn’t be happier.
I play classic rock, blues, pop, and worship music. These pickups work well for all these styles. I can’t comment on how well they work for metal because I don’t play metal. I chose the APH1s over Slash’s APH2s because I didn’t want the Slash set’s added mids.
SOUND SAMPLES DGT
PRS DGT with Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II APH1 Pickups
Here are several sound samples of familiar songs using various Kemper amp profiles from Tone Junkie and Top Jimi.
Bridge sample and neck sample
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymnaw398ei...1%201.mp3?dl=0
“Walk Away” James Gang
Twice As Hard (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b25jifvs90o4o63/Twice%20As%20Hard%20DGT%20APH1%20Stu%20G%20Arshall %201%203.mp3?dl=0
Testify (middle position)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nmhe0ykg31uggk9/Testify%20DGT%20APH1%2067%20Pro%20Verb%20Ghost%203 .mp3?dl=0
I Just Died (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g2z2xd42vkgvv5d/I%20Just%20Died%20in%20Your%20Arms%20DGT%20APH1%20 Plexi%20with%20Track.mp3?dl=0
Back in Black (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohtp2thqk8...Plexi.mp3?dl=0
Stairway Solo (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ugjzykbg4onqcw/Stairway%20Solo%20DGT%20APH1%20Tweed%20Deluxe.mp3? dl=0
Hotel California Solos (bridge)
Lion and the Lamb
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3v4ty1hd67...0APH1.mp3?dl=0
Ramblin' Man Solo (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b51e6y1cvw...Plexi.mp3?dl=0
Sweet Child Solo (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3a6vfudvm...0APH1.mp3?dl=0
Still Got the Blues (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8crwgtlmat...B4%2B.mp3?dl=0
SOUND SAMPLES 594
PRS McCarty 594 with Seymour Duncan 59 SH-1 Pickups
I put the SH-1 59 pickups in my PRS McCarty 594 and they sound fantastic. I think the two-piece bridge on the 594 gives the sound more depth. The trem system on the DGT lacks that depth which is why I didn’t like the 59s in the DGT. (The APH1s pair very nicely with the PRS trem system, in my option. They don’t sound too bright and they fill in nicely with the perfect amount of mids.)
Sample of all pickup positions
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5z9wq6fm5d...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Mary Jane's Last Dance (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0p154hmtks1mhi5/Mary%20Jane%27s%20Last%20Dance%20594%20with%2059s. mp3?dl=0
Whole Lotta Love (middle, bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvrrga18oq...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Oh Well
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ze7snl22wb...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Waitin' for the Bus
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u4ywgahkg7p6nmn/Waitin%27%20for%20the%20Bus%20594%20with%2059s%20B .m4a?dl=0
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ut864vpahk2v221/While%20My%20Guitar%20Gently%20Weeps%20594%20Lowma n%20J%20KOT%20D%2B%20Rotary%20and%20Flange.mp3?dl= 0
R&R Ain't Noise Pollution (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxvti88fy2uazii/R%26R%20Ain%27t%20Noise%20Pollution%20594%2059%20P lexi%202.mp3?dl=0
You Shook Me All Night Long
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m8hd07a67z...Plexi.mp3?dl=0
“Tom Sawyer” Rush (bridge)
Lion and the Lamb
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9nnxnsuqx...%2059.mp3?dl=0
“Thank You” Led Zeppelin (middle)
Trampled Under Foot (middle)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gz4ac9im25aps5n/Trampled%20Under%20Foot%20594%20with%2059s.mp3?dl= 0
Little Wing (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7g9n9neg5q...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Ramblin Man (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eqzg74oc7jmkeyk/Ramblin%20Man%20594%20Middle%20Neck%20Roll.mp3?dl= 0
Still Got the Blues
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzhypil8w2qgjbw/Still%20Got%20the%20Blues%20594%2059%20TooStone%20 TS1%20Lead%204.mp3?dl=0
I Get Evil
https://www.dropbox.com/s/528gfkfvg3...s%202.mp3?dl=0
SOUND SAMPLES MIRA
PRS SE Mira with Seymour Duncan SPH90 Phat Cat Pickups
I also put the Duncan P-90 pickups in an SE Mira.
Bridge
https://www.dropbox.com/s/urk5ogl57e...i%202.mp3?dl=0
Breakdown and Let It Be
"Get Out Of The City" Ivy (bridge, neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v3a21r9k97hw4jw/Get%20Out%20Of%20The%20City%20Ivy%20Mira%20P90%20M organ%2020.mp3?dl=0
Lion and the Lamb
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qr46d5tmk34g22e/lion%20and%20the%20lamb%20Mira%20P90.mp3?dl=0
Another Brick Solo (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ftq0umfyy...0Comp.mp3?dl=0
Q: Are my original PRS pickups for sale?
A: Nope!
I tried various Seymour Duncan pickups. The 59 set was too thin, the JB/Jazz combo was too hot and too spikey in the upper mids, but the Alnico II Pro APH1 set was just right. I found my Goldilocks pickups and I couldn’t be happier.
I play classic rock, blues, pop, and worship music. These pickups work well for all these styles. I can’t comment on how well they work for metal because I don’t play metal. I chose the APH1s over Slash’s APH2s because I didn’t want the Slash set’s added mids.
SOUND SAMPLES DGT
PRS DGT with Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II APH1 Pickups
Here are several sound samples of familiar songs using various Kemper amp profiles from Tone Junkie and Top Jimi.
Bridge sample and neck sample
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymnaw398ei...1%201.mp3?dl=0
“Walk Away” James Gang
Twice As Hard (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b25jifvs90o4o63/Twice%20As%20Hard%20DGT%20APH1%20Stu%20G%20Arshall %201%203.mp3?dl=0
Testify (middle position)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nmhe0ykg31uggk9/Testify%20DGT%20APH1%2067%20Pro%20Verb%20Ghost%203 .mp3?dl=0
I Just Died (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g2z2xd42vkgvv5d/I%20Just%20Died%20in%20Your%20Arms%20DGT%20APH1%20 Plexi%20with%20Track.mp3?dl=0
Back in Black (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohtp2thqk8...Plexi.mp3?dl=0
Stairway Solo (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ugjzykbg4onqcw/Stairway%20Solo%20DGT%20APH1%20Tweed%20Deluxe.mp3? dl=0
Hotel California Solos (bridge)
Lion and the Lamb
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3v4ty1hd67...0APH1.mp3?dl=0
Ramblin' Man Solo (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b51e6y1cvw...Plexi.mp3?dl=0
Sweet Child Solo (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s3a6vfudvm...0APH1.mp3?dl=0
Still Got the Blues (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8crwgtlmat...B4%2B.mp3?dl=0
SOUND SAMPLES 594
PRS McCarty 594 with Seymour Duncan 59 SH-1 Pickups
I put the SH-1 59 pickups in my PRS McCarty 594 and they sound fantastic. I think the two-piece bridge on the 594 gives the sound more depth. The trem system on the DGT lacks that depth which is why I didn’t like the 59s in the DGT. (The APH1s pair very nicely with the PRS trem system, in my option. They don’t sound too bright and they fill in nicely with the perfect amount of mids.)
Sample of all pickup positions
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5z9wq6fm5d...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Mary Jane's Last Dance (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0p154hmtks1mhi5/Mary%20Jane%27s%20Last%20Dance%20594%20with%2059s. mp3?dl=0
Whole Lotta Love (middle, bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvrrga18oq...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Oh Well
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ze7snl22wb...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Waitin' for the Bus
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u4ywgahkg7p6nmn/Waitin%27%20for%20the%20Bus%20594%20with%2059s%20B .m4a?dl=0
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ut864vpahk2v221/While%20My%20Guitar%20Gently%20Weeps%20594%20Lowma n%20J%20KOT%20D%2B%20Rotary%20and%20Flange.mp3?dl= 0
R&R Ain't Noise Pollution (bridge)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxvti88fy2uazii/R%26R%20Ain%27t%20Noise%20Pollution%20594%2059%20P lexi%202.mp3?dl=0
You Shook Me All Night Long
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m8hd07a67z...Plexi.mp3?dl=0
“Tom Sawyer” Rush (bridge)
Lion and the Lamb
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9nnxnsuqx...%2059.mp3?dl=0
“Thank You” Led Zeppelin (middle)
Trampled Under Foot (middle)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gz4ac9im25aps5n/Trampled%20Under%20Foot%20594%20with%2059s.mp3?dl= 0
Little Wing (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7g9n9neg5q...2059s.mp3?dl=0
Ramblin Man (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eqzg74oc7jmkeyk/Ramblin%20Man%20594%20Middle%20Neck%20Roll.mp3?dl= 0
Still Got the Blues
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzhypil8w2qgjbw/Still%20Got%20the%20Blues%20594%2059%20TooStone%20 TS1%20Lead%204.mp3?dl=0
I Get Evil
https://www.dropbox.com/s/528gfkfvg3...s%202.mp3?dl=0
SOUND SAMPLES MIRA
PRS SE Mira with Seymour Duncan SPH90 Phat Cat Pickups
I also put the Duncan P-90 pickups in an SE Mira.
Bridge
https://www.dropbox.com/s/urk5ogl57e...i%202.mp3?dl=0
Breakdown and Let It Be
"Get Out Of The City" Ivy (bridge, neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v3a21r9k97hw4jw/Get%20Out%20Of%20The%20City%20Ivy%20Mira%20P90%20M organ%2020.mp3?dl=0
Lion and the Lamb
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qr46d5tmk34g22e/lion%20and%20the%20lamb%20Mira%20P90.mp3?dl=0
Another Brick Solo (neck)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ftq0umfyy...0Comp.mp3?dl=0
Q: Are my original PRS pickups for sale?
A: Nope!
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