Recent content by Mr. Lime

As collector of Ibanez Artist models I have played a bunch of Ibanez Super 58 pickups that I really like. They are very versatile and work in both bridge and neck position equally well. Specs are: 7.80 KΩ, 4.65 KHz, AlNiCo III Seems like a lot of people like the Super 70 too which seem to just...

Does anybody have a Dimarzio Igno laying round to measure the different coil windings? I guess it could be very similar to a Norton winding but with double hex screws and A8 instead of A5 so I'm interested in a comparison.

Hi there, today I took apart one of my JBJ (Maricela Juarez wound) to swap the A5 mag with an ceramic mag to get some kind of Dokkenbucker / Hunter. The screws on the back plate were covered with wax so I thought it was a stock one. What I found inside was already a ceramic mag, which showed no...

I'm currently thinking of swapping pickups from my Charvel 750XI. I just can't stand the original Jackson pickups and have a bunch of Duncans left over. As the Charvel has a 5 way switch, I consider my left over P-Rail (bridge version) as neck pickup as a Strat sound is currently missing and I...

Hi there, does anyone have experience with the L-90 8H Wilde Pickup and has compared it to a L500XL? I'm currently playing a L500L and L500R in a Washburn Falcon and I'm wondering how I would like a L-90 8H / L-90 2.8H combo instead. My pickups have 8k17 and 9k24 resistance but I also have...

Hi there, I recently went through a bunch of pickups finding combinations I like and usually tend to favor Dimarzio for neck positions and Duncan for the bridge. Sometimes I put covers on pickups but the Duncan trembuckers have wider bobbins and I don't like to mix pickup brands without covers...

Comparing the Air Norton and the Gravity Storm neck pickup, they look close regarding the coil windings. Sure there is a difference in pole pieces and the GS has the virtual vintage slugs in the bobbins but if someone swaps the A5 magnet of the AN, he might gets close enough to the GS. Some seem...

Just stumbled across this mod: https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=116103 Has anybody tried it and got good experience with it or can recommend pickup models for it? Should make a hum cancelling single coil sound, right? Similar to a Tele Twangmaster Splitbucker

Hi there, when I had a Gretsch Country Gentleman with TV Jones Pickups, I fell in love with Filtertron kind of pickups. Dimarzio offers the Humbucker from Hell and the EJ Custom, which are somewhat similar. I like them too in my guitars and also had good experience with the Bluesbucker as I...

I don't put a lot on those EQ numbers since I don't really understand how they were chosen. How would you guys describe the difference between 4, 4, 8 and 2, 2, 6 or 6, 6,10? These numbers are always relative to each other but don't seem to be related on output. I wouldn't trust in most reviews...

Cool, so in which guitar have you tried it? Still waiting for my new magnets to arrive but a ceramic Tone Zone is on the to-do list for several weeks. Interestingly the Tone Zone is a rather unique pickup in the DiMarzio line up. I made a list comparing the specs of the different models and the...

I'm currently gathering information of different DiMarzio pickups to get a better understanding of what I like/dislike when buying new pickups and I'm wondering about the Dual Resonance patent. Does someone have measured the coils of some models with mismatched windings? Is there a specific...

I'm currently setting up my ESP Horizon and would need a suggestion for a bridge PU suiting fusion to metal. I would like to stay with Dimarzio since I really like their neck PUs and found the Humbcker from Hell and Bluesbucker very neat in Superstrats. Replaced the OFR with an ABM Katana...

Hi folks, as I have swapped some magents over the last couple of years I have some laying around with no clue what types they are. Is there any way to differentiate AlNiCo from ceramic magnets? I tried to measure the resistance with my DMM. I guess the bright looking ones are AlNiCo 5 with...

Forgot to mention, the Norton isn’t really like the Distortion. It’s not as hot, and a lot warmer. I'm aware of the DCR and that it's hardly an indicator, just thought the Norton and EVO 2 might be similar like the Duncan Customs or JB/DD etc. Sure pole piece length, form and magnet have...