Hey all just registered. So I've got a Duncan Distortion set in one of the Dave Mustaine ZERO Explorers. I must say I freakin love the set, its just a touch hotter than I would like. I absolutely love the voicing, but I was wondering if there is an option that is just not quite as hot. I do alot of fast palm muting ie Iced Earth, Orden Ogan, and Testament. The Bridge pup has a great attack to it, its tight and sounds great, I'd just like it to be a littler clearer. I should mention too I'm not a fan of the JB, I know its supposed to be like the Distortion but I've never gotten along with it. Hope someone can help!
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Re: Duncan Distortion alternative
The Custom is a good call. I had them side to side: it is clearer, briter and less grainy. In another guitar i have modded 500T (one side magnet was swapped with a wood bar): less grainy, less brite.I get the feeling the A8 will blow your skirt up more so - Edgecrusher
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Custom 5 is probably the closest, but even then, it isn't quite right. The Custom 5's bass is pretty tight and present in a different way than the Distortion.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Try listening to those clips...
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/show...Knuckles-Oh-my!
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Unfortunately, you like a particular EQ for which there is no mid-power equivalent. That I know of....
And a DD w/ an A5 is close to a JB....just sayin'. I might try the Neck in the bridge first. I'd think at ~12k it will be what you want most closely. Then, if that's a no go, try the a5 swap.Originally posted by Bad City
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quick trick before you are fully set on a new pickup, roll back your tone pot from 10 to about 7 or 6 and add more treble on the amp, you may also roll the volume slightly too to about 8, in pickups voiced with some "grind" in the highs rolling the tone back a bit can clean them up under heavy gain as the highs will be less "busy" when palm muting and chording
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