Hey all.. I have been doing some track, DI tracks for some projects to go back and reamp. I borrowed an Ibanez SZ520qm (the blue one) from a friend. I bought the guitar in '03-'04 when they first came out, then sold it (now regretting it) to a friend back in 2010. Of all the track I've been doing, the one with this guitar are about the only ones that do not need "pre-eq" before reamping, and honestly I dig the tone of the guitar. I know that after a couple of years the guitars came with a Duncan Designed that was akin to a Distortion, and the prestige series had real Duncan specially for these. I am curious if anyone knows what would be the closest equivalent in the Duncan line to the stock bridge pickup in the originals (not the DD ones).
I have 3 Ibanez SCA 220's that play very well that currently have Dimarzio Tone Zones in them and are very muddy. The SCA's have the thinner saber style bodies made out of solid mahogany with maple necks and rosewood fingerboards, no trem. I know due to body thickness, the SZ has mahogany and maple bodies, different neck joints etc so they wont sound the same, but if I can find what SD is most like the stock pup on the SZ and replace the TZ's it will get me closer, and then the added benefit of clarity that SD's will bring over the stock or Dimarzio pups.
Thanks for any suggestions!
I have 3 Ibanez SCA 220's that play very well that currently have Dimarzio Tone Zones in them and are very muddy. The SCA's have the thinner saber style bodies made out of solid mahogany with maple necks and rosewood fingerboards, no trem. I know due to body thickness, the SZ has mahogany and maple bodies, different neck joints etc so they wont sound the same, but if I can find what SD is most like the stock pup on the SZ and replace the TZ's it will get me closer, and then the added benefit of clarity that SD's will bring over the stock or Dimarzio pups.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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