Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
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Joey Voltage
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
Haven’t tried the injector but i have a virtual solo, and a virtual heavy blues, both are in the same family and I love them.
Haven’t tried the injector but i have a virtual solo, and a virtual heavy blues, both are in the same family and I love them.
PFDarkside
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
I’ve had them in my #1 Strat for three years now. They sound like Strat pickups, juiced up a bit and they have the “noiseless” thing going on, they don’t have the high end of true singles. I’ve been using them because my CS69s were too noisy at the band rehearsal space and I needed a bit more power for the stuff we play. They sound really good for anything that doesn’t need true vintage Strat tones or vintage effects (Fuzz Face and Uni-Vibe just don’t sound right...)
I’ve been pretty happy, but the neck is too hot and the bridge isn’t thick enough. I’m thinking of trying a Custom59/STK-S4/STK-S4 or Fishman Fluence set.
What do you want to know?
I’ve had them in my #1 Strat for three years now. They sound like Strat pickups, juiced up a bit and they have the “noiseless” thing going on, they don’t have the high end of true singles. I’ve been using them because my CS69s were too noisy at the band rehearsal space and I needed a bit more power for the stuff we play. They sound really good for anything that doesn’t need true vintage Strat tones or vintage effects (Fuzz Face and Uni-Vibe just don’t sound right...)
I’ve been pretty happy, but the neck is too hot and the bridge isn’t thick enough. I’m thinking of trying a Custom59/STK-S4/STK-S4 or Fishman Fluence set.
What do you want to know?
TVFV
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
Cleans? Some guys say there pretty good clean albeit not quite as stratty.
Bridge is too thin?
Pot and cap values?
Basically I came to conclusion that I don't like Strats too much. They just sound too thin for me these days. I'm looking for something that's thicker but still has plenty of clarity for chording, delay, modulation, and some high gain applications.
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Cleans? Some guys say there pretty good clean albeit not quite as stratty.
Bridge is too thin?
Pot and cap values?
Basically I came to conclusion that I don't like Strats too much. They just sound too thin for me these days. I'm looking for something that's thicker but still has plenty of clarity for chording, delay, modulation, and some high gain applications.
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PFDarkside
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
Cleans are pretty good, not as good as a true Strat pickup. The bridge isn’t thin, but for what I’m looking for now a full-size Humbucker might be the only option. Pots and Caps are 500k and .022uF I think, it’s a prewired guard from Dimarzio.
They are good clean, and really good with drive. The in-between type tones fall short, but I don’t do that type of playing in the band, it’s classic and alternative rock, they work pretty good. Like I mentioned above, I think I prefer a more traditional neck tone (brighter with less output) and a more HB type Bridge tone, but I’ve used them for 3 years now, they’ve been working great.
Cleans are pretty good, not as good as a true Strat pickup. The bridge isn’t thin, but for what I’m looking for now a full-size Humbucker might be the only option. Pots and Caps are 500k and .022uF I think, it’s a prewired guard from Dimarzio.
They are good clean, and really good with drive. The in-between type tones fall short, but I don’t do that type of playing in the band, it’s classic and alternative rock, they work pretty good. Like I mentioned above, I think I prefer a more traditional neck tone (brighter with less output) and a more HB type Bridge tone, but I’ve used them for 3 years now, they’ve been working great.
Joey Voltage
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
If the injector bridge is too thin, try the virtual solo
If the injector bridge is too thin, try the virtual solo
Nagisa
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
I sold mine.
Bridge: like a weak but low-definition humbucker. SSL-5 is better for most things strat-sound, any humbucker is better for heavy sounds
Middle 67: not bad. Decent quack.
Neck: pretty good for medium overdrive. Not that good for cleans. Definitely lack sparkle.
Honestly some humbuckers would be better for hard rock, or single coils for softer rock/other
They didn’t nail the “Fuzz Universe” sound for me as well as my custom in an LP did
I sold mine.
Bridge: like a weak but low-definition humbucker. SSL-5 is better for most things strat-sound, any humbucker is better for heavy sounds
Middle 67: not bad. Decent quack.
Neck: pretty good for medium overdrive. Not that good for cleans. Definitely lack sparkle.
Honestly some humbuckers would be better for hard rock, or single coils for softer rock/other
They didn’t nail the “Fuzz Universe” sound for me as well as my custom in an LP did
PFDarkside
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Teleplayer
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
I had the bridge Injector for a while. The pickup is all mids, and lacks definition IMO. It seems like the other Dimarzios have a better balance, such as Virtual Solo and Heavy Blues 2.
Its interesting that Paul Gilbert seems to be playing a mini-humbucker guitar these days.
I had the bridge Injector for a while. The pickup is all mids, and lacks definition IMO. It seems like the other Dimarzios have a better balance, such as Virtual Solo and Heavy Blues 2.
Its interesting that Paul Gilbert seems to be playing a mini-humbucker guitar these days.
Nagisa
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Re: Any of Y'all tried them fancy Injector pickups?
Yep he’s been really into the blues and has been experimenting with pups. Pretty much every solo album has featured a different guitar or at least different pups. Other than endorsement $ I figure he’s enjoying playing with new sounds. His interviews all clearly show how much he loves what he does and chasing the perfect note, bend or tone. Personally I think his covered bucker guitar he whips out for heavier songs on Mr. Big concerts sounds the best, not sure if that’s the more recent PAF Masters or not
Yep he’s been really into the blues and has been experimenting with pups. Pretty much every solo album has featured a different guitar or at least different pups. Other than endorsement $ I figure he’s enjoying playing with new sounds. His interviews all clearly show how much he loves what he does and chasing the perfect note, bend or tone. Personally I think his covered bucker guitar he whips out for heavier songs on Mr. Big concerts sounds the best, not sure if that’s the more recent PAF Masters or not
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