Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

[jmcorey]

Made for Steve Lukather.

They have ceramic mags, but sound very dynamic in the youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bmVt9k3zz4

 

[LonePhantom]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

Yep, DiMarzio sent me a set to review on my blog. Great pickups. Surprising how dynamic they are considering the ceramic magnet.

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

Not yet but they've definitely got my attention.

 

[jmcorey]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

Yep, DiMarzio sent me a set to review on my blog. Great pickups. Surprising how dynamic they are considering the ceramic magnet.

Yes, looked up and read your reviews. I will have to check mor of your website out.

Sound like some interesting pickups to check out, though I don't like guitar pickups that are too bassy or boomy.

 

[jmcorey]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

Resurrecting this thread to see if there is more input. Thanks.

 

[jimlp]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

Resurrecting this thread to see if there is more input. Thanks.

As stated before they are ceramic with but have a considerable amout of dynamics, overall a pickup that is on the smoother side without the bite/grit you get can get from ceramics. The output is higher than a PAF style pickup but there is very little compression, they respond well to pick attack as well as the volume knob. I would say that the mids are a bit flat, not scooped but not very present either, they sound great split. These are fantastic for production pickups but I am sure no one will buy them, Steve Lukather is an unknown quantity to anyone younger than 40 years old.

 

[Nacho8807]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

I think you underestimate the under 40 crowd.

 

[jimlp]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

I think you underestimate the under 40 crowd.

I hope you are right.

 

[dominus]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

The bridge model stays nice and crisp under high gain, works just fine for death metal.

<---- Transition bridge model.

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: Anyone tried the new Dimarzio Transition pickups?

I had one. To me, it has the flavour of the superd..very bright, but with an amazing thick meaty and organic crunch.I was looking for something warmer., so I tried an AT-1, which actually was also bright to me), and then I went with a Gravity Storm. I hear the SuperD in all these pickups..just eq'd differently.The gravity Storm IS warm and thick, but it has a certian styllibance that I dont like, but for the guitar I was trying to get warmth for, it works the best so far w/o moving to the Ubr3, or the Invader.
BTW, pickps have moved way past the ceramic alnico debate. Its essentially w\how the pickup was designed, not what magnet is i it.