Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
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Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
I would agree its not for everyone. Personally I've never tried it, not because I'm against it, just because of time/hassle/money constraints of buying and trying so many pick ups. I'd say try whatever you like and whatever sounds good for you. Make your sound unique.
I would agree its not for everyone. Personally I've never tried it, not because I'm against it, just because of time/hassle/money constraints of buying and trying so many pick ups. I'd say try whatever you like and whatever sounds good for you. Make your sound unique.
Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
Well that that clears things up a bit. Before you made a sweeping generalization.
As far as not having time/money to try all the different pickups....you'd spend less money getting the pickup that has the sound you want rather than trying to find the "equivalent" pickup in another brand.
And here's another tip....buy used first....you can try out as many pickups as you want then unload them for the same price if you don't like em. Once you find the one that works then buy it new in the spacing/colors you want.
TheMist said:
Well that that clears things up a bit. Before you made a sweeping generalization.
As far as not having time/money to try all the different pickups....you'd spend less money getting the pickup that has the sound you want rather than trying to find the "equivalent" pickup in another brand.
And here's another tip....buy used first....you can try out as many pickups as you want then unload them for the same price if you don't like em. Once you find the one that works then buy it new in the spacing/colors you want.
Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
ive mixed almost everything out there. dimarzio, bill lawrence, duncans, rio grande, emgs, fenders, gibsons and anything else i got my hands on. on one guitar i had a l500xl with a cool rails and a fast track 2. i think it can work fine but in general i dont mix anymore
ive mixed almost everything out there. dimarzio, bill lawrence, duncans, rio grande, emgs, fenders, gibsons and anything else i got my hands on. on one guitar i had a l500xl with a cool rails and a fast track 2. i think it can work fine but in general i dont mix anymore
Mac-P
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Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
You know, ......... maybe if you actually TRIED some more of these pickups you'd see what WE mean.
I'm not sure if you are simply gathering facts for your own use, or giving advice. If you are giving advice please get your facts straight before you post misleading information for the less experienced players.
The Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates sounds NOTHING (I repeat) NOTHING AT ALL like a DiMarzio PAF Pro.
The Pearly Gates is an alnico ll pickup and the fact that it is a tiny bit hotter than a '59 (SO SO SO slightly), is not even worth mentioning. It is a warmer sounding pickup with a slightly less jangly top and more midrange. It is much warmer than a DiMarzio PAF Pro.
The DiMarzio PAF Pro is a BRIGHTLY voiced pickup designed specifically to roll off the extra bass that sometimes occurs in the neck postion. If you want to compare the PAF Pro is probably closer to a Duncan Jazz but with increase output. Again, there is NOT an equivalent there either.
Just because the '59 and DiMarzio PAF are "based" on an old PAF doesn't mean they sound alike. Not all old PAF's sound alike. At all. It's a ridiculous statement. AND, more importantly and pertinant to this conversation, the Duncan '59 and DiMarzio PAF do not sound the same.
Don't mean to be at all rude, but these types of "speculative opinions" do a service to no one on here that is honestly looking for information.
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TheMist said:
You know, ......... maybe if you actually TRIED some more of these pickups you'd see what WE mean.
I'm not sure if you are simply gathering facts for your own use, or giving advice. If you are giving advice please get your facts straight before you post misleading information for the less experienced players.
The Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates sounds NOTHING (I repeat) NOTHING AT ALL like a DiMarzio PAF Pro.
The Pearly Gates is an alnico ll pickup and the fact that it is a tiny bit hotter than a '59 (SO SO SO slightly), is not even worth mentioning. It is a warmer sounding pickup with a slightly less jangly top and more midrange. It is much warmer than a DiMarzio PAF Pro.
The DiMarzio PAF Pro is a BRIGHTLY voiced pickup designed specifically to roll off the extra bass that sometimes occurs in the neck postion. If you want to compare the PAF Pro is probably closer to a Duncan Jazz but with increase output. Again, there is NOT an equivalent there either.
Just because the '59 and DiMarzio PAF are "based" on an old PAF doesn't mean they sound alike. Not all old PAF's sound alike. At all. It's a ridiculous statement. AND, more importantly and pertinant to this conversation, the Duncan '59 and DiMarzio PAF do not sound the same.
Don't mean to be at all rude, but these types of "speculative opinions" do a service to no one on here that is honestly looking for information.
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HeadBanginologist
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ummmmm, if you look closely at his post then you would notice that no where does he say that they sound alike. he said they're similar, not sound the same. :yell:
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Mac-P said:
ummmmm, if you look closely at his post then you would notice that no where does he say that they sound alike. he said they're similar, not sound the same. :yell:
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Truthsayer
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Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
I've never tried mixing pickups but there are lots of combinations that would probably work out great.
Pearly Gates - Neck
Super Distortion - Bridge
Alnico II Pro - Neck
Air Norton - Bridge
Fast Track 1 - Neck & Middle
Pearly Gates - Bridge
Full Shred - Neck
Evolution - Bridge
PAF Pro - Neck
JB - Bridge
Etcetera.......etcetera........
Its mostly true that Duncans and DiMarzios sound completely different. But to my ears I think an Air Classic sounds close to a Alnico II Pro.
I've never tried mixing pickups but there are lots of combinations that would probably work out great.
Pearly Gates - Neck
Super Distortion - Bridge
Alnico II Pro - Neck
Air Norton - Bridge
Fast Track 1 - Neck & Middle
Pearly Gates - Bridge
Full Shred - Neck
Evolution - Bridge
PAF Pro - Neck
JB - Bridge
Etcetera.......etcetera........
Its mostly true that Duncans and DiMarzios sound completely different. But to my ears I think an Air Classic sounds close to a Alnico II Pro.
Xeromus
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Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
staying ON topic, in my ibanez S-series I'm putting a little '59 in the neck. I have a two dimarzio h2's in there now and I hate them, too thin and yucky sounding. The middle one doesn't sound as bad as the neck though. I'm putting a cool rails in the middle. I have a tone zone in the bridge now and I might put in a duncan distortion.
staying ON topic, in my ibanez S-series I'm putting a little '59 in the neck. I have a two dimarzio h2's in there now and I hate them, too thin and yucky sounding. The middle one doesn't sound as bad as the neck though. I'm putting a cool rails in the middle. I have a tone zone in the bridge now and I might put in a duncan distortion.
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HeadBanginologist
Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
i dont know.
jeremy said:
i dont know.
Truthsayer
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Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
The H2s might sound too thin because they are completely overpowered by that Tone Zone in the bridge. Maybe if you swaped out the Tone Zone for an Air Zone or a PAF Pro or an Alnico Pro II or a Pearly Gates, then the bridge pickups will balance with the other two and your guitar would sound great. The H2s are great transparent sounding pickups. I don't know how they could sound "yucky" unless pickup height is out of adjustment or you a beginner thinking that your pickups are going to make you sound like "__________".
Xeromus said:
The H2s might sound too thin because they are completely overpowered by that Tone Zone in the bridge. Maybe if you swaped out the Tone Zone for an Air Zone or a PAF Pro or an Alnico Pro II or a Pearly Gates, then the bridge pickups will balance with the other two and your guitar would sound great. The H2s are great transparent sounding pickups. I don't know how they could sound "yucky" unless pickup height is out of adjustment or you a beginner thinking that your pickups are going to make you sound like "__________".
Re: Combing Duncans with DiMarzio's
I did this on my RG570. Not to just mix things up, but to use the pickups I thought best for each postion.
I have Duncan 59b in the neck, Bill Lawrence 250HP in the middle and Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge.
That axe does it all and does it with authority!
I did this on my RG570. Not to just mix things up, but to use the pickups I thought best for each postion.
I have Duncan 59b in the neck, Bill Lawrence 250HP in the middle and Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge.
That axe does it all and does it with authority!
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