Comments on the Steve's Special please

[SepultuRick]

Hi, can i have some comments on the Dimarzio Steves Special please, can it do metal. How versatile is it? etc etc

 

[SCOTT502]

Re: Comments on the Steve's Special please

I have one in a hardtail Ibanez...fixed bridge basswood body. I like it, it sings in the upper registers well when soloing without being harsh. Lots of harmonics....if I had one complaint it would be that it's a little dirty in the low end. when i'm chugging in the low registers it seems to get a little muddy.
Cleans are really nice, especially split.

Metal is good (except for comment above)
Cleans are good

Hope this helps!

 

[Jester700]

Re: Comments on the Steve's Special please

I have two in an H-S-H alder body Yamaha Pacifica (they were standard in the 900 series). Clear, slightly scooped cleans, nice fuzz as mentioned above. I don't find it muddy at all with my guitar, but I use a DG stomp modeler mainly. They split very well for a bucker, if you choose the correct side to split to (the one that feels like it has "more wire" - the bobbin is wound fuller.

 

[fretburner]

Re: Comments on the Steve's Special please

I have a Steve's Special and Air Norton on my RG350DX, and it's awesome. The description in DiMarzio's site is right on! And yes, it can do metal! Our band plays "old school" metal, e.g. Megadeth, Ozzy/Sabbath, Metallica, etc. I do other stuff with it like Satch songs and though I'm not going to get Satch's tone, I love the tone I'm getting out of it, so I guess it's pretty versatile.

Oh, btw, twas never muddy in my experience. And it has enough lows for those palm-muted, down strokes.

Rock on!