Re: Dimarzio AT-1 with sound sample
sounds sorta like the axis bridge pu, it has a much better bite/crispness than the air zone or the breed i think i will like this dimarzio
You have a good ear. I would agree that is a good description of it. However, funny thing is that I had an AT-1 before and this one sounds a little brighter. I guess there's some deviation in pickup tone no matter if they're machine winded, etc... My new JB is better than any JB I had before and it's less bright, tighter, and more lows/low mids than I'm used to in a JB.
It's their take on the JB that Andy loved for years.
Ibanez use Dimarzio exclusively and needed something for his signature model.
So you're saying that Andy used Dimarzio out of convenience because he endorses Ibanez and not because he thinks Dimarzio is capable of producing a quality pickup?
I definitely don't get the JB vibe from this pickup. The AT-1 is a little brighter than a JB too. If anything it's a cross beetween a Pearly Gates and a Duncan Custom or something, but not a JB. If it was modeled after a JB, I would be surprised.
Mmmm that sounded real nice. Good vibrato, dude!
Thanks for the compliment. I'm no Eric Clapton though.
I think it sounds better in your guitar than it did for me in mine, makes me want it back when I hear your clips. Having tried both now, do you think the AT-1 has looser low end than the Norton and brighter top end? Is the Ibanez you have it in Alder or Basswood? The Norton has not arrived yet, I am eager to hear it to compare. Please shoot me the tracking # for the Norton.
My Ibanez is basswood, but I would say it's a slightly brighter basswood than usual. Is yours a Prestige? I know that the basswood in Pretiges are far different from the basswood they use in their other models. That could make all the diffrerence.
I would say the AT-1 is fairly tight. At first it seemed a little loose but then I realized it just has an awesome reponse. Chords just roll right out with great definition. I think part of its definition is from it's enhanced presence. It's brighter than the Norton in the high mids and treble. It seems a little harsh when you play it, but as you hear in the recording, it lays out nicely.
The Norton has more in the mid-mids than the AT-1 which seems to have more in the high-mids and treble. The Norton is not loose, but has a spongier response than the AT-1. The Norton is my favorite pickup because it has the tone and the perfect output.
I would say the AT-1 shares some of the top end characteristics of the Fred, and not as thick as a Norton.
I hope this helps. I PM'd you back. Looks like it was delivered. PM me later and let me know how it turned out.
