dimarzio or seymour duncan?

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chenchio

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some guy told me that the dimarzio super distortion would do the job on a les paul , that it would sound better than custom (b) 59 (n) is this true?
and if it is, are dimarzio super distortion the same pickup for the bridge and neck or they are 2 kinds ? would they sound the same if i swith the toggle from neck to bridge or viceversa???????
 
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chenchio said:
some guy told me that the dimarzio super distortion would do the job on a les paul , that it would sound better than custom (b) 59 (n) is this true?
and if it is, are dimarzio super distortion the same pickup for the bridge and neck or they are 2 kinds ? would they sound the same if i swith the toggle from neck to bridge or viceversa???????
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I think better it is a matter of a personal taste. I this situations it is good to listen to advises but in the end will be you and your tastes who decide.

There is only one super distorsion version but the tone will be diferent depending on the position. The same pickup on different positions will have a variace in tone similar to the one of hiting the string in this same positions. If you pluck the string in the neck it is loud and warm, and in the bridge it is trebly and thinner. Same happens to the pickups.
 
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so the distortions would be a good decision?? would they sound better than the stock duncan designed on my schecter c1???? let me tell you they sound way a lot better than the stock epiphone lespaul standard
would they sound better???
 
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I have no personal experience, but apparently Epi stock pickups are terrible.

Hope it helps.

Bee
 
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chenchio said:
so the distortions would be a good decision?? would they sound better than the stock duncan designed on my schecter c1???? let me tell you they sound way a lot better than the stock epiphone lespaul standard
would they sound better???
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The Super D is not exactly the greatest clean sounding pup, although it has good cleans they are their own thing, it's not the tone that a lot of people first think of when they think clean. The super D has a classic sound to it, paired with a brighter neck pup you can get some really good results ... it does a better job dirty in the bridge than clean for most things. A SD '59 neck and and DMZ Super D in the bridge is a pretty good combo matched with any PAF type of clone (DMZ Paf, Paf classic necks, Virtual Paf neck, for brighter PAF Pro), in the SD line A Jazz for a brighter sound,a Pearly Gates neck for more bite and a bit more snarl, the Alnico II Pro for a warmer and smoother top ... any of those pair in the neck with it will be good. Also as long as we are talking DMZ the Super D in the bridge, with a Super II in the neck is still a great combo, think of the Super II as a Super D tuned for the neck position (well it works well there), the same overall output, but less bass, and much brighter indeed. The Super D is still a great pup, if you are considering it, think about something for the neck from those listed as aside from the Super II they don't stray to far from the paf thing (well the paf pro stretches that), and a Super D works well with something a bit paf-ey in the neck.
 
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Kent S. said:
The Super D is not exactly the greatest clean sounding pup, although it has good cleans they are their own thing, it's not the tone that a lot of people first think of when they think clean. The super D has a classic sound to it, paired with a brighter neck pup you can get some really good results ... it does a better job dirty in the bridge than clean for most things. A SD '59 neck and and DMZ Super D in the bridge is a pretty good combo matched with any PAF type of clone (DMZ Paf, Paf classic necks, Virtual Paf neck, for brighter PAF Pro), in the SD line A Jazz for a brighter sound,a Pearly Gates neck for more bite and a bit more snarl, the Alnico II Pro for a warmer and smoother top ... any of those pair in the neck with it will be good. Also as long as we are talking DMZ the Super D in the bridge, with a Super II in the neck is still a great combo, think of the Super II as a Super D tuned for the neck position (well it works well there), the same overall output, but less bass, and much brighter indeed. The Super D is still a great pup, if you are considering it, think about something for the neck from those listed as aside from the Super II they don't stray to far from the paf thing (well the paf pro stretches that), and a Super D works well with something a bit paf-ey in the neck.
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What he said....well put.
 
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I have super distortions in the bridge of my guitars, and i think they are great.
But i agree with kent use something with a little less output in the neck, perhaps a paf pro or a air norton?
 
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chenchio said:
so the distortions would be a good decision?? would they sound better than the stock duncan designed on my schecter c1???? let me tell you they sound way a lot better than the stock epiphone lespaul standard
would they sound better???
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My epiphone explorer came with the stock pickups. I was planning on swapping both of them, but I ended up keeping the neck because it just blew me away. Bright, warm, not boomy, ballanced bass and mids, open sounding, not muddy. It doesn't handle overdrive very well however, but I use my neck for cleans. I did put an old superdistortion in the bridge because the stock pickup was brittle and boomy. I need to scoop at 320hz however to eliminate some nasty harmonics. I have this same problem with the PAF7s in my epiphone les paul. It's a great pickup though, it just comes with character.
 
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Anytime I've yanked DiMarzio's out of a guitar, and installed Duncans, I've been happy with the decision. That's all I needed to hear.
 
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Both companies make good products, let's face it. I am about to pull a JB out in favor of an Air Zone (but the jazz in the neck is staying) in my #1 tele-gib because it just sounds perfect in that guitar.
 
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The SD Distortion is a great pup also, I don't have much experiance with it, it sounds good, but it doesn't sound like a DD. Two different pups. They are not the same made by two different companies, and it really erks me when I hear sales guys go oh it's just (one companys name) version of the (other company's name and model) ... Nah, doesn't work that way.
 
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Kent S. said:
The SD Distortion is a great pup also, I don't have much experiance with it, it sounds good, but it doesn't sound like a DD. Two different pups. They are not the same made by two different companies, and it really erks me when I hear sales guys go oh it's just (one companys name) version of the (other company's name and model) ... Nah, doesn't work that way.
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Other than having "Distortion" in the name those pickups are completely different sounding IMO. Love em both but need to consider what guitars they are going in...
 
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I've only ever played two ceramic bridge humbuckers.

The DiMarzio Super Distortion is great, but IMO the Seymour Duncan SH-5 Custom blows it out the water. The DiMarzio might have more output but the Custom has killer tone and really makes the guitar sing.

Think Ace Frehley tone vs. Michael Schenker tone. :naughty:

Yeah yeah it's in their fingers... :rolleyes: :alcoholic ;)
 
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You guys are really biased toward the Duncans, but, how can you not be?
Dimarzio's are consecutively awsome, like the Super Distortion, but the super distortion is still one righteous sounding pickup. I've got it loaded in a 70's Ibanez strat and it sounds delicious. My cleans are meaty and abbrasive with a nice sparkle, but it's not too abbrasive. It's just abbrasive enough to get some attention. I heart it, I heart it alot.
 
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The super distortion is an excellent pickup!!! they do not make a neck version but it can be used in the neck. If you were to use one in the bridge and one in the neck the one in the bridge would be brighter and the neck would be a little darker. They would sound similar though. Like on a start, If you togle between the three diffrent pickups they are all a little different. Light to dark. Depending on position.
 
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Dimarzio does make nice pickups, I like their SC sized 'buckers and their Virtual Vintage for Strat models. I never got along with their humbuckers though. They seemed to color the inherent sound of the guitar a bit too much.
 
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