dimarzio's "Air Zone".

L

lakomaisipeh_sori

New member
what do you guys think of DiMarzio's Air Zone.. di marzio describes it as a vintage Tone Zone. the TZ and the AZ are very similar. the only differnce is that the Air Zone has less magnet pull and lower output than the ToneZone. This translates into better dynamics and a little more versatility.

sadly.. the air zone is not that famous but ive researched that its a good pickup in the high-ouput range of pickups.

from all the the high output pups, the airzone, as far as what ive researched, has the best dynamics. lowering the volume can give good cleans. it was also known to be vesatile. when coil tapped or by splitting them, it gives an interesting twangy sound..


im considering the AirZone as bridge pup of my ibanez SA320X (mahogany body, sangria neck, rosewood fretboard). Let it be clear that i have only researched for this pup and havent tried the AZ yet.. that is why im asking for any insights, opinions and sugestions.


im just curious whether the DiMarzio's AZ (or the TZ [ToneZone] ) is similar to a particular Seymour Duncan high output bridge pup. this would give me a better understanding on how the AZ sounds like..


your reply is greatly appricated.. tnx.. cheers!
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

all that you have said is correct. there is no SD pickup that is similar. Try it, you won't be dissappointed. the only thing that I have to warn you about is that AZ is really dark sounding, in an overly warm guitar AZ may sound dull. I think you won't have any problem with your SA320
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

pstarove said:
all that you have said is correct. there is no SD pickup that is similar. Try it, you won't be dissappointed. the only thing that I have to warn you about is that AZ is really dark sounding, in an overly warm guitar AZ may sound dull. I think you won't have any problem with your SA320
Click to expand...

+ 1 here.
Go for it, you won't be disappointed by it, it will not be too dark in your SA320 at all, so give it a try!!
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

wow thanks guys..!

anyway if ever it would sound dark with the mahogany.. would changing the tone pot or the capacitance help?

currently the stock on my ibanez has a 500k tone pot and has a 0.022uF Capacitor (Film). should i change any of these?

thanks so much!! peace!
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

lakomaisipeh_sori said:
wow thanks guys..!

anyway if ever it would sound dark with the mahogany.. would changing the tone pot or the capacitance help?

currently the stock on my ibanez has a 500k tone pot and has a 0.022uF Capacitor (Film). should i change any of these?

thanks so much!! peace!
Click to expand...

No I would not change anything yet.
If you think it would be too dark sounding (not going to be the case), you can change your vol. pot to a 1 Meg Ohm version.
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

I'll add another nod for the Air Zone. It's my favorite DiMarzio bridge pickup. I've got one in a Superstrat and it just kills.

If you find it too dark, wire up the tone control to the middle lug of the volume pot and not the outside lug (the 50's mod). That is, if you have one volume and one master tone control.
 
SH-2(neck) with the AZ(bridge)

SH-2(neck) with the AZ(bridge)

oh just offsetting the question a lil bit, would the AZ work perfectly with an SH-2 Jazz in the neck..?

i want my ibanez to be versatile as much as possble to deal with different musical genre..

would the AZ be too much for the SH-2? or would they match perfectly?

cheers!
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

just curios.. based on your opinion, whats the best Neck/Bridge combination?

neck: SH-2, AirNorton or PAF..
bridge: SH-4, CustomCustom or AZ..
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

I've matched up the Custom Custom with the Jazz neck with great results. Those two match up very well. I've also matched up the Air Zone with the DiMarzio PAF with great results. And the JB/Jazz is a classic combination in of itself and Seymour's favorite.

The perfect compliment to the Air Zone, however, is the Air Norton. They are like peanut butter and jelly.
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

thanks!!

yeah im sure DiMarzio really made the AZ compliment with AirNorton.. just like the hotrod of seymour duncan (SH-4, SH-2).

but would the SH-2 jazz be a good alternative for the AirNorton for the neck with the AZ?



also is mixing a dimarzio with a duncan a good idea..

or seymour duncan and di marzio have respectively done a great job with thier research in tonal pursuit, that if ever you have a dimarzio neck, it is more suitable to also have a dimarzio bridge. On the other side of the specturm, if you have seymour duncan pup, might as well go straight for the duncans.

as of now im thinking of the SH-2 in the neck with the AZ on the bridge, sounds good?
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

I never tried an Air Zone/Jazz combo. That's not to say it wouldn't work. Duncans and DiMarzios play well together. Doesn't hurt to try it.
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

Consider the regular Norton bridge too..pretty under-the-radar pickup. Its very versatile and supposed to sound good in dark guitars too.
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

I put a regular Tone Zone in my Charvel Star with a Jazz in the neck. They work great together. :)
 
Re: dimarzio's "Air Zone".

There will not be any problem combining a Jazz in the neck with an AZ in the bridge.
But like Ace mentioned before, my favorite neckbucker to complement with the AZ would be without any doubt the Air Norton, butter and jelly just like Ace said...
But no worries, the Jazz will match the AZ fine, there will not be any problems there.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top