Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

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Hey guys,

While I am currently fairly decided on the pups that will be going in my three main guitars, I'd still like to get some feedback as far as what the jazz/rock fusion guys are using pup-wise, just in case my current plans sound like ca-ca once they go in. I tend to like artists like Brett Garsed, Shawn Lane, Greg Howe, Frank Gambale and similar artists. Anyone have any thoughts on Seymour or DiMarzio's that are in the fusion vein? Anyone have some clips of them using any of these in a fusion setting?

Thanks guys,
Jeff
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

frank gambale uses a JB but i know you dont like that, and all the others use dimarzio. and i think greg howe uses a JB in one of his ESP's. i use a Duncan Custom in my main axe and a super distortion in my other charvel and super d in my les paul(which i'll be replacing soon, it's kinda muddy)
i have a clip, and i just posted it in the other thread :)
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Thanks, dude. Like I said, I dug the clip but need to hit the sack and listen again with fresh ears tomorrow before I give my thoughts.

Thanks again,
Jeff
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

I play fusioney stuff with either my Carvin DC127T or with my Paul. In the Carvin, I have an Alnico II Pro 'bucker at the neck and a CC at the bridge. Awesome cleans and big thick leads with OD at the bridge. In the Lester, I have a Pearly Gates set. They have an awesome PAF style voicing with enough sparkle to cut though the mix.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

I have it in an all maple, neck thru axe with an ebony fretboard and a wilkinson trem. Big mids are the order of the day, but in this axe, the lows and the highs are very well represented. Harmonics jump off the fingerboard and leads are always fat. Theres an aggressive quality to it that I most people don't mention. I like it a lot.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Unfrtunately, no. I don't know how to post clips. Anybody have any tips on posting clips?
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

i know that back in his ibanez days, gambale used the dimarzio dual sound ... i love the sound he got with those on his solo record 'present for the future', the second chick corea elektrik band record, and the vital information records of that time

i play fusion-y stuff from time to time and really have no problem getting satisfying tone from my alnico II pro or '59 in the neck, and JB or C5 in the bridge ... i bet you could do the same

good luck
t4d
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Depending on the guitar it's going in, I like the SH-5 for Fusion.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Butch,

Care to expound on that thought? For instance, are you recommending the SH-5 for a mahogany guitar because it tends to balance out the darkness of the wood, or perhaps you are saying the SH-5 tends to be darker and goes better with a brighter wood like alder or maple?

OT: What part of Cincy are you in? I went to school at UC.. gradjeeated with a d-gree in electrical engineering in '95. Five of the worst years of my life are now forever staked to that city for me. :)
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Personally, I like the SH-5 in any guitar...For a really bright guitar, I'll use the SH-11.

I live in Lebanon.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Gotcha. Thanks, Butch.

Lebanon... hmmm.. is that East of Cincy? I can't recall my geography of that area all that well. I'm originally from a little town called Canal Fulton up near Canton and Akron.

Later,
Jeff
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Jeff,

Lebanon is half-way between Cincinnati and Dayton if you're taking I-75. You yake the Monroe exit to SR-63 and it's about 10 miles down that highway.

If you take I-71 north from Cincy, it's about 28 miles from downtown Cincy.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Fusion tone are very different from artist to artist, and there realy is no standard so you can pretty much do whatever you like :) .
ahh leave it i'll just post my perferences and be done with it :D

EMG: 89's and SA - definatly! very versatile pickups over all and have great warm clear and articulate tone, IMO fit just for this purpose.
Duncans: lots of possibilities depending on the voicing you want, the Alnico 2 Pro humbucker and the JB are very good for this genre IMO.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Butch,

Ahhh yes, now I remember. Yep.. made the trip straight up I-71 through Columbus and up to Akron many MANY times. Mostly through ungoldy snow storms, what fun! :)

Thanks again,
Jeff


BS123 said:
Jeff,

Lebanon is half-way between Cincinnati and Dayton if you're taking I-75. You yake the Monroe exit to SR-63 and it's about 10 miles down that highway.

If you take I-71 north from Cincy, it's about 28 miles from downtown Cincy.
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Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Yep, I realize that artists are all over the map with regards to their pups... that's sort of why I asked the question, to get a "lay of the land" as it were.

Wow... EMG's for fusion? That is most DEFINITELY the first time I have ever heard that suggestion. :)

Thanks,
Jeff

DiminisheD-7th said:
Fusion tone are very different from artist to artist, and there realy is no standard so you can pretty much do whatever you like :) .
ahh leave it i'll just post my perferences and be done with it :D

EMG: 89's and SA - definatly! very versatile pickups over all and have great warm clear and articulate tone, IMO fit just for this purpose.
Duncans: lots of possibilities depending on the voicing you want, the Alnico 2 Pro humbucker and the JB are very good for this genre IMO.
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Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

You may want to investigate the Lace Transensor pickups... as used by Shawn Lane.

They are very good pickups.
 
Re: Fusion guys.. what pups are you using from SD or DiMarzio?

Hmmm.. that's not one I have heard of... unless it's just a fancier name for Fender's Lace Sensor pickups of the early 90's? I seem to recall Gold, Blue and Red models. I thought Shawn used mainly the PAF and PAF Pro from DiMarzio though.. at least in his Ibanez Ghostrider. Not totally sure about that.

Thanks,
Jeff
 
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