Is the EVH pickup a scam?

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Drop it guys, don't feed the donkey! It's a waste of time and hard disk space.

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donkey said:
1. The EVH in the Charvel guitars is definitely a Seymour Duncan.
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What you're referring to is the San Dimas anniversary model, which is a more modern recreation of Eddie's first guitar, with some alterations. Yes, it has Duncan's 78 pickup.

In fact, I like it better than the EVH Charvels.
 
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donkey said:
To quote Eric Cartman:

"Screw you guys, I'm goin' home."
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Quoting a fictitious 8 year old is a really good way to win an argument.
 
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I don't wanna give the guy a hard time. He may have come off the wrong way, but the question isn't totally unvalid. Duncan has kept this pickup shrouded in mystery, for the most part. They kept it as a Custom Shop model, with a name that implies an affiliation with Van Halen. To me, it seems kinda silly. Maybe it's a covert marketing plan, or maybe there's a valid reason that it's not a production pickup???? Donkey may not be a jackass after all! hahahaha To be honest, this pickup has been one that I've wanted to check out for a long time, but didn't, due to the price. Luckily, I've got MRID sending me one this week, since I posted the pickup Trader Club in the Trader section. I'm a cheapass. I hate paying over $160 to check out a pickup.
Donkey, I'll give you some advise. This is a good forum, full of good information, and people that'll help you when you have a question. Word your question is such a way that invites a good answer, and you'll get one. Act cokky, and you'll get nothing but a barrage of flameage! If it was up to me, the 78 would be a production model. I agree with you!!!
 
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Gearjoneser said:
I don't wanna give the guy a hard time. He may have come off the wrong way, but the question isn't totally unvalid. Duncan has kept this pickup shrouded in mystery, for the most part. They kept it as a Custom Shop model, with a name that implies an affiliation with Van Halen. To me, it seems kinda silly. Maybe it's a covert marketing plan, or maybe there's a valid reason that it's not a production pickup???? Donkey may not be a jackass after all! hahahaha To be honest, this pickup has been one that I've wanted to check out for a long time, but didn't, due to the price. Luckily, I've got MRID sending me one this week, since I posted the pickup Trader Club in the Trader section. I'm a cheapass. I hate paying over $160 to check out a pickup.
Donkey, I'll give you some advise. This is a good forum, full of good information, and people that'll help you when you have a question. Word your question is such a way that invites a good answer, and you'll get one. Act cokky, and you'll get nothing but a barrage of flameage! If it was up to me, the 78 would be a production model. I agree with you!!!
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Agreed...
 
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Gearjoneser said:
I don't wanna give the guy a hard time. He may have come off the wrong way, but the question isn't totally unvalid. Duncan has kept this pickup shrouded in mystery, for the most part. They kept it as a Custom Shop model, with a name that implies an affiliation with Van Halen. To me, it seems kinda silly. Maybe it's a covert marketing plan, or maybe there's a valid reason that it's not a production pickup???? Donkey may not be a jackass after all! hahahaha
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Donkey, I'll give you some advise. This is a good forum, full of good information, and people that'll help you when you have a question. Word your question is such a way that invites a good answer, and you'll get one. Act cokky, and you'll get nothing but a barrage of flameage! If it was up to me, the 78 would be a production model. I agree with you!!!
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+1

When people see SRV, they think of Stevie Ray Vaughan. When people see EVH, they think of Edward van Halen. It's really that simple.

Didn't SD once advertise about a pickup they made for Eddie? But then Eddie got angry and they had to stop doing it? Does the '78 have anything to do with it?
 
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Hi, I'm fairly new here & just found this thread. Does anybody know how this EVH '78 pickup would compare with a Gibson '57 Classic+? I have one of those in my Hamer (Phantom GT) with just a single bridge humbucker. My guess would be that the Gibson has an A5 magnet, but what about tone, output etc.? I'm pretty happy with the tone of that guitar but if the '78 could improve it, I'd like to know.
 
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donkey said:
1. The EVH in the Charvel guitars is definitely a Seymour Duncan.....
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I´ve had 2 of these guitars IN MY HANDS and the pickups were Fender, the ones that Jackson Dealers sell also have Fender pickups according to Matt, who checked when the first ones came in. The Marketing VP of Duncan AND one of the leaders of Jackson´s US Plant/Custom Shop (where ALL USA Jacksons and Charvels are made) have BOTH publically denied that this is a Duncan pickup. Evan has even done so in this thread.

Believe what you want, I know the truth ;)

The Charvel SAN DIMAS Series is available with an EVH/´78 (for a Upcharge) (THe TB-14 CustomCustom is standard). As Evan stated the 25th anniversary Charvel had a ´78 as well, but that´s almost 2 years ago.....

BTW, Majestic: the 25th Anniversary Charvel was not intended in any way as a recreation of one of Eddie´s axes. It WAS Intended as a return to the "old school": Heavy brass hardware, strat-size bodies, fast flat wide comfy necks....all of the things that you couldn´t find in a new guitar for the last 20 years. It succeeded in all points, IMO.

donkey said:
....I was trying to be polite in calling the marketing clever. I think it's dishonest to call a pickup your turning out in huge batches a "custom" item.
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You most obviously have never visited the Duncan factory, you may want to consider doing so on User Group day in April. These pickups are wound to order, like all CS pickups, and therefore have a lead time of about 3 months. If you call that huge batches, you may need to reconsider your definitions of "Huge" and esp. "batch" (Batch means more than one)

Donkey, it´s real simple: if 160 bucks is too much for you, then don´t buy one. But pissing on other people´s legs just because they don´t share your opinion or have cold hard facts to prove otherwise, as you have continuously and repeatedly done here in this thread....

.....Maybe you should go home. I mean, why come here and ask the question if you don´t give a **** about the answers? You might wanna consider that next time ;)

I´m definitely outta this one........
 
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Cost of pickups (and goods and services in general) don't just account for someone's time winding hardware. We also pay for the companies' R&D, and proprietary genius.

If it's a special pickup (named whatever) ask if it's worth the cash and pony up if it's justified.

Our firm has a good reputation for services and people pay for it even though there are members in the public who view the competition as "the same" for a lesser price. When people ask why we cost more, I say "Go to the competition and you'll see the difference. We put more time on the front and back end to our service than anyone else." I can look myself in the mirror and I know that's true.

So, a EVH for $160 is worth it to those who want that tone-and SD will be happy to put the money where the mouth is-I'm sure of it!
 
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Breogan said:
No Donkey... Imagine you pull out a new strat single coil called SRV and you say it stands for "Strat Raw Vintage".

IMO it's just a valid maket strategy... BUT obviously not a coincidence.
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Actually, SRV would "Symetrical Rod Voicing", which a member from the older Forum pened. :)
 
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RiffGuy said:
They really shouldn't let Dimarzio reps have accounts here.
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Sorry the Fred isn't selling so well. Need anyone not forget that when you handwind anything, the labor increases significantly. The Custom Shop - correct me if I'm wrong - has to pay MJ for handwinding these pickups, which requires more time and effort, thus more money for the pickup. That is all there is to it.

If you don't like the price, try the Tone Zone. :laugh2:
 
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threads like this wouldn't exist if the pickup was made into a production model... :disappoin
 
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shredaholic said:
threads like this wouldn't exist if the pickup was made into a production model... :disappoin
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If everything done in the custom shop became a production model there would be no point in having a custom shop. I know it has been done in the past but if I bought a CS at CS prices and then had it become a production model at half the price I would be pretty pissed off.

Get a grip people. The CS makes great stuff but it ain't the holy grail. Use a PG instead. I doubt most people could tell the difference in a blind test.
 
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