Pickup Change SG faded(swap SH-2&14)

[ranalli]

Re: Pickup Change SG faded(swap SH-2&14)

I believe the Dimarzio Super 3 is WAY WAY hotter and distorted than the BBQ. The BBQ is a powerful pickup, but more in the frequencies it pushes rather than with output. It is still in the category of "hot-rodded vintage".

The Super 3 is like a Super Distortion with more mids. I personally have never tried a Super 3 (aren't they discontinued), but am familiar with the intention of the pickup.

Oh, I've never tried a BBQ so I wasn't sure how hot it is. The Super3 is hotter than the JB but not by a ton but I wouldn't call it vintage or even hot-rodded vintage. The Super3 is like a Super Distortion with more mids but also a touch less bottom end for a good bit of a tighter more aggressive feel.

It's not discontinued and you can still order it(as are many old-school Dimarzios) even though it's not in the current catalog.

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: Pickup Change SG faded(swap SH-2&14)

yup, thats me and seymour. the beard is a new thing, stopped shaving in november and boy did it grow

Makes you look a bit like david bazan (pedro the lion singer)

 

[Dirtyking]

Re: Pickup Change SG faded(swap SH-2&14)

Its the ebony fretboard thats hard to please with duncans.

I have Demons in both my SGs. My SG X with a rosewood fretboard rules with a Demon, but when I shoved a '59/Demon combo in my Gothic SG with an ebony board the neck is really boomy and the bridge is just paper thin. I put in a JB and loved the added output, but the highs were too insane. So I'm back to the Demon. I may try a Custom or a Distortion set or may just sell the SG.

I do agree that the stock 490 neck sounds great. I replaced it so I could have a set of Duncans rather than a mix.

If the Custom doesn't work I'm gonna sell the guitar.