RG pickup questiones

[OrkestrA]

Welll.... I have been using Seymour Duncans for quite a while now... can't be doing with all that EMG's tosh...
My set up was a Jackson RR1 with a JB (Soon to be replaced with a Full Shred...) and a Jazz and my RG570 with a Full Shred, Duckbucker and Jazz. BUT Only the other day I went out on a whim and bought a spot production Ibanez RG1550FM-RBT... now I have a Jazz in the neck of all my guitars and there is no question of it's capabilites, I love that pickup... but I was wondering if you people in the know here could suggest another neck Pickup that can do the job a little differently?
I'm looking for a clean, articulate pickup that holds it own at high lead speeds...
My band and I play metal (lingering towards the Death/Technical Death side but if i called us a death metal band I would be a filthy liar... so check us out at MySpace or here at Pure Volume)
Let me just lay down the law about the Full Shred... it's the ****ing balls... I have never heard a pickup like it and for anyone who is reading this forum researching about pickups; if you play a hybrid style of metal... where you need lots of punch and clarity with plently of bite... GET THE FULL SHRED.

safe

 

[SwedeNuck]

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Dimarzio Air Norton, that's all you need. Just listen to any dream theatre albums from 95 on and you will hear the lead tone I'm talking about.

 

[OrkestrA]

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Im not such a fan of Petrucci's lead tone... to squashy for me. And Dream Theater on a whole... I think petrucci owns the guitar... but in DT he is overwhelmed with fluff. Jordan Rudess however, ist krieg

 

[SwedeNuck]

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Well a lot of that tone is coming via Mesa/Boogie squash. That pickup is really clear and articulate. IMO it's like a fuller version of the jazz.

 

[OrkestrA]

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true, but im not really a dimarzio player... I will however give an Air Norton a go... PG uses them as well

 

[SwedeNuck]

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If you're thinking along the lines of Paul you may want to also give the Paf pro a go, it's what he uses most of the time, or at least with racer-x. Great thing about Dimarzios is that they don't break the bank to try out a few different ones

 

[OrkestrA]

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anything more Seymour Duncan related?

 

[Zerberus]

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Im not such a fan of Petrucci's lead tone... to squashy for me. And Dream Theater on a whole... I think petrucci owns the guitar... but in DT he is overwhelmed with fluff. ...

+1, great player, but in the wrong band with the wrong tone IMO

If you want something "smoother" than the Jazz, try the A2P.... Of you want a bit more low end grind, try the ´59. A Seth opr PG would almost certainly also be great, BUt I´ve never owned either

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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Why not get a Full Shred neck? It sounds like exactly what you're looking for.

 

[OrkestrA]

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Why not get a Full Shred neck? It sounds like exactly what you're looking for.

yeah I was told this... I will have to try it and see... the full shred is such a ****ing awesome pickup!

And regarding petrucci, I totally agree... he is a ****ing star of a player but DT is not for him... have you heard Suspended Animation?