Seymour Duncan vs. Dimarzio
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some_dude
Raging BB Gunologist
Re: Seymour Duncan vs. Dimarzio
Not a good description. Both are coils of wire and magnets.... The only DiMarzio that sounds somewhat odd is the PAF Pro, and it was designed to give a '****ed wah' sorta edge to the neck tone.
Duncan seems to be more about refining vintage ideas whereas DiMarzio seems more about creating new ones.
I'm currently somewhat even between DiMarzio, Duncan, and EMG.
Not a good description. Both are coils of wire and magnets.... The only DiMarzio that sounds somewhat odd is the PAF Pro, and it was designed to give a '****ed wah' sorta edge to the neck tone.
Duncan seems to be more about refining vintage ideas whereas DiMarzio seems more about creating new ones.
I'm currently somewhat even between DiMarzio, Duncan, and EMG.
Ascension
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Re: Seymour Duncan vs. Dimarzio
Dimarzios better for more agressive more modern tones with super high gain and a few effects.
EMG's better for bringing clarity to effected out the wazo pedal boards and racks, long cable runs, ultra high gain or in situations where noise is an issue.
I have guitars set up with all three sets of pickups.
3 with Duncans ( Washburn USA MG 122,120 and a LS 93), 3 with Dimazios ( Washburn USA MG 100, Ibanez RG 7621 and a 1988 Carvin V220T ) and 2 with EMG's ( Washburn USA one off custom and a 1991 CArvin DC125 ).
That is my take also. Generally Duncans are better for more the vintage vibe organic tones with a good tube amp and using few effects.
Dimarzios better for more agressive more modern tones with super high gain and a few effects.
EMG's better for bringing clarity to effected out the wazo pedal boards and racks, long cable runs, ultra high gain or in situations where noise is an issue.
I have guitars set up with all three sets of pickups.
3 with Duncans ( Washburn USA MG 122,120 and a LS 93), 3 with Dimazios ( Washburn USA MG 100, Ibanez RG 7621 and a 1988 Carvin V220T ) and 2 with EMG's ( Washburn USA one off custom and a 1991 CArvin DC125 ).
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Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: Seymour Duncan vs. Dimarzio
"Customer service" and "business practices" are 2 wholly unrelated items.
Search on this forum or the rest of the net for "Dimarzio" "Patents" and "Trademarks", and you should soon see why I find Dimarzios practices egregious and refuse to even smell their products
"Customer service" and "business practices" are 2 wholly unrelated items.
Search on this forum or the rest of the net for "Dimarzio" "Patents" and "Trademarks", and you should soon see why I find Dimarzios practices egregious and refuse to even smell their products
Stratman
Guitaris Maximus
Re: Seymour Duncan vs. Dimarzio
Larry DiMarzio make pickups and protects his company product line. You either like them or not.
In my experience, I have found that DiMarzio pups are rather metallic and brittle sounding for the type of music that I like to play (e.g., Blues, R&B, old school R&R); however, those some pups do sound good in the crunchy, metal overtone style of distorted music that used to called metal.
Since I like pure tone better, I go with Seymour Duncan pups. BUT even there I have found some pups not to be of my liking (e.g., Duckbuckers), which did not 'quack' when used with a rosewood neck and ash body, while being liked when used with a maple neck and aspen body. (I could never figure out why)
I have also tried all the brands out from Kinmans, Suhr, Harmonic Design, Lace, Fender, Gibson, and Fralins, etc... and with the exception of the Suhr and Fralins; I've always come back to Seymour Duncans.
Just my honest humble opinion!
Larry DiMarzio make pickups and protects his company product line. You either like them or not.
In my experience, I have found that DiMarzio pups are rather metallic and brittle sounding for the type of music that I like to play (e.g., Blues, R&B, old school R&R); however, those some pups do sound good in the crunchy, metal overtone style of distorted music that used to called metal.
Since I like pure tone better, I go with Seymour Duncan pups. BUT even there I have found some pups not to be of my liking (e.g., Duckbuckers), which did not 'quack' when used with a rosewood neck and ash body, while being liked when used with a maple neck and aspen body. (I could never figure out why)
I have also tried all the brands out from Kinmans, Suhr, Harmonic Design, Lace, Fender, Gibson, and Fralins, etc... and with the exception of the Suhr and Fralins; I've always come back to Seymour Duncans.
Just my honest humble opinion!
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