Still looking for that perfect LES PAUL combo. HELP NEEDED!!!!!

[Sly_D]

I have a Custom in my LP and it is the Seymour Duncan pup that is the closest to the Super Distortion in my opinion, in terms of TONE. Not in output.

The DiMarzio SD has a lot more output. If you like the TONE of the Super D, and don't like the high mids, go with a C-5. You can't be wrong. If you want more mids, go with the Custiom.... even more mids? The Custom Custom. I find the latter a little dark in a LP.

Going from the DiMarzio Super Distortion to the SD 59 or PG is a heck of a drop IMO.

I would also suggest the Air Zone from DiMarzio. Excellent fat Paf, less output than the Super D.

And for the Neck, if you want to take advantage of the DiMarzio's exchange policy, the FRED is excellent. A lot clearer and very articulate. Not Paf-like though.

 

[The Don]

It's strange, I have a Custom in my Fender Strat's bridge and it gives me THE tone I'm looking for. It's perfectly suited for that guitar. Even with all those mids.

It leads me to wonder if it's the mids that I find irritating about the SD. I love its tone, but I wish it was a tad lower in output and had tighter bass. It sounds harsh in my Les Paul, I can't really describe how though.

 

[The Don]

I think someone mentioned this before. What about the DiMarzio Air Zone in the Les Paul?

Yes it has a good deal of mids, but many people seem to think that the Air Zone has a really fat PAF sound to it. And, it would be covered under that exchange policy too. What other DiMarzio's would fit my taste... maybe the Virtual PAF? Maybe the PAF Pro? Ugh.......

The problem is that getting two more Duncans = more money to spend; I have 2 pickups right now in my Les Paul that I can exchange for almost nothing. And I'm trying to save up for a telecaster!

 

[papersoul]

I say C-5...very smooth.

The Air Zone could be very bassy in a Les Paul.

I want to know what the scoop is on the Dimarzio Steve's Special.......seems like the right EQ for a Les Paul.

What is the deal with Air buckers though??