Tight pickup + tight amp?

[Luke Duke]

Re: Tight pickup + tight amp?

Part of me wants to like the Invader, but I haven't heard a good tone with it yet. And it does seem to lack definition given the sounds I've heard from it. I'm still a novice though, so what do I know at this point?

The Jazz is an intriguing thought.... I wish it were a bit higher output though

Dmarzio's I've heard good things about, but they kind of look cheap. Are they or is that just me being really picky? Thanks for all of your thoughts and suggestions, I really appreciate them!

The jazz is pretty tight I think, but I'm not the fan of ultra tight pickups, and I eventually dumped them. IMO the output thing is darn near a non-issue if you are using an amp with a hefty gain structure, or have pedals.

Tonight I installed my first ever Dimarzio a 1979 X2N. I'm not a Dmz fan due to their business practices, but it was a steal and I was looking for an old pup from the 70s so it was good across the board.

Thus far I've been very impressed, but I don't know if I'd call it tight really just hot and aggressive but in a way very different from SDs.

As for their construction many guys feel their wires these days are too small and I can agree with that, but I don't think SDs are really bigger. I think the bobbins are thinner on newer ones.

Luke

 

[Jackson Distortion]

Re: Tight pickup + tight amp?

Dimarzio's I've heard good things about, but they kind of look cheap. Are they or is that just me being really picky? Thanks for all of your thoughts and suggestions, I really appreciate them!

It's just you "being really picky", mon ami. DiMarzio pickups are used by so many discerning pro musicians that it should render the pickups look, a moot point. The look doesn't affect their world famous tone or performance in any negative way.

 

[JoeHammersmith]

Re: Tight pickup + tight amp?

It's just you "being really picky", mon ami.

Thanks for keeping me in check on that. What about the blackout metal? Is it an active version of the Invader? And loose like the Invader has been described?

 

[rivera213]

Re: Tight pickup + tight amp?

The Invader isn't a "loose" pickup, it's just very high output with tonnes of mids and low end and almost no real high end. When you put that in an all-mahogany guitar, then it can sound muddy (Karl Sanders) but in maple and with a slightly trebley tone- it's a whole different story. Karl's sloippy playing and crap uber-distorted amp tone doesn't exactly show the pup in the best light.

It's not as tight as the Full Shred, C5 & Custom but it isn't loose like the JB.

 

[rivera213]

Re: Tight pickup + tight amp?

And yeah, the C5 is pretty tight, just not as tight as a Custom, and it still has a very 'vintagey' vibe to it, like most Duncans.

Dude, it's every bit as tight as the Custom!

It's vintage voiced, but the low-end is as tight as the Custom & Full Shred and more so than the Distortion.

 

[JoeHammersmith]

Re: Tight pickup + tight amp?

yeah, no offense to any Nile fans, but IMHO Karl's tone isn't exactly what I would call a good tone. At the risk of displaying more of my novice-ness, what about the Dimebucker? and no I'm not a Pantera fan boy hahaha.