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CityofBlindingLights:
There's a reason this is the go to pickup for many, including a decent number of users here. The Tone Zone is... well, the Tone Zone. Known for its HUGE low end and this GIANT wall of sound, the Tone Zone is great for a large number of applications. Its a thick, meaty, crunchy pickup that can really open up the low end of a guitar.

That being said, the Tone Zone is a finicky pickup that really needs to be adjusted to find its sweet spot. I personally hated this pickup for the longest time, as it had no definition at first, but really had to adjust the height of the pickup for a good two weeks before I found the Zone of Tone. And when I found it, well, let's just say that those two weeks were worth waiting for to find that spot.

Let's finally settle this once and for all...

THE TONE ZONE IS NOT MUDDY!

And lastly, although the Tone Zone was designed as a bridge pickup, it also makes for an awesome neck pickup. This is best displayed in the following youtube clip. Yeah, the guy talks a lot, but hearing the Tone Zone in the neck is worth it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tydDRNzqKGU&feature=channel_page[/youtube]

Please post accordingly ;D

buddroyce:
Tonally the Tone Zone is probably the 'biggest' sounding pickup around. Chords sound HUGE when played and there's plenty of muscle in it. However, the tone zone is EXTREMELY sensitive to pickup height and will refuse to sound good if it's not in the right spot. Where the exact spot is varies from guitar to guitar be generally I find that the Tone Zone sounds a bit better when backed off from the strings a little.

It's generally a pickup you want to use in the bridge position but it will also work in the neck position when paired up with another high output pickup. Michael Romeo is probably one of the better known players who use it in the neck positions as well as Paul Gilbert (Mr. big/Racer X) and Akira Takasaki (Loudness). This is usually my goto pickup when I need a pickup for a guitar.

In terms of versatility, it can handle virtually anything where you want your tone to sound beefy/meaty, chunky and warm.

Whitmore:
Harmonics?

CityofBlindingLights:
You definitely get some interesting harmnoics, but they're... very meaty.

I wouldn't say the Tone Zone is as harmnoically friendly as, say, the FRED, Norton, or Evolution bridge pickup.

JAMESDP100:
What if you put a tone zone in both the neck and bridge?

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