Curiosity kills the cat it seems...

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Offline KH Guitar Freak

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Curiosity kills the cat it seems...
« on: August 01, 2015, 06:45:40 AM »
Hey guys. Just starting up a general discussion about the Dimarzio FRED. Please share with me your experiences. I have a Dimarzio FRED installed in the bridge of one of my superstrats. Just wondering based on the vast knowledge on here, is there an alternative Dimarzio pickup that may have a slightly different tone to the FRED? I was thinking if there is a pickup that has less of an exaggerated harmonic content. I'm quite happy as it is, especially the brightness of it pairing well with a Dimarzio Humbucker from Hell in the neck, but curiosity bites hard  ::)

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Re: Curiosity kills the cat it seems...
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 03:46:34 AM »
PAF Pro.

Cheers Stephan
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Re: Curiosity kills the cat it seems...
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2015, 09:30:55 PM »
Yep. Darkblue nailed it. Paf Pro.

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Re: Curiosity kills the cat it seems...
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2015, 03:40:51 PM »
PAF Pro.

Cheers Stephan

That's what I would have thought. However, it could just be me, but based on my limited experience, those PAF Pros don't seem to have the same drive in the front end like a FRED. You would think the output only a tad higher on the FRED, but it didn't sound like that to me  :o

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Re: Curiosity kills the cat it seems...
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2015, 03:58:57 PM »
In the middle of my own pickup quest so I don't speak from hands on experience but how about the Mo Joe?

IMO, it just sounds like a slightly tweaked FRED. Still has that exaggerated harmonic content that you may or may not like

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Re: Curiosity kills the cat it seems...
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2015, 06:29:32 AM »
I had both in the same guitar which I no longer have (a Floyded basswood body super strat). Both had about the same output. Both sounded good. I liked the PAF Pro a little more since it seemed to balance better with the single coils (two PJ Marx humcancelling pickups).

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