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D activator (neck) vs Illuminator/Liquifire (neck)
JimA86:
Hi i have an Ibanez sa2020fm (mahogany with maple top) and i want to get rid of the emg 81/85 that are currently on it. I am thinking of going d-activator for both bridge and neck but i am not so sure about the neck. I mostly play modern metal stuff but i enjoy playing classics like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio etc. Any suggestions/tips would be really helpfull.
buddroyce:
Any of them would work. The D-Activator neck would be the closest to what you're used to already.
Schneidas:
Well it's going to be a less spectacular recommendation from me.
But IMHO, Maiden, Dio and Priest scream for a classic SuperD bridge, Paf36th neck combo.
Or you can also go SuperD bridge / Paf 59 neck.
I have both combos and play in an 80s/90s metal tribute band - and both combos are exactly what is needed for those... I slightly prefer the Paf 36th over the 59 though... but this is personal
JimA86:
--- Quote from: buddroyce on March 07, 2019, 11:03:51 PM ---Any of them would work. The D-Activator neck would be the closest to what you're used to already.
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Well to be completely honest i hate the 81/85 because in my ears they cant do clean stuff and dont respond well to rolling off the volume knob and after loads of research it came down to these 3 pickups and i still dont know which one to get.
JimA86:
--- Quote from: Schneidas on March 08, 2019, 04:41:26 AM ---Well it's going to be a less spectacular recommendation from me.
But IMHO, Maiden, Dio and Priest scream for a classic SuperD bridge, Paf36th neck combo.
Or you can also go SuperD bridge / Paf 59 neck.
I have both combos and play in an 80s/90s metal tribute band - and both combos are exactly what is needed for those... I slightly prefer the Paf 36th over the 59 though... but this is personal
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Initialy i was thinking about the superD for the bridge but i found them to be a bit more warmer sounding than the d-act and i want sometning that cut through the mix because i am more focused on the modern stuff and occasionally ill go for the classics just for fun. As for the neck i am pretty much in unknown territory thats why i came here.
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