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The Pickup Place / Re: Bridge pickup for my Les Paul
« on: October 02, 2021, 05:07:21 PM »
The fortitude is a 36th with a bit more oomph.
I'd Gove that a go if the air norton doesn't work.
I'd Gove that a go if the air norton doesn't work.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Neck pickup to pair with Super Distortion
« on: August 18, 2021, 12:42:17 AM »
The paf 36th is just about the cutoff for neck pickups. Any lower output and there is a mismatch.
Paf pro is a more modern sounding pickup vs the paf 36th, which is like a hot vintage pickup.
Maybe look at the Fred for the neck?
I use an air norton s with a super d. They work great together, if you like warmer neck tones. I also like the full shred neck. One pickup still sounds good if you turn the tone knob down for the other.
Paf pro is a more modern sounding pickup vs the paf 36th, which is like a hot vintage pickup.
Maybe look at the Fred for the neck?
I use an air norton s with a super d. They work great together, if you like warmer neck tones. I also like the full shred neck. One pickup still sounds good if you turn the tone knob down for the other.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Zone...Anyone?
« on: July 08, 2021, 07:14:09 PM »On a super switch you might want to consider:
1) Bridge Series
2) Bridge + Neck both split
3) Bridge Series + Neck series
4) Neck parallel
5) Neck.
Keeps you noiseless in all positions, gives you the very useful both buckers on postion, and still a couple stratty sounds.
Or, you can purchase a ibanez 5 way switch that they use in their HH rgs and such.
It does the same as above, but without the complexity of a super switch.
This wiring is tits too!
Inner coils parallel is very stratty
Neck parallel is also very single coil sounding too.
I like this setup with higher output pickups. The air norton s works well in this case. Fat in series and surprisingly good in parallel.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Why doesn’t DiMarzio have any “named” pickup winders
« on: July 08, 2021, 07:07:32 PM »
Their marketing machine isn't what Duncan's is?
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The Pickup Place / Re: Al Dimeola Bridge
« on: May 20, 2021, 08:06:01 PM »
I thought Al used the super distortion, and that his siggy pickups were a variation thereof
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The Pickup Place / Re: Tele neck PU to compliment Chopper bridge
« on: May 20, 2021, 08:02:56 PM »
There are tons of companies that do high output Tele pickups.
I have a set of harmonic design vintage plus pickups. They are louder than stock with a more full bottom end and mids, but never sound overwound.
It is definitely loud enough and ballsy enough for a chopper.
It is still the best neck tone I have or used.
SD makes the quarter pounder
Fralin does steel poles
Zhangbucker does some.
I have a set of harmonic design vintage plus pickups. They are louder than stock with a more full bottom end and mids, but never sound overwound.
It is definitely loud enough and ballsy enough for a chopper.
It is still the best neck tone I have or used.
SD makes the quarter pounder
Fralin does steel poles
Zhangbucker does some.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Patent numbers gone...
« on: April 13, 2021, 10:11:57 PM »
Google dimarzio patents or patent numbers.
Look up said numbers
Read all about the technology behind them. There are even diagrams!
Seriously though, I don't there is anything sinister going on there.
Look up said numbers
Read all about the technology behind them. There are even diagrams!
Seriously though, I don't there is anything sinister going on there.
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The Pickup Place / Re: PAF 36th vs Duncan '59
« on: April 13, 2021, 08:49:01 PM »
The 36th neck works great with alot of pickups.
I've used it with a super distortion, a norton, a d'activator, and the 36th bridge.
It is one of my favorite humbuckers.
I've used it with a super distortion, a norton, a d'activator, and the 36th bridge.
It is one of my favorite humbuckers.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Zone...Anyone?
« on: April 13, 2021, 08:28:40 PM »On a super switch you might want to consider:
1) Bridge Series
2) Bridge + Neck both split
3) Bridge Series + Neck series
4) Neck parallel
5) Neck.
Keeps you noiseless in all positions, gives you the very useful both buckers on postion, and still a couple stratty sounds.
This is ibanez HH 5 way switching! You can buy this switch directly from ibanez too.
Then just follow their diagram and good to go.
Parallel neck is a bit thin usually. I love the ANs in parallel. But then, it's a 12k dark pickup. The parallel mode is very stratty. I suspect a brighter humbucker would be thinner.
Inner coils is a fender sound. Halfway between n/m and b/m. An guitar with a neck rails/ bridge bucker combo split to inner coils parallel adds some Tele vibe to that middle in between sound mentioned above (I love this sound).
This switch is super versatile. You get a neck single coil, a strat in between sound and 3 different ripping humbucker sounds. Even a strat can't do that!
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The Pickup Place / Re: Super Distortion Question
« on: February 21, 2021, 03:42:21 PM »
I have/had one in 2 basswood and 1 mahogany RGs. They sound different between the two different. They even sound different between the two basswood ones.
Only one way to find out!
But if it sounds good in strats and les pauls, then there is a very good chance a 'hog strat type will be fine.
Overall, they are fat screamers in all 3 of my RGs
Such a great classic rock/hard rock/classic metal pickup
Only one way to find out!
But if it sounds good in strats and les pauls, then there is a very good chance a 'hog strat type will be fine.
Overall, they are fat screamers in all 3 of my RGs
Such a great classic rock/hard rock/classic metal pickup
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The Pickup Place / Re: The best Combo for Sustain, Harmonics (Rock and Metal)
« on: February 21, 2021, 03:33:21 PM »
I can answer this one!
I have a mahogany rg520qs that I have tried just about all the above pickups in.
Stock v8 - not bad, but not metal
First change was a tone zone. Too fat. Was muddy no matter what I did.
Next was Steve's special. Better, but lacked cahones.
Then norton. I loved this one. Tone zone like but not as fat. And the harmonics made high gain playing fun.
After the norton, I tried:
Lace hemi buckers. They sounded really good! Can't say that for any other guitar though.
Super d. - Really good
Dactivator - not a favorite, but sounds best to me in mahogany guitars. I have this one installed currently for something different. It cleans up well and works great with the stock v7 neck pickup.
For neck pickups, I like the air norton and 36th Anni neck. But I also like the v7, especially turned down with the treble bleed. Again this could be guitar specific.
I don't have many neck pickups to compare though.
I'd do a norton/36th neck set.
I'm gonna roll the hemis thru before I ultimately norton/36th her.
I have a mahogany rg520qs that I have tried just about all the above pickups in.
Stock v8 - not bad, but not metal
First change was a tone zone. Too fat. Was muddy no matter what I did.
Next was Steve's special. Better, but lacked cahones.
Then norton. I loved this one. Tone zone like but not as fat. And the harmonics made high gain playing fun.
After the norton, I tried:
Lace hemi buckers. They sounded really good! Can't say that for any other guitar though.
Super d. - Really good
Dactivator - not a favorite, but sounds best to me in mahogany guitars. I have this one installed currently for something different. It cleans up well and works great with the stock v7 neck pickup.
For neck pickups, I like the air norton and 36th Anni neck. But I also like the v7, especially turned down with the treble bleed. Again this could be guitar specific.
I don't have many neck pickups to compare though.
I'd do a norton/36th neck set.
I'm gonna roll the hemis thru before I ultimately norton/36th her.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Is there a wiring to switch H-S-H to H-H temporarily?
« on: March 28, 2020, 10:01:26 AM »
Ibanez vlx91 switch with an on/off for the single coil.
You get.
Bridge bucker
Inner coils parallel
Both buckers
Neck bucker parallel
Neck bucker
Plus adding the single coil to all those.
After wiring and playing my guitars with swiss army knife switching, I realized why most of that stuff is not on factory guitars.
Too complicated
Too much overlap
Potential to sound like crap
Too much to remember on the fly.
Strats with 7way switching, the wiring above, or a standard 2v2t 1 3way les paul setup are all I need these days
You get.
Bridge bucker
Inner coils parallel
Both buckers
Neck bucker parallel
Neck bucker
Plus adding the single coil to all those.
After wiring and playing my guitars with swiss army knife switching, I realized why most of that stuff is not on factory guitars.
Too complicated
Too much overlap
Potential to sound like crap
Too much to remember on the fly.
Strats with 7way switching, the wiring above, or a standard 2v2t 1 3way les paul setup are all I need these days
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The Pickup Place / Re: Recommendation for S-H guitar?
« on: October 09, 2019, 09:01:34 PM »
I have an air Norton s in an ibanez HS. I like it better than the full sized version. It parallels well too.
I like the norton alot, but the air zone or tone zone makes the eq easier to balance with the air norton s
I like the norton alot, but the air zone or tone zone makes the eq easier to balance with the air norton s
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The Pickup Place / Re: Plz tell me about the Air Norton S
« on: July 06, 2019, 05:39:32 PM »
It is probably the closest single coil sized humbucker to it's full sized counterpart.
I have an air Norton in my rg520qs and an ANs in my rg3xxv (HS config like yours)
The ANs is about the same output as the AN.
The ANs is a bit brighter and tighter, but still not what I would call a bright pickup. More warm but clear.
I have only used it in this guitar and love it. It may be to warm/ muddy for a 22fret neck position. 24 feet is great.
Since I like the Norton in the bridge, I wouldn't hesitate to use it there too.
I have an air Norton in my rg520qs and an ANs in my rg3xxv (HS config like yours)
The ANs is about the same output as the AN.
The ANs is a bit brighter and tighter, but still not what I would call a bright pickup. More warm but clear.
I have only used it in this guitar and love it. It may be to warm/ muddy for a 22fret neck position. 24 feet is great.
Since I like the Norton in the bridge, I wouldn't hesitate to use it there too.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Ultimate Strat Sound Rail Pickup Configuration?
« on: April 19, 2019, 12:19:53 AM »
50 k is the volume pot. Powered, low impedance systems need the 50k ( or 25k)
The Clapton setup uses:
A 50 k volume pot.
A 250k/1meg tbx tone control (can also be a regular 250 or 500k tone pot)
A 250k LINEAR taper pot for the midboost.
I believe the dimarzio rails are designed to work with the standard 250k pots that come in strats, so you should be good to go with what you have.
The Clapton setup uses:
A 50 k volume pot.
A 250k/1meg tbx tone control (can also be a regular 250 or 500k tone pot)
A 250k LINEAR taper pot for the midboost.
I believe the dimarzio rails are designed to work with the standard 250k pots that come in strats, so you should be good to go with what you have.