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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups that have left you less than impressed?
« on: July 28, 2012, 07:53:54 PM »
Joey! I was confused on which you liked and which you disliked... or if you kind of liked some but after all got rid of it...
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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups that have left you less than impressed?
« on: July 28, 2012, 07:08:02 PM »
Great Dislike's:
EMG 81/85 (altho i didnt buy them, they were stock in two of my guitars) I was happy to have them when i bought the guitars new, then realized how bland and useless they are once my ear for tone matured
D Activator A cheap pickup, no real great EQ, just harsh upper mids/highs and couldn't work out in 5 of my guitars. Not a good sign.
Crunch Lab I didn't mind this one so much, but when I swapped a D-sonic in its place I realized how mundane the CL was. a rolled off EQ and more gain, didn't sit well with my ears. Don't miss it, wouldn't buy it again
Super 3 (Came Stock in a MIJ Super Strat) NOT a real hair metal/thrash fan. Mids out the wha-zoo
SuperD Sounded great in a cheap Jackson JS30RR V, but not great enough to keep it around.
D Activator X A very VERY powerful pickup, I liked the EQ in my baritone, but I don't play breakdowns inside of breakdowns (a la Acacia Strain/Oceano) and my baritone sounds more than thick enough with my go to pickup (dsonic) so i had no real use for it.
Cruiser Neck Very Boring, turned me off of ceramic dual blade single coil pickups. Lifeless, quiet... Turned my ear more towards HS/VV and standard single coil pickups.
Liquifire I realize what this pickup was made to do and it just isn't my bag at all... Will have a Paf Pro replacement.
Honorable Mentions:
D Sonic Clear thick organic and just the right amount of output
Paf Pro Perfection for neck applications with D Sonic
Virtual Solo Great in the middle with higher output pickups!
HS-2 Well just awesome anywhere, series or split!
Twang King Neck Surprisingly amazingly warm tele neck tone! Glad i went with it over all else. It has made me love playing neck pickups!!!
Twang King Bridge Great Tele tone, very spanking, and takes overdrive really well! I love mine! For when you REALLY need to twang
G&L MFD ASAT Special Pickups Overwound single coils, minimal hum, and great output and tone. Compared to my tele this thing wins hands down. Very thick! But they are completely different animals. I would compare these pickups to a cleaner sounding P90, with all that great qualities when overdriven or gained out on a good amp.
EMG 81/85 (altho i didnt buy them, they were stock in two of my guitars) I was happy to have them when i bought the guitars new, then realized how bland and useless they are once my ear for tone matured
D Activator A cheap pickup, no real great EQ, just harsh upper mids/highs and couldn't work out in 5 of my guitars. Not a good sign.
Crunch Lab I didn't mind this one so much, but when I swapped a D-sonic in its place I realized how mundane the CL was. a rolled off EQ and more gain, didn't sit well with my ears. Don't miss it, wouldn't buy it again
Super 3 (Came Stock in a MIJ Super Strat) NOT a real hair metal/thrash fan. Mids out the wha-zoo
SuperD Sounded great in a cheap Jackson JS30RR V, but not great enough to keep it around.
D Activator X A very VERY powerful pickup, I liked the EQ in my baritone, but I don't play breakdowns inside of breakdowns (a la Acacia Strain/Oceano) and my baritone sounds more than thick enough with my go to pickup (dsonic) so i had no real use for it.
Cruiser Neck Very Boring, turned me off of ceramic dual blade single coil pickups. Lifeless, quiet... Turned my ear more towards HS/VV and standard single coil pickups.
Liquifire I realize what this pickup was made to do and it just isn't my bag at all... Will have a Paf Pro replacement.
Honorable Mentions:
D Sonic Clear thick organic and just the right amount of output
Paf Pro Perfection for neck applications with D Sonic
Virtual Solo Great in the middle with higher output pickups!
HS-2 Well just awesome anywhere, series or split!
Twang King Neck Surprisingly amazingly warm tele neck tone! Glad i went with it over all else. It has made me love playing neck pickups!!!
Twang King Bridge Great Tele tone, very spanking, and takes overdrive really well! I love mine! For when you REALLY need to twang
G&L MFD ASAT Special Pickups Overwound single coils, minimal hum, and great output and tone. Compared to my tele this thing wins hands down. Very thick! But they are completely different animals. I would compare these pickups to a cleaner sounding P90, with all that great qualities when overdriven or gained out on a good amp.
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The Pickup Place / Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« on: July 02, 2012, 01:49:35 AM »
Found one for sale on kijiji in ontario, thinking i might buy it and see how i like it. If im not a fan or want something new it may come up for sale on this forum. For anyone interested here is a link of r the specs that are no longer posted at dimarzio.com
http:// www.stevesmusiccenter.com/DimarzioDP197.html
http:// www.stevesmusiccenter.com/DimarzioDP197.html
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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Air Classic
« on: July 01, 2012, 06:11:36 PM »
Anyone have any insight into this pickup!? Would be much appreciated! 
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The Trading Post / Re: Awesome Traders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« on: June 27, 2012, 11:25:43 PM »
Schneidas is a trust worthy trader! Was very helpful and patient! A great person to do business with! Looking forward to seeing your super strat project with the early 80s SuperD in the bridge, my friend 
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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: PAF Joe
« on: June 27, 2012, 10:35:21 PM »
For the sake of experimentation I put a PAF Joe into my 22 fret, Maple neck Super Strat and did NOT like it at all. Was very muddy on a 22 fret guitar, series split or parallel. I have used this pickup in other guitars with great results, but they were 24 fret. That half inch or so up the scale really makes a difference with this pickup. I like clarity over all; A warm humbucker tone, or split to a convincing single coil tone, from one pickup. I am stumped now as to what I could try to get my desired response in the neck of this guitar, being paired with an Airzone in the bridge, something (alnico 5) single coil in the middle....
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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: Liquifire
« on: June 27, 2012, 10:28:47 PM »
Has anybody tried this pickup in the BRIDGE position!? I just recently installed it wired to an On/On/On mini switch and it sounds pretty decent in all applications (Series split and parallel). Only problem, for me, was that it sounded alot like the Super 3 that came stock in the bridge. Pretty similar EQ. And the single coil tone was not very fantastic due to over powering mids. This is why I didn't enjoy it in the neck of my other guitar. The output was nice tho, (as I'm kind of gearing towards more medium output for this Super Strat) and parallel sounded great too!
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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: The Norton
« on: June 25, 2012, 02:14:57 AM »
Well put Gaucho, I am leery about putting anything in the neck of my guitars that has high range rolled off on the eq. the further away from the bridge you get, the louder and darker the tone gets. So even it out with a brighter pickup! I think the Paf pro is my go to as its got body and warmth yet cuts through nicely. Crystal clear with enough low and mid to keep a thick response. Plus split and parallel works nicely. Norton or tonezone in the neck? Hmmm, no thanks. Too much output for me. But had I the option I would try out of sheer curiosity.
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