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The Pickup Place / Red velvet in neck?

« on: May 06, 2020, 11:36:48 AM »

Hi guys. Any help would be really appreciated.
I got an sss basswood strat w/ rosewood fingerboard and I have the Injector in the bridge which I love. I want to replace mid and neck pickups (some ceramic wilkinsons) and I got for really cheap a red velvet in hand so I am thinking to install it in neck position. I am looking for a fat sound slightly more power than typical vintage pickups. I am playing heavy blues , rock, alternative.
I haven't found anywhere any useful info on how the red velvet sounds in the neck. Anybody here with experience?
My concern is that it has (according to Dimarzio site) the same output with the Injector bridge. Do you think that it will overpower in the neck?
As for the mid position  I was thinking for the area 61. So to go the Injector/61/red velvet combo. Would it make more sense to have the red velvet in the mid and the 61 in the neck?
Thank you for your time

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The Pickup Place / Favorite Dimarzio humbuckers (blues to hard rock sounds)

« on: July 05, 2016, 08:06:09 AM »

Hello, i'm a newbie so i'd ask for your understanding if i'm posting anything the wrong way here.
The last 4-5 years I've tried about 10 dimarzio humbuckers plus some more seymours, toneriders etc while seeking for my ultra guitar mojo. My intention is to help somehow myway people with similar tastes in tones etc.

Playing guitar about 15 years now.
Bands-tones I m into: The Black Crowes, Oasis, Qotsa, Black Keys, Pearl Jam, The Soundtrack Of Our lives, The Hellacopters, Stone Temple Pilots (to name a few).

All humbuckers tried on set-neck mahogany guitars such as an epiphone les paul an sg and a Hamer Vector. My amp is a Peavey Delta Blues 210 which I mostly drive on clean with OD pedals and Fuzzes.

Dimarzio's:
-Air Norton (Bridge)
-Air Zone (Bridge)
-Transition (Bridge)
-DP103 36th ann. (Bridge and Neck)
-Tone Zone (Bridge)
-Bluesbucker (Neck)
-Humbucker from Hell (Neck)
-EJ Custom (Neck)

Dissapointments:
The only ones that didnt do for me were the Transition and the Tone Zone. The first one was quite of a disappointment for me. Sounded kind of a bad quality ceramic thing to my ears (tried on the epi sg bridge). No good note seperation, I was hearing a harsh thing between the notes when playing chords. The Tone Zone is cool for what it is (maybe heavy metal players will dig it more), but its quite more bassy from what I need and less expressive-dynamic.

Best combos:
1. DP103 36th ann. (B) - EJ Custom (N):  My vintage rock combo. Stays on my SG.

2. Air Norton (B) - Bluesbucker (N):  Probably my favorite neck pickup. A killer combo. More bite from the Air Norton (compared to the DP103) which always cuts through, plus it is great for cleans too! Stays on my LP.

3. Air Zone (B) - Humbucker from hell (N): Things get more heavy here but still dynamic. Air Zone kills for that Marshall hard/heavy rock styles. Fat Paf sounds. Humbucker from Hell is like a supercharged ballsy single coil. Both make a great match and you get a great sound out of the mid pickup position. Stays on my Hamer Vector.

The ones I ve never tried but I d like too (please share your opinions if you have):

- Dimarzio Mo Joe (Bridge) with Air Classic (Neck)
- Dominions (set)
I know they sell those Dominions mostly for the metal players but something tells me that would do great for classic rock/bluesy/alt styles.

Hope my first post helps. Looking for your feedback

Cheers