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The Pickup Place / Re: Dimarzio Virtual Solo

« on: March 18, 2020, 01:41:34 PM »

The Virtual Solo and the Injector bridge sound nothing like The Chopper. They're both Hot single coil sounding stacks, whereas the Chopper has more of a humbucker sound , as do all the Rails apart from the Cruiser and Fast Track 1. I tried the Injector bridge, but prefer the Virtual Solo as it has a slightly more aggressive sound to my ears. This is all bridge position, as I like more vintage sounding pups middle and neck, 2 Area 58s in my Am Std, and Area 61s in my MIM.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Do you remember the "Fred Lite"

« on: March 18, 2020, 01:39:05 PM »

Oops double post, sorry.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Dimarzio Virtual Solo

« on: February 11, 2020, 05:41:42 PM »

I've used the Virtual Solo on and off in the bridge position for many years. More bass and mids than a vintage output pup, but still retains the high end of a single coil, lots more output and of course no hum. I just prefer the Chopper in the bridge position for its more humbucker tone. It's just that I don't particularly like how it looks. I would add that I've tried the Injector bridge too, and neither the VS or Injector sound anything like The Chopper. They're both hot single coil alikes, whereas the Chopper sounds more PAF to my ears.

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The Pickup Place / Re: hum cancelling strat pickup similar to Duncan Distortion

« on: May 08, 2019, 05:03:51 PM »

There's a new DM rails pup called the Sugar Chakra that I'm very keen to try. From what I've seen on Youtube with Phil Collen using one, it could be the ultimate single coil size replacement humbucker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x7IIqhiPsI

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The Pickup Place / Re: An Injector Bridge model for an Yngwie tone?

« on: January 20, 2019, 04:55:40 AM »

No experience with the Injector, but I've used the Virtual Solo for years, which is supposed to be a similar pup, and it gives me great smooth overdrive tones, nothing "raspy", at all.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups that have left you less than impressed?

« on: July 31, 2012, 06:00:45 PM »

+2 on the Cruiser neck. Low output and lacking any sparkle at all.
I've liked all the other DiMarzios I've had though.

Being a Strat player I've tried lots of Noiseless pups.

The Seymour Duncan Everything Axe set was very disappointing, and their Hot Rails too.
All were kinda ok with high gain, but sounded dreadful clean including the Duckbucker.

Fender Vintage Noiseless very thin and weak sounding, Hot Noiseless had harsh upper mids that actually hurt my ears at high volumes, and the SCN's sounded just plain dead.

Used the Gold Lace Sensors on my Strat Plus very happily for many years, but when I tried their new type of Golds, and Hot Golds they seemed weak in output in comparison.

Am very happy with the Virtual Solo/Area 58/Area 58, combination I use now!