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The Pickup Place / Re: Dimarzio LiquiFire Review

« Last post by greenlion on July 12, 2024, 07:54:10 AM »

I like the Liquifire in the neck of Ibanez RG's and a PRS SE245 I have. Another neck pickup that is actually really similar, but a tad smoother is the Gravity Storm neck.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Rick Derringer pickups description from Steve Blucher

« Last post by JohnnyGtar on July 10, 2024, 06:53:41 AM »

Thanks for posting info on a very rare set, really appreciated.

Cheers Stephan

Glad to do it. :-) I think I may get a set of those sometime down the road.

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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: DLX Plus

« Last post by darkbluemurder on July 09, 2024, 09:00:50 AM »

Meanwhile I found out that the DLX Plus neck (DP-162) is a great bridge pickup, too. Similar to the DLX Plus bridge but a tad brighter, a tad more high midrange and a bit tighter in the low end. Can be easily tamed with the help of the tone control. Highly recommended.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for dark guitar

« Last post by darkbluemurder on July 08, 2024, 05:40:26 AM »

I have a guitar that was dark with almost all pickups I tried. The big problem was the neck spot - everything PAF and remotely PAF sounded like a big mudfest. Bridge pickups were less of a problem - most I liked though none I loved.

The first marked improvement I got with a Lollartron (bridge) in the bridge and a Lollar Firebird in the neck - much clearer overall. The set I ended up with in that guitar was a set of Fralin Twangmasters which are split coil humbuckers (just like Precision bass pickups). That cured the muddy neck pickup syndrome for good. The bridge, however, is a lot brighter than a typical PAF - sounds more like a hot rod tele so if you are going for a humbucker tone that would not be my recommendation.

Full shred neck model works well in some guitars but I disliked it in others.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Rick Derringer pickups description from Steve Blucher

« Last post by darkbluemurder on July 08, 2024, 05:32:11 AM »

Thanks for posting info on a very rare set, really appreciated.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for dark guitar

« Last post by nienturi on July 08, 2024, 04:57:46 AM »

Good luck making an educated purchasing decision based on DiMarzio’s DCR specifications. Thankfully they provide really good and reliable product information. Seymour Duncan should take notice. 

I agree with Duncans. In the timeline they change some specs or re-calibrate, i'm not sure what it is but the values may change. The real problem is inconsistancy. I have seen many DCR values in a huge range, especially overwound humbuckers like JB. On the other hand i have seen Dimarzios from 80s, 90s or 2000s and specs are in a much narrower range and totally understandable.

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The Pickup Place / Rick Derringer pickups description from Steve Blucher

« Last post by JohnnyGtar on July 07, 2024, 10:48:43 PM »

I wrote DiMarzio a few years ago, asking what the Rick Derringer Signature pickups sound like.

Steve's reply:
1)      The bridge model (DP204) resembles the Steve' Special, although it is a little brighter-sounding and not quite as loud.

 2)      The neck model (DP203) is fairly comparable to the Air Classic (DP190) in terms of output and overall sound.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for dark guitar

« Last post by JohnnyGtar on July 07, 2024, 10:46:55 PM »

Duncan SH2n Jazz neck model or SH10n Full Shred neck model

DiMarzio DP153 FRED.

Boom. Done.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Al Dimeola Bridge

« Last post by JohnnyGtar on July 07, 2024, 10:43:59 PM »

The more I play this, the more I like it.  The extra tightness on the wound strings vs. a 36th and the way artificial harmonics just jump out are great.  No idea why it's discontinued, IMO it's one of their best pickups for sure.  Not thin in the bridge like a PAF Pro can be, not as middy as a Breed Neck in the bridge can be, a little more interesting harmonically than a Mo
Joe.  Really, really cool member of their PAF family.   Also, when split, the split coil sound is more robust than a 36th. 

Ignore everything else you read on the web RE these (and there isn't much).  It is NOT a high output pickup, and it does not sound anything remotely like a Tone Zone or Super D.  It's like a modded 36th.

Are you referring to the Rick Derringer bridge pickup or the Al DiMeola bridge pickup. I had the ADM bridge but didn't like it at all. The most boring pickup I've ever played. I traded it with Bud and got a Suhr Aldrich. The Aldrich SLAYS. I'm really interested in the Rick Derringer pickups.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for dark guitar

« Last post by gregr on July 06, 2024, 05:47:33 PM »

Good luck making an educated purchasing decision based on DiMarzio’s DCR specifications. Thankfully they provide really good and reliable product information. Seymour Duncan should take notice.