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The Pickup Place / Re: DiMarzio Releases Rainmaker and Dreamcatcher Pickups
« on: September 03, 2019, 07:45:31 PM »Can’t wait for your thoughts on them!
Should be able to get them Installed within the next week
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Should be able to get them Installed within the next week
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The Pickup Place / Re: DiMarzio Releases Rainmaker and Dreamcatcher Pickups
« on: August 28, 2019, 04:47:42 PM »
Just scored a set of these should be here in a few days.
More later.
More later.
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The Pickup Place / Re: DiMARZIO RELEASES PAF® 59 NECK & BRIDGE PICKUPS
« on: August 11, 2019, 11:59:07 AM »
Am on board with your Duncan 59 Model nods. When I first installed the PAF 59 set, it totally came off as someone basing a 59 set on the Duncan product more than an actual 59 humbucker.
Was hoping for something a lot more like the BKP Mule, Duncan Seth Lover, Mojotone 59 Clone, or even the Fralin Pure PAF.
Was hoping for something a lot more like the BKP Mule, Duncan Seth Lover, Mojotone 59 Clone, or even the Fralin Pure PAF.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Recommendation for S-H guitar?
« on: July 29, 2019, 10:44:29 AM »
First, play the guitar the way it is and get a vibe for what’s going on.
If you’ve been playing DiMarzio for about 30 years, do you have any sitting around? If so, start dropping them in there and trying them out. Also, if you have other DiMarzios in other guitars, pull them and try them.
After that, you will at least have a baseline to work with. And then you can go from there.
If you’ve been playing DiMarzio for about 30 years, do you have any sitting around? If so, start dropping them in there and trying them out. Also, if you have other DiMarzios in other guitars, pull them and try them.
After that, you will at least have a baseline to work with. And then you can go from there.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for my guitar ...
« on: July 29, 2019, 10:41:13 AM »
From the OP and what was originally suggested, I’d lean toward the Satchur8.
Personally, I’d also throw the Illuminator and the Dominion in the mix as well.
Personally, I’d also throw the Illuminator and the Dominion in the mix as well.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Super Dist Q
« on: July 29, 2019, 10:38:57 AM »
The wiring diagrams available on the DiMarzio site should lay it out for most any config. Have you already checked there?
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The Pickup Place / Re: neck-thru pickup help
« on: July 22, 2019, 04:26:00 PM »
Dominion set
or
Titan set
or
Titan set
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The Pickup Place / Re: Cap for ash guitar?
« on: July 19, 2019, 07:19:01 AM »I have an ash guitar with a dp252, dp253 and an isv2. I was wondering what capacitor I should put on the tone knob? The tone knob is also a push/pull to split the humbuckers in all positions.
Grab a handful of different values and try them all out to see what works best for you and your rig.
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The Pickup Place / Gibson 490/498 vs boutique ThroBak Pickups on Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde
« on: July 19, 2019, 07:17:14 AM »That’s why lots of older artists have numerous amps to color the sounds.
SRV’s #1 was a mutt with a body from one year, a neck from another, and a 1959 pick guard with stock Fender pickups. He used a combination of 3-4 different amps and an assortment of pedals. Homeboys tone was huge and was coming out of relatively low output single coils.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Gibson 490/498 vs boutique ThroBak Pickups on Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde
« on: July 18, 2019, 04:23:33 PM »Believe it or not, Schaller Golden 50’s is a nice pickup. I had them on a Heritage Guitar. My main guitar uses an inexpensive $40 DiMarzio FS1’s. So does the Edge, and he can afford anything or custom made. Sometimes, I think manufacturers should put mirrors in pickup packaging, 80% of sound issues are with the user. Ebay and You Tube filled with boutique builders. I saw a Beatles tribute band and they did their shows with Epiphones and Gretschs through Vox amps with very little guitar effects. It’s sounded great. Gear choices are key in getting a great sound.
It was a genuine eye-opener when I was engineering a session in the 90s. The guy came in with a Rickenback, a Vox, and no pedals, going into a Neve via a SM57. Holy cow!
And most of the old albums and songs that we refer to as classic tones, a lot were done with bone stock gear.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Gibson 490/498 vs boutique ThroBak Pickups on Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde
« on: July 18, 2019, 07:14:11 AM »What are your goals?
Are those the only 2 options you are considering?
basically something in between these two pickups tightness and clarity of ThroBack and big tone of 498, but I kind of happy with both, just though to share video, maybe somebody will have some input, or having same question as I did
it sounds as if you're wanting suggestions. but you're saying you options are limited by being in the EU.
here are a few suggestions that might be just as accessible: look at your amp, your cabs, and your speakers.
and I'm solidly with BluesJam on the hype of "boutique" pickups, which I'd consider ThroBak, Lollar, Fralin, and others that I won't name because I'm not a huge fan of the ludicrous prices some places ask (which could include ThroBak, for example).
I think BKP can't be compartmentalized into the "boutique" moniker any more. I think they've become part of the "establishment". and even so, I cannot really think of anything they carry that might fit your goals... maybe the Abraxas. but I'd look for a pre-owned one as I'd not want anyone to pay that much for a pickup.
since you are in the EU, look at Hathor Pickups, out of Poland. let him know I referred you.
it's hard to suggest a DiMarzio, as I think it's fair to suggest they aren't leading the pack with their PAF style options. look to them for the more contemporary possibilities.
the one that comes to mind would be the Duncan Antiquity humbucker set, but there are possible limitation with the long mounting legs and vintage-style braided wire connectors. they have all the ear candy that people generally think of when considering vintage style humbuckers, but I also find them to perform well under higher gain... which is a consideration for me when some classic PAF style (like the BKP Mule or the Duncan Seth Lover) can generally need just a little more gain out of the amp to keep up.
the Mojotone 59 Clone set with the Hot '59 Clone Bridge option is another cool option. you can ask for them with whatever baseplate and lead wire options without getting in to a big custom shop sort of situation.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Gibson 490/498 vs boutique ThroBak Pickups on Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde
« on: July 17, 2019, 01:40:38 PM »
What are your goals?
Are those the only 2 options you are considering?
Are those the only 2 options you are considering?
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The Pickup Place / Re: Limited Edition Duncan Hendrix Pickups
« on: July 15, 2019, 08:25:10 PM »The ingredients of success:
1) Seymour Duncan
2) a photo op with Hendrix
3). Repeat steps 1 & 2 for 50 years = snake oil success in the pickup industry.
Cashing in on Jimi is relatively recent. They’ve been cashing in on Page for about 6-7 years. They’ve been hitting on the Beck thing since day 1 (1976) with Billy G coming in a close 2nd.
Id bet the custom shop Psychedelic Set was the Jimi wind before the family signed off on the official set.
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The Pickup Place / Re: Limited Edition Duncan Hendrix Pickups
« on: July 13, 2019, 06:53:28 PM »
WIN A SET!!!!
Translation: we have some sitting around collecting dust.
Translation: we have some sitting around collecting dust.
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The Pickup Place / Les Paul looking for foreigner tone
« on: July 10, 2019, 03:43:23 PM »Quote
Trademarks need active defense and use, and Gibson's been terribly spotty on both.
as has DiMarzio.
first off, yes, Gibson looks really bad right now. they guy that made the video should be out of a job and whoever gave him that green light to make that video might should be in the unemployment line with him. from as near as I can tell in the articles that have been published, the lawsuit against Dean started when Henry was still in charge... now, it is curious if the new guy didn't know about it or didn't have the power to stop it or was OK with it going ahead. of course, Dean might be an easy target, as the new guy in charge has made a few bush league mistakes which can be tantamount to chumming the waters.
at the end of the day, Gibson isn't going anywhere. they survived decades of Henry and they'll survive a little bad press.
as for DiMarzio's enforcement of it's double cream and "PAF". honestly, I don't care. the law of the land allowed DiMarzio to gobble up rights to things they didn't invent or name or whatever you want to call it. so be it. a lot of people find it intellectually vacuous and I also see their point. there are people that literally make a living from buying up the rights to things and cashing in on the licensing of it. some people think that requires a certain moral flexibility and they aren't wrong in their take on it.
the bottom line is that DiMarzio didn't come up with double cream or "PAF". and DiMarzio doesn't go after everyone that crosses those lines any better than Gibson does in the examples previously provided in this thread. but more so when DiMarzio determines a company crosses an imaginary line that makes them a threat to something DiMarzio owns but didn't make... which makes it even more ludicrous.
so yes, I maintain that opting that putting a DiMarzio in a LP clone because of this is humorously ironic.