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The Pickup Place / Re: D Act.-X mod...

« on: December 29, 2019, 10:04:23 AM »

If not into pc recording yet, I would suggest take a dab at it. If you already have a computer, all you need is an interface (Behringer has affordable but good options) and a DAW. You can start with Audacity which is free.

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Center Stage / "Silent Night", featuring the D-Activator X set

« on: December 23, 2019, 12:14:49 AM »

My rendition of Silent Night...

https://youtu.be/SzhGTa6WhWY

Happy Holidays! Enjoy!

I used my PRS S2 Standard 22 mod'ed with D-Activator X set.

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The Pickup Place / Re: DiMarzio D Activator X Question

« on: October 20, 2019, 10:37:09 AM »

What is a good setting height that worked out for you on your DAXs?

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The Pickup Place / Re: DiMarzio D Activator X Question

« on: October 12, 2019, 04:18:27 PM »

Thank you for the info @greenlion, @Strangeman86, and @HarlowTheFish!

A good friend of mine offered to wire it and spice up the electronics! So, it's ready to go!

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The Pickup Place / DiMarzio D Activator X Question

« on: October 11, 2019, 11:16:27 PM »

Hello all!

I ordered a set of DiMarzio D Activator X set for my PRS S2 Standard 22.  But, it says F-Spaced. Are they all F-Spaced? I am not sure that my guitar is F-Spaced... whatever that means.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Recommendation for S-H guitar?

« on: October 09, 2019, 11:30:34 PM »

I'm loving my blades on my H-S! Well, it's kind of H-S.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup suggestions please!

« on: October 09, 2019, 11:12:07 PM »

Thank you for all your suggestions! I have decided to order a D-Activator X set. Woohoo!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup suggestions please!

« on: September 28, 2019, 12:04:49 PM »

I used the pickup selector of DiMarzio website and it got me more confused.  I put in the parameters such as my guitar's type of wood among other preferences and it did not suggest the Dominion at all!  It suggested the following:

For more output bridge:
Super Distortion
X2N
Igno

For warmer/fatter:
AT-1
Super Distortion
Super 3

Any thoughts?

As I mentioned earlier, I want pronounced and heavy chugs/palm mutes and angry distortions.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup suggestions please!

« on: September 25, 2019, 06:22:53 AM »

Thanks HarlowTheFish!

Truthfully, I don't know how to describe tone using all the adjectives you mentioned above!

Would sound examples do? I mainly use bridge for rhythm and chugs. I use Neck for cleans and do some bluesy things too. I use the middle position of an HH occasionally. I don't use the splits much but I like having that option especially with the neck to get that close to single coil tone.

Sample of what I play, but I want more aggressive rhythms:
https://youtu.be/VlapvL1p6YA

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup suggestions please!

« on: September 25, 2019, 12:04:16 AM »

Thanks all!

Too many choices makes it more confusing!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup suggestions please!

« on: September 24, 2019, 11:43:59 AM »

By the way, I am on drop D tuning forever.  I use a Digitech Drop to go lower.

The Dominion is a good pickup. Consider looking at the full set.

Other options to consider can include the Illuminator set and the Titan set.

Going down to the tuning, the D Activator set might be a consideration, but based on the models you suggested you were thinking about, the D Activator set might not have as much body to it. Give it a look anyway.

Thanks!

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The Pickup Place / Pickup suggestions please!

« on: September 24, 2019, 10:05:30 AM »

Hello! First of all, I am a newbie!

I have a PRS S2 Standard 22. It has a mahogany body and neck with rosewood fretboard.  The 85/15 S stock pickups are good, but I think they are not for my style of playing.  I was thinking of the Seymour Duncan Custom 5 bridge and Jazz neck, but I haven't tried DiMarzios yet! So, I thought of giving it try!

May I ask for DiMarzio suggestions? I play mostly metal or Hard Rock like my demo in the link below. I do heavy chugs or palm mutes.  My current ones go chak chak than chug chug.  But, I still want it to be somewhat versatile for other genres if it comes up.  I was looking at the Dominion bridge and Gravity Storm neck.

My rig is not much, I use a Boss GT-100 into a Headrush FRFR108.

Thoughts will be appreciated!  Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9eaDnUTCYM