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The Pickup Place / Re: Closest thing to EBMM Axis pickups?

« on: October 30, 2020, 07:42:23 PM »

I'd probably end up going with a Norton but that's mostly because I already have another guitar with a Tone Zone and another with the AT-1.

not the answer I was hoping for, I was more wondering which one you thought was closest to the stock axis

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The Pickup Place / Re: Closest thing to EBMM Axis pickups?

« on: October 30, 2020, 03:01:50 PM »

Both the Tone Zone and AT-1 all get you close to the ball park but they're not quite the same as the Axis pickups. I feel the Tone Zone has the body while the AT-1 has the bite. Both are equally good on their own but I don't know if there are any newer pickups that would be closer these days.

and if you had to pick one to replace your axis pickups hypothetically, which one would you go for?

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The Pickup Place / Closest thing to EBMM Axis pickups?

« on: October 30, 2020, 01:02:00 PM »

I read that Tone Zone + Air Norton is the closest, but that comment is decades old, maybe there is a new pickup that is closer, or a new consensus?

I also found a comment from 2012 saying that the AT-1 bridge is the closest according to Dimarzio (http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball-music-man-guitars/53970-finally-found-dimarzio-axis-bridge-pu.html)
 

thanks!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Chimey Humbuckers?

« on: September 27, 2020, 06:53:40 PM »

I will check out those kiesels, thanks a lot for the suggestion!

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The Pickup Place / Chimey Humbuckers?

« on: September 27, 2020, 06:39:44 PM »

I love how these pickups sound, so chimey and open sounding.

unfortunately these are not available as an aftermarket pickup... does anyone know pickups that sound similar to them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFs-IH5OTFk