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 Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:28 pm
Dimarzio has just made a new publicly available pickup for Joe Satriani. I just happened to order my EVO 2 only 3 days ago.. and now I see this. Who knew? Well, I can only hope that this pickup will be going in the next guitar I own.
Discuss whether pickups really make a difference to you and what you consider to be a good sounding PU (no brands, just describe what's in the sound of a good pickup)
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:29 pm
I like a pickup that wil give me a nice snap, with good heft in the bass and mids, but still have a bit of mid-high twang and chime. So far I've found the pickup I put into my Tele to give me most of this. Its humbucking so the output is fairly high, and it gives a great defined low-end, but the single-coil size and the angle give it that classic tele twang, with a nice snap and pop when used with a clean setup.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:17 am
I would change the pickups in my guitar, but i've had to spend money on slightly more noticable things, as in a new amp, and pedals. cry
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:13 am
AshWufei I like a pickup that wil give me a nice snap, with good heft in the bass and mids, but still have a bit of mid-high twang and chime. So far I've found the pickup I put into my Tele to give me most of this. Its humbucking so the output is fairly high, and it gives a great defined low-end, but the single-coil size and the angle give it that classic tele twang, with a nice snap and pop when used with a clean setup.
How do you do it?! How can you just perfectly describe such a thing?! scream
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:06 am
Luciferian Soul AshWufei I like a pickup that wil give me a nice snap, with good heft in the bass and mids, but still have a bit of mid-high twang and chime. So far I've found the pickup I put into my Tele to give me most of this. Its humbucking so the output is fairly high, and it gives a great defined low-end, but the single-coil size and the angle give it that classic tele twang, with a nice snap and pop when used with a clean setup.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:37 pm
As pertains to pickups, ragingly high output is not necessarily related to tone. I've been really impressed with DiMarzios before.
Replacing a pickup on a classic guitar such as a Gibson or Fender should be done carefully and judiciously. Remember, modifying a guitar may enhance the playability/tone, but it will decrease collector value.
I'm thinking about replacing the pickups in the Jazzmaster, but I'd only do it with the Seymour Duncan replacement pickups which retain the size and shape.
Maybe a DiMarzio "Chopper" installed between them, with a two-way switch so I can turn it on regardless of the other pickup settings... now that's some hot s**t.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:48 pm
I dont think changing the pickups on a really good guitar ( like yours) is neccesary unless you arent satisfied with the tone, another thing, even though collector's value and all the shiz is important ( I would never tinker with a vintage guitar myself) I feel that guitars are made to be played, if new pick ups enhance your playing expirience and you're willing to make the sacrifice then go ahead
I personally will change my guitar's pickups,why? they're cheap stock pickups thats why...but I cant right or for a long time, why? Im 15 saving up for a les paul ( an epiphone) and broke
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:26 pm
Xenin I dont think changing the pickups on a really good guitar ( like yours) is neccesary unless you arent satisfied with the tone, another thing, even though collector's value and all the shiz is important ( I would never tinker with a vintage guitar myself) I feel that guitars are made to be played, if new pick ups enhance your playing expirience and you're willing to make the sacrifice then go ahead I personally will change my guitar's pickups,why? they're cheap stock pickups thats why...but I cant right or for a long time, why? Im 15 saving up for a les paul ( an epiphone) and broke The pickups in my guitar are in fact microphonic, and that's basically the reason for the change. besides, the guitar isn't really a collectors guitar or anything like that. If it were say, a JS2000 or a Jem, I wouldn't touch it. EVAR... eek
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:59 am
hylianhero27 Xenin I dont think changing the pickups on a really good guitar ( like yours) is neccesary unless you arent satisfied with the tone, another thing, even though collector's value and all the shiz is important ( I would never tinker with a vintage guitar myself) I feel that guitars are made to be played, if new pick ups enhance your playing expirience and you're willing to make the sacrifice then go ahead I personally will change my guitar's pickups,why? they're cheap stock pickups thats why...but I cant right or for a long time, why? Im 15 saving up for a les paul ( an epiphone) and broke The pickups in my guitar are in fact microphonic, and that's basically the reason for the change. besides, the guitar isn't really a collectors guitar or anything like that. If it were say, a JS2000 or a Jem, I wouldn't touch it. EVAR... eek microphonic? please explain xd ( oh the painful ignorance)....anyways if you feel it necessary then do so 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:33 am
Xenin hylianhero27 Xenin I dont think changing the pickups on a really good guitar ( like yours) is neccesary unless you arent satisfied with the tone, another thing, even though collector's value and all the shiz is important ( I would never tinker with a vintage guitar myself) I feel that guitars are made to be played, if new pick ups enhance your playing expirience and you're willing to make the sacrifice then go ahead I personally will change my guitar's pickups,why? they're cheap stock pickups thats why...but I cant right or for a long time, why? Im 15 saving up for a les paul ( an epiphone) and broke The pickups in my guitar are in fact microphonic, and that's basically the reason for the change. besides, the guitar isn't really a collectors guitar or anything like that. If it were say, a JS2000 or a Jem, I wouldn't touch it. EVAR... eek microphonic? please explain xd ( oh the painful ignorance)....anyways if you feel it necessary then do so 3nodding Microphonic means that they very susceptible to feedback. Hylian, wouldn't it be so much easier and cheaper just to have them wax potted?
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:34 am
James Tanner Xenin hylianhero27 Xenin I dont think changing the pickups on a really good guitar ( like yours) is neccesary unless you arent satisfied with the tone, another thing, even though collector's value and all the shiz is important ( I would never tinker with a vintage guitar myself) I feel that guitars are made to be played, if new pick ups enhance your playing expirience and you're willing to make the sacrifice then go ahead I personally will change my guitar's pickups,why? they're cheap stock pickups thats why...but I cant right or for a long time, why? Im 15 saving up for a les paul ( an epiphone) and broke The pickups in my guitar are in fact microphonic, and that's basically the reason for the change. besides, the guitar isn't really a collectors guitar or anything like that. If it were say, a JS2000 or a Jem, I wouldn't touch it. EVAR... eek microphonic? please explain xd ( oh the painful ignorance)....anyways if you feel it necessary then do so 3nodding Microphonic means that they very susceptible to feedback. Hylian, wouldn't it be so much easier and cheaper just to have them wax potted? Probably, but I did find the sound to be a bit.... bad.... I guess I was looking to make it into something more than it was, which I'm doing. I've got my Ibanez which will be for some metal/progressive/fusion type sounds or solos, and I'll have my Epi LP which I plan to use as a rythm/classic rock/fusion type guitar. It's coming slowly.
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:58 am
hylianhero27 James Tanner Xenin hylianhero27 Xenin I dont think changing the pickups on a really good guitar ( like yours) is neccesary unless you arent satisfied with the tone, another thing, even though collector's value and all the shiz is important ( I would never tinker with a vintage guitar myself) I feel that guitars are made to be played, if new pick ups enhance your playing expirience and you're willing to make the sacrifice then go ahead I personally will change my guitar's pickups,why? they're cheap stock pickups thats why...but I cant right or for a long time, why? Im 15 saving up for a les paul ( an epiphone) and broke The pickups in my guitar are in fact microphonic, and that's basically the reason for the change. besides, the guitar isn't really a collectors guitar or anything like that. If it were say, a JS2000 or a Jem, I wouldn't touch it. EVAR... eek microphonic? please explain xd ( oh the painful ignorance)....anyways if you feel it necessary then do so 3nodding Microphonic means that they very susceptible to feedback. Hylian, wouldn't it be so much easier and cheaper just to have them wax potted? Probably, but I did find the sound to be a bit.... bad.... I guess I was looking to make it into something more than it was, which I'm doing. I've got my Ibanez which will be for some metal/progressive/fusion type sounds or solos, and I'll have my Epi LP which I plan to use as a rythm/classic rock/fusion type guitar. It's coming slowly. Oh, that's fair then. I would love to buy a shred guitar and slap some DiMarzio's in it, but ti's quite hard to find DiMarzio's here in the UK. cry
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:27 pm
For me, guitars are to be played, not collected for any vintage value. I'm not interested in vintage guitars anyway .. if I think I need to replace a pickup or two, I'll do it if I need to. But it's nice to have a range of guitars with different sounds, not trying to make every single guitar you have humbucking.
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:27 am
Black Metal Ist Krieg For me, guitars are to be played, not collected for any vintage value. I'm not interested in vintage guitars anyway .. if I think I need to replace a pickup or two, I'll do it if I need to. But it's nice to have a range of guitars with different sounds, not trying to make every single guitar you have humbucking. That's what push-pull pots are for biggrin
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:02 pm
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