Whats a good DiMarzio pair for this new Kramer I got?

Matt300ZXT

Matt300ZXT

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Most of my guitars have Duncans and I want some more DiMarzios in my life. It's the alder Pacer Classic. I have an Evo in my gold superstrat bridge and I dig how clean it is, if I make a mistake in my playing it tells me, but it can be a wee bit hot. Since I mostly just play rock and 80s riffs I'm leaning towards maybe a Tone Zone, Norton, Distortion, a hum combo something along those lines maybe. Any suggestions?
 
36 anni for the neck and maybe a distortion for the bridge? I live the 36 in the neck but to be honest, Tonenerd and Duncan are my faves.
 
Years ago I got a new Ibanez with D-Activator pickups; clear, hot but clean up nicely if I remember correctly. Wish I kept the guitar...
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
36 anni for the neck and maybe a distortion for the bridge? I live the 36 in the neck but to be honest, Tonenerd and Duncan are my faves.
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I'd heard that Tonenerd name a few times over the past few days so I decided to check em out. They sound quite good. I dig the Sunset Strip, Wicked 8, The Roxy isn't bad, and dug the Whiskey pickup I saw a couple videos of.
 
Matt300ZXT said:
I'd heard that Tonenerd name a few times over the past few days so I decided to check em out. They sound quite good. I dig the Sunset Strip, Wicked 8, The Roxy isn't bad, and dug the Whiskey pickup I saw a couple videos of.
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Ive got the Sunset Strip , Roxy and Wicked 8 . Love all three of them in my Super Strats played thru my Splawns
 
hammered said:
Ive got the Sunset Strip , Roxy and Wicked 8 . Love all three of them in my Super Strats played thru my Splawns
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Which of them do you think would work best for 80s riffs that weren't all power chords? I like to use the chorus riff from Round and Round that he ripped off of Van Halen as an idea for describing the clarity and articulation I'd like.
 
Matt300ZXT said:
Which of them do you think would work best for 80s riffs that weren't all power chords? I like to use the chorus riff from Round and Round that he ripped off of Van Halen as an idea for describing the clarity and articulation I'd like.
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For the Ratt style riffs the Roxy works great . That kind of stuff along with George Lynch style riffs are my favorite styles of music to play . It’s got some power behind it but it stays articulate with clarity like you’re talking about. It sounds great with the Soldano SLO pedal into a clean platform also . I’m using greenback speakers
 
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I chatted with him and he recommended the Whiskey that he's finishing up. If I dig them, I may have to order some other pups, maybe for my Les Paul style guitar and maybe this Warmoth ive had for years. It's a jb/jazz but it is the hottest jb I've ever heard and kinda comes across as a lil sloppy and muddy a lot of times. I've never really been a big fan of that particular guitars jb.
 
I've been liking a Dimarzio PAF Joe in the neck and Fred in the bridge. Good solid PAF style pickups with a bit of extra character.
 
The D-Sonic is one of my all-time favorite Dimarzios. It sounds like you'd love it. Pairs great with a PAF Pro and almost any other neck pickup. Make sure to install it screws toward bridge and bar towards headstock.
 
Matt300ZXT said:
Most of my guitars have Duncans and I want some more DiMarzios in my life. It's the alder Pacer Classic. I have an Evo in my gold superstrat bridge and I dig how clean it is, if I make a mistake in my playing it tells me, but it can be a wee bit hot. Since I mostly just play rock and 80s riffs I'm leaning towards maybe a Tone Zone, Norton, Distortion, a hum combo something along those lines maybe. Any suggestions?
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Hate to give Suhr a promo but his pickups are a notch up from SD and DiMarzio.
 
I'd definitely go Norton in the bridge if you dig that Ratt/Dokken type of direction. It's decently hot, but less so than a JB. Harmonics fer days. Good, tight low-end.
PAF Pro will give you a bit too much cocked wah tone IMO.

Duncan Custom 5 (SH-14) or Custom/59 Hybrid would also be contenders. The Hybrid sounds more open and raw.
Neck=Air Norton or 36th PAF Anni. Air Norton=thicker/hotter/smoother, 36th Anni=more open, woody/natural classic PAF.
 
Tone zone and an evo. I was surprised when I got a custom shop Charvel and it came with those. I was ready to tear them out and replace them but they sounded good. I kept them.
 
I'm going to throw a curve ball and say get a Peavey Wolfgang pickup. Don't bother with the EVH version; the Peavey ones are worth hunting for.
 
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