DiMarzio Crunch lab 6-string installation

[Trematoda]

Hallo!
Can you advise, how it would be better to install DiMarzio Crunch lab (6-string, F-Spaced, bridge position) on my guitar with mahogany body and maple top (Godin LG SP-90) - the solid bar towards the neck or towards the bridge? I've heard, that it could be more muddy and bassey, when it's installed towards the neck on mahogany body.
Thank you! And forgive my English.

 

[shredi knight]

I have a D-Sonic in the bridge of one of my guitars, which also has the solid bar and is the pickup John Petrucci used prior to developing the Crunch Lab with Dimarzio (the D-Sonic is more or less the predecessor of the Crunch Lab). So assuming they follow the same basic philosophy, you want to face the bar towards the neck if the guitar is going to be in standard tuning, and towards the bridge if it's going to be in drop tunings (The "D" in D-Sonic stands for "Drop"). The general line of thinking is that with the bar towards the bridge, it will be brighter & tighter to compensate for lower tunings. I tune to standard, so my D-Sonic's bar is towards the neck and it does not sound muddy at all.




Edit - Here's a quote from Dimarzio's site that may help:

The Crunch Lab™ is noteworthy (bad pun alert) for what it doesn’t do: it’s not a screamer, and it’s not about thundering lows. Its physical appearance is identical to the D Sonic™, but the internal design is a lot different. It’s louder, and the highs have more depth. The lows and mids are more open, and this is crucial for playing chords with body and presence through a gained-out amp. The voicing of the pickup is also different enough to the point that John prefers the Crunch Lab™ to be installed in almost all of his guitars (including the JP Bari) with the solid bar toward the neck, regardless of the guitar’s tuning.

 

[Trematoda]

(the D-Sonic is more or less the predecessor of the Crunch Lab). So assuming they follow the same basic philosophy, you want to face the bar towards the neck if the guitar is going to be in standard tuning, and towards the bridge if it's going to be in drop tunings (The "D" in D-Sonic stands for "Drop").

Thank you for the answer! I see the logic. But I was listening to comparison of these pickups and - as I understood - D-Sonic is more bassey, than Crunch Lab. That's why I've bought Crunch Lab, because mahogany body gives more bass in the sound. But there's also a maple top, and I don't know, whether it would be change the sound and how.
And yes, I will tune my guitar in B- or C-drop, because I have one more guitar with standard tuning. That's the second reason, why I ask about the correct installation.

 

[PBGas]

I had the Crunch lab 6 in my mahogany and maple top. Did not like at all.

I tried it with the blade towards the bridge and the neck. There is a Youtube vid out there if you haven't seen it yet that you can search out which has the sound differences on a Parker Fly guitar. Not much of a change.