Music&Chaos
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498T without a cover is MEAN. I like it.
BlueParfait
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No I believe it.
He had this shiny JS that was loaded with 2 Pearly Gates, or at least they were visibly saying "Seymour Duncan" on the bobbins
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blackie13
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Dimarzios have a very fat attack and to my mind it gets too artificial in your finders...
Duncans have more attack but they lack mids...
EMG 81 are great but compressed and lack dynamics...
I use this one: https://www.gaspickups.gr/products/details/33
Its only 10K but with 42wire so it has a strong pull while remaining clear...
Duncans have more attack but they lack mids...
EMG 81 are great but compressed and lack dynamics...
I use this one: https://www.gaspickups.gr/products/details/33
Its only 10K but with 42wire so it has a strong pull while remaining clear...
Music&Chaos
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I enjoy my Dimarzios for what they are. They give me that specific sound like Vai and works well for that styling of music. My Jem has a Breed in the neck I think and an Evo 2 in the bridge if I recall. They are a ton of fun for specific sounds.
That being said, I go in and out of love with my Illuminators on my 7. I kinda like them and in ways they are kind of compressed and brittle on the top end.
The bare knuckles I have are cool but I got them for a steal, could not bring myself to drop the money for a set, as I honestly have the same on/off about the Silo set I have.
I have zero guitars with Duncan's but a buddy has some and they are hit and miss on the models for my tastes, but that's everything right?
I have really enjoyed the few Planet Tone sets I have tried, but I like extremely open sounding pickups in a lot of my guitars, that may not be for some.
Dimarzios , I feel I can be looser and I can flub and it won't be noticed as much. They smooth things out for sure, which again, I like, especially if I am going for shred guitar.
I can like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
That being said, I go in and out of love with my Illuminators on my 7. I kinda like them and in ways they are kind of compressed and brittle on the top end.
The bare knuckles I have are cool but I got them for a steal, could not bring myself to drop the money for a set, as I honestly have the same on/off about the Silo set I have.
I have zero guitars with Duncan's but a buddy has some and they are hit and miss on the models for my tastes, but that's everything right?
I have really enjoyed the few Planet Tone sets I have tried, but I like extremely open sounding pickups in a lot of my guitars, that may not be for some.
Dimarzios , I feel I can be looser and I can flub and it won't be noticed as much. They smooth things out for sure, which again, I like, especially if I am going for shred guitar.
I can like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
Rex Rocker
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I like Duncans overall better than DiMarzios, but both make pickups that I like.
That being said, though, I feel DiMarzio has more variety when it comes to neck pickups. From the Duncan HB line, it seems like 80-90% of the neck pickup options are sorta 7.5K-ish Alnico and that's it. Very few stray away from that formula.
That being said, though, I feel DiMarzio has more variety when it comes to neck pickups. From the Duncan HB line, it seems like 80-90% of the neck pickup options are sorta 7.5K-ish Alnico and that's it. Very few stray away from that formula.
headlessdeadguy
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The new EMG Het Set sounds killer in my 78 Aria Pro LPNow now, it's ok to have an opinion, even though it's wrong
Whether you're a Duncan guy, or a DiMarzio guy, I think we can all agree that as long as it's not EMG, we'll get good sounds lol
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Kelly
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That's your problem right there.Being a WestCoast dude......
DanTravis62
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Now now, it's ok to have an opinion, even though it's wrong
Whether you're a Duncan guy, or a DiMarzio guy, I think we can all agree that as long as it's not EMG, we'll get good sounds lol
You must have missed the EMG clip I posted in the dimarzio thread LOL
thegame
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Seymour Duncan? I’d like to see less of @The~Kid
NowYou'rePlayingWithPower
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A variation of a Duncan is usually my go to or what I would probably recommend for most high gain applications. Consistency and $, for the most part.
That said; my personal favorite pickups (as in found the best bridge pickup for the guitar, ymmv) are PRS \m/, Duncan Nazgul, Railhammer Chisel, Burstbucker 2/3, Classic 57. The young me would have been all over 500T, Super Distortions, and Invaders. I would probably still leave those in a guitar that came with them if they were paired properly, but wouldn't seek them out.
That said; my personal favorite pickups (as in found the best bridge pickup for the guitar, ymmv) are PRS \m/, Duncan Nazgul, Railhammer Chisel, Burstbucker 2/3, Classic 57. The young me would have been all over 500T, Super Distortions, and Invaders. I would probably still leave those in a guitar that came with them if they were paired properly, but wouldn't seek them out.
theclev
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The DiMarzios on my JP6 sound great. The SDs in my Charvel also sounds great. And the DiMarzio Twang Kings in my Tele sound REALLY great. I prefer not to choose one brand over the other and just enjoy the pickups that sound good regardless of who makes them.