What pickup do you like with your Diezel??

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And please specify the type of wood the guitar is made of.

:)

Right now I'm using SD Distortion in a chambered Warmoth mahogany strat with a gonacalo alves/ebony neck, but are seeking other options.
 
Because of the fact that is a high gain amp, I prefer pups with lower output, both single coil and humbuckers.
PAF like pups complement VH4 pretty well.
 
My guitar is made of carbon fiber, is hollow, and weighs 5 pounds. I have always used low output pickups, or when a guitar came to me with even a low-to-medium output pickup, I set the pickup low enough in the guitar so that it put out lower going to the amp.

Currently I am using a DiMarzio PAF Pro in the lead position and a DiMarzio Air Classic DP 190 in the rythmn position, as those were the pickups the guitar came with, and as Peter or Olaf can tell you, if I get near a soldering iron, I should be arrested.

If I had the money, I would opt for european-built pickups or maybe some small pickup guru's special winds to get closer to the sounds I hear. I do however work with the pole piece height adjustments and overall heights of the pickups to get what I want from them or as close as is possible. I prefer even string volumes and separation between notes, a low, clear tone on the rythmn pickup and a lead pickup that sounds like a Tele lead pickup on steroids, but with enough fatness not to be thin sounding.
 
I have an 8-string Blackmachine guitar with swamp ash body and ebony top. Neck is rosewood with ebony fingerboard. The guitar came with Lundgren M8 pickups.

I was thinking to change pups due to the lack of clarity I was experiencing. The alternatives would have been either Harry Haeussel pups or sp custom http://www.spcustompickups.com/index.html which are used in the guitars built by Mr. Hufschmid http://www.hufschmidguitars.com/home.cfm

But now after having purchased the Hagen I do not feel anymore the need to change anything and am extremely happy with my sound.
 
Both of my guitars have basswood/maple top bodies. At the bridge, one has an Andeson H2 and the other has an H2+ (slightly hotter than the H2). My VH4 prefers the H2, so I probably will swap the H2+ for something lower output. At the neck/middle, both have moderate output stacked singles, which sound great.

EDIT: looks like you have a Hagen. From descriptions on the Internet, that amp may play nicer with higher output pickups than the VH4.
 
I have DiMarzio Steve Morse signature pickups in two of my guitars, one with poplar body, one with maple/mahogany body. Especially the maple one sounds magic to me.
 
8's:
- Blackmachine F8 (swamp ash body with mapple top, rosewood neck, zebrano fretb.) special Haussell pickups around 10K.
- Ibanez RG2228 (basswood body, mapple neck, rosewood fb) BKP Black Dogs around 10K.

7's:
- Ibanez RG2077XL (basswood, mapple neck, rosewood fb) bridge: Lundgren M7, middle: Dimarzio Blaze7 single-coil, neck: Dimarzio AirNorton7
- Ibanez RG1527M (basswood, mapple neck, mapple fb): Dimarzio Blaze Custom 7 neck and bridge
- Ibanez RG7 a combination of various guitars (basswood, mapple neck, rosewook fb): birdge: Dimarzio D-Sonic7, neck: AirNorton7

6's:
- Gibson Les Paul (mahogany + mapple top, mahogany neck, rosewood fb): BKP Rebel Yell set around bridge around 14K neck a tad less.
- Bibson Les Paul (mahogany, mahogany neck, ebony fb): BKP Nailbomb set with bridge pu. being around 15K and neck 10K.

I don't remember the resistance of the Dimarzios, but Im sure they are the same as given on their website.

Personaly I like to sound of Blackmachine and LP with Rebel Yels the most. These are most versatile and dynamic. I play a lot of clean stuff as well and usually hate the bridge pickup for cleans.
 
Bareknuckle Nail Bombs in my Gibson LP Classic. Sound fantastic with all Diezel Models
 
Best sounds I got out of my Diezels (Herbert, VH4) are, as most have noted, with lower-output pickups, specifically my R8 & R9. Was also able to get a great sound out of a strat with an Air Norton S bridge.
 
Stock Gibby '57 Classics
Sometimes BB1 or BB2, dependent on the guitar
Definitely the BKP BlackDogs - absolutely outtasight!!
Defiintely the BKP Emeralds - killer knock!!
Definitely the BKP RiffRaffs - amazing tonality!!

I've got axes loaded with the BKP Painkiller and BKP MiracleMans, they are great guitars in _some_ applications, but not with my Diezels.

Overall, lower/moderate output pups are stellar, IMHO.

Mojo :thumbsup:
 
Guitar: Suhr Modern- Mahogany Body w/ plain maple top. Mahogany Neck with Rosewood fretboard.
Pickups: Suhr Aldrichs' rewould by Jim Rolph, neck = 8k, bridge = 9 or 10k (originally 17k bridge and 9k neck)
Amp: Diezel Einstein 100 watt into a 2x12 FL diezel cab w/ Celestion g-65's
I like the lower output myself, lets the guitars tone pop out a little more to me.
Note: I bought the guitar with the pickups already wound down, so I do not know how they compare to standard Suhr Aldrich PU's
 
VH4 loves the JB in darker sounding guitars

Herbert really like the EMG actives
 
After using BKP's and Lundgrens, I went for actives (Blackouts) in both of my guitars. Mahogany baritone 7-strings.
 
Duncan JB in my PRS Singlecut
Dirty South Guitars Southern Thunder in my PRS Standard 24
Dimarzio Billy Corgan signature pickups in my '74/'76 Hardtail Strat

They all sound great with my Herbert.
 
angelspade":26ks2yx3 said:
VH4 loves the JB in darker sounding guitars

Herbert really like the EMG actives
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I really do not agree with this. The worst sound I have ever gotten out of VH4 was a LP Studio with JB+Jazz combination - Changed them to BKP Nailbombs (Alnico) which made huge difference. But as we all know, sound preferences are so personal. :thumbsup:
 
I use a BKP Warpig and a SD Invader through my Herbert, the first is a bit muddy but a proper eq should fix that.
 
Blackmachine B7 with BKP Warpigs, Alnico, into Einstein.

Not for everyone, admittedly! Surprisingly it cleans up very well but is a bit noisy. :scared:

Einie doesn't like EMG 707s. :thumbsdown:

Einie does like B tuned Blackmachine B2 with BKP Miracle Man/Mule. :thumbsup:

Einie also likes PRS with BKP Cold Sweat set. :thumbsup:
 
In my opinion the lower you tune the lower the output of your pickup shall be.
...well, it's not exactly that simple, but anyways or whatever or something...I'll take a beer now.
 
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