Raziel2p
Active Member
So, I have the guitar with the allegedly crappy pickups, and I want some new ones now. I've browsed through the threads here and dimarzio and seymour duncan's websites, and I think I've come to a sort of conclusion:
I'll probably be putting a DiMarzio Blaze Neck on the neck. I'd be using it for soloing, naturally, and the Blaze seems to be the best choice when the JB-7 is out of the question (because apparently it doesn't sound good with basswood). There's lots of reviews on this one as well, so I think I can be fairly certain with it. Although the D Activator 7 neck model seems interesting as well, I don't know if I should take the risk with it. But if someone knows anything about it, I'd love to hear it. I'll be playing metal on this one, but also some jazz/blues and random stuff, and of course some clean stuff now and then.
For the bridge, I'm down to two choices at the moment: the DiMarzio D Sonic 7, or Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader. There wasn't a great deal of feedback about these two - so I'd like to hear if anyone has any experience or knowlege about them, especially whether they'll sound good in basswood or not. I'll be using it for heavily distorted metal riffs and not much more. I'd like a thick sound, but not too fat, but not too sharp either. The stock bridge pickup does a semi-decent job, but the sound is just too sharp for me - it sounds okay when I'm playing black metal and the like, but I'd like something a bit heavier.
I might've gone for EMGs, but I don't trust them. I've tried a few guitars with EMGs, and they seem too crisp for me (not to mention it'd mean having to cut a new cavity - if that's that the word). I might've put an EMG into the bridge position and a passive in the neck, but that sounds a bit stupid. Blackouts might work too, but I'm not so sure about them either. Basically, any advice would be welcome.
On a side note, does anyone know how to change the pickup height on this guitar? There are screws on each side of the pickup, but screwing them around doesn't do anything but loosen the screw itself.
I'll probably be putting a DiMarzio Blaze Neck on the neck. I'd be using it for soloing, naturally, and the Blaze seems to be the best choice when the JB-7 is out of the question (because apparently it doesn't sound good with basswood). There's lots of reviews on this one as well, so I think I can be fairly certain with it. Although the D Activator 7 neck model seems interesting as well, I don't know if I should take the risk with it. But if someone knows anything about it, I'd love to hear it. I'll be playing metal on this one, but also some jazz/blues and random stuff, and of course some clean stuff now and then.
For the bridge, I'm down to two choices at the moment: the DiMarzio D Sonic 7, or Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader. There wasn't a great deal of feedback about these two - so I'd like to hear if anyone has any experience or knowlege about them, especially whether they'll sound good in basswood or not. I'll be using it for heavily distorted metal riffs and not much more. I'd like a thick sound, but not too fat, but not too sharp either. The stock bridge pickup does a semi-decent job, but the sound is just too sharp for me - it sounds okay when I'm playing black metal and the like, but I'd like something a bit heavier.
I might've gone for EMGs, but I don't trust them. I've tried a few guitars with EMGs, and they seem too crisp for me (not to mention it'd mean having to cut a new cavity - if that's that the word). I might've put an EMG into the bridge position and a passive in the neck, but that sounds a bit stupid. Blackouts might work too, but I'm not so sure about them either. Basically, any advice would be welcome.
On a side note, does anyone know how to change the pickup height on this guitar? There are screws on each side of the pickup, but screwing them around doesn't do anything but loosen the screw itself.
