I think it's an amazing pickup for OSDM and thrash rhythms. The lower you tune your guitar, the more modern the pickup is going to sound. Backing the pickup away from the strings will also help that, but I personally preferred it pretty close to the strings for more output/easier harmonics.
DiMarzio Fortitude (Joe Duplantier signature pickup)
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I think it's an amazing pickup for OSDM and thrash rhythms. The lower you tune your guitar, the more modern the pickup is going to sound. Backing the pickup away from the strings will also help that, but I personally preferred it pretty close to the strings for more output/easier harmonics.
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KnightBrolaire
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If anyone's interested I have a bunch of fortitude clips over in my 6 string shootout.
I have listened to your vid on youtube and the more I listen to comparisons or videos or something the more I want this pickup or the plain 36th anniversary...
This sounds fucking huge.
Shit.
KnightBrolaire
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It's a really awesome pickup. That slight cut in the low mids just lets the CHUUUUUNK breathe. Couple that with the pickup's great versatility and clarity, and I think it's going to be a VERRRRY popular pickup choice in the metal community over the next few years.
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I'm eager to replace my Gibson Burstbucker 3 with this one but I have no idea how DiMarzio's aged raw nickel covers look for real. Might not match up the rest of my hardware.
Yeah, this is more like that - 9.45K
KnightBrolaire
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it works fine in mahogany. I had one in an all mahogany baritone tuned to beadf#b/ drop A
Unfortunately it looks like there is a supply issue to Europe, I can't see anyone selling it out this way !
Isurez
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We are also still waiting for these pickups...Unfortunately it looks like there is a supply issue to Europe, I can't see anyone selling it out this way !
couverdure
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There was a Reverb listing of an Ormsby DC6 with a covered Fortitude installed and mounted directly. I think you might have to modify the tabs or baseplate since DiMarzio's baseplate design is different from most humbuckers.
I had a 59 (blues) set installed in my Les Paul. That thing could do insane metal stuff.
It opened my eyes and I learned that a tight brutal sound does not only come from the high output, but generally from the pickup characteristics and tight amps. Same experience with BKP Riff Raff.
I would love to hear how the Fortitude compares to the Lundgrens or simular pickups.
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Depending on the type of screws that are already in the guitar, you might not even need to modify anything. I did a setup for a friend's LTD with direct-mount pickups and the mounting screw was pretty thin and had an untreated portion near the head like a wood screw. The pickups themselves still had the threading and would have been able to be swapped into a ring or pickguard-mounted guitar.
If the current screw is too thick, you would just have to drill out the holes in the pickup mounting tabs a tiny bit to allow the screw to slide freely through them.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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I dont want to assume (does so anyway lol) but aren't Ibanez' stock pickups usually the same dimensions as DiMarzios?
Most Dimarzio's has triangle ears on the baseplate, the RG has square - you should be good in this case.
I've swapped between different brands for direct mode, size is usually not a problem unless you work with soap-bars.
You could always measure , just in case:
I've swapped between different brands for direct mode, size is usually not a problem unless you work with soap-bars.
You could always measure , just in case:
With those smaller diameter screws with the unthreaded portion, I just thread them into the standard hole all the way until they spin freely.
It sounds bass ackwards, but the deformation caused by running the coarser threaded screws through can always be hammered flat to accept a standard pickup screw again.
I regretted the first one I drilled, and ended up doing this little "trick" (hack?) from my r/c car days.
