Idea for neck pickup

[blues-core]

I've decided I really need to change the stock pickups in my S7320. I'm going for Bare Knuckle pickups and I'm pretty much sold on a ceramic warpig for the bridge (hopefully with hex bolts) but its the neck pickup that's troubling me.

One of my favorite 6 strings I have is a RG565 with a singlecoil in the neck and I was looking to do something similar with the S7. I was going to see if Tim would wind a 7 string version of an 'Irish Tour' onto the top bobbin of the pickup but that would leave the other bobbin empty, so the idea I had would be to ask if he could wind the other coil to have a similar tone to an 'Apache'.That way I could use a push/push on the tone pot to let me switch between an overwound, 'Texas' type tone for lead stuff and a more bell like sound of an Apache for clean playing. Seem to remember that Dimarzio offered a type of pickup for 6s but I can't remmeber which it was for the life of me.

Is there any technical reason why this wouldn't? Let me know if you think it's a terrible idea and I should go back to the drawing board with my pickup config.

 

[Apophis]

your ideas are nice go for it if he will make such pickup for you

 

[Jongpil Yun]

I've been thinking the same thing if I'm understanding you correctly (two single coils side by side in a humbucker sized package) and if Tim agrees to do that, PM me, because I'll definitely get a Sultan+Trilogy.

 

[ibznorange]

Seem to remember that Dimarzio offered a type of pickup for 6s but I can't remmeber which it was for the life of me.

i forget the name, but it was similar to the motherbucker in nature.
it had 4 coils, it was simply a fasttrack and a chopper put in a humbucker sized casing. 8 conducter wiring for the confusing diagram win!
it was a decent pickup and all, but eh

 

[Emiliano]

i forget the name, but it was similar to the motherbucker in nature.
it had 4 coils, it was simply a fasttrack and a chopper put in a humbucker sized casing. 8 conducter wiring for the confusing diagram win!
it was a decent pickup and all, but eh

i think that you mean the dimarzio megadrive
it was really a monster pickup, 4blade side by side


why do not wind the second coil in rw/rp so if you use both coil you get
a full humbucker?

 

[Edroz]

actually it is the Dimarzio MULTIbucker... it is still available as a special order through Dimarzio, and you can get different variations of it... Fast Track 1/ Chopper... Fast Track 1/ Pro Track, etc...

 

[Leon]

i think i had an idea kinda like that before, but whatever it was, this idea sounds better

let us know how it develops!!

 

[ibznorange]

i think that you mean the dimarzio megadrive
it was really a monster pickup, 4blade side by side


why do not wind the second coil in rw/rp so if you use both coil you get
a full humbucker?

the megadrive wasnt that
the megadrive was another seriously sweet pickup that for some reason i'll never quite understand, dimarzio discontinued. it wasnt a 4 blade though, it was a standard slug coil and a bar coil. looked identical to the dsonic. they even say on the dimarzio page about the dsonic something to the key of "you may notice a resemblance to the old megadrive, but this pickup is totally different"
If I ever got access to the Dimarzio custom shop, First pickup id get would be a 7 string fred, followed by a 7 string megadrive. That pickup fucking rocked. then maybe a REAL 7 string tonezone just for kicks

 

[ibznorange]

actually it is the Dimarzio MULTIbucker... it is still available as a special order through Dimarzio, and you can get different variations of it... Fast Track 1/ Chopper... Fast Track 1/ Pro Track, etc...

*choral noise*
YOU SERIOUS?? you can get any 2 doublerails put in one?!?! holy shit!
I have a sudden desire to get a Tonezone S/Air Norton S for the bridge of my incoming DKMGT. Oh my god thats fucking awesome. I've seen it on musicians friend a few times as a Fasttrack/Cruiser combo, but nothing else. Man. you just made my freakin daynight

So. back on topic. Actually, ask tim about that, im really curious as to what hed say. I know, somewhat similarly, the Riogrande 7 String Muy Grande humbuckers are just two Muy Grande 7 single coils put right next to eachother. i wonder if he could mix match...
[action="ibznorange"]walks away to continue scheming in privacy[/action]

 

[stuh84]

I remember the Kramer Quad Rails on their MusicYo models have two dual rail pickups, a friend of mine had one.......sounded godawful, then again you could coil split them........down to a humbucker (sounds so weird saying that).

I'd personally be interested in seeing what two YJM's sound like together meself......

 

[ibznorange]

the yjm isnt dual rails
still, probably sound cool, but the yjm just doesnt sound that special to me. Just sounded like a slightly improved, really good classic strat pickup, and a little hotter. I suspect it would sound like a hotter Rio Grande Muy Grande Humbucker

 

[stuh84]

Yeah I know YJM aint dual rails, I'm just more curious as to what two together in a humbucker configuration would be like, an interesting mix if nothing else.

I've half a feeling the dual-dual rail thing might be a bit overkill, though its worth trying anyway

 

[ibznorange]

Yeah I know YJM aint dual rails, I'm just more curious as to what two together in a humbucker configuration would be like, an interesting mix if nothing else.

I've half a feeling the dual-dual rail thing might be a bit overkill, though its worth trying anyway

Eh, it wouldnt be as much as an x2n. shit, i think the highest output dual rails they make would total out to like 560 or something (in series). id most likely use it with a dp3t switch and have a switchable bridge pickup. you know, something like bridge pickup, both in series, and ....necK? pickup

 

[Apophis]

 

[ibznorange]

see, my off-the-cuff ideas get the Apophis Seal o Approval from Sebastian.
Just emailed dimarzio, i'll see how much my TZs/ANs combo multibucker will cost tomorrow (if they'll do it, at least

 

[stuh84]

I'll be interested to see how this sounds, if it works, I may have a go with it myself

 

[ibznorange]

They stopped offering it even as special order in november. i want to cry

 

[Edroz]

They stopped offering it even as special order in november. i want to cry

 

[ibznorange]

Seriously like Killed my Hopes and Dreams for the new jackson lol.
I was kinda a bit torn about Airnorton vs Tonezone for the bridge pickup. I think i might actually have to just construct my own deal out of a pair of em

 

[Edroz]

i wonder if the Seymour Duncan custom shop would be able and willing to do something similar to the multibucker with their rail and Jr. pickups...

where you at Frank F.?