soggybomb
Member
I am new here and made my first 7 string purchase recently, and now I am the owner of an Ibanez RGA7 (Mahogany body, Maple/Rosewood neck). While the guitar is a decent value for the price the pickups are the muddiest, most miserable sounding things I have heard. So, since they are EMG707-size, I am curious about the Seymour Duncan Blackouts PH-II because they seem to be creating a lot of buzz. Now, I am used to playing passives, as I have a Dimarzio D-Sonic/Air Norton combo in my six string Ibanez (same woods). So I am wondering about people's opinions on the Blackouts versus the tones I am familiar with. My main goal is clarity not just in the low-B but across the entire guitar. I look for articulation in complex chords under gain, tightness in the low end, and vocal qualities in leads. The other option would be to get a set of pickup ring converters and just drop in a Crunch Lab or Blaze Custom (haven't decided yet) and Liquifire or Blaze Neck in. Thoughts, advice, and experience appreciated. Thanks!
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Edit: Also, I am playing this through a Hughes and Kettner Switchblade that I run almost totally dry. I usually use the Ultra channel set to a solid rhythm tone that isn't scooped or overly mid-y with good bit and not a lot of fizz. When I use the RGA, it sounds like mud, so I have to add in a bunch of presence and trebble that opens up the sound a bit, but makes the tone nasty instead of solid and heavy.
(Sorry for the lengthy first post here
Edit: Also, I am playing this through a Hughes and Kettner Switchblade that I run almost totally dry. I usually use the Ultra channel set to a solid rhythm tone that isn't scooped or overly mid-y with good bit and not a lot of fizz. When I use the RGA, it sounds like mud, so I have to add in a bunch of presence and trebble that opens up the sound a bit, but makes the tone nasty instead of solid and heavy.