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Chris Evans View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 12:31 AM
Aug 25 2008, 12:31 AM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	Recently bought a DImebucker that I threw into the bridge position of one of my guitars. I did quite a lot of researching on various different pickups, I wanted to change the stock pickup that was in the bridge (Ibanez V8) the pup itself isnt too bad on the whole, plenty of output, but I felt no real clarity like the pups in my other guitars. Obviously looking for crunching tones etc and after a while I settled on looking for a Dimebucker, it had many rave reviews being a "hot" pickup, of course the odd poor review but in the main it got a huge thumbs up, eventually one came up on good ol ebay that I managed to get for a reasonable price, it arrived and I set about installing it No problems installing, a slight modification needed as the pickup is quite deep but nothing major or hard to do or revert back if I wanted, wiring diagrams are easy enough to find on the net, so in 20 mins or so I had the new pup installed and ready to rock n roll ................... Shock horror!!! how weak is this sound putting the pod xt into full overdrive mod, a screamer on max drive etc and this thing had no guts whatsoever! no sustain, nothing with the POD settings like this I got a terrific rythmn sound, but lead? ... arrggh, the weird part was the sound was crystal clear, very good clarity but just no guts to the thing, I ofc checked double checked, triple checked, re soldered etc and double re soldered the wires in case something was a miss, but nope, everything in order, wires all correct, needless to say I reverted back to the stock pup within about 30 mins of messing around with patches etc So I wondered has anyone else got this pup in their guitar? how have you found it, I`m a tadge confused that it should have sounded this thin and weak. I went from to in the space of 30mins You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

skennington View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 01:15 AM
Aug 25 2008, 01:15 AM	Learning Roadie - Never Give Up - Moderator Posts: 7.461 Joined: 25-November 07 From: Charlotte,NC USA	Man, that sucks! Have you tried playing it through your amp? Alot of reviews people are suggesting that the tone varies from amp to amp with this p/up. Seems odd to me though. Any chance a 500k pot might help? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- *Show Off The Lessons You Have Learned Here On The REC Board And Receive Valuable Feedback from Our Instructors!* *Check Out The Virtual Bands* *Want To Join One, Or Maybe Form Your Own?*

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 07:54 AM
Aug 25 2008, 07:54 AM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	QUOTE (skennington @ Aug 25 2008, 01:15 AM) Any chance a 500k pot might help? it has a 500k pot already, found a few more reviews that have said how much this pup varies from guitar to guitar as well, so I might throw it into the Jackson and see how it sounds in that. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

superize View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 07:58 AM
Aug 25 2008, 07:58 AM	Ultimate Tone Guru Posts: 4.348 Joined: 26-July 07 From: Glommersträsk. Sweden	It really sucks when you get something new and it dosent work like you want it to. It has happaned to me more times then i can count You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Gear Ibanez RG Jackson js30 warrior jackson rr24 Line 6 Spider III amp Line 6 pod xt live Washburn acoustic Youtube Account My bands Myspace

wrk View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 08:13 AM
Aug 25 2008, 08:13 AM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 1.027 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Paris/France (..used to be german)	I don't know this particular pickup, but maybe you should give it a bit more time to get your ears used to sound of it .. I think pickups react differently with digital devices like the POD as with amps. Adjust your playing to the pickup could help as well to get the sound you are looking for .. (i know it should be the other way around normally) Maybe some stupid advices as you are an experienced player, but hopefully it may cheer you up a bit You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- www.musiclearningtools.net www.youtube.com/AndyVeil

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 08:26 AM
Aug 25 2008, 08:26 AM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	not stupid at all mate, I appreciate your input The tone is hard to explain really, I should have taken some clips before I took it out again and posted the comparisons on the same settings etc, but not something I could have lived with, I will try it in my other guitar before outing it back onto ebay. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

RIP Dime View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 12:41 PM
Aug 25 2008, 12:41 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.063 Joined: 2-October 06 From: Hawaii	Woa, that's very odd considering it's supposed to be a distortion-class humbucker. I second the idea of trying it thru an amp, but even then, I doubt you'd get more drive out of the amp because the Dimebucker along with most Seymour Duncan pickups have a scooped mid-range witch doesn't push tubes into more distortion, but you probably already knew that. I'd say that you might have gotten a faulty pickup. But maybe the Dimebucker isn't for you? I know I don't like the tone I get from Seymour Duncan pickups in general. I have a Duncan Custom pickup in one of my guitars, I hate it, it has no balls, it's a high output ceramic, and it doesn't drive tubes very much at all. It also has this weak, weird sounding midrange, the notes kind of "honk". It sounds ridiculously bad. Dimarzio, Dean, and Gibson(Burstbuckers FTW) make my favorite pickups in the world, if you do get rid of the Dimebucker, and you want clarity and power, with nice rhythm and lead sounds I'd suggest a Dimarzio Evolution. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 12:52 PM
Aug 25 2008, 12:52 PM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	QUOTE (RIP Dime @ Aug 25 2008, 12:41 PM) Woa, that's very odd considering it's supposed to be a distortion-class humbucker. I second the idea of trying it thru an amp, but even then, I doubt you'd get more drive out of the amp because the Dimebucker along with most Seymour Duncan pickups have a scooped mid-range witch doesn't push tubes into more distortion, but you probably already knew that. I'd say that you might have gotten a faulty pickup. But maybe the Dimebucker isn't for you? I know I don't like the tone I get from Seymour Duncan pickups in general. I have a Duncan Custom pickup in one of my guitars, I hate it, it has no balls, it's a high output ceramic, and it doesn't drive tubes very much at all. It also has this weak, weird sounding midrange, the notes kind of "honk". It sounds ridiculously bad. Dimarzio, Dean, and Gibson(Burstbuckers FTW) make my favorite pickups in the world, if you do get rid of the Dimebucker, and you want clarity and power, with nice rhythm and lead sounds I'd suggest a Dimarzio Evolution. interesting point you make about the "honk" I know what you mean, this pup made that kind of noise although more like a "quack" I requested seymours in my custom, which of course what was fitted and I was slightly disappointed with the output of those as well although they certainly do the job better than this one and not enough for me to want to change them, it makes it a better all rounder, but I want this guitar for out n out metal Thanks for the Dimarzio tip, I think thats the way I`m leaning either that or I might go the EMG 81/85 route. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

Praetorian View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 01:50 PM
Aug 25 2008, 01:50 PM	Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Posts: 1.995 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA	Something is definitely wrong. I just put a Dimebucker in my Ibanez and it SCREAMS! I would bring it to a guitar tech and have them check the pup...maybe it is screwed up. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Praetorian: Aug 25 2008, 01:50 PM -------------------- Ben ___________________________________________ "PLAY YOUR DAMN GUITAR!!" - Kirk Hammett Fender American Standard Stratocaster Ibanez RG4EXQM1

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 01:57 PM
Aug 25 2008, 01:57 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	It's not a big deal man, just sell that pup, and replace it with a new one, you will have to pay some extra cash, but all in all it will be a good experience I guess. Just trying to keep things positive mate. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

Outlaw2112 View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 02:14 PM
Aug 25 2008, 02:14 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.881 Joined: 16-January 08 From: Washington DC	Yeah the same thing happened to me.. I put it in an old cheap ibanez expecting the sound to improve, but it sounded like a muddy mess when i was done... the cheap stock pickups sounded better than this dimebucker, i eventually traded the whole guitar in with the dimebucker pickup in it to a local music store for an amp.. What a huge disappointment that was.. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

Kevin98497 View Member Profile	Aug 25 2008, 02:17 PM
Aug 25 2008, 02:17 PM	GMC:er Posts: 670 Joined: 17-August 06 From: UK	you might wanna try reversing the polarity (i think thats what you call it) where you put the black wire where the red wire is or vice versa, the wires arent always red and black thats just an example but you understand right? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

bubbalicious View Member Profile	Aug 26 2008, 06:20 PM
Aug 26 2008, 06:20 PM	GMC:er Posts: 205 Joined: 8-July 08 From: bray Co wicklow ireland	was it damaged in the post? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- my gear; guitars:epiphone x-ploror epiphone sg special (hopeing to remake it) caliber strat copie oakman acoustic amps:mega 15 watt(crap) line 6 spider 2 30 watt pedals:zoom pedal board line6 fx switcher recording:line 6 toneport gx check out my practice agenda

Oxac View Member Profile	Aug 26 2008, 07:51 PM
Aug 26 2008, 07:51 PM	GMC:er Posts: 693 Joined: 14-June 07 From: Sweden	Does it cancel hum correctly? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Oxac: Aug 26 2008, 07:54 PM -------------------- Olle "AJ" Svensson

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Aug 26 2008, 08:09 PM
Aug 26 2008, 08:09 PM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ Aug 25 2008, 02:14 PM) Yeah the same thing happened to me.. I put it in an old cheap ibanez expecting the sound to improve, but it sounded like a muddy mess when i was done... the cheap stock pickups sounded better than this dimebucker, i eventually traded the whole guitar in with the dimebucker pickup in it to a local music store for an amp.. What a huge disappointment that was.. yer I wouldnt mind so much but not exactly a cheap guitar, RG1570 prestige, it wasnt muddy either, its actually crystal clear, just really weak and thin. QUOTE (kevin-riff-after-riff @ Aug 25 2008, 02:17 PM) you might wanna try reversing the polarity (i think thats what you call it) where you put the black wire where the red wire is or vice versa, the wires arent always red and black thats just an example but you understand right? yup I tried that QUOTE (Oxac @ Aug 26 2008, 07:51 PM) Does it cancel hum correctly? yup as I said above, crystal clear just no ouput, I`ve since been searching and found a few more reviews where people had experienced the same as me from the Dimebucker, never mind I`ve decided to do exactly what Ivan suggested, I`ve oredered a couple of Kent Armstrong pups, I put KA`s in my Jackson and I was really happy with them, so I went with a tried and tested (for me) pup in the end Gone for the Bridge Super Distortion and the "Rocker" in the Neck You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

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