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Jul 22 2009, 04:40 PM
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Soon I'm going to get my new Parker PM-20 (Mahogany body, bubinga top, mahogany neck and ebony fretboard) and when I do, I plan to change the Parker pickups for something good.
At the moment I'm looking at these combinations. Bridge: PAF Pro Neck: Dimarzio Air Norton Bridge: Seymour Duncan Custom Neck: Seymour Duncan Jazz Bridge: PAF Pro Neck: Seymour Duncan Jazz I'm looking for versatile pickups, that are decent for Metal, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Blues etc, that can do coil tapping. I want a nice fat, warm tone in the neck, and a screamingtone with good harmonics in the bridge. I'm prepared to sacrifice some of these tones though for more versatility. I saw this comparison, and the Dimarzios seemed better for distortion and metal, while the SDs seemed better for clean sounds, so I'm not sure which to get. Also the PAF 36th Anniversary pickup is "Vintage Output". Does this really mean anything? Does it just mean I'll have to roll the drive control a bit further than normal, or will it actually not sound good for metal. Anyway if you have any experience with these pickups, SDs or dimarzios, or just pickups in general, then I'd be very interested to hear what you think I should get. Also if you have any different suggestions for pickups I'd like to hear them too. Finally I'd like to know if the "output" of a pickup actually makes a big difference. Matt 
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Matt23 Pickups Jul 22 2009, 04:40 PM
ZakkWylde Before recommending ANY pickups I need to know the... Jul 22 2009, 04:44 PM Matt23 Mahogany body, bubinga top, mahogany neck and ebon... Jul 22 2009, 04:46 PM ZakkWylde Neck? Also mahagony? Jul 22 2009, 04:50 PM Matt23 Yeh Jul 22 2009, 04:53 PM ZakkWylde Output: A pickup with low output will not drive an... Jul 22 2009, 05:25 PM Matt23 Something I forgot to mention. I need coil-tapping... Jul 22 2009, 06:07 PM Marc_Maiden the first combo you said is the one id go for
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Matt23 QUOTE (Marc_Maiden @ Jul 22 2009, 06:08 P... Jul 22 2009, 06:20 PM
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Marc_Maiden ive been using lower output stuff to play metal al... Jul 22 2009, 06:39 PM Matt23 QUOTE (Marc_Maiden @ Jul 22 2009, 06:39 P... Jul 22 2009, 06:43 PM
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ZakkWylde Pafs are not really low output...
When I speak ab... Jul 22 2009, 07:07 PM Matt23 QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Jul 22 2009, 07:07 PM)... Jul 22 2009, 07:11 PM
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ZakkWylde As I said, DV resistance is only one thing that de... Jul 22 2009, 07:44 PM Matt23 Ok, this might be a stupid question, but what is ... Jul 22 2009, 07:47 PM ZakkWylde One of the first Gibson Humbuckers ever (Les Paul ... Jul 22 2009, 07:52 PM Matt23 So is there any reason not to put a Dimarzio PAF P... Jul 23 2009, 10:44 AM Muris Varajic Sorry for bumping like this,
you might as well wri... Jul 23 2009, 01:14 PM
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Matt23 I forgot about Stan Hinesley. I'll give him an... Jul 23 2009, 01:31 PM Muris Varajic QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 02:31 PM) I ... Jul 23 2009, 01:36 PM
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Matt23 Well on all the sound clips on his website, and on... Jul 23 2009, 01:52 PM Muris Varajic Here's the thing Matt,
no matter what gear you... Jul 23 2009, 02:04 PM ZakkWylde QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 02:52 PM) We... Jul 23 2009, 02:07 PM
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Joe Kataldo I'll suggest, nailbomb bridge and Cold Sweat N... Jul 23 2009, 01:57 PM Matt23 QUOTE (Joe Kataldo @ Jul 23 2009, 01:57 P... Jul 23 2009, 02:04 PM Matt23 QUOTE (Joe Kataldo @ Jul 23 2009, 01:57 P... Jul 23 2009, 02:06 PM Joe Kataldo QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 03:06 PM) Do... Jul 23 2009, 02:10 PM
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Joe Kataldo absolutely not, the names really saying not too mu... Jul 23 2009, 02:05 PM Matt23 I can't really afford bareknuckles at the mome... Jul 23 2009, 02:08 PM Matt23 Ok, I've narrowed my choice down. What combina... Jul 23 2009, 02:13 PM ZakkWylde Paf Pro and Jazz might work but I think a Paf Pro ... Jul 23 2009, 03:17 PM Matt23 QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Jul 23 2009, 03:17 PM)... Jul 23 2009, 03:54 PM ZakkWylde QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 04:54 PM) Wo... Jul 23 2009, 03:59 PM Matt23 QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Jul 23 2009, 03:59 PM)... Jul 23 2009, 04:14 PM Muris Varajic QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 05:07 PM) I ... Jul 23 2009, 04:15 PM
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Matt23 If you say it is good for heavy rhythm playing, th... Jul 23 2009, 04:21 PM Muris Varajic Matt, guitar is complex instrument
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ZakkWylde Everybody has a diffrent opinion on a good rythm s... Jul 23 2009, 04:31 PM Matt23 Yeh, I'm going to go for the Rogue. I'm no... Jul 23 2009, 04:41 PM Muris Varajic QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 05:41 PM) Ye... Jul 23 2009, 04:46 PM
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Marc_Maiden well said muris...
as for mixing pick ups...you d... Jul 23 2009, 04:44 PM Matt23 And you don't think when I play with both pick... Jul 23 2009, 04:49 PM Muris Varajic QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 05:49 PM) An... Jul 23 2009, 05:10 PM
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Joe Kataldo yes surely this is an issues, specially for split ... Jul 23 2009, 04:54 PM Toroso Have you considered the Parker PM-20 Pro? It comes... Jul 23 2009, 05:12 PM Matt23 QUOTE (Toroso @ Jul 23 2009, 05:12 PM) Ha... Jul 23 2009, 05:14 PM Toroso QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 12:14 PM) Ye... Jul 23 2009, 05:23 PM Matt23 QUOTE (Toroso @ Jul 23 2009, 05:23 PM) Oh... Jul 23 2009, 05:31 PM
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Matt23 I'm going for Rogue in bridge, and Stan has su... Jul 23 2009, 07:07 PM Muris Varajic QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 23 2009, 08:07 PM) I... Jul 23 2009, 10:45 PM
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Ivan Zecic Have you ever considered SD Pearly Gates? To me, t... Jul 23 2009, 10:49 PM Matt23 Well I told Stan in detail what sort of tone I wan... Jul 24 2009, 12:24 PM Muris Varajic QUOTE (Matt23 @ Jul 24 2009, 01:24 PM) We... Jul 24 2009, 01:22 PM
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