What Pickups Should I Get?, I play hard rock/metal |
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May 23 2010, 10:18 PM
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Put EMGs in one just for plain Metal ( or EMG X ) and on the other try the Dimazio X2N on the brigde .. and a paf pro on the neck ... or maybe a set of evolutions (ihave one on the neck and another on the bridge on my ibanez , and i catually made some sound samples check them out here : https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...c=34478&hl= )
This post has been edited by ruben_mcn: May 23 2010, 10:32 PM |
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May 23 2010, 11:15 PM
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QUOTE (ruben_mcn @ May 23 2010, 04:18 PM)  Put EMGs in one just for plain Metal ( or EMG X ) and on the other try the Dimazio X2N on the brigde .. and a paf pro on the neck ... or maybe a set of evolutions (ihave one on the neck and another on the bridge on my ibanez , and i catually made some sound samples check them out here : https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...c=34478&hl= ) Cool! I'm glad you had made these samples! Thanks! What a coinicidence! I'll keep these in mind. Sounded like you had 5 switch (and from the looks of the samples, when you split the coils) Was that a single coil in with two humbuckers like my white guitar? |
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May 24 2010, 02:09 AM
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You can compare pickup sounds on Seymor Duncan's site.
http://dev.seymourduncan.com/support/audio...humbuckers_and/ not sure about other sites. These samples are not exactly a precise reference, who knows how they will sound in your guitar. Try to read a bit about the pickups, if you spend some time researching, you can effectively narrow down the choice to 2-3 pickups. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 24 2010, 03:28 AM
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QUOTE (jstcrsn @ May 23 2010, 05:49 PM) my vote is for non -active imo- this brings in additional problems- such as if all guitars don't have the same pick-up , this can bring numerous feedback noises- live your battery can go out in the middle of a gig and more if these are not issues with your situation then active would be fine okay, i'll keep that in mind. I don't currently play live right now though. thanks!  QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ May 23 2010, 08:09 PM) You can compare pickup sounds on Seymor Duncan's site. http://dev.seymourduncan.com/support/audio...humbuckers_and/ not sure about other sites. These samples are not exactly a precise reference, who knows how they will sound in your guitar. Try to read a bit about the pickups, if you spend some time researching, you can effectively narrow down the choice to 2-3 pickups. Thanks Ivan! I'll check this out! QUOTE Just my 2 cents but do you really want to spend 150-200$ for pickups on your IJX 121? It doesn't make much sense to put in pickups that are almost as expensive as the whole guitar... Sure it will improve the sound a bit but it won't make a cheap guitar sound like a 1000$ guitar - you might want to save that money and invest it in a new, more expensive guitar. I see what you mean, but that guitar holds a special place in my heart. It was my first guitar. I'm a sentimental guy.  But I will certainly keep it in mind. Yeah, a lot of what you guys are saying is what other people I've asked recommend. My Jackson SLSMG has 81/85 EMGs. Does this mean the way it sounds on the Jackson is the way it would sound in one of my Ibanezes? My Ibanezes seemingly have their unique sound. I try to riff metal on my Jackson, but it doesn't sound like my Ibanezes. Even my cheap Ibanez sounds better, as far as the tone, than the Jackson. |
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May 24 2010, 07:14 PM
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QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 23 2010, 09:09 PM) For the Cheap starterkit Ibanez: EMG 81 Bridge and 85 Neck The active EMGs will drasticly improve the sound of your cheapo Ibanez as they are not as dependend on good wood as passive pickups are! Also the EMGs have almost NO Feedback and NO Noise - They are the standard pickups in Metal and are played from almost anybody from Metallica to Machine Head. I think every guitarist should have at least on guitar equipped with EMG pickups as they give out a very unique sound of their own that can't be copied... The 81 is a killer Bridge pickup: Tight, heavy and great cutting lead sounds. The 85 in the neck is great for highgain solo runs and works good for clean with a rolled back volume knob too! For the RG 350 DX: A Dimarzio Evolution Set The Evolution set is Steve Vais signature pickup set and it works really well in a basswood RG as they were built to be used in an RG! The whole set is very versatile and can cover nearly every genre! The bridge is great for Rock and Metal, the Neck is awesome for solos and bluesy stuff and the single coil can do clean and Jazz stuff. Don't let Steves Name fool you, those are not just Shred pickups - they are excellent Metal and Rock pickups (Hammerfall or Dragonforce use them for example) and they just sound great in the Ibanez RGs. I had this set in my RG550 before I sold the guitar (I miss it sometimes -.-) Just my 2 cents but do you really want to spend 150-200$ for pickups on your IJX 121? It doesn't make much sense to put in pickups that are almost as expensive as the whole guitar... Sure it will improve the sound a bit but it won't make a cheap guitar sound like a 1000$ guitar - you might want to save that money and invest it in a new, more expensive guitar. pretty much agree 100%, EMG and Dimarzio, both are great reference kits. --------------------  Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube   |
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May 24 2010, 09:05 PM
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QUOTE (Adrian Figallo @ May 24 2010, 11:14 AM) pretty much agree 100%, EMG and Dimarzio, both are great reference kits. I've been looking at the evo 2's myself. I was listening to the sound bytes offered on the Dimarzio site, and the evo2's sound a little better to my ear than the original ones. I'm not keen on battery powered pickups. Just seems like too much maintenance for too little gain in sound But that's just my own personal taste. -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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May 25 2010, 12:14 AM
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QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 24 2010, 03:08 PM) I won't let that Mainenance Issue with active pickups count! The battery last for atleast 2000 hours of playing and changing the battery takes a minute at max!!! In the 4 Years I have been playing I only had to change the batteries once! 2000 hours of playing? R U sure about that? I was practicing with a friend who left his guitar plugged in a few times by accident, and within about a month had to change the battery. 2000/24 = ~80 days, and I'm sure I didn't lose track of that many days! But yeah, I'm sure they're easy to change, but dang it if I aint a lazy bum! ^.^ -- edit -- Well I just checked some forums and some people are claiming years w/o a battery change - I guess if you can stand taking a minute out of your time to change a battery that aint too bad. Think they have solar-powered models? haha. You could put a solar panel on your head for outdoor events and hook up to extend your play time
This post has been edited by SirJamsalot: May 25 2010, 12:20 AM -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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May 25 2010, 02:36 AM
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i didn't knew they last SO much, cool!
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