Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

[FSU_Seminoles]

I'm looking for a Satch kind of lead tone on the neck pup and I was wondering if any dimarzio pups could help ... I have an EMG-81 on my guitar but I'm planning on getting a new axe soon and I don't know which pup to place between a Dimarzio and a Jazz

[toejam]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

Well, since Satch uses DiMarzios, go with a PAF Pro or the new PAF Joe they designed for him.

[bibz]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

^ beaten waiting for the damn flash webpage to load up..

well dimarzio make a 'paf joe' neck pickup that should give the sound your looking for.... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Its relitively new though so you mightnt have heard of it yet http://www.dimarzio.com/flash.htm

[srommes]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

You could also get a FRED. Satch used those for a long time. It's basically a Paf Pro with more mids.

[toejam]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

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You could also get a FRED. Satch used those for a long time. It's basically a Paf Pro with more mids.

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He still uses a Fred, but in the bridge. I don't think he ever used one in the neck.

[srommes]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

Ooops, didn't see where you said neck. Although, I used one in the neck with a Tonezone in the bridge and it sounded excellent.

[jgcable]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

My choice for Satch tone is:

Steves Special in the bridge
Air Norton in the neck

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

I don't necessarily want his exact tone, but I like his crunch for leads and I'd need a bridge pickup that can do Metallica, Iced Earth kind of stuff

[toejam]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

For the bridge, I'd probably go X2N or Super Distortion. The Tone Zone is a good choice, too, with a little less output.

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

are they better very close to the stings like the EMGs or a little bit lower ?

[j2379]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

i like my pickups lower they arent as bright to my ears, & i dont like dimarzios because of the ones i have that are old go microphonic, & i hate replacing pickups in "vintage" stuff. even tho the old super distortions sound great.

[toejam]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

Well, like any passive pup, you'll just have to adjust to taste of what sounds best to you. If you keep them too close, the magnet may pull on the strings and cause sound or tuning problems.

[jgcable]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

Another good selection would be to go for full Evo's in both the neck and the bridge. The Evolution KILLS in both the neck position and the bridge.

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: Dimarzio pickups and Duncan JB Jazz

I somehow achieve the "Always With Me, Always With You" bridge lead tone using my DiMarzio Super 3 (midrange heavy) equipped Soloist and beautiful amounts of reverb. My rhythm tone doesn't mush up like a lot of the later Satch songs.

Hot Rails in the neck for me, but I've only learned one Satch song that requires a neck pickup, and the guitar tone is heavily wah-wahed anyways, so it sounds close enough to me. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]