pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

[P I K A]

I was thinking of getting a les paul lately but I think the pc1 would serve me better overall. Do you guys keep the super 3 in there or what pickup has sounded just right with the pc1.(metal) Might pick 1 up used cause they are high priced.

[shreddermon]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

I like the Super3 a lot.

[sambencuda]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

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I like the Super3 a lot.

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+1

I love that pickup so much, I ordered one with my custom shop.

[Supersucker]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

How much output does the super 3 pump out?

[Cloud Strife]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

Hey guys a while back the Super3 was still on the Dimarzio.com site if i remember correctly? Why has it been taken of the site? Is there some other website where i can find a description (tonal aspects, soundclips, output etc.) of this pickup?

If not can someone who uses the super3 regularly give me a detailed description? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Thanks in advance!

[shreddermon]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

I suspect that's just an oversight. They're still pretty available.

As to tone, think modernized version of the original Super Distortion. Medium high output, more crunch, great mids.

P.S.- Sambencuda: I have two customs with Super3s in them. Nice choice. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Cloud Strife]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

Thanks shreddermon!

I googled the super3 and found some other website covering the specs etc. of the super 3:

http://www.guitar.com.au/pickups/dim...rs/super3.html



<font color="blue"> Tech Talk:

The Super 3 has been getting the reputation for being a real workhorse for heavy metal. The top end is very dark (especially for a high-output pickup), but the low end isn't real muddy, so you can turn both bass and treble controls up on your amp to get both scream and crunch.</font>

So yes the super3 is perfectly suited for metal according to this description [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[markD]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

i didn't like the super 3. it "clashed" with the sound of my rivera m100, so i changed it out. one of my PC-1's (solar) has EMGs (85/SA/SA) running at 18 volts. before that it had a duncan custom/custom in the bridge and the stock electronics in the mid/neck. that sounded pretty good. the only reason i pulled it for the EMG's was the sustainer broke, and i had no EMG equipped guitars.

my euphoria has a dimarzio PAF pro in the bridge position. i like that better than the super 3.

the big thing i did not like about the super 3 is that i run my amp with a lot of mids and low treble. the super 3 pumped all the frequncies that i pump on my amp, so it was overkill....and muddy. since i use multiple guitars live, i keep the same amp setting and use different guitars for my different tones. the PC-1 with the PAF pro is perfect because it has some pumped mids but it has higher treble so it evens it out at my amp.

[Number Of The Priest]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

Wow, MD... I run basically the same thing, except I love it. My Shannon Soloist has a Super 3 in the bridge, and I run with extra mids and chopped treble on my amp, on top of the already boosted mids and chopped treble quality of the Super 3, hahaha. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

If your Super 3 sounds weak and thin in the PC1, try a Duncan Custom 5. I haven't played a Custom 5 before, but I don't see the Super 3 being thin or weak, considering it has over 25K resistance and a huge mid-spike and more-than-adequate bass response.

[shredmonster]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

Seymour Duncan Custom 5 - much better. More depth and tone and sustain.

[rjohnstone]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

Super 3 sounds perfect in my PC1.
I've put Super 3's in most of my guitars because I like the tone.
I use the Duncan Custom/Custom in my others as it's a bit hotter with more bottom end.
I'll soon have a single hum with a lone EMG 81 in it.
That will be my first guitar with an active pickup, so I can't help you there.

[Jacksonite]

Re: pc-1 owners, what bridge pickup you use?

I like the super3... I generally like the Duncan Distortion better, but wnated to keep the PC1s stock as they are signature guitars