Pickups

david · 09-01-2005 12:33am #1

The bridge humbucker in my Ibanez rg370 is a bit weak. I want suggestions for a non active, hi output pickup. My sound is influenced by muse, metallica, dreamtheater etc.

Thanks,

jonnybadd · 09-01-2005 12:36am

EMG Hz's if you want a nice chunky distorsion humbucker

Doctor J · 09-01-2005 12:41am

I use a Seymour Duncan JB, I think it's the dogs kahooolees

I wouldn't go purely on output, amps these days have more than enough gain to be able to comfortably overdive and distort all but the feeblest of outputs. Find a pickup that sounds good first.

John · 09-01-2005 12:42am

Doctor J wrote:

I use a Seymour Duncan JB, I think it's the dogs kahooolees

Seconded!

david · 09-01-2005 12:48am

Yeah the JB seems good. I like to try out stuff before i buy it but thats kind of a problem with pickups. Would the Duncan be a major improvement in tone from the stock ibanez powersound?

Doctor J · 09-01-2005 12:50am

It's not a very high output pickup, but it's louder than average. To my ears, it just sounds fantastic clean and distorts sweetly and without sludge, and I've played it in dropped A at times. I love them, they're just a great all rounder.

david · 09-01-2005 1:01am

Ok, what about these EMG HZ's. Is it possible to mix an EMG 81 with a passive single coil and neck humbucker without any difference in volume.

Doctor J · 09-01-2005 1:02am

You'd need to run them on separate circuits, I think. They need to run through different rated pots (volume, tone, etc). Would be messy and probably not worth the grief.

david · 09-01-2005 1:05am

yeah i thought as much. Has anybody tried the EMG HZ's

feylya · 09-01-2005 4:57pm

The HZ's aren't worth **** imo.

It wasn't me! · 09-01-2005 5:10pm

Piss poor really. Go with Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio for passives. But I recommend changing. I have the powersounds and they're horrible. I'm either going to get a new guitar or change out the powersounds. RG2620 from Thomann. About a grand by the time it gets here. Yummy!

feylya · 09-01-2005 5:12pm

Go to Ishibashi tbh.

It wasn't me! · 09-01-2005 5:19pm

That website confuses the hell out of me.
a) I don't speak Japanese
b) I can't find a translated version
c) My computer doesn't even have japanese language text support so I can't even get a friend who does speak it to translate it for me.

Also the yen conversion thing. Haven't a clue really.

feylya · 09-01-2005 5:21pm

www.xe.com and Doctor J is all you need

It wasn't me! · 09-01-2005 5:33pm

Hmmm... Same guitar on Musicstore for 939. Not too shabby. Everything I could ask for too. Mahogany body, quilted maple top, neck through, a good trem, and nice pickups. Get a grand together and that ideas a go.

feylya · 09-01-2005 5:33pm

Link me

It wasn't me! · 09-01-2005 5:43pm

Oh yeah, Prestige neck too.

Hmmm... Having trouble linking to it from either Musicstore or the Ibanez website. It's only giving me general site links.

feylya · 09-01-2005 5:44pm

http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw6_artikel-167559.html ...

Nice.

It wasn't me! · 09-01-2005 5:48pm

Have to say though, I'd be getting the sapphire blue option. Bah Humbug to my poverty. Maybe if I didn't have friends I wouldn't spend money going out... Must give that idea a shot.

feylya · 09-01-2005 5:50pm

I've no friends but I still spend money. Damn food addiction.

It wasn't me! · 09-01-2005 6:06pm

Oooh! New plan! I could say I'm dying and get my friends to raise money for a miracle cure, which comes in a guitar-shaped package. Suddenly I'm good as new!

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