Members Marshredder Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 Gibson PAF's. I know a guy selling some if youre interested, $3600 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T_Terror Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 Dimarzio Tone Zone/bridge; Air Norton/neck. This combo worked out well for well for me in an Ibanez Artist series. The Tone Zone ROCKED - lotsa mids and definition. The Air Norton was a little bassy, but woody and very thick.Look into this combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamthearm Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 i'm a big fan of the lollar imperial humbuckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenduffy Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 I've got a pair of 59's in one of my SG's and they kill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SG-DAWG Posted April 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 I've got a pair of 59's in one of my SG's and they kill! For heavy stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theinTIMidator Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 I like a Duncan Distortion in the bridge for da brootz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 Tone Zone in mahogany is much too dark IMO. It sounded like a fuzz pedal when I used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timjtitus Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 i got a jb for sale.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brain Becker Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 I have a Duncan Custom in one of my SG's and it sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lenduffy Posted April 11, 2009 Members Share Posted April 11, 2009 For heavy stuff? Hell yea...they'll do 80's metal, i don't know about all the crazy downtuned stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 Tone Zone in mahogany is much too dark IMO. It sounded like a fuzz pedal when I used it. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Tone Zone for a mahogany strat-style guitar. Can you explain the "fuzz pedal" tone you were getting? What tunings? Dark and bassy is not what I'm after, so your post has me curious. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 I'm about to pull the trigger on a Tone Zone for a mahogany strat-style guitar. Can you explain the "fuzz pedal" tone you were getting? What tunings? Dark and bassy is not what I'm after, so your post has me curious. Thanks It's drop D tuning, so no biggie there. The tone was creamy and fuzzy, due to hitting whatever I played into with a lot of bass. When I put an evolution into the guitar it was perfect. This guitar was mahogany neck thru, with a mahogany neck. I have an evolution in a mahogany-bodied warmoth with a maple neck and it sounds great in that as well. Very clear and tight. Someone commented once that the neck thru guitar with the tone zone sounded very "stoner". It's intended for use in bright guitars where you want a hot tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idhindsight Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 I absolutely love the SDs in my Schecter S1. They have a real aggressive bark to them without sounding "honky" and they're pretty tight sounding imo (but I don't really play a whole lot of percussive djent whatever prog of the month {censored}) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiffDaemon Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 It's drop D tuning, so no biggie there. The tone was creamy and fuzzy, due to hitting whatever I played into with a lot of bass. When I put an evolution into the guitar it was perfect. This guitar was mahogany neck thru, with a mahogany neck. I have an evolution in a mahogany-bodied warmoth with a maple neck and it sounds great in that as well. Very clear and tight. Someone commented once that the neck thru guitar with the tone zone sounded very "stoner". It's intended for use in bright guitars where you want a hot tone. Gotcha. Well, my mahog guitar is a bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and it sounds pretty bright in the bridge, so I'll go ahead and try the TZ on it. If I get your fuzz symptom, maybe a 1 meg pot will help tame that. Thanks for the input, man Anyone have an opinion on an Air Norton S in the neck and an Area '67 in the middle for mahogany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HELSTRUME Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 My favorite in Mahogany is the Dimarzio EVO. The D Activater is also good. For a thicker sound, the Rockfield Fatass. I also really like the EMG H4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daveborn2rock Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 Anyone have more info on the Doug Aldrich pickups? Edit: Info other than the fact that they're super high output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike moriarty Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 Bill Lawrence L500XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ibanez4life SZ! Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 The Doug Aldrich is my FAVORITE passive pickup. I have it in all my PRS guitars (mahogany), except for one, which has EMGs IMO, it has the perfect high gain passive pickup. Yet, it is versatile enough to cover all other grounds. It's clear, it's HUGE, and it rocks. It's weird to explain a pickup in such a way, but it has all the tone of a medium output pup, with the feel of a high output one. It's perfect....I only have EMGs in one guitar for that SICK snarl when I want to get REALLY REALLY REALLY metal. The Aldrich handle everything just fine though. I do have an extra one lying around if you want it. PM me if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HumanFuseBen Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 duncan JB is pure win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soul Eater Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 The Aldrich isn't really that expensive you guys . The first google result:link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daveborn2rock Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 The Aldrich isn't really that expensive you guys . The first google result: link Ya I already saw that. Not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeathMonkey Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 +1 to Rio Grandes, they always sound GREAT in SGs. I'm moving away from the Custom Customs - looking for a little more low end. I've found I really like the Alternative 8s, but they took me awhile to get used to, and won't be everyone's cup of tea. A lot of output, a ton of low end, and a very smooth top end with a kind of raspy mid thing that I really like, but some people hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric Hellstyle Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 bare knuckle cold sweat set I wouldn't put the aldrich in a SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keshav dhar Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 The Doug Aldrich is my FAVORITE passive pickup. I have it in all my PRS guitars (mahogany), except for one, which has EMGs IMO, it has the perfect high gain passive pickup. Yet, it is versatile enough to cover all other grounds. It's clear, it's HUGE, and it rocks. It's weird to explain a pickup in such a way, but it has all the tone of a medium output pup, with the feel of a high output one. It's perfect....I only have EMGs in one guitar for that SICK snarl when I want to get REALLY REALLY REALLY metal. The Aldrich handle everything just fine though. I do have an extra one lying around if you want it. PM me if so. Couldn't have put it better. The Aldrich is just pure win. Massive tone and incredibly clear even with the gain wound way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAmazingBlob Posted April 12, 2009 Members Share Posted April 12, 2009 Dang, you guys have me gassing for the Aldrich. Has anyone compared it directly to an SD Distortion in a mahogany guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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