Members The Rossness Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm replacing the pickups in my Charvel San Dimas. I have a Suhr Aldrich in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. I'm replacing the Jazz with a Dimarzio Liquifire, but am stuck on what bridge pup to put in there. I don't want duncans. I had motor city nukes in there before and didn't like those either.So now I'm looking at the Dimarzio Steve's Special and the Crunch lab. I want a tone simillar to a Tonezone, but I want it to be smoother and have more crunch. On paper, I'm not sure about the crunch lab. The resistance is 11. I typically like hotter pups, but its been getting great reviews. On the otherhand, there's the Steve's special, which has a resistance of 18. I haven't had a chance to play it yet. Can anyone give me some advice on what to get. I'm looking for a hot and smooth dimarzio type PU. I should note that I do not want a tonezone, Evo, Super D, or D Activator. [i have a tone zone in another axe and don't need anotherthe Evo isn't what I'm going for- its too roundthe Super D sounds muffled to meI just don't like the D Activator, Chords sound muddy.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave L Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 Well, I haven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unclemeat Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 Having used both I would say that the Crunch Lab, despite having a lower DC resistance, is hotter than the Steve's Special. Also the SS had a very scooped sound, extremely clear and articulate. The crunch lab is wasy more mid focused, crunchier, and seems to just hit the front of an amp way harder. I would say Crunch Lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Loudness Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 I would have recommended the Suhr Aldrich personally, but of those, definitely the Crunch Lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'd say Crunch Lab, as it has tight lows, very pronounced mids and smooth highs, something I didn't expect from a ceramic pickup. It will define note separation well, heavy without the mush, and soloing couldn't be anything much sweeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woscostametaxa Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 i've put a steves special in my olp petrucci - i like the sound quite a bit, sometimes i ask myself if another one with a more "round" sounding, middier pu would be something for me - the definition is really nice I'd say - but from what i think you would want, you should probably go crunch lab... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Rossness Posted January 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 I would have recommended the Suhr Aldrich personally, but of those, definitely the Crunch Lab. I have the aldrich in there now. Its for sale (plug!). It does great AC/DC and whitesnake tones, but it's not round enough sounding for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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