Members tienlo Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hello, help out a brotha I got this humbucker on ebay, bundled with a dimarzio DP156.It looks like a dimarzio X2N style, with rails. I'm pretty sure it's not an X2N because it's not 4 conductor and has no writing on the back. It's different to my GFS power rail too (GFS have a flat rail, this one is a little curved up in the middle).Also, it looks like the edges have been shaved off to fit a guitar, and it seems like it has been wax potted as an aftermarket mod. I honestly don't know what it is and if it's worth installing or throwing out. Please help! http://s838.photobucket.com/albums/zz310/tienlo/mystery%20pickup/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Looks like an 80's Ibanez V5 pickup. Ibanez catalog link...http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=105&now=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tienlo Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks! I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks! I agree! Not sure about that partic' model but the other Ibanez pups I have tried and or owned over the years have always sounded cool. I snag them off e-bay when the price is right. My guesstimation is that the V5 is their take on the X2N. I know the V2 is their Super Distortion style and the super 70's IIRC are their 70's T-top gibson type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tienlo Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb39/i_baked_cookies/1985%20Ibanez%20DT350/P1010017.jpg This is an oldschool 1985 Ibanez DT350 with the V5 pickup. Definitely looks like the same curved rail. Awesome. Are the bridge pickups likely to be wound different to the neck pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb39/i_baked_cookies/1985%20Ibanez%20DT350/P1010017.jpgThis is an oldschool Ibanez with the V5 pickup. Definitely looks like the same curved rail. Awesome. Are the bridge pickups likely to be wound different to the neck pickups? Yes and no. These days it is typical to have a higher output pup in the bridge slot in order to match the neck pup which typically is louder than the bridge pup because of it's position relative to the bridge. Back in the day they just threw them in there without a care about balancing issues. So....If it sounds cool in the position you put it in then it's good to go. Do you have a meter? Typically the higher the resistance the fatter the pup so a very high resistance might sound muddy in the neck position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tienlo Posted December 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yes and no. These days it is typical to have a higher output pup in the bridge slot in order to match the neck pup which typically is louder than the bridge pup because of it's position relative to the bridge. Back in the day they just threw them in there without a care about balancing issues.So....If it sounds cool in the position you put it in then it's good to go.Do you have a meter? Typically the higher the resistance the fatter the pup so a very high resistance might sound muddy in the neck position. True, I will check the resistance at work. I suspect the V5 is likely to be the same pickup bridge & neck similar to the way EMG 81s are used. It's going in the bridge of my Jackson Rx10d to replace the duncan designed bridge. Thanks again for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 True, I will check the resistance at work. I suspect the V5 is likely to be the same pickup bridge & neck similar to the way EMG 81s are used. It's going in the bridge of my Jackson Rx10d to replace the duncan designed bridge. Thanks again for your help! NP....Geeeez' I sure said "typical/typically" a lot in that post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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