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p0ke · 09-12-2007, 10:34 AM

I changed my Ibanez RG1527's stock bridge pickup to a D-activator 7 last tuesday. It wasn't as loud as I had hoped, but still a bit louder than my EMG HZ-H4 on my 6-string. I have to admit that I don't have much experience of other pickups, but I definitely like this one.
With the stock pickup, everything below D turned muddy, especially chords. With the D-activator, even my low A sounds clear! And it has enough gain to give me a good death/thrash metal sound with my Valveking, that was something the old pickup couldn't do.
The high notes are too bright for my liking though, but that's no problem because I use the neck-PU for leads anyway

09-12-2007, 10:34 AM	#59
p0ke 7-string thrasher Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Suomi Finland Posts: 54 Real Name: Pauli Main Seven: Ibanez RG1527 Rig: Peavey Valveking 100 Thanked: 3 / 1	I changed my Ibanez RG1527's stock bridge pickup to a D-activator 7 last tuesday. It wasn't as loud as I had hoped, but still a bit louder than my EMG HZ-H4 on my 6-string. I have to admit that I don't have much experience of other pickups, but I definitely like this one. With the stock pickup, everything below D turned muddy, especially chords. With the D-activator, even my low A sounds clear! And it has enough gain to give me a good death/thrash metal sound with my Valveking, that was something the old pickup couldn't do. The high notes are too bright for my liking though, but that's no problem because I use the neck-PU for leads anyway