[metalfiend666]

Originally Posted by rogue

hi one more question about my pickups. the blaze, evo and air norton all seem pretty popular so im not sure how to choose, quite a lot of 6stringers like EMG but because of routing problems and the fact barely anyone here likes them i have ruled them out.

I like EMG's in 7 strings for heavy rhythm tones, but the cleans are really sterile. I play a lot of clean passages in my music, so EMG's are out. I might lay down the heavy parts with my EMG equipped RG7621 when/if my band ever records a demo (long story, don't ask...), but other than that it literally sits in it's case at the back of my wardrobe.

Originally Posted by rogue

i have a floyde rose and a mahogony body and play mainly rhythem, i need to be able to solo but thats secondary. i play metal style, god forbid, KsE and all that. which would you guys say are best, i'v looked in the pickup guide but they all sound pretty good. any chance of someone setting up a poll for me giving the different options so i can see what you guys think

You can create a poll yourself. Create a new thread and scroll to the bottom of the new thread window and at the end of the additional options is the poll option.

As for pickups, a lot of guys recommend the Duncan JB in mahogany coupled with a Duncan Jazz or '59 in the neck. I'm considering trying that combo in my S7420. As for Dimarzio's, avoid the Tone Zone 7 like the plague. From personal experience I know it's about the worst pickup for a mahogany 7 going. It sounded worse than the Duncan Designed crap it replaced, and that's really saying something. A PAF7 is a nice, thick sounding pickup for rhythm work in either position in mahogany.