Evo 7 In Both Bridge and Neck?

Infamous Impact · 03-18-2011, 03:13 PM

So I decided on getting an Evolution 7 in the bridge of my RG7321. Problem is, I can't decide on the neck pickup. I did some searching though and saw that the Evolution 7 works pretty nicely in the neck. Would it be a good idea to have and Evo 7 in both positions? Or would I be better off throwing a Blaze neck into it?

Infamous Impact · 03-19-2011, 01:17 PM

Anyone?

maggotspawn · 03-19-2011, 05:31 PM

Can't comment on the Evolution, but I just sent a Blaze neck back to DiMarzio. Sounded good clean, but distorted it was rather brittle sounding. Traded for a PAF 7, still waiting on it. A lot of people like the Liquifire in the neck position.

Infamous Impact · 03-19-2011, 06:01 PM

Really? I've heard the Blaze neck is the best pickup to match and Evolution with...

maggotspawn · 03-19-2011, 06:04 PM

You may like it, I did not.

Infamous Impact · 03-19-2011, 06:04 PM

Well, I'm asking about the Evolution 7 bridge being in both the bridge AND neck. Thanks for the info though.

stuglue · 03-20-2011, 10:07 AM

As someoen who has an evo in the neck i'd say that its a great pickup for solos. Very smooth and reacts well to legato playing, it is high output and sustain is very easy to coax out of it,
Ive just bought an evo bridge pickup for the 7 string im having built, what are your comments on the bridge version? I may keep it but im thinking of getting a seymour duncan sh5 7 string pickup instead

Infamous Impact · 03-20-2011, 10:51 AM

Well I ordered the Evo 7 bridge, I don't have yet. But I have played it in my friend's RG1527 and fell in love with it. Although I want to know if the Evolution 7 BRIDGE would be good in the NECK.

stuglue · 03-20-2011, 11:08 AM

what is it tonally that you like about the EVO bridge pickup?

TMatt142 · 03-20-2011, 11:32 AM

My buddy has the Evo combo and absolutely loves it. I would say it performs well as a neck pickup.

Infamous Impact · 03-20-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuglue

what is it tonally that you like about the EVO bridge pickup?

Everything. People say it has an undesired amount of presence if you don't back it away from the string a bit though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMatt142

My buddy has the Evo combo and absolutely loves it. I would say it performs well as a neck pickup.

Is he using the Evo 7 bridge in both positions? And does it sound different enough in the neck position to the bridge position to warrant the same pickups in both positions? Thanks.

maxdgad · 03-22-2011, 12:03 PM

I'd like to know this as well. I have an evo7 in the bridge of my uv777 but it matches like crap with the stock blaze neck. The evo is very clear and articulate, but the blaze is muddy and undefined by comparison, like all the notes were filtered through a bag of wool.

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03-18-2011, 03:13 PM	#1
Infamous Impact SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristow, VA Posts: 1,177 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Evo 7 In Both Bridge and Neck? So I decided on getting an Evolution 7 in the bridge of my RG7321. Problem is, I can't decide on the neck pickup. I did some searching though and saw that the Evolution 7 works pretty nicely in the neck. Would it be a good idea to have and Evo 7 in both positions? Or would I be better off throwing a Blaze neck into it?

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03-19-2011, 01:17 PM	#2
Infamous Impact SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristow, VA Posts: 1,177 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Anyone?

03-19-2011, 05:31 PM	#3
maggotspawn SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 127 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Can't comment on the Evolution, but I just sent a Blaze neck back to DiMarzio. Sounded good clean, but distorted it was rather brittle sounding. Traded for a PAF 7, still waiting on it. A lot of people like the Liquifire in the neck position.

03-19-2011, 06:01 PM	#4
Infamous Impact SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristow, VA Posts: 1,177 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Really? I've heard the Blaze neck is the best pickup to match and Evolution with...

03-19-2011, 06:04 PM	#5
maggotspawn SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 127 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You may like it, I did not.

03-20-2011, 10:07 AM	#7
stuglue SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: W Yorkshire Posts: 660 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	As someoen who has an evo in the neck i'd say that its a great pickup for solos. Very smooth and reacts well to legato playing, it is high output and sustain is very easy to coax out of it, Ive just bought an evo bridge pickup for the 7 string im having built, what are your comments on the bridge version? I may keep it but im thinking of getting a seymour duncan sh5 7 string pickup instead

03-20-2011, 10:51 AM	#8
Infamous Impact SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristow, VA Posts: 1,177 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well I ordered the Evo 7 bridge, I don't have yet. But I have played it in my friend's RG1527 and fell in love with it. Although I want to know if the Evolution 7 BRIDGE would be good in the NECK.

03-20-2011, 11:08 AM	#9
stuglue SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: W Yorkshire Posts: 660 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what is it tonally that you like about the EVO bridge pickup?

03-20-2011, 11:32 AM	#10
TMatt142 vagitarian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 687 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	My buddy has the Evo combo and absolutely loves it. I would say it performs well as a neck pickup.

03-22-2011, 12:03 PM	#12
maxdgad ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 62 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I'd like to know this as well. I have an evo7 in the bridge of my uv777 but it matches like crap with the stock blaze neck. The evo is very clear and articulate, but the blaze is muddy and undefined by comparison, like all the notes were filtered through a bag of wool.