[EdgeCrusher]

Originally Posted by ZeroSignal

Would a DS7 in a mahog/maple guitar give me the same sound as Linkin Park's "don't stay"?

Yep, it should. He used the DS6 in a Mahogany/Maple PRS, so the tone should be very similar. I have a DS/AN in my RGA121 and it also sounds fantastic; I highly reccomend the D Sonic! It should give you much more crispness and clarity while retaining the thick mids and bass of the TZ7

[zimbloth]

Without getting flamed, I'd just like to point out that the only people on this board who seem to like this pickup don't use tube amps. Digital amps and the such really hide its flaws well. It's pretty heinous through just about any tube amp I've ever tried (ENGL, Mesa, Peavey, VHT, etc).

[JBroll]

Anyone tried it in parallel, like PG used to do with his Tone Zones?

Jeff

[Apex1rg7x]

All i gotta say is i hated my tone zone in my 7321...stockers in my 7620 blow that away

[TomAwesome]

Originally Posted by InTheRavensName

South of Heaven?

According to a Guitar World magazine I read some months ago, any cleans Kerry does are just his guitar straight into the board, no amps, effects, or anything. At least that's how he does it live. I'm not sure about in the studio.

Outside of this forum, I've heard countless people saying that the TZ-7 sounds really great in guitars that are made of brighter wood. Then again, people on this site are prone to have a better idea of what they're talking about when it comes to 7-string stuff. I had wanted to get a TZ-7 for my Squier Strat for years (never got around to it for whatever reason) because everyone said it was the best for that particular guitar, but since joining up here I've been giving it second thoughts.

I had noticed before that a lot of guitars at Ikebe Gakki had them, and a lot of those were mahogany.

[InTheRavensName]

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

According to a Guitar World magazine I read some months ago, any cleans Kerry does are just his guitar straight into the board, no amps, effects, or anything. At least that's how he does it live. I'm not sure about in the studio.

I would have said chorus, but then again I would have said amp, so cool, the moar you know and all that

[scott from _actual time_]

Originally Posted by zimbloth

I'd just like to point out that the only people on this board who seem to like this pickup don't use tube amps.

wrong--i run all-tube preamps through Boogie power amps. but as i've said all along about the TZ7 sounding great in my guitars, i do like dark tones.

i am real curious to hear how the TZ7 sounds in my alder S7, with an Alnico V magnet. part of the tonal difference between the TZ6 and 7 may be the different magnet type.

[zimbloth]

If people do like it, that's cool. I tried them through several guitars and several rigs, and it had a lifeless fizzy tone to it. Basically unusable IMO. Such a shame because the TZ6 is my favorite 6 string pickup of all time.

[Clydefrog]

Originally Posted by zimbloth

Without getting flamed, I'd just like to point out that the only people on this board who seem to like this pickup don't use tube amps. Digital amps and the such really hide its flaws well. It's pretty heinous through just about any tube amp I've ever tried (ENGL, Mesa, Peavey, VHT, etc).

I had a TZ7 for a while in a 7421, and couldn't dial in anything usable even on my POD.

Blegh.

[ZeroSignal]

Hmmm... I think I actually am going to change the TZ7 to a DS7!