What kind of DiMarzios...

Nik · 10-18-2005, 10:52 PM

...did John Petrucci use when he was still with Ibanez and before Dimarzio made him custom pick-ups?

Thanks,

--Nik

Metal Ken · 10-18-2005, 10:59 PM

I think he had a Tonezone/ AN combo, but i could be mistaken. I think a Steve's Special came into the equation after a while as well.

jakeskylyr · 10-18-2005, 11:11 PM

For the first album, he used a B.C. Rich, and I have no idea what was loaded in that guitar. I'm fairly certain that for Images & Words he used a Tone Zone bridge, PAF Pro Neck, then for Awake, he switched to the Air Norton neck and Steve's Special bridge. I believe his 7's stuck with the regular Blaze for both neck and bridge (although I can't say an AN7 would've surprised me), being as JP kind of inspired the creation of the Steve's Special due to liking the way the 7 string Blaze bridge worked with Mesa amps, and wanted that for his sixes. This I believe is how it stayed until he switched to EB/MM. The EB/MM Dimarzios I believe are custom specifically for his model.

jakeskylyr · 10-18-2005, 11:14 PM

Actually, I just remembered that I DO remember an interview from the Images era stating his neck as a Humbucker from Hell, because he said it had a very single coil like sound (ala yngwie). I guess I forgot that....(been a while since I backlogged into JP history

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Nik · 10-19-2005, 12:18 AM

Thanks for your replies!

And I already know the answer to this, but they don't sell Petrucci's custom Dimarzios do they?

I love how they sound... You guys listen to Suspended Animation? His tone is freakin awesome one that album.

Drew · 10-19-2005, 10:13 AM

No, they don't. However, Dimarzio says as close as you'll get is an Air Norton 7 and a Blaze Custom 7.

They DO pop up on Ebay every now and then, but they tend to get rather pricey.

Naren · 10-19-2005, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nik

I love how they sound... You guys listen to Suspended Animation? His tone is freakin awesome one that album.

Yes, Suspended Animation is awesome. I love that album. Petrucci has a great tone on every track.

Nik · 10-19-2005, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew

No, they don't. However, Dimarzio says as close as you'll get is an Air Norton 7 and a Blaze Custom 7.

They DO pop up on Ebay every now and then, but they tend to get rather pricey.

Cool thanks for that... Now I'm definitely getting serious about getting an Air Norton/Blaze Custom combo.

My only concern is that the Air Norton is a relatively low-output pick-up, and yet it sound like Petrucci uses some high-output stuff... I don't want to have to crank up the gain for legato stuff :/

Also, is there someplace where I can listen to recordings made with these pick-ups?

eaeolian · 10-19-2005, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nik

Cool thanks for that... Now I'm definitely getting serious about getting an Air Norton/Blaze Custom combo.

What an amazing coincidence! I just happen to have a Blaze Custom for sale in the classifieds!

The Dark Wolf · 10-19-2005, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nik

My only concern is that the Air Norton is a relatively low-output pick-up, and yet it sound like Petrucci uses some high-output stuff... I don't want to have to crank up the gain for legato stuff :/

Actually, the AN is a relatively HIGH output pickup... for the neck. Remember, it was originally designed to be a low-med output BRIDGE humbucker. Bridge pickups are much hotter typically than neck pickups.

Don't worry, the AN7 isnt an EMG, but it's got plenty of juice.

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jakeskylyr ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 419 Real Name: Jake Main Seven: 1998 Ibanez UV777BK Rig: Mesa MkIII+TC Gmajor Thanked: 4	Actually... Actually, I just remembered that I DO remember an interview from the Images era stating his neck as a Humbucker from Hell, because he said it had a very single coil like sound (ala yngwie). I guess I forgot that....(been a while since I backlogged into JP history )

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jakeskylyr ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 419 Real Name: Jake Main Seven: 1998 Ibanez UV777BK Rig: Mesa MkIII+TC Gmajor Thanked: 4	For the first album, he used a B.C. Rich, and I have no idea what was loaded in that guitar. I'm fairly certain that for Images & Words he used a Tone Zone bridge, PAF Pro Neck, then for Awake, he switched to the Air Norton neck and Steve's Special bridge. I believe his 7's stuck with the regular Blaze for both neck and bridge (although I can't say an AN7 would've surprised me), being as JP kind of inspired the creation of the Steve's Special due to liking the way the 7 string Blaze bridge worked with Mesa amps, and wanted that for his sixes. This I believe is how it stayed until he switched to EB/MM. The EB/MM Dimarzios I believe are custom specifically for his model.

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Nik Arrogant asshole Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: My house Posts: 3,074 Real Name: Nik Main Seven: 2005 Ibanez RG1527 w/Dima Rig: PodXTLive Thanked: 3	Thanks for your replies! And I already know the answer to this, but they don't sell Petrucci's custom Dimarzios do they? I love how they sound... You guys listen to Suspended Animation? His tone is freakin awesome one that album.

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