[g3rmanium]

Pickup: DiMarzio D Activator 7 bridge
Guitar: Ibanez 2027XVV, mahogany, bridge
Replaced: DiMarzio Blaze neck installed in bridge position

I Installed this one yesterday and don't have a lot of experience yet. First impressions: Deeper bass than the Blaze, better, more natural sounding B string. Not quite as much treble as the Blaze. More output and a certain peak in the highs, but not too aggressive.

[Drache713]

Dimarzio D-Activator's, both bridge and neck models

Installed in S7420 and RG7421

The D Activator in the bridge definently sounds clear, but in a different way than the DS7. The DA7 sounds much warmer and deeper, and it isn't as crunchy or raw to my ears. It sounds pretty smooth actually without a lot of attack, has tight bass and balanced mids. Very balanced actually.

In the neck, the DA7 is BRIGHT. Reminds me of the 707 in the neck, i've never played a single coil or a humbucker from hell in the neck, but I would imagine this would get you VERY close to that sound. Lots of snap, twang, and attack, very tight lows and cut mids. Really sings and begs for fast picked runs.

[LEWY7777777]

Yes The d activator shows me and tells my ears parts of my emg 81-7s emg707's and even the seymour duncan metallivewire7 (HB105s) all @ the same time. Very distinct qualities of each of these pickups nailed by Dimarzio. The sound is truly one to be heard - and sounds like three of the different pickups working at the same time. A sound truly its own, distinct, clever, inspiring.A real mega-smasher. And for the first time a pickup that makes all my right hand techniques fight to control it. (The less used the less fight neccessary)
Effectively making me play harder than ever before. real sweet palmute sound,Makes the strings feel like spongy when wanted , You can squeeze cool distorted sounds and naunces with your pick and fingertips and sustains when you want not brittle at all . full of life and headroom. It is gonna take me a while to get fully aquanted with this thing. Cleans sound amazing although can jazz out and distort sooner. A rich sounding pickup like the active duncans and bareknuckle affect. Although not an all round pickup many things it can do- a real jazzy character choppy and then sustaining. can boom if you make it boom and chunky too. All this and yet such great articulation. A useful tool for making new creative inspiring sounds. Another great flavor from Dimarzio

[NeglectedField]

Pickup: Dimarzio Evolution 7
Guitar: Ibanez RG7321 (mahogany, Korean made)
Replaced: Stock Ibanez AH-7 humbucker

Good: Tight for rhythm, but great soaring lead sound with that warmth you hear from Vai's guitars. But this is more similar in quality to his Evo 6es than his Blazes. Just the right mix of mids and treble.

Bad: May lack that trebly crunch for some. Sometimes I kinda get frustrated it doesn't give me the fizzy tight scoopy chug I need, or much in the way of attack, but this might be due to the fact I'm on a pretty light set of strings at the moment. Also I got this due to not being able to get hold of a D-Sonic so naturally I'd be looking for flaws. Oh yes, and having to ream out bigger holes for the mounting posts (so the screws could align) was a real pain and I had to make a number of calls to the UK distributors of Dimarzio for help.

In short, good all round, but probably slightly more oriented towards lead playing.

[reguv760]

First time user of this site... was linked from jemsite and I thought I could share my experience with two pickups I replaced the stocks on my UV777GR many years ago since most of the pickups reviewed are installed on rosewood boards... the context for these replacements was to get a more "metal" rhythm and lead tone with increased sustain than the stock Blaze's and I didn't want to spend the money to route a rare guitar for a pair of EMG 707...

for my first review:

Evo-7 in bridge position

Good: High Output full of mids. It's mean and ballsy when you hit powerchords with the B string and screams when you 'solo' - whether it maybe pinch harmonics, whammy dives, bending the high E string to the point-of-breakage, sweeping, tapping and every odd combinations in between. The tone cuts through the mix in a band setting as long there's enough mids in the amp.

Bad: Not the 'cleanest' sounding pickup through the clean channel. It overdrives the clean but a little tweak in the guitar's volume knob to 6 or 7 resolves this problem. In split mode (middle + Evo neck coil), the tone's bright and crisp, even spunky, that it makes you want to play reggae and maybe light up something...

Blaze Bridge in neck position

Good: The purpose of this upgrade was to take the tone of a stock Blaze neck and give it a higher output. I purchased this in 2001 when the Blaze's and Evo-7 were the only aftermarket DiMarzio 7's available. Fortunately, it's a good pickup for doing sweeps in this position...

Bad: It has 'dark' and bassy tone that doesn't quite overdrive the clean channel... treble in the amp might need to be boosted and bass cut. Once acheived, you can get a decent clean jazz tone.

Ugly: most of the mids are lost... the low B sounds muffled and it doesn't quite 'scream' like an Evo-7. It picks up harmonics decently on the the higher strings but requires finding a 'sweet' spot. Can't really do fast scale runs as it gets lost in the mix. Currently getting upgraded to D-Activator 7 neck by next month...

[MAXEDON]

i was wondering if i should get emg 707's for my rg7321 any suggestions?

[daemon barbeque]

Bare Knuckle Pickups Miracle Man 7 string Bridge

It's used on my 1527 ,with 10/68 Daddario strings.

Well ,i was dissapointed when i first installed it!I then reailzed that i didnt't adjust the height!
After adjusting the height ,it became a beast.
Really Rich harmonics ,somewhat unforgiving but therefore clean voicing.
Lot's of highs ,Lots of lows and great midds.
The Powerchords are ripping and with the right amp...really tight!
The Lead tone is super (i never use Neck PU for leadwork) ,and i have to say ,it kills every "normal production" PU on earth.The quality of this Product is extreme...
The funny thing is ,alltough i ordered a 7 string PU ,they put a Rotosound set of strings in the box ....but for 6 ahahaha.Anyways..
If you have the extra cash for a killer product.Try the Miracle Man...The Huge bass and the screaming Highs with extremely complex and rich harmonics makes it one of the best Passives ever!

Articulation:8

Harmonics: 10

Bass: 9

Midds:6

Highs:9

Clarity: 10

Attitude:11

Insipiration: 10

Output: High..a tad less than Duncan Distortion

Compression:High but enough Dynamics to play lead.

Build Quality: Perfect.

Similar products (soundwise) : Duncan Distortion

[MetalSir]

My review on EMG81-7 on my nec tru esp SC607..

i have another esp with emg81 (6 string).. the sounds really the same.. incredible sustain, armonics and frequencies response, due to the nec tru construction and emphasized by the strings-tru body and the bridge (les poul model).. low noise.

really really cool sound.. i tuned it B standard with blue steel .009\.046 and sounds great!







can i suggest you this 3 articles by Mr Tillman? =)

Response Effects of Guitar Pickup Position and Width

Response Effects of Guitar Pickup Mixing

Pickup Response Demonstration Applet

really interesting.. really.. i studied here elettroacustics for my laurea degree course.. really supremus!




ps: i really don't know if i posted by following the rules.. i hope so..

[p0ke]

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

[neroceasar]

these pickups sound like any other dimarzio but with a lil more omph. The bass is really good and the highs are set just right for good sound thats not harsh. the only complaint i have with them is that they don't take to G tuning well if your tuning to B or A they sound amazingly dark and evil...(METAL!!) my only issue is that i play in g and they sound a little to bassy in that tuning.

this pickup sounds really good in A tuning and even better it G but in B it sounds a little to thin. the note definition is really good hammer ons pull offs, tapping, ect. sound really good but i wish it had a tinny (really tiny) bit more bass response.