[7 Dying Trees]

Bareknuckle Nailbomb 7 (Bridge), custom rewould single coil 7 and Cold Sweat 7 (Neck) in basswood (RG1077xl)

Nailbomb 7:
This is the alcino5 version, can also be got in ceramic. Very clear, but punchy and aggressive while still retaining a smoothness across the whole pickup. Makes a lot of other pickups I've tried sound compressed. It's very open and breathes really nicely. DIstorted it has a nice high mid/treble bit that isn't annoying like the JB7 can be, as it has a smoothness to it. The mid range really cuts through, and the bass is tight while still retaining character. Harmonics do just leap off with ease. One thing though, is that because of it's clarity it's a less forgiving pickup than some, you can really hear if you muck up and there's no hiding. When palm muting has that nice crunch to it, and handles fast picking on the low strings well. Not as focused as say a lundgren, but still very clear, and with a good amount of life to it.

With clean tones although it is a hot pickup it doesn't distort. Very spanky, with that nice vintage-like alcino goodness. When split you get that really cool bridge single coil sound. ABsolutely gorgeous, you can mess around with the clean sound for hours, and this is coming from someone who gets bored with clean sounds really easily.

Cold Sweat 7:
Also alcino 5. The best way to describe it is that it's very fluid, but with a bell like single coil overtone to it. Kind of almost the thickness of the air norton, but with less spread. It's kind of hard to describe, but it's a gorgeous neck pickup. Leads do just punch through, and I found that I could even get away with playing rythm on it. It's also a lot easier to hit pinch harmonics and naturals harmonics and stuff with it, as some neck pickups do lose that screeching sound you get with the bridge pickup. Not to say it's trebly, but just that I reckon the single coil vibe of it helps to pickup. Again, you'll hear mistakes you make a lot more with this pickup.

Clean, well, not as sparkly as the nailbomb, but well rounded. As with the nailbomb this thing sounds amazing clean, it's kind of like the notes leap off the guitar and sing. Just inspirational sound wise. Split it just sounds awesome.

Custom Rewound Single coil 7:
I sent tim at BKP the stock new7/whatever the fuck single coil 7 that came in the 1077. Whilst he couldn't redo the magnet (shame, but apparently it is a weird shape) he did rewind it. While technically not a bareknuckle, the job he did is still awesome and makes this sound a hell of a lot better than it did, in fact, night and day better. And whilst not a production pickup, well worth mentioning as it was rewound to make a set with the NB and CS. Basically, this thing sings. Split with the coils of the humbuckers, the mix of alcino and ceramic really is spanky and very hendrixy in the bridge/mid pos(2) and, well, gorgeous in position 4 I'm not too familiar with clean sounds, but suffice to say that I actually really love the sound of the mid single on it's own now, it's no longer a bit useless like the blaze single coil. In fact, I think all my single coil blazes are going to slowly get shipped off to tim, as for the price of less than a new dimarzio (in the states) and for half the price of a new one in the UK you can get an awesome sounding pickup, especially as choice for single coils is limited for 7stringers. Hell, this thing even sounds cool distorted for leads which I'd never have though it would.

Overall:
I couldn't be happier, and they just really do make all the other guitars I have bar the LACS (which is swamp ash/maple) sound a bit dull and lifeless. The set I got compliments each other very well, and with the humbuckers split with a push pull pot and 5 way wiring it's given me 7 distinct usable gorgeous clean sounds. For the distorted arena, I have all the nuts from the nailbomb and the silkiness from the cold sweat and all the split tones in between, however for distorted stuff I pretty much just use the neck and bridge pickups.

A few other things:

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daemon barbeque[/url]] 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!

exactly what this many says.

The good:
- Sound amazing, and if you are in europe, the slight extra cost compared to dimarzios is more than worth it. I'd actually be happy with them if they were 50% more than they already are.
- The rewound single coil is a revelation. I was worried about having to route out bits of the guitar to fit other single coils, but turning swine into pearl and having it calibrated to the set is awesome. Very very pleased.
- Superb build quality
- Excellent value for money. Trust me.

The bad:
- Once in one guitar you'll find yourself trying to think of a way to get them into all your other guitars.
- For US residents they are expensive, but, not much more than the Seymour Duncan custom shop from what i've read... But even then, i actually think that even for the price they are an absolute bargain for a handwound hand built pickup as part of a calibrated set (calibrated sets work out cheaper). And it's worth it. Just as much as buying an expensive head is.

[djpharoah]

Well I got a k7 about 4 days ago and it has a blaze neck in the bridge and the original paf7 in the neck. Note this is in Mahogany bodied guitar.

PAF7- neck
Cleans: This pickup is . On a clean setting (JC120 on my cube) with slight delay and chorus, this pickup rocks. Its very clean and has a nice classy vibrant tone. It is also very smooth on clean, unlike the AN7, which I found could sound clanky and sharp on clean.

Low Gain: Tried it out with the plexi model on my cube. It really sounds good. Very bluesy like and great for soft rock kind of stuff.

High Gain: This pickup officially is now my favorite neck pickup. It has some nice blaze neck like tones, but really nice. It just rocks!!

Blaze Neck - bridge
Cleans: Its quite alright for this. However I find I usually use the neck or neck+bridge for cleans. The tone is nice with some nice chorus/delay.

High Gain: This is where this pickup is . It is so articulate and clear due to its low output that even with high gain on my pedals/amp, I can hear every note in chords! Its got great midrange and the low end just is soo tight. Its almost like a better evo!! Can't believe I just said that but yes with new strings I put on last night - this pickup is sweet.

[necronaut]

I bought a RG7321 recently. So many people say the stock pickups aren't that good. I wondered if someone with a wider experience of pickups could tell me how you would describe the tone with the stock pickups compared to something more expensive and why they're deemed bad?

[ibznorange]

DiMarzio DSonic 7
Guitar used: RG7620BK
Position: Bridge
Notes: Swapped magnet to an Alnico 8. Bar facing bridge.

The pickup seems to put out a bit of noise in my shitty practice amp, but my plexi is pretty quiet (even though its absurdly loud lol), and the noise doesnt really come through on there. Kinda bright with the bar facing the bridge, I've played them with the stock ceramics in both directions, and prefered the bar towards the neck by a good bit. I'll be switching it when i have some extra lead wire to attach. I have the guitar tuned to G#, and have been playing around in Drop F#, and it handles it just fine with a .070. sounds totally fine all the way up the strings, with a high c# using a .010
The magnet swap is a very good thing. i think it could benefit from an Alnico 5, but im not sure if i want to sacrifice the extra tightness that a8 (or c8) provides. DEFINITELY better with the a8 though. added a bit of aggression, although the pickup already had its share, while buzzing off some of the harsh highs

[reguv760]

Since I've sold the Blaze Bridge from the neck position of a UVGR, I moved the Evo7 from the bridge to the neck and got a D-Activator7 for the bridge. Here are my impressions on both:

Evo7 in neck:
Good: wow... tons of sustain and cuts through the mix. Not bassy at all! The mids seems to be dominant in this position. Otherwise, I dig the Evo tone in this position.
Bad: Not recommended for clean settings unless you roll the volume knob to 5. Also had to find the appropriate height so it balances out with the D-Activator7 without bottoming out. Can get a fat "jazzy" tone by rolling both vol + tone knobs to 6/7.
Ugly: Picking attack sensitivity is less defined and not as pronounced.

D-Activator7 in bridge:
Good: Took me a while to actually hear and comprehend the differences between this and an Evo7. In the end, the D-Activator is "active" sounding as it gets. It responds and attacks like an EMG and handles pick dynamics without sounding "compressed" and "metallic" while retaining the clarity DiMarzio's seem to be good at. Triplets and crunches are also top-notch.
Bad: It's a bright pickup... might have to adjust treble/presence settings on amp. Not your typical "Dimarzio tone" but one can hear the PAF-ness on the D-Activator7. Cleans are very natural but somehow lack "character".
Ugly Picks up more ground noise; the X2N's are much quieter! Noise suppression recommended for hi-gain madness with these pickups.

Reg

[idspispopd]

Pickup: Seymour Duncan JB-7
Guitar: Ibanez S7320 (mahogany body)
Position: Bridge

Clean: I'm usually not a big fan of using the bridge pickup for cleans but here's what I noticed

Really woody and organic sunding, think Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane live at woodstock.

Nice funk tone, except there is a TON of attack in the upper register. Nothing a little tone knob adjustment didn't fix though.

Overall this pickup is loaded with attack and punch.

Distortion:

Lots of attack.

The highs are through the roof. I can't even play a low C# power chord without getting overtones, even with the pickup as far away from the strings as it could go. BUT some rolling of on the tone knob fixes this right up. Lead tone is great.

Tight low end. DJENT DJENT AHH YES

nice blues tone too


I really like this pickup, but the only problem with it is it would be unusable in a guitar with no tone knob. Other than that 1/2 out of 4